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EP2012273 - OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, AND OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.04.2020 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.04.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 29.01.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.03.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	03.04.2020	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 06.05.2020 [2020/19]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	[2019/22]
Former [2009/15]	For all designated states MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Former [2009/02]	For all designated states Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / KURODA, Shinichi, @Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	02 / SUGIMOTO, Kazuo, @Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	03 / YAMADA, Yoshihisa, @Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	[2019/22]
Former [2009/12]	01 / KURODA, Shinichi, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	02 / SUGIMOTO, Kazuo, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	03 / YAMADA, Yoshihisa, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Former [2009/02]	01 / KURODA, Shinichi Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	02 / SUGIMOTO, Kazuo Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	03 / YAMADA, Yoshihisa Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[2019/22]
Former [2009/02]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	06745696.2	26.04.2006
	[2009/02]
	WO2006JP308718
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2007129374
	Date:	15.11.2007
	Language:	JA
	[2007/46]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2012273
	Date:	07.01.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/02]
	Type:	A8 Corrected patent application
	No.:	EP2012273
	Date:	15.04.2009
	[2009/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2012273
	Date:	29.05.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/22]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	15.11.2007
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.04.2017
Classification	IPC:	G06T7/254, G06T7/12, G06T7/136, G06T7/194	[2019/03]
	CPC:	G06T7/136 (EP,US); G06T7/60 (KR); G06T1/00 (KR); G06T7/12 (EP,US); G06T7/194 (EP,US); G06T7/254 (EP,US); (+) G06T2207/30196 (EP,US); G06T2207/30232 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/19]	G06T7/12, G06T7/136, G06T7/194
	Former IPC [2009/02]	G06T7/60, G06T1/00
Designated contracting states	DE, NL [2019/22]
Former [2009/24]	DE, NL
Former [2009/02]	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
Title	German:	OBJEKTDETEKTIONSEINRICHTUNG UND OBJEKTDETEKTIONSEINRICHTUNG FÜR EINEN LIFT	[2009/02]
	English:	OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, AND OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR	[2009/02]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE DETECTION D'OBJET ET CE MEME DISPOSITIF POUR ASCENSEUR	[2009/02]
Entry into regional phase	09.01.2008	Translation filed
	09.01.2008	National basic fee paid
	09.01.2008	Search fee paid
	09.01.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.01.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.01.2008	Examination requested [2009/02]
	27.11.2008	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	23.01.2009	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	07.09.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.03.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.06.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.01.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.04.2019	Fee for grant paid
	17.04.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	17.04.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 20.03.2018
Opposition(s)	03.03.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/19]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.04.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.04.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	15.04.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
	10.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 10
	30.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 11
	10.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 12
	11.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 13
	15.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	NL	29.05.2019
	[2020/07]
Documents cited:	Search	[XI] US6453069 (MATSUGU MASAKAZU et al.) [X] 1,2 * figure 14 * * column 28, line 18 - line 29 * * column 29, line 59 - column 36, line 2 *[I] 3-9
		[A] US6731799 (SUN SHIJUN et al.) [A] 1-9 * column 9, line 48 - column 10, line 57 *
		[A] US6167167 (MATSUGU MASAKAZU et al.) [A] 1-9 * column 10, line 15 - line 67 *
	Examination	US2006062454

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