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EP About this file: EP2829963

EP2829963 - Method for presenting menu buttons [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  16.10.2018
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.02.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 06.03.2019  [2019/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2015/05]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5 rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Hoerentrup, Jobst
Neustadtstr. 4
30974 Wennigsen / DE
02 / Ostermann, Ralf
Niddener Weg 7
30657 Hannover / DE
03 / Schiller, Harald
Apfelgarten 11
30539 Hannover / DE
04 / Gandolph, Dirk
Wallbrink 2
30952 Ronnenberg / DE
 [2015/05]
Representative(s)Ståhl, Björn Niclas, et al
InterDigital CE Patent Holdings
20, rue Rouget de Lisle
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2015/05]König, Uwe
Deutsche Thomson OHG
European Patent Operations
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date14181827.822.03.2004
[2015/05]
Priority number, dateEP2003000766503.04.2003         Original published format: EP 03007665
[2015/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2829963
Date:28.01.2015
Language:EN
[2015/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2829963
Date:04.03.2015
Language:EN
[2015/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.02.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/0482, G06F3/0481, G11B27/34
[2015/05]
CPC:
G06F3/0482 (EP,US); G06F3/04817 (US); G06F3/0483 (US);
G11B27/34 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT [2016/04]
Former [2015/05]DE,  FR,  GB,  IE,  IT 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Darstellung von Menütasten[2015/05]
English:Method for presenting menu buttons[2015/05]
French:Procédé de présentation de boutons de menu[2015/05]
Examination procedure13.10.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time
18.12.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/04]
14.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.10.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.06.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.09.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/10]
11.09.2018Date of oral proceedings
17.10.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/10]
17.10.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04722248.4  / EP1609052
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the examination fee
18.12.2015Request for further processing filed
18.12.2015Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
11.01.2016Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
18.12.2015Request for further processing filed
18.12.2015Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
11.01.2016Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees
IT, IE, GB, FR, DE
18.12.2015Request for further processing filed
18.12.2015Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
11.01.2016Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
21.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
27.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
24.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
22.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 15
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Documents cited:Search[I]WO0135412  (THOMSON LICENSING SA [FR], et al) [I] 1-3 * page 10, line 20 - line 24 * * page 11, line 3 - page 13, line 4 * * figures 3-8 *;
 [I]WO0115168  (THOMSON LICENSING SA [FR], et al) [I] 1-3 * page 7, line 10 - page 8, line 34 * * figure 10 *;
 [I]US5929857  (DINALLO CHRIS A [US], et al) [I] 1-3 * column 7, line 9 - line 19 * * column 9, line 13 - column 10, line 52 * * figures 4-7 *;
 [I]EP0920017  (SONY CORP [JP]) [I] 1-3 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0129] * * figures 1-16 *;
 [A]US6154209  (NAUGHTON PATRICK J [US], et al) [A] 1-3 * column 12, line 25 - line 31 *;
 [A]JPH11272384  (FUJITSU LTD) [A] 1-3 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0011] * * figures 5,6 *;
 [A]EP1164797  (DISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC [US]) [A] 1-3 * page 10, line 10 - line 20 *;
 [A]US2001052127  (SEO KANG SOO [KR], et al) [A] 1-3 * figure 7 *
 [A]  - DVD PLAYER DVD-V7200 Operating Instructions (Basic Operations), PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION, (1998), XP002328097 [A] 1-3 * page 20 - page 21 *
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