blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2251827

EP2251827 - Information distribution [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.09.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.11.2017  [2017/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
For all designated states
Sony Electronics Inc.
1 Sony Drive
Park Ridge, NJ 07656 / US
[N/P]
Former [2010/46]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
For all designated states
Sony Electronics Inc.
1 Sony Drive
Park Ridge, NJ 07656 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Loughery III, Donald L.
6202 Tobruk Court
Long Beach, CA 90803 / US
02 / Frazier, Milton
1035 Tesoro Avenue
San Marcos, CA 92069 / US
03 / Rainier, Rajiv
17462 Matinal Road No. 4711
San Diego, CA 92127 / US
04 / Jacobs, Stephen
11 Rockridge Road
Ardsley, NY 10022 / US
05 / Noronha, Austin
1084 Fuchsia Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
06 / Smith, Tim
7345 Gabbiano Lane
Carlsbad, CA 92011 / US
 [2010/46]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/12]Jackson, Jonathan Andrew, et al
D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2010/46]Scaddan, Gareth Casey
D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date10160943.623.04.2010
[2010/46]
Priority number, dateUS2009038777507.05.2009         Original published format: US 387775
[2010/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2251827
Date:17.11.2010
Language:EN
[2010/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2010
ClassificationIPC:G06Q30/00
[2010/46]
CPC:
G06Q30/02 (EP,US); G06Q30/0207 (EP,US)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2010/46]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:Informationsverteilung[2010/46]
English:Information distribution[2010/46]
French:Distribution d'informations[2010/46]
Examination procedure12.05.2011Examination requested  [2011/25]
16.05.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.07.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.05.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/44]
31.05.2017Date of oral proceedings
16.06.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/44]
16.06.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  07.07.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
29.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
28.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[A]WO0118760  (SWISSCOM AG [CH], et al) [A] 1-15 * page 5, line 7 - line 13 *;
 [A]WO0242962  (WELCOME REAL TIME [FR], et al) [A] 1-15 * page 4, line 20 - page 5, line 2 *;
 [X]US2004030601  (POND RUSSELL L [US], et al) [X] 1-15* paragraph [0091] - paragraph [0091] *;
 [A]WO2007123760  (NEBUAD INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0007] *;
 [A]EP2003608  (NEBUAD INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0020] *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.