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EP2842075 - THREE-DIMENSIONAL FACE RECOGNITION FOR MOBILE DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.11.2018
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.12.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.07.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2018/01]
Former [2015/10]For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / LV, Fengjun
1271 Poplar Avenue 306
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
02 / KALKER, Ton
1378 Cuernavaca Circulo
Mountain View, California 94040 / US
 [2018/01]
Former [2015/10]01 / LV, Fengjun
1271 Poplar Avenue 306
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
02 / KALKER, Antonius
1378 Cuernavaca Circulo
Mountain View, California 94040 / US
Representative(s)Thun, Clemens
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Karlstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/10]Thun, Clemens
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date13781046.122.04.2013
[2018/01]
WO2013CN74511
Priority number, dateUS20121345607425.04.2012         Original published format: US201213456074
[2015/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013159686
Date:31.10.2013
Language:EN
[2013/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2842075
Date:04.03.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.10.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2842075
Date:03.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN31.10.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.04.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00
[2015/10]
CPC:
G06T7/55 (EP,US); G06V10/993 (EP,US); G06V20/64 (EP,US);
G06V20/653 (EP,US); G06V40/16 (EP,US); G06V40/171 (EP,US);
G06V40/172 (EP,US); G06V40/67 (EP,US); G06T2200/24 (EP,US);
G06T2207/30201 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2015/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:DREIDIMENSIONALE GESICHTSERKENNUNG FÜR MOBILE VORRICHTUNGEN[2015/10]
English:THREE-DIMENSIONAL FACE RECOGNITION FOR MOBILE DEVICES[2015/10]
French:RECONNAISSANCE FACIALE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE POUR DISPOSITIFS MOBILES[2015/10]
Entry into regional phase25.11.2014National basic fee paid 
25.11.2014Search fee paid 
25.11.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
25.11.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.11.2014Examination requested  [2015/10]
24.11.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.04.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.08.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.04.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.10.2017Fee for grant paid
26.10.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.11.2017Receipt 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  11.04.2016
Opposition(s)05.10.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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