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EP2766793 - ENHANCED TARGET SELECTION FOR A TOUCH-BASED INPUT ENABLED USER INTERFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.03.2021 Database last updated on 15.08.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.04.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.12.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.07.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Autodesk, Inc. 111 McInnis Parkway San Rafael, CA 94903 / US
	[2014/34]
Inventor(s)	01 / GROSSMAN, Tovi 467 St. Johns Road Toronto, Ontario M6S 2L4 / CA
	02 / FITZMAURICE, George 36 Metcalfe Street Apt. 1 Toronto, Ontario M4X 1R8 / CA
	03 / YANG, Xing-Dong 489 Knottwood Road West NW Edmonton, Alberta T6K 2V6 / CA
	04 / IRANI, Pourang Polad 11 Autumnview Drive Winnipeg, Manitoba E3Y 0C6 / CA
	[2014/34]
Representative(s)	Verscht, Thomas Kurt Albert Josephsburgstrasse 88 A 81673 München / DE
	[2014/34]
Application number, filing date	12840753.3	12.10.2012
	[2020/21]
	WO2012US59876
Priority number, date	US201113274253	14.10.2011 Original published format: US201113274253
	[2014/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013055997
	Date:	18.04.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2766793
	Date:	20.08.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.04.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/34]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2766793
	Date:	20.05.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/21]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	18.04.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.06.2015
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/01, G09G5/00, G06F3/0488	[2015/31]
	CPC:	G06F3/0488 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2014/34]	G06F3/01, G09G5/00
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2014/34]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERBESSERTE ZIELAUSWAHL FÜR EINEN BERÜHRUNGSBASIERTE EINGABEAKTIVIERTE BENUTZERSCHNITTSTELLE	[2014/34]
	English:	ENHANCED TARGET SELECTION FOR A TOUCH-BASED INPUT ENABLED USER INTERFACE	[2014/34]
	French:	AMÉLIORATION APPORTÉE À LA SÉLECTION DES CIBLES POUR UNE INTERFACE D'UTILISATEUR CAPABLE D'ENTRÉE TACTILE	[2014/34]
Entry into regional phase	14.05.2014	National basic fee paid
	14.05.2014	Search fee paid
	14.05.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.05.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.05.2014	Examination requested [2014/34]
	21.01.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.07.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.11.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.09.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	01.08.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.12.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.04.2020	Fee for grant paid
	08.04.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	08.04.2020	Receipt 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 10.07.2017
Opposition(s)	23.02.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/17]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.10.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	21.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	12.10.2012
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	MK	20.05.2020
	MT	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	TR	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	12.10.2020
	LU	12.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	12.10.2012
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	MT	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	TR	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	12.10.2020
	LU	12.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	TR	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	12.10.2020
	LU	12.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/46]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	IE	12.10.2020
	LU	12.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	LU	12.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	CH	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
	LI	31.10.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	LU	12.10.2020
	BE	31.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
Former [2021/35]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	LU	12.10.2020
	FR	31.10.2020
Former [2021/31]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	LU	12.10.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	20.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[X]WO2005029460 (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [X] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0031] * * figures 1-6 *;
		[I]US2006209016 (FOX ERIC B [US], et al) [I] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0014]; figures 1-6 *;
		[I]US2009058830 (HERZ SCOTT [US], et al) [I] 1-14 * abstract ** paragraph [0160] - paragraph [0165]; figures 1-8 *
	International search	[X]US7730401 (GILLESPIE DAVID W [US], et al);
		[A]US7847786 (SCHOBBEN DANIEL WILLEM ELISABETH [NL], et al)

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