blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3518104

EP3518104 - MANAGING WORKSPACES IN A USER INTERFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.03.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.08.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip07.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 10.07.2024  [2024/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Apple Inc.
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino CA 95014 / US
[2019/31]
Inventor(s)01 / BAS, Ording
44 Newburg Street
San Francisco, CA 94131 / US
02 / LOUCH, John O.
1435 Broad Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 / US
 [2019/31]
Representative(s)Wardle, Callum Tarn
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[2022/43]
Former [2019/31]Wardle, Callum Tarn
Withers & Rogers LLP
4 More London Riverside
London
SE1 2AU / GB
Application number, filing date19163083.918.10.2011
[2019/31]
Priority number, dateUS20109079821019.10.2010         Original published format: US 90798210
[2019/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3518104
Date:31.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3518104
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/451, G06F3/04883
[2022/16]
CPC:
G06F3/04883 (EP,US); G06F3/0482 (US); G06F3/04817 (US);
G06F9/451 (EP,US); G06F2203/04802 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2019/31]G06F9/451, G06F3/048, G06F3/0481, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0488
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 [2019/31]
TitleGerman:VERWALTEN VON ARBEITSPLÄTZEN IN EINER BENUTZERSCHNITTSTELLE[2019/31]
English:MANAGING WORKSPACES IN A USER INTERFACE[2019/31]
French:GESTION DES ESPACES DE TRAVAIL DANS UNE INTERFACE UTILISATEUR[2019/31]
Examination procedure15.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/31]
31.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.08.2022Fee for grant paid
09.08.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.08.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP11185625.8  / EP2444894
Divisional application(s)EP20167799.4  / EP3693852
Opposition(s)27.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
15.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
15.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
15.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
15.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
29.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 11
15.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 12
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
IT26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
MC26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SI26.10.2022
SK26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
[2024/28]
Former [2024/26]AL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
IT26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SI26.10.2022
SK26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/51]AL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SI26.10.2022
SK26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/38]AL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SK26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/37]AL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/35]AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/34]AT26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/33]AT26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/25]AT26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/23]AT26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/22]AT26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/20]LT26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
Former [2023/17]NL26.10.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]US5880733  (HORVITZ ERIC J [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 6, line 32 - column 19, line 62 *;
 [I]US2009178008  (HERZ SCOTT [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0278] * * claim 1 *;
 [E]EP2444894  (APPLE INC [US]) [E] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [A]  - AUSTIN HENDERSON JR D ET AL, "Rooms: the use of multiple virtual workspaces to reduce space contention in a window-based graphical user interface", ACM TRANSACTIONS ON GRAPHICS,, (19860701), vol. 5, no. 3, doi:10.1145/24054.24056, ISSN 0730-0301, pages 211 - 243, XP058194171 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/24054.24056
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.