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EP About this file: EP3273691

EP3273691 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.04.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.05.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2018/04]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo
108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SATO, Kazushi
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/04]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/04]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date17181919.621.11.2013
[2018/04]
Priority number, dateJP2012027577518.12.2012         Original published format: JP 2012275775
JP2013014493010.07.2013         Original published format: JP 2013144930
[2018/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3273691
Date:24.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3273691
Date:22.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/124, H04N19/186, H04N19/187, H04N19/196, H04N19/33, H04N19/46
[2018/04]
CPC:
H04N19/124 (EP,KR,RU,US); H04N19/30 (KR,RU); H04N19/34 (US);
G06T9/00 (RU); H04N19/117 (KR); H04N19/147 (US);
H04N19/18 (RU,US); H04N19/186 (EP,KR,RU,US); H04N19/187 (EP,RU,US);
H04N19/196 (EP,RU,US); H04N19/33 (EP,US); H04N19/46 (EP,RU,US);
H04N19/85 (RU); H04N19/61 (EP,US); H04N19/70 (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 [2018/04]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/04]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD[2018/04]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES[2018/04]
Examination procedure18.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.08.2017Examination requested  [2018/04]
22.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.2021Fee for grant paid
16.08.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.08.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP13863956.2  / EP2908526
Opposition(s)23.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
18.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
26.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
20.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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AT22.09.2021
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BG22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
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 [X]EP2068567  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]);
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 US2014050267  [ ] (SAKURAI HIRONARI [JP], et al);
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