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EP2201526 - ALTERING THE APPEARANCE OF A DIGITAL IMAGE USING A SHAPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.10.2014 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2016	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.08.2016 [2016/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 / US
	[2010/26]
Inventor(s)	01 / HATFIELD, Larry T. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	02 / DOUGLAS, Scott H. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	03 / ROHRING, Nicholas W. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	04 / KOTLER, Matthew J. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	05 / GEFFNER, Steven P. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	06 / WALTMAN, David Wayne c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	07 / ZHART, Auston Warner c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	08 / MAI, Zhao Hong c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	[2013/49]
Former [2010/26]	01 / HATFIELD, Larry T. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	02 / DOUGLAS, Scott H. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	03 / ROHRING, Nicholas W. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	04 / KOTLER, Matthew J. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	05 / GEFFNER, Steven P. c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	06 / WALTMAN, David Wayne c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	07 / ZHART, Auston Warner c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	08 / MAI, Zhao Hong c/o Microsoft Corporation International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2013/49]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
Former [2010/26]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date	08834669.7	27.08.2008
	[2010/26]
	WO2008US74519
Priority number, date	US20070859868	24.09.2007 Original published format: US 859868
	[2010/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2009042336
	Date:	02.04.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/14]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2201526
	Date:	30.06.2010
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.04.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2010/26]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2201526
	Date:	04.12.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/49]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	02.04.2009
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.04.2012
Classification	IPC:	G06T11/60, G06F17/24, G06F17/00, G06T11/00	[2010/26]
	CPC:	G06T11/60 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2010/26]
Title	German:	VERÄNDERUNG DES AUSSEHENS EINES DIGITALBILDES UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER FORM	[2010/26]
	English:	ALTERING THE APPEARANCE OF A DIGITAL IMAGE USING A SHAPE	[2010/26]
	French:	MODIFICATION DE L'APPARENCE D'UNE IMAGE NUMÉRIQUE À L'AIDE D'UNE FORME	[2010/26]
Entry into regional phase	15.04.2010	National basic fee paid
	15.04.2010	Search fee paid
	15.04.2010	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.04.2010	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.04.2010	Examination requested [2010/26]
	15.10.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.11.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.03.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.06.2013	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.10.2013	Fee for grant paid
	21.10.2013	Fee 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 28.11.2012
Opposition(s)	05.09.2014	No opposition filed within time limit [2014/46]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	08.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	07.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	27.08.2008
	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	BG	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	IT	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	MC	04.12.2013
	MT	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	TR	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	GR	05.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
	LU	27.08.2014
	CH	31.08.2014
	LI	31.08.2014
	[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]	HU	27.08.2008
	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	BG	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	IT	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	MC	04.12.2013
	MT	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	GR	05.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
	LU	27.08.2014
	CH	31.08.2014
	LI	31.08.2014
Former [2016/28]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	BG	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	IT	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	MC	04.12.2013
	MT	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	GR	05.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
	LU	27.08.2014
	CH	31.08.2014
	LI	31.08.2014
Former [2016/25]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	BG	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	IT	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	MC	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
	LU	27.08.2014
	CH	31.08.2014
	LI	31.08.2014
Former [2015/22]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	IT	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	MC	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
	LU	27.08.2014
	CH	31.08.2014
	LI	31.08.2014
Former [2015/20]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	MC	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
	LU	27.08.2014
	CH	31.08.2014
	LI	31.08.2014
Former [2015/19]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	MC	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
	LU	27.08.2014
Former [2015/18]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	MC	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
Former [2015/14]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SI	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
Former [2014/37]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	CZ	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	PL	04.12.2013
	RO	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	SK	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
	PT	04.04.2014
Former [2014/36]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	EE	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
	IS	04.04.2014
Former [2014/34]	AT	04.12.2013
	BE	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
Former [2014/26]	AT	04.12.2013
	CY	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
Former [2014/25]	AT	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	LV	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
Former [2014/24]	AT	04.12.2013
	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
Former [2014/23]	FI	04.12.2013
	HR	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
Former [2014/22]	FI	04.12.2013
	LT	04.12.2013
	SE	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
Former [2014/20]	LT	04.12.2013
	NO	04.03.2014
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