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EP0948978
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Extract from the Register of European Patents
EP About this file: EP0948978
| EP0948978 - Image creating apparatus, image creating method, and computer-readable recording medium containing image creating program [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.09.2007 Database last updated on 31.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 14.09.2007 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 17.10.2007 [2007/42] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Konami Co., Ltd. 3-2, Minatojimanakamachi 7-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi Hyogo-ken / JP | [2006/40] |
| Former [1999/41] | For all designated states Konami Co., Ltd. 3-2, Minatojimanakamachi 7-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Higashiyama, Masahiko 1-52, Hamabedori 3-chome, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP | [1999/41] | Representative(s) | Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [1999/41] | Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 99104074.2 | 18.03.1999 | [1999/41] | Priority number, date | JP19980071063 | 19.03.1998 Original published format: JP 7106398 | [1999/41] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0948978 | Date: | 13.10.1999 | Language: | EN | [1999/41] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0948978 | Date: | 18.04.2001 | [2001/16] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0948978 | Date: | 04.10.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/40] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 07.03.2001 | Classification | IPC: | A63F13/00, G06T15/50 | [2005/28] | CPC: |
A63F13/10 (EP);
A63F13/52 (US);
A63F13/45 (EP);
G06T15/60 (EP,US);
G06T17/30 (US);
G06T19/20 (US);
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| Former IPC [2001/16] | A63F9/22, G06T15/50 | ||
| Former IPC [1999/41] | A63F9/22 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2002/02] |
| Former [1999/41] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung, Bilderzeugungsverfahren und computerlesbares Aufzeichnungsmedium für Bilderzeugungsprogramm | [1999/41] | English: | Image creating apparatus, image creating method, and computer-readable recording medium containing image creating program | [1999/41] | French: | Appareil de génération d'image, méthode de génération d'image et support d'enregistrement pour programme de génération d'image | [1999/41] | Examination procedure | 28.06.2001 | Examination requested [2001/34] | 19.10.2001 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 15.02.2002 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | 03.02.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 11.08.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 17.06.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 27.10.2005 | Fee for grant paid | 27.10.2005 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 05.07.2007 | No opposition filed within time limit [2007/42] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.03.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 27.03.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 27.03.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 29.03.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 30.03.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 30.03.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 26.11.2001 | AT M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | BE M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | CH M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | CY M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | DK M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | ES M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | FI M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | GR M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | IE M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | IT M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | LU M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | MC M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | NL M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | PT M01 Not yet paid | 26.11.2001 | SE M01 Not yet paid |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [X]US4600200 (OKA MASAYO [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,5,6 * column 8, line 24 - line 32 * * column 9, line 14 - line 41 * * column 16, line 57 - line 59 *; | [A]WO9625211 (NAMCO LTD [JP], et al) [A] 4; | [A]US5616031 (LOGG G EDWARD [US]) [A] 1-3,5,6 * column 15, line 13 - line 25 * * column 15, line 52 - line 67 *; | [PA]WO9848381 (AT & T CORP [US]) [PA] 1-3,5,6 * page 3, paragraph 4 ** page 18, paragraph 2 *; | US5947823 [ ] (NIMURA SHINOBU [JP]) [ ] * column 5, line 17 - line 28 * * column 12, line 44 - line 61 * | Examination | - BOUKNIGHT W.J., "A Procedure for Generation of Three-dimensional Half-toned Computer Graphics Presentations", COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, (197009), vol. 13, no. 9, pages 527 - 536 | - ATHERTON P. ET AL, "Polygon Shadow Generation", PROC. INT. CONF. ON COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND INTERACTIVE TECHNIQUES, (197808), vol. 12, pages 275 - 281 |