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EP3051407 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF INFORMATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.07.2021
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
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
Timex Group USA, Inc.
555 Christian Road
Middlebury, CT 06762 / US
[2018/04]
Former [2016/31]For all designated states
BlackBerry Limited
2200 University Avenue East
Waterloo, ON N2K 0A7 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / DEFAZIO, Michael Joseph
2200 University Avenue East, Ext. 78275
Waterloo, Ontario N2K 0A7 / CA
02 / FYKE, Steven Henry
55 Menno St
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2A6 / CA
03 / MCKENZIE, Donald Somerset McCulloch
146 Candlewood Cres.
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 5T4 / CA
 [2016/31]
Representative(s)Williams, Ceili
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins
1 St Augustine's Place
Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
[2020/37]
Former [2016/31]Fennell, Gareth Charles, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date16152597.725.01.2016
[2016/31]
Priority number, dateUS20151460789528.01.2015         Original published format: US201514607895
[2016/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3051407
Date:03.08.2016
Language:EN
[2016/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3051407
Date:09.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/0489, G04B47/00, G08B5/22, G06F3/048, G04G21/00, G04G9/00, G04G5/00, G06F3/0481, G06F3/0487, G04R20/26, G04G11/00, G04G21/02, G04G21/08
[2020/12]
CPC:
G04G11/00 (EP,US); G04C17/0091 (EP); G04G21/00 (EP,US);
G04G21/02 (EP,US); G04G21/08 (EP,US); G04G9/0064 (EP,US);
G04G9/0082 (EP); G04R20/26 (EP,US); G06F3/048 (EP,US);
G06F3/0481 (EP,US); G06F3/0487 (EP,US); G06F3/04897 (EP,US);
G06F2203/04803 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/31]G06F3/0489, G06F3/0487, G06F3/0481, G04G5/00, G04G9/00, G04G21/00, G06F3/048, G08B5/22, G04B47/00
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 [2017/10]
Former [2016/31]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 
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DER ANZEIGE VON INFORMATIONEN[2016/31]
English:ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF INFORMATION[2016/31]
French:DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE CONTRÔLE DE CONTRÔLE D'AFFICHAGE D'INFORMATION[2016/31]
Examination procedure25.01.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.01.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/10]
29.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.07.2020Fee for grant paid
29.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.01.2016
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