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EP About this file: EP2610720

EP2610720 - Method and apparatus pertaining to the presentation of scrolling icons [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  11.01.2019
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.02.2019  [2019/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BlackBerry Limited
2200 University Avenue East
Waterloo, ON N2K 0A7 / CA
[2013/48]
Former [2013/36]For all designated states
BlackBerry Limited
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo ON N2L 3W8 / CA
Former [2013/27]For all designated states
Research In Motion Limited
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo, ON N2L 3W8 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / Gardenfors, Dan Zacharias
c/o Research In Motion TAT AB
SE-211 40 Malmö / SE
 [2013/27]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/27]Finnie, Peter John
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date11196148.830.12.2011
[2013/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2610720
Date:03.07.2013
Language:EN
[2013/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2012
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/048, H04M1/725
[2013/27]
CPC:
G06F3/04817 (EP); G06F9/451 (EP,US); G06F3/0485 (EP);
G06F3/0488 (EP); H04M1/724 (EP); H04M1/72469 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Präsentation von Bildlaufsymbolen[2013/27]
English:Method and apparatus pertaining to the presentation of scrolling icons[2013/27]
French:Procédé et appareil relatifs à la présentation d'icônes de défilement[2013/27]
Examination procedure30.12.2011Examination requested  [2013/27]
26.07.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.10.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.02.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.09.2013Date of oral proceedings
07.10.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/07]
07.10.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.10.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/07]
Appeal following examination26.11.2013Appeal received No.  T0554/14
27.01.2014Statement of grounds filed
10.10.2018Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
10.10.2018Date of oral proceedings
16.10.2018Minutes 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  29.10.2012
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2002160817  (SALMIMAA MARJA [FI], et al) [I] 1-3,5,8-10,13,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0024] ** figures 1, 2, 3 *;
 [X]US2006277490  (SAUERMANN VOLKER [DE]) [X] 1,2,5,8,10,13,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0020] * * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0053] * * figures 3A-3C *;
 [I]EP1777611  (RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD [CA]) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0056] * * paragraph [0060] - paragraph [0061] * * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0079] * * figures 3, 6B, 6C *;
 [I]US2009172562  (LAI LAI-CHEN [TW]) [I] 1-6,9-13,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0029] * * paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0052] * * figures 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 4 *
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