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EP About this file: EP3474532

EP3474532 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.10.2022
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.11.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.06.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2019/17]
Inventor(s)01 / OMORI, Hirotaka
c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2019/17]
Representative(s)Canon Europe Limited
European Intellectual Property Group
4 Roundwood Avenue
Stockley Park
Uxbridge UB11 1AF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/49]Canon Europe Limited
European Intellectual Property Group
3 The Square, Stockley Park
Uxbridge UB11 1ET / GB
Former [2019/17]Spurr, Andrew Jonathan
Canon Europe Ltd
Patent Department
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge UB11 1ET / GB
Application number, filing date18200887.017.10.2018
[2019/17]
Priority number, dateJP2017020114417.10.2017         Original published format: JP 2017201144
[2019/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3474532
Date:24.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3474532
Date:08.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/217, H04N5/232, H04N9/04, H04N5/357, H04N7/18
[2019/17]
CPC:
H04N23/81 (EP,US); H04N1/4092 (CN); G06T7/90 (US);
H04N23/50 (CN); H04N23/54 (CN); H04N23/55 (CN);
H04N23/698 (EP,US); H04N23/80 (CN); H04N25/41 (US);
H04N25/61 (EP,US); H04N25/611 (EP,US); G06T2207/10024 (US);
G06T2207/20172 (US); G09G2320/066 (US); H04N7/183 (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 [2019/49]
Former [2019/17]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:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2019/17]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2019/17]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES ET PROGRAMME[2019/17]
Examination procedure07.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.10.2019Examination requested  [2019/49]
24.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.10.2021Fee for grant paid
21.10.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.10.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.09.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
02.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.10.2018
AL08.12.2021
AT08.12.2021
CY08.12.2021
CZ08.12.2021
DK08.12.2021
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BG08.03.2022
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GR09.03.2022
IS08.04.2022
PT08.04.2022
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by applicantJP2003060983
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