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EP4216046 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY WITH VARIABLE DISPLAY AREA AND METHOD FOR VARIABLY OPERATING ASPECT RATIO USING APP ICON [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.01.2026
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.06.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip28.01.2026New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2023/30]
Inventor(s)01 / LEE, Seo
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
02 / LEE, Sangchul
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
03 / LEE, Seungchan
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
04 / LIM, Seokjin
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
05 / JANG, Wonkyung
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
 [2023/30]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Berliner Freiheit 2
10785 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/30]Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date21892341.511.11.2021
[2023/30]
WO2021KR16452
Priority number, dateKR2020015007011.11.2020         Original published format: KR 20200150070
[2023/30]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022103174
Date:19.05.2022
Language:KO
[2022/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4216046
Date:26.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR19.05.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.02.2024
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/0481, G06F3/0484, G06F3/04817, G06F3/04847, G06F3/04883, H04M1/72454, H04M1/02, G06F1/16
[2024/12]
CPC:
G06F1/1624 (EP); G06F3/04817 (EP,KR); G06F1/1616 (EP);
G06F1/1652 (EP); G06F1/1677 (EP); G06F3/0484 (KR);
G06F3/04847 (EP); G06F3/04883 (EP); H04M1/0268 (EP);
H04M1/72454 (EP); G09G2340/04 (KR); H04M1/0235 (EP);
H04M1/0241 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/30]G06F3/0481, G06F3/0484
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 [2023/30]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG MIT ANZEIGE MIT VARIABLEM ANZEIGEBEREICH UND VERFAHREN ZUM VARIABLEN BETRIEB EINES ASPEKTVERHÄLTNISSES UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES APP-SYMBOLS[2023/30]
English:ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY WITH VARIABLE DISPLAY AREA AND METHOD FOR VARIABLY OPERATING ASPECT RATIO USING APP ICON[2023/30]
French:DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE COMPORTANT UN AFFICHAGE À ZONE D'AFFICHAGE VARIABLE ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE FAIRE VARIER UN RAPPORT D'ASPECT AU MOYEN D'UNE ICÔNE D'APPLICATION[2023/30]
Entry into regional phase20.04.2023Translation filed 
20.04.2023National basic fee paid 
20.04.2023Search fee paid 
20.04.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
20.04.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.04.2023Examination requested  [2023/30]
14.06.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.06.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.01.2026Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I] US2019261519  (PARK JUNGSIK et al.)
 [A] EP2648087  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.)
 [A] EP2431870  (LG ELECTRONICS INC et al.)
 [A] US2017147189  (RYU EUNJEONG et al.) * abstract; figures 1-4, 10a-15b, 20; claims 1,5,6 * * paragraphs [0046] - [0060] - [0131] - [0156] - [0171] - [0174] - [claims 1] , [0005] , [0006] *
 [I] US2016313893  (XU JIE et al.) [I] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A] US2014245203  (LEE JAEKYUNG et al.) [A] 1-15 * abstract; figures 1-18 * * paragraphs [0001] , [0006] - [0007] - [0063] - [0210] *
International search[Y] KR20200075809  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0057], [0061], [0098], [0106], [0127] and [0135]-[0137]; claim 1; and figures 2-4, 7a-7c and 10a-11b. *
 [Y] KR102090964  (삼성전자주식회사 et al.) [Y] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0096]-[0097], [0108], [0113] and [0115]-[0116]; and figures 7a-7i and 9e-9j. *
 [Y] KR20130016329  (APPLE INC et al.) [Y] 8-9,13-14 * See paragraph [0215]; and figures 5a-5n. *
 [Y] KR102155708  (삼성전자 주식회사) [Y] 10,15 * See paragraph [0015]; and figure 4. *
 [A] KR20110125900  (LG ELECTRONICS INC et al.) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0053], [0055] and [0091]; and figures 4-6a. *
 [A] KR20140146992  (LG ELECTRONICS INC et al.) [A] 1-15 * See claim 1; and figures 3a-5a. *
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