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EP About this file: EP3684067

EP3684067 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND FILE GENERATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.01.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
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
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/30]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAHASHI, Ryohei
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / HIRABAYASHI, Mitsuhiro
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / KATSUMATA, Mitsuru
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / HAMADA, Toshiya
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2020/30]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/30]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date18855349.931.08.2018
[2020/30]
WO2018JP32327
Priority number, dateJP2017017738215.09.2017         Original published format: JP 2017177382
[2020/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019054203
Date:21.03.2019
Language:JA
[2019/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3684067
Date:22.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3684067
Date:16.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04N21/81, H04N21/845, H04N21/218, H04N21/4402, H04N21/854
[2020/30]
CPC:
H04N21/816 (EP,KR); H04N21/435 (KR); G06T17/20 (US);
G06F16/16 (US); G06F16/93 (US); G06T19/003 (EP);
H04N19/423 (KR); H04N19/597 (KR); H04N19/70 (KR);
H04N21/21805 (EP); H04N21/235 (KR); H04N21/438 (KR);
H04N21/44029 (EP); H04N21/8456 (EP); H04N21/85406 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/30]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND DATEIERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/30]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND FILE GENERATION DEVICE[2020/30]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE ET DISPOSITIF DE GÉNÉRATION D'IMAGE[2020/30]
Entry into regional phase24.01.2020Translation filed 
23.02.2020National basic fee paid 
23.02.2020Search fee paid 
23.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
23.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/30]
20.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.02.2022Fee for grant paid
03.02.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.02.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP22152663.5  / EP4017017
Opposition(s)19.12.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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