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EP2940594 - COMPUTATION DEVICE AND COMPUTATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.08.2021
Database last updated on 11.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.08.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.09.2021  [2021/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2015/45]
Inventor(s)01 / KOBORI, Tomoyoshi
c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2015/45]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2015/45]
Application number, filing date13867312.416.12.2013
[2015/45]
WO2013JP07383
Priority number, dateJP2012028106025.12.2012         Original published format: JP 2012281060
[2015/45]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014103235
Date:03.07.2014
Language:JA
[2014/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2940594
Date:04.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.07.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F15/167, G06F7/76, G06F9/315, G06F9/34, G06F9/38, G06F12/00, G06F12/06, G06F15/173, G06F15/80
[2015/45]
CPC:
G06F15/80 (EP,US); G06F3/0647 (US); G06F12/00 (EP,US);
G06F12/06 (EP,US); G06F15/167 (EP,US); G06F3/0608 (US);
G06F3/0683 (US); G06F7/76 (EP,US); G06F9/30032 (EP,US);
G06F9/34 (US); G06F3/0607 (US); G06F3/067 (US);
G06F3/0689 (US) (-)
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 [2015/45]
TitleGerman:BERECHNUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BERECHNUNGSVERFAHREN[2015/45]
English:COMPUTATION DEVICE AND COMPUTATION METHOD[2015/45]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CALCUL ET PROCÉDÉ DE CALCUL[2015/45]
Entry into regional phase19.06.2015Translation filed 
20.07.2015National basic fee paid 
20.07.2015Search fee paid 
20.07.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
20.07.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.07.2015Examination requested  [2015/45]
13.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.04.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 02.07.2021
30.04.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/37]
10.05.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/37]
02.07.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  11.12.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
13.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
14.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2003184339  (IKEDA KENJI [JP], et al);
 [A]US2006010306  (SAITO MIYOSHI [JP], et al);
 [XI]US2012278373  (KOBAYASHI YUKI [JP], et al)
International search[A]JP2002215603  (SONY CORP);
 [X]JP2006031127  (FUJITSU LTD);
 [Y]JP2009282781  (CANON KK);
 [A]JP2010009247  (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [A]JP2010117806  (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [Y]WO2011036918  (NEC CORP [JP], et al)
by applicantJPS5818116
 JPH04503720
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