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EP3428786 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AREA OF INTEREST ENHANCEMENT IN A SEMI-TRANSPARENT KEYBOARD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.05.2022
Database last updated on 12.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.05.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 08.06.2022  [2022/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hand Held Products, Inc.
9680 Old Bailes Road
Fort Mill, SC 29707 / US
[2019/03]
Inventor(s)01 / SAILORS, Jeffrey
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Intellectual
Property-Patent Services
P.O. Box 377
115 Tabor Road, M/S 4D3
Morris Plains, NJ New Jersey 07950 / US
02 / KEEFE, Daniel
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Intellectual
Property-Patent Services
P.O. Box 377
115 Tabor Road, M/S 4D3, P. O. Box 377
Morris Plains, NJ New Jersey 07950 / US
03 / BEKERIS, Nicholas
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Intellectual
Property-Patent Services
P.O. Box 377
115 Tabor Road, M/S 4D3
Morris Plains, NJ New Jersey 07950 / US
 [2019/03]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Cheapside House
138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/03]Houghton, Mark Phillip
Patent Outsourcing Limited 1 King Street
Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1DZ / GB
Application number, filing date18183218.912.07.2018
[2019/03]
Priority number, dateUS20171564895513.07.2017         Original published format: US201715648955
[2019/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3428786
Date:16.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/0488
[2019/03]
CPC:
G06F3/04886 (EP,US); G06F3/04897 (US); G06F2203/04804 (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 [2019/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR INTERESSENSBEREICHSVERBESSERUNG IN EINER HALBTRANSPARENTEN TASTATUR[2019/03]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AREA OF INTEREST ENHANCEMENT IN A SEMI-TRANSPARENT KEYBOARD[2019/03]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'AMÉLIORATION DE ZONE D'INTÉRÊT DANS UN CLAVIER SEMI-TRANSPARENT[2019/03]
Examination procedure12.07.2018Examination requested  [2019/03]
25.01.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.03.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.11.2021
19.11.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
19.01.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/23]
29.01.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IA]US2012075192  (MARSDEN RANDAL J [CA], et al) [I] 1,10 * abstract * * figures 1, 3 * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0081] * * paragraph [0155] - paragraph [0160] *[A] 2-9,11-13;
 [XI]EP2854013  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1,5,7,10,12 * abstract * * figures 1-3, 5-9, 14, 15 * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0073] * [I] 2-4,6,8,9,11,13
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