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EP About this file: EP2825937

EP2825937 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TOUCH SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Mobile Communications Inc
4-12-3 Higashi-Shinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
[2017/09]
Former [2015/04]For all designated states
Sony Mobile Communications AB
Nya Vattentornet
221 88 Lund / SE
Inventor(s)01 / KLINGHULT, Gunnar
Änggatan 10A
S-22359 Lund / SE
 [2015/04]
Representative(s)Banzer, Hans-Jörg
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[2015/04]
Application number, filing date12710446.115.03.2012
[2017/16]
WO2012EP01165
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013135252
Date:19.09.2013
Language:EN
[2013/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2825937
Date:21.01.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.09.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2825937
Date:19.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.09.2013
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/041, G06F3/044, // G06F3/045, G06F1/16
[2016/39]
CPC:
G06F3/0446 (EP,US); G06F1/1643 (US); G06F3/045 (US);
G06F2203/04105 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/04]G06F3/041, G06F3/044
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 [2015/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES BERÜHRUNGSSENSORS[2015/04]
English:METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TOUCH SENSOR[2015/04]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UN CAPTEUR TACTILE[2015/04]
Entry into regional phase16.09.2014National basic fee paid 
16.09.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
16.09.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.09.2014Examination requested  [2015/04]
22.04.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.09.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.01.2017Fee for grant paid
11.01.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.01.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  12.11.2015
Opposition(s)22.01.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
10.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.03.2012
AL19.04.2017
AT19.04.2017
CY19.04.2017
CZ19.04.2017
DK19.04.2017
EE19.04.2017
ES19.04.2017
FI19.04.2017
HR19.04.2017
IT19.04.2017
LT19.04.2017
LV19.04.2017
MC19.04.2017
MK19.04.2017
PL19.04.2017
PT19.04.2017
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SE19.04.2017
SI19.04.2017
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SM19.04.2017
TR19.04.2017
BG19.07.2017
NO19.07.2017
GR20.07.2017
IS19.08.2017
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2010123686  (KLINGHULT GUNNAR [SE], et al) [A] 1-13 * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0040]; figure - *;
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