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EP1380971 - Program, apparatus and system for supporting planning of vehicle [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/03]Program, method, apparatus and system for supporting planning of vehicle
[2008/11]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.06.2010
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.06.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 14.07.2010  [2010/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mazda Motor Corporation
3-1, Shinchi, Fuchu-cho Aki-gun
Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
[2009/32]
Former [2004/03]For all designated states
Mazda Motor Corporation
3-1, Shinchi, Fuchu-cho
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Noma, Kohji
Mazda Motor Corporation, 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
02 / Yamamoto, Teruhisa
Mazda Motor Corporation, 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
03 / Sakamoto, Toshinori
Mazda Motor Corporation, 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
04 / Fujinaka, Mitsuru
Mazda Motor Corporation, 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
05 / Fushimi, Akira
Mazda Motor Corporation, 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
06 / Mizuma, Takashi
Mazda Motor Corporation, 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
07 / Takemura, Jun
Mazda Motor Corporation, 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 / JP
 [2004/03]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/03]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date03014437.230.06.2003
[2004/03]
Priority number, dateJP2002020170610.07.2002         Original published format: JP 2002201706
[2004/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1380971
Date:14.01.2004
Language:EN
[2004/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1380971
Date:05.08.2009
Language:EN
[2009/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.09.2003
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/50
[2004/03]
CPC:
G06T19/00 (EP,US); G06F30/15 (EP,US); G06F2111/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE [2004/41]
Former [2004/03]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Programm, Vorrichtung und System zur Unterstützung der Fahrzeugplanung[2008/11]
English:Program, apparatus and system for supporting planning of vehicle[2008/11]
French:Logiciel, dispositif and système d'aide à la planification d'un véhicule[2008/11]
Former [2004/03]Programm, Methode, Vorrichtung und System zur Unterstützung der Fahrzeugplanung
Former [2004/03]Program, method, apparatus and system for supporting planning of vehicle
Former [2004/03]Logiciel, procédé, dispositif and système d'aide à la planification d'un véhicule
Examination procedure18.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/10]
12.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.06.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.01.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.07.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
16.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.02.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.05.2009Fee for grant paid
14.05.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.05.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
26.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
23.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0401900  (VOLVO CAR BV [NL]) [A] 1-32* abstract *;
 [A]US5761063  (JANNETTE DANIEL A [US], et al) [A] 1-32 * column 1, lines 49-61 * * column 2, lines 35-44 * * column 10, lines 1-11 * * figure 11 *;
 [X]US6113643  (WEBER WILLIAM FRANCIS [US], et al) [X] 1-7,11-32 * column 4, line 60 - column 6, line 37 * * column 7, line 18 - line 28 * * column 8, line 19 - line 24 * * column 8, line 62 - line 67 * * column 13, line 62 - column 14, line 9 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]GB2369467  (FORD GLOBAL TECH INC [US]) [A] 1-32 * page 13, lines 5-10 * * page 13, line 33 - page 14, line 34 *;
 [A]  - GOMES DE SA A ET AL, "Virtual reality as a tool for verification of assembly and maintenance processes", COMPUTERS AND GRAPHICS, PERGAMON PRESS LTD. OXFORD, GB, (19990601), vol. 23, no. 3, ISSN 0097-8493, pages 389 - 403, XP004236359 [A] 1-32 * page 401, column 1, paragraphs 4-7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0097-8493(99)00047-3
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