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EP About this file: EP3220626

EP3220626 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.05.2022
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.05.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.01.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip23.06.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 26.07.2023  [2023/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2017/38]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAMURA, Yusuke
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / IGAMI, Toru
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/38]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2017/38]
Application number, filing date15858317.925.08.2015
[2017/38]
WO2015JP73900
Priority number, dateJP2014022989012.11.2014         Original published format: JP 2014229890
[2017/38]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016075979
Date:19.05.2016
Language:JA
[2016/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3220626
Date:20.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3220626
Date:30.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.05.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/238, A61B5/00, G03B15/05, H04N5/243, // G03B7/093
[2018/25]
CPC:
G03B7/093 (EP,KR,US); H04N23/76 (EP,KR,US); G06T5/92 (US);
A61B5/00 (EP,KR,US); A61B5/0077 (US); G03B15/02 (KR);
G03B15/05 (EP,KR,US); H04N23/56 (US); H04N23/71 (US);
H04N23/75 (EP,KR,US); G03B2215/0567 (EP,US); G03B2215/0575 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/38]H04N5/238, A61B5/00, G03B7/093, G03B15/00, G03B15/02, G03B15/05, H04N5/243
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 [2017/38]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2017/38]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2017/38]
French:APPAREIL, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2017/38]
Entry into regional phase04.05.2017Translation filed 
08.06.2017National basic fee paid 
08.06.2017Search fee paid 
08.06.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/38]
05.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.01.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.04.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
19.05.2021Fee for grant paid
19.05.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)31.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
20.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.08.2015
AL30.06.2021
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PT02.11.2021
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5541706  (GOTO TETSURO [JP]) [A] 1-20 * column 4, lines 22-37 *;
 [A]JP2007166643  (KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2008075448  (AWAZU KOUHEI [JP]) [A] 1-20* paragraphs [0102] - [0106]; figure 8 *;
 [AD]JP2008118635  (OLYMPUS CORP) [AD] 1-20 * paragraph [0365] *
International search[A]JP2007017623  (FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP) [A] 1-20 * , paragraph [0159] (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2007053481  (FUJIFILM CORP) [A] 1-20 * , paragraph [0008] (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2007166643  (KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC) [A] 1-20 * , paragraphs [0021] to [0030] (Family: none) *;
 [A]WO2014103954  (HITACHI MAXELL [JP]) [A] 1-20* , abstract; paragraph [0036] & EP 2924977 A abstract; paragraph [0047] & KR 10-2015-0094751 A & CN 104919792 A & TW 201432363 A *
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