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EP About this file: EP3514516

EP3514516 - SENSOR, INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.08.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.06.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.10.2024  [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2019/30]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KATSUHARA, Tomoko
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / EBISUI, Akira
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / NISHIMURA, Taizo
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / KOBAYASHI, Ken
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
05 / GOTO, Tetsuro
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
06 / SAKAKURA, Yoshiaki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
07 / TSUKAMOTO, Kei
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
08 / HASEGAWA, Hayato
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
09 / MIYAWAKI, Manami
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/30]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2019/30]
Application number, filing date17850996.414.09.2017
[2019/30]
WO2017JP33355
Priority number, dateJP2016017999214.09.2016         Original published format: JP 2016179992
[2019/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018052096
Date:22.03.2018
Language:JA
[2018/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3514516
Date:24.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3514516
Date:25.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01L1/14, G01L5/00, G06F3/041, G06F3/044
[2019/30]
CPC:
G06F3/0445 (EP,US); G01L5/00 (EP,US); G01L1/14 (EP);
G06F3/041 (EP); G06F3/0443 (EP); G06F3/0446 (EP,US);
G06F3/0447 (EP,US); G06F9/4418 (US); G06F2203/04105 (EP);
G06F3/0485 (US); G06F3/165 (US); H04N23/62 (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 [2019/30]
TitleGerman:SENSOR, EINGABEVORRICHTUNG UND ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2019/30]
English:SENSOR, INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE[2019/30]
French:CAPTEUR, DISPOSITIF D'ENTRÉE, ET DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE[2019/30]
Entry into regional phase10.04.2019Translation filed 
12.04.2019National basic fee paid 
12.04.2019Search fee paid 
12.04.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
12.04.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/30]
30.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.04.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 21.04.2023
21.04.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
08.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
08.09.2023Fee for grant paid
08.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.07.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
21.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
21.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
20.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT25.10.2023
CZ25.10.2023
DK25.10.2023
EE25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
IT25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
LV25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RO25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
SK25.10.2023
SM25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT25.10.2023
CZ25.10.2023
DK25.10.2023
EE25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
LV25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RO25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
SM25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/34]AT25.10.2023
DK25.10.2023
EE25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
LV25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
SM25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/33]AT25.10.2023
DK25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
LV25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
SM25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/26]AT25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
LV25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/25]AT25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
PL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/24]AT25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
HR25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
RS25.10.2023
SE25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
NO25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/23]AT25.10.2023
ES25.10.2023
LT25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
PT26.02.2024
Former [2024/21]LT25.10.2023
NL25.10.2023
BG25.01.2024
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
Former [2024/20]NL25.10.2023
GR26.01.2024
IS25.02.2024
Former [2024/17]NL25.10.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US2010079395  (KIM KYUNG JIN [KR], et al) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [XI]US2011037624  (PANCE ALEKSANDAR [US], et al) [X] 1-7,9,10,13-15 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0054] * * figure 5a * * paragraph [0061] * [I] 8,11,12;
 [XI]WO2013048498  (INTEL CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-3,14 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0019] * * figures 3A, B * [I] 4,5,9-13
International search[A]JP3778148B  (Tetsuo HOSODA) [A] 1-20* , fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [A]WO2014147943  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-20 * , fig. 53 to 56 & US 2016/0026297 A1 & CN 105190492 A *;
 [A]JP5686941B  (Apple Inc.) [A] 1-20 * , fig. 11 & CN 104238808 A & EP 1853991 B1 & KR 10-1070111 B1 & US 7800592 B2 & WO 2006/096501 A1 *;
 [A]JP5714935B  (Kyocera Corp.) [A] 1-20 * , fig. 4 & US 2012/0218206 A1 *;
 [A]JP2015232753  (FUJIFILM CORP) [A] 1-20 * , fig. 1 & JP 6050282 B2 & EP 2955603 A1 & US 9772661 B2 & KR 10-2015-0141150 A & CN 105183073 A *;
 [A]JP2015232752  (FUJIFILM CORP) [A] 1-20 * , fig. 1 & JP 6092157 B2 & EP 2955615 A1 & US 9645711 B2 & KR 10-2015-0141148 A & CN 105183305 A *
ExaminationEP1840715
 US2013234734
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