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EP3618425 - DUAL-CORE FOCUSING IMAGE SENSOR, FOCUSING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.08.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip25.08.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 27.09.2023  [2023/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
No. 18 Haibin Road
Wusha, Chang'an
Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 / CN
[N/P]
Former [2020/10]For all designated states
GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
No. 18 Haibin Road
Wusha, Chang'an
Dongguan
Guangdong 523860 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / ZENG, Yuanqing
No. 18 Haibin Road
Wusha
Chang'an
Dongguan Guangdong 523860 / CN
 [2020/10]
Representative(s)Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
[2020/10]
Application number, filing date18790152.523.04.2018
[2020/10]
WO2018CN84023
Priority number, dateCN20171029607928.04.2017         Original published format: CN201710296079
[2020/10]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018196704
Date:01.11.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3618425
Date:04.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN01.11.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/146, H04N5/225, H04N5/232, H04N5/369
[2020/11]
CPC:
H04N25/704 (EP); H01L27/14603 (EP,CN); H04N23/67 (US);
G02B7/285 (US); G02B7/36 (US); G03B13/36 (US);
H01L27/14625 (EP,CN); H01L27/14627 (EP,CN); H01L27/14643 (EP,CN);
H04N23/45 (US); H04N23/90 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/10]H04N5/335, H01L27/146, H04N5/225, H04N5/232
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 [2020/10]
TitleGerman:ZWEIKERNFOKUSSIERUNGSBILDSENSOR, FOKUSSIERUNGSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR UND BILDGEBUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/10]
English:DUAL-CORE FOCUSING IMAGE SENSOR, FOCUSING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGING DEVICE[2020/10]
French:CAPTEUR D'IMAGE BIC UR DE MISE AU POINT, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE MISE AU POINT ASSOCIÉ ET DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE[2020/10]
Entry into regional phase28.11.2019Translation filed 
28.11.2019National basic fee paid 
28.11.2019Search fee paid 
28.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
28.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/10]
30.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.09.2023
10.05.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/39]
20.05.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/39]
19.09.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
28.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
17.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]JP2007103590  (NIKON CORP);
 [Y]US2012300104  (ONUKI ICHIRO [JP], et al);
 [A]US2015062390  (KIM HO SOO [KR], et al);
 [A]WO2017052923  (QUALCOMM INC [US])
International search[A]JP2010212649  (NIKON CORP);
 [A]US2011109776  (KAWAI TOMOYUKI [JP]);
 [A]CN105378926  (SONY CORP);
 [A]CN105611124  (GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD);
 [A]CN105979160  (CANON KK);
 [PX]CN107146797  (GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD)
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