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EP About this file: EP2216749

EP2216749 - IMAGE CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND IMAGE CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.09.2018
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.10.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National University Corporation Hokkaido University
8, Kita 8-jyo Nishi 5-chome Kita-ku Sapporo-shi
Hokkaido 060-0808 / JP
[2010/32]
Inventor(s)01 / HASEYAMA, Miki
Graduate School of
Information Science and Technology
National University Corporation Hokkaido University
Kita 14-jyo Nishi 9-chome, Kita-ku
Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-0814 / JP
 [2017/45]
Former [2010/32]01 / HASEYAMA, Miki
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology National University Corporation Hokkaido University Kita 14-jyo Nishi 9-chome, Kita-ku
Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-0814 / JP
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Am Brauhaus 8
01099 Dresden / DE
[2017/45]
Former [2010/32]Viering, Jentschura & Partner
Grillparzerstrasse 14
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date08855861.401.12.2008
[2010/32]
WO2008JP71803
Priority number, dateJP2007031237103.12.2007         Original published format: JP 2007312371
[2010/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009072466
Date:11.06.2009
Language:JA
[2009/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2216749
Date:11.08.2010
Language:EN
[2010/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2216749
Date:08.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.06.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.11.2011
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30, G06T7/44, G06T1/00, G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06K9/62
[2017/20]
CPC:
G06T7/44 (EP,US); G06F16/51 (EP,US); G06F16/54 (EP,US);
G06F16/5838 (EP,US); G06F18/23 (EP,US); G06T1/00 (EP,US);
G06V10/56 (EP,US); G06V10/762 (EP,US); G06V20/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/51]G06T1/00, G06F17/30, G06T7/00, G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06K9/62, G06T7/40
Former IPC [2010/32]G06T1/00, G06F17/30, G06T7/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2017/45]
Former [2010/32]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:BILDKLASSIFIZIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDKLASSIFIZIERUNGSPROGRAMM[2010/32]
English:IMAGE CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND IMAGE CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM[2010/32]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CLASSIFICATION D'IMAGE ET PROGRAMME DE CLASSIFICATION D'IMAGE[2010/32]
Entry into regional phase08.02.2010Translation filed 
08.02.2010National basic fee paid 
08.02.2010Search fee paid 
08.02.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
08.02.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.02.2010Examination requested  [2010/32]
04.06.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.04.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.10.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.09.2017Fee for grant paid
25.09.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.09.2017Receipt 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  15.04.2015
Opposition(s)09.08.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
31.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
30.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
30.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
29.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
30.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU01.12.2008
AT08.11.2017
CY08.11.2017
CZ08.11.2017
DK08.11.2017
EE08.11.2017
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FI08.11.2017
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LV08.11.2017
MC08.11.2017
NL08.11.2017
PL08.11.2017
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SI08.11.2017
SK08.11.2017
TR08.11.2017
IE01.12.2017
LU01.12.2017
MT01.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
CH31.12.2017
LI31.12.2017
BG08.02.2018
NO08.02.2018
GR09.02.2018
IS08.03.2018
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