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EP1825893 - GAME DEVICE, COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.08.2012
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.08.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 12.09.2012  [2012/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
9-7-2, Akasaka Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/35]For all designated states
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
9-7-2, Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Eiji
c/o Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
9-7-2, Akasaka
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
02 / IZUMI, Tadakatsu
c/o Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
9-7-2, Akasaka
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
03 / KONDO, Ippei
c/o Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
9-7-2, Akasaka
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
04 / MIZUTANI, Atsushi
c/o Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
9-7-2, Akasaka
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
 [2011/40]
Former [2007/48]01 / SUZUKI, Eiji
c/o Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. 9-7-2, Akasaka Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
02 / IZUMI, Tadakatsu
c/o Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. 9-7-2, Akasaka Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
03 / KONDO, Ippei
c/o Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. 9-7-2, Akasaka Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
04 / MIZUTANI, Atsushi
c/o Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. 9-7-2, Akasaka Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8324 / JP
Former [2007/35]01 / SUZUKI, Eiji, c/oKonami Digit. Entert. Co., Ltd.
6-10-1, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 1066114 / JP
02 / IZUMI, Tadakatsu, Konami Digit. Entert.Co., Ltd
6-10-1, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 1066114 / JP
03 / KONDO, Ippei, c/o Konami Digit. Entert. Co., Ltd.
6-10-1, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 1066114 / JP
04 / MIZUTANI, Atsushi, Konami Digit. Entert. Co., Ltd.
6-10-1, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 1066114 / JP
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/40]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Former [2007/35]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date05765270.304.07.2005
[2007/35]
WO2005JP12342
Priority number, dateJP2004035849010.12.2004         Original published format: JP 2004358490
[2007/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006061922
Date:15.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1825893
Date:29.08.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.06.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1825893
Date:05.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.06.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.12.2007
ClassificationIPC:A63F13/00
[2007/35]
CPC:
A63F13/537 (EP,KR,US); A63F13/44 (EP,KR); A63F13/573 (EP,KR,US);
A63F13/812 (EP,KR,US); A63F2300/303 (EP,KR,US); A63F2300/638 (EP,KR);
A63F2300/64 (EP,KR,US); A63F2300/646 (EP,KR); A63F2300/8011 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/12]
Former [2007/35]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:SPIELVORRICHTUNG, COMPUTERSTEUERVERFAHREN UND INFORMATIONSSPEICHERMEDIUM[2007/35]
English:GAME DEVICE, COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM[2007/35]
French:DISPOSITIF DE JEU, PROCEDE DE CONTROLE INFORMATIQUE ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT[2007/35]
Entry into regional phase12.06.2007Translation filed 
14.06.2007National basic fee paid 
14.06.2007Search fee paid 
14.06.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
14.06.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.06.2007Examination requested  [2007/35]
19.02.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.06.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.10.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.05.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.08.2011Fee for grant paid
11.08.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  24.06.2009
Opposition(s)06.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
29.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
28.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2001008840  (SUGIMOTO NORIHIDE [JP]) [X] 1-6 * abstract * * paragraph [0094] - paragraph [0095] * * paragraph [0110] - paragraph [0111] * * figure 3 *;
 [A]US2004176165  (TAKAHASHI HIROYUKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-6 * abstract * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0023]; figures 3-5 *;
 [X]  - MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS, "Links 2004", GAME MANUAL, (20031111), URL: http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/GameManuals/Links2004_Manual_EN.pdf, XP002457959 [X] 1-6 * page 17 *
 [L]  - MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS, "Links 2004 release date data", GAMESPOT GAMEFAQS, (20031111), URL: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/data/914918.html, (20071108), XP002457960 [L] * page 1 *
International search[A]JP2002292131  (KONAMI CO LTD);
 [A]JP2003159547  (AMANO CORP);
 [A]JP2003265859  (SQUARE ENIX CO LTD);
 [A]JP2004216165  (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC);
 [A]JP2004290657  (NINTENDO CO LTD, et al);
 [A]JP2004321303  (NINTENDO CO LTD, et al);
 [A]  - "KONAMI OFFICIAL GUIDE Perfect Series J. LEAGUE Jikkyo Winning Eleven 2001 Perfect Guide.", (20010829), pages 24 - 34, XP002999591
 [A]  - FIGHTING STUDIO ET AL, "GameCube Kanpeki Koryaku Series 3 Virtua Striker 3 ver.2002 Road to International Cup Kyukyoku Guide.", (20020325), pages 10 - 17, XP002999592
by applicantUS2001008840
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