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EP2071493 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/25]Image processing device, image processing method, and program and recording medium thereof
[2018/33]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.03.2020
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.04.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.11.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.07.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip30.10.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR, GB		published on 02.12.2020  [2020/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2009/25]
Inventor(s)01 / Enomoto, Makoto
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / Kanatsu, Tomotoshi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / Nakanishi, Keiko
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2019/20]
Former [2009/25]01 / Enomoto, Makoto c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / Kanatsu, Tomotoshi c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / Nakanishi, Keiko c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2019/20]
Former [2009/25]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date08171347.111.12.2008
[2009/25]
Priority number, dateJP2007032128312.12.2007         Original published format: JP 2007321283
[2009/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2071493
Date:17.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/25]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2071493
Date:14.08.2013
Language:EN
[2013/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2071493
Date:15.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.07.2013
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, G06F17/20
[2013/33]
CPC:
G06F40/109 (EP,US); G06V30/158 (EP,US); G06F40/123 (EP,US);
G06T11/60 (EP,US); G06V30/245 (EP,US); G06V30/287 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2009/25]G06K9/00, H04N1/411
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2014/13]
Former [2009/25]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, PROGRAMM UND AUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM[2018/33]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF[2018/33]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES, ET PROGRAMME ET SON SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT[2018/33]
Former [2009/25]Bildverarbeitungsvorrichtung, Bildverarbeitungsverfahren, Programm und Aufzeichnungsmedium
Former [2009/25]Image processing device, image processing method, and program and recording medium thereof
Former [2009/25]Dispositif de traitement d'images, procédé de traitement d'images, et programme et son support d'enregistrement
Examination procedure18.11.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.02.2014Examination requested  [2014/13]
15.02.2014Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
27.03.2014Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
03.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.01.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.11.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
30.11.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.04.2019Fee for grant paid
05.04.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.04.2019Receipt 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  03.11.2016
Opposition(s)18.02.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
02.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
05.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
04.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
02.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
02.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
02.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES15.05.2019
IT15.05.2019
NL15.05.2019
GB11.12.2019
FR31.12.2019
[2020/48]
Former [2020/14]ES15.05.2019
IT15.05.2019
NL15.05.2019
Former [2019/49]ES15.05.2019
NL15.05.2019
Former [2019/47]ES15.05.2019
Documents cited:Search[A]US5950187  (TSUDA HIROSHI [JP]) [A] 1-15* column 4, line 65 - column 7, line 8 *;
 [XDY]JP2000322417  (CANON KK) [XD] 1-5,10-15 * passages refer to automated translation available at the IPDL website of the JPO; paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0025] * [Y] 6-9;
 [A]EP1416394  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0007] , [0 20] - paragraph [0023] *;
 [Y]JP2005259017  (RICOH KK) [Y] 6,8,9 * passages refer to automated translation available at the IPDL website of the JPO; paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0064] *;
 [A]JP2007058605  (RICOH KK) [A] 1-15 * see citation for US family member *;
 [P]US2008222095  (II YASUHIRO [JP]) [P] * used as translation for JP 2007 058605; paragraphs [0018] , [0 30] - paragraph [0036] *;
 [Y]  - GÖTZE, MARCEL; SCHLECHTWEG, STEFAN; STROTHOTTE, THOMAS, "The intelligent Pen-Toward a uniform treatment of electronic documents", ACM, 2 PENN PLAZA, SUITE 701 - NEW YORK USA, (20020611), XP040138731 [Y] 7 * the whole document *
by applicantJPH0368301
 JPH07236062
 JP2000322417
 JP2002077633
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