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EP4322551 - REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.01.2024
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.03.2024Publication of search reportpublished on 17.04.2024  [2024/16]
15.03.2024Change - classificationpublished on 17.04.2024  [2024/16]
15.03.2024Change - classificationpublished on 17.04.2024  [2024/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2024/07]
Inventor(s)01 / Tsuji, Minoru
Minato-ku, 108-0075 / JP
02 / Chinen, Toru
Minato-ku, 108-0075 / JP
03 / Hirabayashi, Mitsuhiro
Minato-ku, 108-0075 / JP
04 / Aoyama, Keiichi
Minato-ku, 108-0075 / JP
 [2024/07]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2024/07]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date23168782.310.11.2017
[2024/07]
Priority number, dateJP2016022859825.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016228598
JP2017006230328.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017062303
[2024/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4322551
Date:14.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/07]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4322551
Date:17.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.03.2024
ClassificationIPC:H04S7/00, H04R3/00
[2024/16]
CPC:
H04S7/302 (EP,US); H04R1/22 (CN); H04N9/87 (US);
H04S7/30 (CN); H04R3/00 (EP); H04S2400/11 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2024/07]H04R3/00
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 [2024/07]
TitleGerman:WIEDERGABEVORRICHTUNG, WIEDERGABEVERFAHREN, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2024/07]
English:REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2024/07]
French:APPAREIL DE REPRODUCTION, PROCÉDÉ DE REPRODUCTION, APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2024/07]
Examination procedure05.05.2023Examination requested  [2024/07]
08.09.2023Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Claims
13.09.2023Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Claims {1}
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17874691.3  / EP3547718
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
05.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
05.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
05.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
22.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US5714997  (ANDERSON DAVID P [US]);
 [A]US2006247918  (SCHMIDT BRIAN L [US], et al);
 [XI]US7526790  (VESIKIVI PETRI [FI]);
 [XI]US2010080396  (AOYAGI HIROMI [JP]);
 [A]WO2012177139  (BRIGHT MINDS HOLDING B V [NL], et al);
 [XI]US2014270263  (FEJZO ZORAN [US], et al)
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