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EP2891033 - EXPANDED ICON FUNCTIONALITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.11.2023
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip10.11.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.12.2023  [2023/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PayPal, Inc.
2211 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95131 / US
[2016/26]
Former [2015/28]For all designated states
eBay Inc.
2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ESCOBEDO, Miguel Angel
c/o Ebay Inc.
2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, California 95125 / US
02 / ABEL, Joseph Ross
c/o Ebay Inc.
2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, California 95125 / US
 [2015/28]
Representative(s)Nordmeyer, Philipp Werner
df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theatinerstraße 16
80333 München / DE
[2015/28]
Application number, filing date13832523.830.08.2013
WO2013US57522
Priority number, dateUS20121360145831.08.2012         Original published format: US201213601458
[2015/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014036397
Date:06.03.2014
Language:EN
[2014/10]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2891033
Date:08.07.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.03.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US15.05.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/0481, G06F3/0482
[2016/27]
CPC:
G06F3/04817 (EP,US); G06F3/0482 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/28]G06F3/00
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 [2015/28]
TitleGerman:ERWEITERTE SYMBOLFUNKTIONALITÄT[2015/28]
English:EXPANDED ICON FUNCTIONALITY[2015/28]
French:FONCTIONNALITÉ D'ICÔNE ÉTENDUE[2015/28]
Entry into regional phase27.02.2015National basic fee paid 
27.02.2015Search fee paid 
27.02.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
27.02.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.02.2015Examination requested  [2015/28]
30.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.2021Date of oral proceedings
08.10.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/50]
08.10.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
03.11.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/50]
Appeal following examination08.12.2021Appeal received No.  T0708/22
08.12.2021Payment of appeal fee
31.01.2022Statement of grounds filed
03.11.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
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  20.11.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
11.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
28.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
24.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
24.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
29.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2004212617  (FITZMAURICE GEORGE [CA], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0003] * * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0029] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0041] * * paragraph [0063] *
International search[X]US2009327955  (MOUILLESEAUX JEAN-PIERRE M [US], et al);
 [X]US2009183100  (EOM YOUNG IK [KR], et al);
 [Y]US2011279415  (MARGGRAFF JAMES [US], et al);
 [Y]US2011035691  (KIM JONGHWAN [KR]);
 [A]US2010299637  (CHMIELEWSKI PAUL R [US], et al)
by applicantUS2010299638
 US2012162112
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