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EP3316558 - RELAY DEVICE, PROGRAM FOR RELAY DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.12.2020
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.09.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.08.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
[2018/18]
Inventor(s)01 / Kawabata, Hiroyuki
c/o Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-7015 / JP
 [2020/05]
Former [2018/18]01 / Kawabata, Hiroyuki
c/o KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-7015 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2018/18]
Application number, filing date17197034.618.10.2017
[2018/18]
Priority number, dateJP2016021201528.10.2016         Original published format: JP 2016212015
[2018/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3316558
Date:02.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3316558
Date:29.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/12
[2018/18]
CPC:
H04L61/2582 (EP,US); H04L45/74 (CN); H04B7/14 (US);
H04B7/155 (CN); H04B7/15528 (CN); H04L12/66 (US);
H04L69/16 (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 [2018/40]
Former [2018/18]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 
TitleGerman:RELAISVORRICHTUNG, PROGRAMM FÜR RELAISVORRICHTUNG UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM[2018/18]
English:RELAY DEVICE, PROGRAM FOR RELAY DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM[2018/18]
French:DISPOSITIF DE RELAIS, PROGRAMME POUR DISPOSITIF DE RELAIS ET SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2018/18]
Examination procedure18.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.08.2018Examination requested  [2018/40]
03.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.12.2019Fee for grant paid
11.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.10.2017
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