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EP3352441 - SCANNER, SCANNING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND IMAGE FILE GENERATING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  16.07.2021
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.03.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip16.07.2021Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 18.08.2021  [2021/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
1-6, Shinjuku 4-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8801 / JP
[2018/30]
Inventor(s)01 / SASAKI, Atsushi
c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5 Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 / JP
 [2018/30]
Representative(s)Miller Sturt Kenyon
9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES / GB
[2018/30]
Application number, filing date18152683.122.01.2018
[2018/30]
Priority number, dateJP2017000821520.01.2017         Original published format: JP 2017008215
[2018/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3352441
Date:25.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/00, H04N1/38
[2018/30]
CPC:
H04N1/3935 (EP,US); H04N1/00795 (CN); H04N1/00798 (CN);
H04N1/00801 (EP,US); H04N1/00816 (EP,CN,US); H04N1/04 (CN);
H04N1/38 (EP,US); H04N1/3871 (EP,US); H04N1/40 (CN);
H04N1/40068 (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 [2019/08]
Former [2018/30]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCANNER, SCANNERSTEUERUNGSPROGRAMM UND BILDDATEIERZEUGUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/30]
English:SCANNER, SCANNING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND IMAGE FILE GENERATING METHOD[2018/30]
French:SCANNER, PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE DE SCANNER ET PROCÉDÉ DE GÉNÉRATION DE FICHIERS D'IMAGES[2018/30]
Examination procedure09.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/08]
09.01.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.07.2021Application withdrawn by applicant  [2021/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
07.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [A]US2016044197  (KANG KYUNG-HOON [KR], et al) [A] 1-9 * paragraphs [0002] - [0024]; figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [A]US2008152226  (RYUTO MASAYUKI [JP]) [A] 1-9 * paragraphs [0019] - [0035]; figure 5 *;
 [A]US2006177132  (JACKSON WILLIAM M [US], et al) [A] 1-9 * paragraphs [0009] - [0014] *
 [Y]  - Anonymous, "Learning layer basics in Photoshop", (20161006), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20161006212424/https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/layer-basics.html, (20180528), XP055478981 [Y] 2,3 * the whole document *
by applicantJP2007206964
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