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EP About this file: EP3229115

EP3229115 - CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.07.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.04.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.11.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.12.2020  [2020/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2017/41]
Inventor(s)01 / ITAKURA, Kota
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
02 / NISHIGUCHI, Naoki
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
 [2017/41]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Cheapside House
138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/41]Sunderland, Andrew Michael
Haseltine Lake LLP
Lincoln House
300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
Application number, filing date17165315.706.04.2017
[2017/41]
Priority number, dateJP2016007835008.04.2016         Original published format: JP 2016078350
[2017/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3229115
Date:11.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/041, G06F3/14, G06F9/44, // G06F3/038
[2017/41]
CPC:
G06F3/0416 (EP,US); G06F1/1643 (US); G06F3/0412 (US);
G06F3/045 (US); G06F3/04886 (US); G06F3/1454 (EP,US);
G06F9/452 (EP,US); G09G5/14 (EP,US); G06F2203/0383 (EP,US);
G06F2203/04104 (US); G09G2370/022 (EP,US); G09G2370/027 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2018/19]
Former [2017/41]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND STEUERUNGSPROGRAMM[2017/41]
English:CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM[2017/41]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE ET PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE[2017/41]
Examination procedure06.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/19]
05.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.06.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/50]
11.06.2020Date of oral proceedings
15.07.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
22.07.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
04.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2014085219  (CAI YI-WEN [TW], et al) [Y] 1-8 * paragraphs [0013] - [0024]; figures 1-4B *;
 [Y]US2012050177  (SIMMONS MARTIN [GB]) [Y] 1-8 * paragraphs [0021] - [0038]; figures 3A-4 *;
 [A]EP2228707  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-8 * paragraphs [0087] - [0104]; figure 7 *
by applicantJP2013218468
 JP2015056172
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