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EP2680191 - Facial recognition [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.09.2020 Database last updated on 15.01.2025
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.10.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 16.06.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.02.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
	[2019/47]
Former [2017/45]	For all designated states Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Former [2014/01]	For all designated states Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Sipe, Michael 6425 Penn Avenue Suite 700 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206 / US
	02 / Schneiderman, Henry Will c/o Google Inc. 6425 Penn Avenue Suite 700 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206 / US
	03 / Nechyba, Michael c/o Google Inc. 6425 Penn Avenue Suite 700 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206 / US
	[2019/47]
Former [2014/01]	01 / Sipe, Michael 6425 Penn Avenue Suite 700 Pittsburgh, PA Pennsylvania 15206 / US
	02 / Schneiderman, Henry Will c/o Google Inc. 6425 Penn Avenue Suite 700 Pittsburgh, PA Pennsylvania 15206 / US
	03 / Nechyba, Michael c/o Google Inc. 6425 Penn Avenue Suite 700 Pittsburgh, PA Pennsylvania 15206 / US
Representative(s)	Pecharová, Petra, et al Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/47]	Anderson, Oliver Ben Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD / GB
Former [2014/01]	Chettle, John Edward, et al Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD / GB
Application number, filing date	13173656.3	25.06.2013
	[2014/01]
Priority number, date	US201213533834	26.06.2012 Original published format: US201213533834
	[2014/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2680191
	Date:	01.01.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/01]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2680191
	Date:	28.06.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/26]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2680191
	Date:	20.11.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/47]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.05.2017
Classification	IPC:	G06K9/00	[2014/01]
	CPC:	G06V40/16 (EP,US); G06V40/45 (EP,KR,US); G06V40/161 (US); G06V10/75 (KR); G06V40/171 (EP,KR,US); G06V40/176 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2014/01]
Title	German:	Gesichtserkennung	[2014/01]
	English:	Facial recognition	[2014/01]
	French:	Reconnaissance faciale	[2014/01]
Examination procedure	25.06.2013	Examination requested [2014/01]
	30.11.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	12.02.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.05.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.07.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.10.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.01.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.03.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.06.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	08.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	08.10.2019	Receipt 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 12.02.2018
Opposition(s)	21.08.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	25.06.2013
	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CY	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	MK	20.11.2019
	MT	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	25.06.2020
	LU	25.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	25.06.2013
	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CY	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	MT	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	25.06.2020
	LU	25.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	25.06.2020
	LU	25.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	25.06.2020
	LU	25.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	25.06.2020
	LU	25.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/15]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	LU	25.06.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/26]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/24]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	20.02.2020
Cited in	by applicant	US6829384
		US7194114
		US8064688

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