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EP About this file: EP2557490

EP2557490 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING AN ICON TO A HOME INTERFACE OF AN ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2013/07]ICON ADDING METHOD AND DEVICE IN INTERFACE OF ANDROID SYSTEM AND MOBILE TERMINAL
[2017/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.08.2018
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.09.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.04.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
Building B2 Huawei Industrial Base Bantian Longgang District Shenzhen
Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2017/41]
Former [2013/07]For all designated states
Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
Building B2 Huawei Industrial Base Bantian Longgang District Shenzhen
Guangdong 518129 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Pei
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang
Shenzhen
Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2013/07]
Representative(s)Kreuz, Georg Maria
Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
Riesstraße 25
80992 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/41]Kreuz, Georg Maria
Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
Riesstrasse 8
80992 München / DE
Former [2013/07]Goddar, Heinz J.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date11774397.128.04.2011
[2017/41]
WO2011CN73430
Priority number, dateCN20101016649028.04.2010         Original published format: CN201010166490
[2013/07]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011134406
Date:03.11.2011
Language:ZH
[2011/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2557490
Date:13.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2557490
Date:11.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN03.11.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.12.2013
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/048, G06F9/44
[2014/02]
CPC:
G06F3/04817 (EP,US); G06F3/0483 (US); G06F3/0482 (US);
G06F3/04842 (US); G06F9/451 (EP,US); H04M1/72469 (US);
G06F3/0488 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/07]G06F3/048
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 [2013/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HINZUFÜGUNG VON ICONS ZUM HOME-INTERFACE EINES ANDROID-BETRIEBSSYSTEMS[2017/16]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING AN ICON TO A HOME INTERFACE OF AN ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM[2017/16]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF D'AJOUT D'ICÔNE DANS UNE INTERFACE D'ACCUEIL D'UN SYSTÈME D'EXPLOITATION ANDROÏDE[2017/16]
Former [2013/07]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HINZUFÜGUNG VON ICONS ZUR SCHNITTSTELLE EINES ANDROID-SYSTEMS UND ENDGERÄT DAMIT
Former [2013/07]ICON ADDING METHOD AND DEVICE IN INTERFACE OF ANDROID SYSTEM AND MOBILE TERMINAL
Former [2013/07]PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF D'AJOUT D'ICÔNE DANS UNE INTERFACE D'UN SYSTÈME ANDROÏDE ET TERMINAL MOBILE
Entry into regional phase07.11.2012Translation filed 
07.11.2012National basic fee paid 
07.11.2012Search fee paid 
07.11.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
07.11.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.11.2012Examination requested  [2013/07]
14.07.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.08.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.04.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2017Fee for grant paid
30.08.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.08.2017Receipt 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  20.11.2015
Opposition(s)12.07.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
20.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
22.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
02.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
02.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.04.2011
AL11.10.2017
AT11.10.2017
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CZ11.10.2017
DK11.10.2017
EE11.10.2017
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FI11.10.2017
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LV11.10.2017
MC11.10.2017
MK11.10.2017
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BG11.01.2018
NO11.01.2018
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IS11.02.2018
MT28.04.2018
CH30.04.2018
LI30.04.2018
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Documents cited:Search[I] US6556217  (MAEKIPAA MIKKO et al.) [I] 1-9 * abstract * * column 9, paragraph 8 - column 10, paragraph 36; figure 5 *
 [A] EP2124142  (SHARP KK et al.) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
 [A] US2007157089  (VAN OS MARCEL et al.) [A] 1-9 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0041]; figures 2A-2D *
International search[A] US2008034291  (ANDERSON JOHN et al.) [A]
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 [XP] CN101833418  (HUAWEI DEVICE CO LTD et al.) [XP]
Examination  "iPod touch For Dummies", 1 January 2009, WILEY PUBLISHING, INC., Hoboken, NJ, ISBN: 978-0-470-50530-4, article TONY BOVE: "iPod touch For Dummies", pages: 22, XP055281896
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