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EP About this file: EP3493065

EP3493065 - SOFTWARE QUALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SOFTWARE QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND SOFTWARE QUALITY DETERMINATION PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.02.2023
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip24.02.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.03.2023  [2023/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471 8571 / JP
[2019/23]
Inventor(s)01 / AOKI, Eisuke
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA;
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2019/23]
Application number, filing date18200682.516.10.2018
[2019/23]
Priority number, dateJP2017022960329.11.2017         Original published format: JP 2017229603
[2019/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3493065
Date:05.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/36
[2019/23]
CPC:
G06F11/3616 (EP,US); G06F11/3648 (US); G06F11/3688 (CN);
G06F21/577 (CN)
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 [2019/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SOFTWAREQUALITÄTBESTIMMUNGSVORRICHTUNG, SOFTWAREQUALITÄTBESTIMMUNGSVERFAHREN UND SOFTWAREQUALITÄTBESTIMMUNGSPROGRAMM[2019/23]
English:SOFTWARE QUALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SOFTWARE QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND SOFTWARE QUALITY DETERMINATION PROGRAM[2019/23]
French:APPAREIL DE DÉTERMINATION DE LA QUALITÉ DE LOGICIELS, PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DE LA QUALITÉ DE LOGICIELS ET PROGRAMME DE DÉTERMINATION DE LA QUALITÉ DE LOGICIELS[2019/23]
Examination procedure16.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/23]
19.11.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 02.11.2022
02.11.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
08.11.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/13]
18.11.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
29.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.202205   M06   Not yet paid
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/336512.336588
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