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EP3631754 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.02.2022 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 15.11.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.09.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 06.03.2020
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 04.01.2019
Former	unknown Status updated on 18.07.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Huawei Administration Building Bantian Longgang District Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
	[2020/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / BOUZARAA, Fahd c/o Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH Riesstr. 25 80992 Munich / DE
	02 / URFALIOGLU, Onay c/o Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH Riesstr. 25 80992 Munich / DE
	03 / HALFAOUI, Ibrahim c/o Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH Riesstr. 25 80992 Munich / DE
	[2020/15]
Representative(s)	Goddar, Heinz J. Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB Pettenkoferstrasse 22 80336 München / DE
	[2020/15]
Application number, filing date	17736607.7	28.06.2017
	[2020/15]
	WO2017EP66017
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2019001701
	Date:	03.01.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/01]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3631754
	Date:	08.04.2020
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2020/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3631754
	Date:	31.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/13]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	03.01.2019
Classification	IPC:	G06T5/50	[2020/15]
	CPC:	G06T5/50 (EP,US); G06T5/73 (US); G06T5/90 (US); G06T2207/20084 (US); G06T2207/20208 (EP,US); G06T2207/20221 (US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2020/15]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN	[2020/15]
	English:	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD	[2020/15]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE	[2020/15]
Entry into regional phase	31.12.2019	National basic fee paid
	31.12.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	31.12.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	31.12.2019	Examination requested [2020/15]
	31.12.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	22.07.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	14.09.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
	19.10.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.11.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	19.02.2021	Fee for grant paid
	19.02.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	04.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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