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EP3662982 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING IMAGE CONTENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.03.2024
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.08.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip15.03.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.04.2024  [2024/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2020/24]For all designated states
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MULLIGAN, Paul Terrence
c/o Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
10 Great Marlborough Street
London, W1F 7LP / GB
02 / SANDERS, Ashley
c/o Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
10 Great Marlborough Street
London, W1F 7LP / GB
03 / DAREDDY, Sashikanth
c/o Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
10 Great Marlborough Street
London, W1F 7LP / GB
 [2020/24]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/24]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date19208016.608.11.2019
[2020/24]
Priority number, dateGB2018001986505.12.2018         Original published format: GB 201819865
GB2019001128407.08.2019         Original published format: GB 201911284
[2020/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3662982
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3662982
Date:22.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:A63F13/533, A63F13/5375, A63F13/67, A63F13/86, G06N20/00
[2020/24]
CPC:
A63F13/497 (EP,GB,US); A63F13/49 (CN); A63F13/86 (EP,GB,US);
A63F13/335 (US); A63F13/40 (US); A63F13/424 (EP);
A63F13/50 (EP); A63F13/533 (EP,US); A63F13/5375 (EP);
A63F13/63 (US); A63F13/67 (EP); G06F18/2155 (US);
G06F18/2178 (US); G06N20/00 (CN); G06N3/08 (EP);
G06V20/41 (EP,US); G06V20/47 (EP,GB,US); H04N21/4334 (CN);
H04N21/44008 (CN); H04N21/4781 (CN); H04N21/8456 (US);
H04N21/8549 (GB,US); G06N3/044 (EP); G06N3/045 (EP);
G06V30/10 (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 [2020/24]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM AUSLESEN VON BILDINHALTEN[2020/24]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING IMAGE CONTENT[2020/24]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT D'OBTENIR UN CONTENU D'IMAGE[2020/24]
Examination procedure21.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/24]
12.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 05.12.2023
05.12.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
13.12.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/16]
23.12.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
15.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
16.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]US2016019598  (HARRISON DAVID [US]);
 [A]US2017157512  (LONG JIEYI [US], et al);
 [Y]WO2018106461  (SLIVER VR TECH INC [US]);
ExaminationKR20140103538
 US2014330912
by applicantGB20180019865
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