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EP About this file: EP1975824

EP1975824 - Information processing [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.03.2014
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.04.2014  [2014/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Ogino, Hiroshi c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
03 / Mukaiyama, Ryo c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
04 / Fukasawa, Soichi c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2008/40]
Representative(s)DeVile, Jonathan Mark, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]DeVile, Jonathan Mark, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date08250306.124.01.2008
[2008/40]
Priority number, dateJP2007009401830.03.2007         Original published format: JP 2007094018
[2008/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1975824
Date:01.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.05.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2008/40]
CPC:
G06F16/683 (EP,US); G06F16/64 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/24]
Former [2008/40]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Informationsverarbeitung[2008/40]
English:Information processing[2008/40]
French:Traitement d'informations[2008/40]
Examination procedure13.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/40]
10.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.04.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
08.05.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
14.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.05.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.12.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/18]
03.12.2013Date of oral proceedings
09.12.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/18]
09.12.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  10.11.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5894311  (JACKSON JERRY R [US]) [X] 1-8 * column 10, line 42 - column 11, line 5; figures 6,7 * * abstract *;
 [X]WO0039338  (ROSETTA INPHARMATICS INC [US]) [X] 1-8 * abstract * * line 15 - page 33, line 5; figures 18,19 * * page 32, line 15 - page 33, line 5; figures 18,19 *;
 [X]WO0227508  (ALLTRUE NETWORKS INC [US]) [X] 1-8 * abstract * * page 6, line 26 - page 7, line 4; figure 2 * * page 9, line 13 - line 24; figure 7 *;
 [X]US6405195  (AHLBERG CHRISTOPHER [US]) [X] 1-8 * abstract * * column 2, line 17 - line 25 * * column 6, line 17 - line 61 *;
 [A]  - JIAJUN ZHU ET AL, "Perceptual Visualization of a Music Collection", MULTIMEDIA AND EXPO, 2005. ICME 2005. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS 06-06 JULY 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20050706), ISBN 0-7803-9331-7, pages 1058 - 1061, XP010843327 [A] 1-8 * abstract * * page 1060, column L, line 40 - column R, line 12; figure 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICME.2005.1521607
by applicantJP2000207415
 US6405195
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