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EP About this file: EP3422691

EP3422691 - PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.08.2023
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.05.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.07.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2019/01]
Inventor(s)01 / KAWAI, Ryoya
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
 [2019/01]
Representative(s)WESER & Kollegen Patentanwälte PartmbB
Radeckestraße 43
81245 München / DE
[2022/42]
Former [2019/01]WESER & Kollegen
Radeckestraße 43
81245 München / DE
Application number, filing date18178019.815.06.2018
[2019/01]
Priority number, dateJP2017012674528.06.2017         Original published format: JP 2017126745
[2019/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3422691
Date:02.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3422691
Date:19.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/32
[2019/01]
CPC:
H04N1/32267 (EP,US); H04N1/32149 (CN); H04N1/32352 (CN,US);
G06T1/0021 (US); H04N1/00132 (CN); H04N1/00265 (CN);
H04N1/00278 (CN); H04N1/00392 (CN); H04N1/00411 (CN);
H04N1/32288 (CN); H04N2201/3249 (EP,US); H04N2201/3263 (EP,US);
H04N2201/3266 (EP,US); H04N2201/3267 (EP,US); H04N2201/3269 (EP,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 [2019/32]
Former [2019/01]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:PROGRAMM, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2019/01]
English:PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD[2019/01]
French:PROGRAMME, APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES[2019/01]
Examination procedure19.03.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/32]
02.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.09.2022Fee for grant paid
09.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.09.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)20.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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LT19.10.2022
LV19.10.2022
MC19.10.2022
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PL19.10.2022
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NO19.01.2023
GR20.01.2023
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PT20.02.2023
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BE30.06.2023
CH30.06.2023
FR30.06.2023
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2004356805  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-21* abstract *;
 [A]KR20090084619  (POLIDIGM CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-21 * abstract *;
 [X]US2017099410  (IGUCHI RYOSUKE [JP], et al) [X] 1-21 * abstract * * figures 1A, 1B * * paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0145] * * paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0047] * * figure 17 * * paragraph [0185] * * paragraph [0300] * * paragraph [0297] * * paragraph [0281] * * paragraph [0184] *
by applicantJP2013183255
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