EP1717565 - Color selection method and system using semantic color names [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.09.2009 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 11.03.2011 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state | published on 13.04.2011 [2011/15] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states X-Rite Europe GmbH Althardstrasse 70 8105 Regensdorf / CH | [2008/46] |
Former [2006/44] | For all designated states GretagMacbeth AG Althardstrasse 70 8105 Regensdorf / CH | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Lamy, Francis Turmweg 13 8832 Wollerau / CH | [2006/44] | Representative(s) | SSM Sandmair Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2006/44] | Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 05009226.1 | 27.04.2005 | [2006/44] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1717565 | Date: | 02.11.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/44] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1717565 | Date: | 12.11.2008 | Language: | EN | [2008/46] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 21.09.2005 | Classification | IPC: | G01J3/46 | [2006/44] | CPC: |
G01J3/526 (EP,US);
G01J3/46 (EP,US);
G01J3/462 (EP,US);
G09G5/04 (EP,US);
G09G5/06 (EP,US);
G01J3/0264 (EP,US);
G01J3/52 (EP,US)
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| Designated contracting states | CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI [2007/28] |
Former [2006/44] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Verfahren und System zur Farbauswahl mittels semantische Farbnamen | [2006/44] | English: | Color selection method and system using semantic color names | [2006/44] | French: | Procédé et système de sélection de couleur utilisant des noms de couleur sémantiques | [2006/44] | Examination procedure | 24.11.2006 | Examination requested [2007/02] | 09.01.2007 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 06.03.2007 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 03.05.2007 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 24.08.2007 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | 21.04.2008 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.04.2008 | 21.04.2008 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 22.04.2008 | Date of oral proceedings | 22.04.2008 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 10.06.2008 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 16.09.2008 | Fee for grant paid | 16.09.2008 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 13.08.2009 | No opposition filed within time limit [2009/42] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 11.04.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 13.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 08.06.2007 | AT   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | BE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | BG   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | CY   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | CZ   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | DK   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | EE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | ES   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | FI   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | GR   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | HU   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | IE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | IS   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | LT   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | LU   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | MC   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | NL   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | PL   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | PT   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | RO   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | SE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | SI   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | SK   M01   Not yet paid | 08.06.2007 | TR   M01   Not yet paid |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | IT | 12.11.2008 | [2011/15] | Documents cited: | Search | [Y]US6081276 (DELP HELEN R [US]) [Y] 1-15 * column 3, line 14 - line 44; figures 5,8a,8b *; | [A]US6591007 (PETKOVIC DRAGUTIN [US], et al) [A] 1,8* column 7, line 14 - column 8, line 10 *; | [Y] - BERK, BROWNSTON AND KAUFMAN, "A New Color-Naming System for Graphics Languages", IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS, (198205), vol. 2, no. 3, pages 37 - 44, XP009053348 [Y] 1-15 * page 39 - page 40 * | [Y] - YING LIU ET AL, "Region-Based Image Retrieval with High-Level Semantic Color Names", MULTIMEDIA MODELLING CONFERENCE, 2004. MMM 2005. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL HONOLULU, HI, USA 12-14 JAN. 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20050112), ISBN 0-7695-2164-9, pages 180 - 187, XP010765653 [Y] 1-15 * page 1 - page 3 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MMMC.2005.62 | [A] - LAY J A ET AL, "Using color concepts in the retrieval of color artistry", CCECE 2003. CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING. MONTREAL, CANADA, MAY 4 - 7, 2003, CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20030504), VOL. 3 OF 3, ISBN 0-7803-7781-8, pages 1175 - 1178, XP010654283 [A] 1,8 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2003.1226107 | [Y] - KUTICS A ET AL, "Image retrieval via connecting words to salient objects", PROCEEDINGS 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING. ICIP-2003. BARCELONA, SPAIN, SEPT. 14 - 17, 2003, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20030914), VOL. 2 OF 3, ISBN 0-7803-7750-8, pages 17 - 20, XP010670358 [Y] 1-15 * pages III-18; figure 1a * |