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EP2799967 - TOUCH SCREEN UNLOCKING METHOD AND DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.07.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.08.2017  [2017/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
70 Huifeng 4th
ZhongKai Hi-tech Development District
Huizhou, Guangdong 516006 / CN
[2014/45]
Inventor(s)01 / DING, Yang
Zeng, Hu
70 Huifeng 4th
Zhongkai Hi-tech Development District
Development Zone
Huizhou Guangdong 516006 / CN
 [2014/45]
Representative(s)Brachmann, Roland W.
Von Lieres Brachmann Schulze
Patentanwälte in Partnerschaft
Dietramszeller Str. 22
83624 Otterfing / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/45]Brachmann, Roland W.
Von Lieres Brachmann Schulze
Patentanwälte
Grillparzerstrasse 12A
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date12862158.808.10.2012
WO2012CN82593
Priority number, dateCN20111044724128.12.2011         Original published format: CN201110447241
[2014/45]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013097511
Date:04.07.2013
Language:ZH
[2013/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2799967
Date:05.11.2014
Language:EN
[2014/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN04.07.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.07.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/048, G06F3/041, G06F3/0488
[2015/33]
CPC:
G06F3/0488 (EP,US); G06F21/36 (EP,US); G06F3/04817 (US);
G06F3/04883 (US); G06F3/04886 (EP,US); G06F21/31 (US);
H04M1/67 (US); H04M1/72427 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/45]G06F3/048, G06F3/041
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 [2014/45]
TitleGerman:TOUCHSCREEN-FREIGABEVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2014/45]
English:TOUCH SCREEN UNLOCKING METHOD AND DEVICE[2014/45]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE DÉVERROUILLAGE D'ÉCRAN TACTILE[2014/45]
Entry into regional phase28.07.2014Translation filed 
28.07.2014National basic fee paid 
28.07.2014Search fee paid 
28.07.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
28.07.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.07.2014Examination requested  [2014/45]
26.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/34]
24.03.2017Date of oral proceedings
04.04.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/34]
04.04.2017Minutes 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  15.03.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
12.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
11.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
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