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EP About this file: EP3357778

EP3357778 - DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.11.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 20.12.2023  [2023/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2018/32]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KAWAMOTO, Kenta
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/32]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2018/32]
Application number, filing date16851233.316.09.2016
[2018/32]
WO2016JP77432
Priority number, dateJP2015019455530.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015194555
[2018/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017057059
Date:06.04.2017
Language:JA
[2017/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3357778
Date:08.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3357778
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.04.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:B60W30/14, B60W30/182, B60W50/10, B60W50/08, G01C21/26, G08G1/16, B60W50/00, B60W50/14, B60W30/085, B60W30/09, B60W30/10
[2022/19]
CPC:
B60W30/085 (EP,KR,US); B60W60/001 (KR); B60W60/0013 (US);
B60W30/09 (EP,KR,US); B60W30/10 (EP,KR,US); B60W30/14 (EP,KR,US);
B60W30/182 (EP,KR,US); B60W50/0098 (EP,KR,US); B60W50/082 (EP,KR,US);
B60W50/085 (EP,KR,US); B60W50/10 (EP,KR,US); B60W50/14 (EP,KR,US);
B60W60/0016 (US); B60W60/0051 (US); B60W60/0053 (US);
G01C21/26 (EP,KR,US); G05D1/0088 (US); G08G1/16 (EP,KR,US);
B60W2050/0002 (KR); B60W2050/146 (KR); B60W2540/22 (KR);
B60W2540/30 (US); B60W2554/00 (EP,US); B60W2554/4029 (US);
B60W2554/4041 (US); B60W2554/4044 (US); B60W2554/802 (US);
G05D1/0246 (US); G05D1/0257 (US); G05D1/0278 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/21]B60W30/14, B60W30/182, B60W50/10, G01C21/26, G08G1/16, B60W50/00, B60W50/14, B60W30/085, B60W30/09, B60W30/10
Former IPC [2018/32]B60W30/14, B60W30/182, B60W50/10, G01C21/26, G08G1/16
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 [2018/32]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ANTRIEBSSTEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, ANTRIEBSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2018/32]
English:DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2018/32]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE CONDUITE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE CONDUITE, ET PROGRAMME[2018/32]
Entry into regional phase19.03.2018Translation filed 
19.03.2018National basic fee paid 
19.03.2018Search fee paid 
19.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
19.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/32]
19.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.09.2022Fee for grant paid
09.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.09.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
21.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
21.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SI26.10.2022
SK26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
[2023/51]
Former [2023/38]AL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SK26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/37]AL26.10.2022
AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/35]AT26.10.2022
CZ26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RO26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/34]AT26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
EE26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/33]AT26.10.2022
DK26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
SM26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/26]AT26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
PL26.10.2022
RS26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
IS26.02.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/24]AT26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
HR26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/23]AT26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
LV26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
GR27.01.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/22]AT26.10.2022
ES26.10.2022
FI26.10.2022
LT26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
SE26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
PT27.02.2023
Former [2023/20]LT26.10.2022
NL26.10.2022
NO26.01.2023
Former [2023/17]NL26.10.2022
Documents cited:Search[I]EP2314490  (AUDI AG [DE]) [I] 1,9,10* paragraph [0013] *;
 [XAI]DE112012007124T  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,5,8-10 * paragraphs [0004] , [ 0008] - [0039] - [ 0061] - [0073] - [ 0085] - [0107] - [ 0115] - [0134] * [A] 6,7 [I] 3,4
International search[Y]JP2010221858  (HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD) [Y] 2 * , paragraphs [0013], [0016], [0022] to [0024]; fig. 1 to 2 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2015011458  (DENSO CORP) [Y] 3-4* , paragraphs [0020] to [0021]; fig. 3 (Family: none) *;
 [XYA]JP2015058902  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [X] 1, 5, 8-10 * , paragraphs [0014] to [0015], [0022], [0032] to [0037]; fig. 1, 7 (Family: none) * [Y] 2-4 [A] 6-7
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