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EP About this file: EP1407423

EP1407423 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTER-RENDERED THREE-DIMENSIONAL MANNEQUIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.11.2009
Database last updated on 15.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zenimax Media, Inc.
1370 Piccard Drive
Rockville, MD 20850 / US
[2004/16]
Inventor(s)01 / WEAVER, Christopher, S.
1370 Piccard Drive
Piccard, MD 20850 / US
 [2004/16]
Representative(s)Loven, Keith James, et al
Loven
Patents & Trademarks
West Central
Runcorn Road
Lincoln LN6 3QP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/16]Loven, Keith James, et al
Loven & Co Quantum House 30 Tentercroft Street
Lincoln LN5 7DB / GB
Application number, filing date00932820.401.06.2000
[2004/16]
WO2000US40022
Priority number, dateUS1999032999511.06.1999         Original published format: US 329995
[2004/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0077744
Date:21.12.2000
Language:EN
[2000/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1407423
Date:14.04.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.12.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1407423
Date:31.12.2008
Language:EN
[2009/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.12.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06T17/00, G06T15/70
[2008/29]
CPC:
A41H3/007 (EP,US); G06Q10/00 (EP,US); G06Q30/0643 (EP,US);
G06T13/40 (EP,US); G06T15/00 (US); G06T17/00 (US);
G06T19/00 (EP,US); G06T2210/16 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/16]G06T17/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2004/16]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM FÜR EIN VON EINEM RECHNER ERZEUGTES DREIDIMENSIONALES MANNEQUIN[2008/29]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTER-RENDERED THREE-DIMENSIONAL MANNEQUIN[2004/16]
French:PROCEDE ET SYSTEME POUR UN MANNEQUIN EN TROIS DIMENSIONS RENDU PAR ORDINATEUR[2004/16]
Former [2004/16]VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM FÜR VON EINEM RECHNER ERZEUGTES DREIDIMENSIONALES MANNEQUIN
Entry into regional phase18.01.2002National basic fee paid 
18.01.2002Search fee paid 
18.01.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
18.01.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
18.01.2002Examination requested  [2004/16]
21.03.2002Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time
22.03.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
24.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2008Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.06.2008
06.06.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.06.2008Date of oral proceedings
10.06.2008Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.07.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.11.2008Fee for grant paid
14.11.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)01.10.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
30.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
14.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
31.05.2002AT   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002BE   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002CH   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002CY   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002DE   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002DK   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002ES   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002FI   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002FR   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002GB   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002GR   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002IE   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002IT   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002LU   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002MC   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002NL   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002PT   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
31.05.2002SE   M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
31.05.2002M01   Fee paid on   31.05.2002
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.200203   M06   Fee paid on   14.08.2002
30.06.200304   M06   Fee paid on   14.07.2003
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT31.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
CY31.12.2008
DK31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
IT31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
GR01.04.2009
ES11.04.2009
IE01.06.2009
LU01.06.2009
PT01.06.2009
CH30.06.2009
LI30.06.2009
MC30.06.2009
[2011/44]
Former [2011/21]AT31.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
DK31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
IT31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
GR01.04.2009
ES11.04.2009
IE01.06.2009
LU01.06.2009
PT01.06.2009
CH30.06.2009
LI30.06.2009
MC30.06.2009
Former [2011/14]AT31.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
DK31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
IT31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
GR01.04.2009
ES11.04.2009
IE01.06.2009
PT01.06.2009
CH30.06.2009
LI30.06.2009
MC30.06.2009
Former [2010/47]AT31.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
DK31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
GR01.04.2009
ES11.04.2009
IE01.06.2009
PT01.06.2009
CH30.06.2009
LI30.06.2009
MC30.06.2009
Former [2010/21]AT31.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
DK31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
ES11.04.2009
IE01.06.2009
PT01.06.2009
CH30.06.2009
LI30.06.2009
MC30.06.2009
Former [2010/07]AT31.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
DK31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
ES11.04.2009
PT01.06.2009
MC30.06.2009
Former [2009/46]AT31.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
DK31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
ES11.04.2009
PT01.06.2009
Former [2009/40]AT31.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
ES11.04.2009
PT01.06.2009
Former [2009/37]BE31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
SE31.03.2009
ES11.04.2009
PT01.06.2009
Former [2009/33]BE31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
ES11.04.2009
Former [2009/32]BE31.12.2008
FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
Former [2009/25]FI31.12.2008
NL31.12.2008
Documents cited:Search[XA]US5267154  (TAKEUCHI RYOZO [JP], et al) [X] 1-7,9-14 * abstract * * column 10, line 40 - column 12, line 39 * * figures 3A,3B,3C,10-18 * [A] 8;
 [DXA]US5495568  (BEAVIN WILLIAM C [US]) [DX] 1-7,9-14 * abstract * [A] 8;
 [XA]WO9815904  (ROSE ANDREA [US]) [X] 1-7,9-14 * abstract * * page 3, paragraph 3 * * page 7, paragraph L - page 8, paragraph 2 * * page 15, paragraph L * [A] 8;
 [LA]  - FIDEL STEVE, "Internet now lets shoppers try on clothes", TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, (19990623), XP002175102 [L] 1-7,9-14 * the whole document * *in particular paragraph 3 and last paragraph* [A] 8
 [XA]  - LAND'S END, "Welcome to My Virtual Model", (19990125), URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20010417005414/www.landsend.com/spawn.cgi?target=MVMSPLASH1000, (20050119), XP002314205 [X] 1-7,9-14 * the whole document * [A] 8
 [A]  - GRAY S, "The virtual reality design studio", INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, 1997. ISIE '97., PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GUIMARAES, PORTUGAL 7-11 JULY 1997, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19970707), vol. 1, ISBN 0-7803-3936-3, pages SS238 - SS243, XP010265173 [A] 1-14 * page SS240, column L, paragraph 4 - paragraph 5 * * figures 3,6 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.1997.651769
 [A]  - YING YANG ET AL, "THREE-DIMENSIONAL GARMENT DESIGN AND ANIMATION. ÖA NEW DESIGN TOOL FOR THE GARMENT INDUSTRY", COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS. AMSTERDAM, NL, (19920501), vol. 19, no. 2, ISSN 0166-3615, pages 185 - 191,193, XP000270070 [A] 1-14 * abstract * * chapters 6. and 8.3. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0166-3615(92)90021-E
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