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EP3555862 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A CONTOUR COMPRISING A SEQUENCE OF POINTS POSITIONED ON AN IMAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.02.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.06.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  03.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.09.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 11.10.2023  [2023/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2020/12]
Former [2019/43]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / VAREKAMP, Christiaan
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2019/43]
Representative(s)Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2020/13]Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2019/43]Recoules, Hector
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date17817720.012.12.2017
[2019/43]
WO2017EP82461
Priority number, dateEP2016020362013.12.2016         Original published format: EP 16203620
[2019/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018108933
Date:21.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3555862
Date:23.10.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3555862
Date:25.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06T11/20
[2019/43]
CPC:
G06T11/203 (EP,US); G06T11/20 (RU); G06T7/564 (RU);
G06T2200/24 (US); G06T2207/20096 (EP,US); G06T2210/41 (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 [2019/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MODIFIZIERUNG EINER KONTUR MIT EINER SEQUENZ VON PUNKTEN, DIE AUF EINEM BILD POSITIONIERT IST[2019/43]
English:A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A CONTOUR COMPRISING A SEQUENCE OF POINTS POSITIONED ON AN IMAGE[2019/43]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE MODIFIER UN CONTOUR COMPRENANT UNE SÉQUENCE DE POINTS POSITIONNÉS SUR UNE IMAGE[2019/43]
Entry into regional phase15.07.2019National basic fee paid 
15.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
15.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/43]
15.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2020Fee for grant paid
11.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.02.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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