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EP2951786 - VISUAL DISTORTION EFFECTS THROUGH TRANSLUCENT STRUCTURES IN DESIGN SOFTWARE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.04.2021 Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.05.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 10.02.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LTD. 7303 30th Street, SE Calgary, AB T2C 1N6 / CA
	[2015/50]
Inventor(s)	01 / HOWELL, Joseph, S. 6756 South 1750 East Uintah, UT 84405 / US
	[2015/50]
Representative(s)	Schröer, Gernot H., et al Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Bankgasse 3 90402 Nürnberg / DE
	[2020/25]
Former [2015/50]	Schröer, Gernot H., et al Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR Bankgasse 3 90402 Nürnberg / DE
Application number, filing date	13873685.5	31.01.2013
	[2015/50]
	WO2013US24063
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014120185
	Date:	07.08.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2951786
	Date:	09.12.2015
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.08.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2951786
	Date:	17.06.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	07.08.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.08.2016
Classification	IPC:	G06T19/20, G06T15/50	[2016/39]
	CPC:	G06T19/20 (EP,US); G06T17/00 (US); G06T15/503 (EP,US); G06T2210/04 (EP,US); G06T2210/62 (EP,US); G06T2219/2012 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2015/50]	G06T17/00
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 [2015/50]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VISUELLE VERZERRUNGSEFFEKTE DURCH DURCHSCHEINENDE STRUKTUREN IN EINER DESIGN-SOFTWARE	[2015/50]
	English:	VISUAL DISTORTION EFFECTS THROUGH TRANSLUCENT STRUCTURES IN DESIGN SOFTWARE	[2015/50]
	French:	EFFETS DE DÉFORMATION VISUELLE À TRAVERS DES STRUCTURES TRANSLUCIDES DANS UN LOGICIEL DE CONCEPTION	[2015/50]
Entry into regional phase	02.06.2015	National basic fee paid
	02.06.2015	Search fee paid
	02.06.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.06.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.06.2015	Examination requested [2015/50]
	27.01.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.02.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.05.2020	Fee for grant paid
	12.05.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	12.05.2020	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 11.02.2020
Opposition(s)	18.03.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/21]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.01.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.01.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	31.01.2013
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MK	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	IE	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	LU	31.01.2021
	[2024/22]
Former [2023/30]	HU	31.01.2013
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	IE	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	LU	31.01.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	31.01.2013
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	IE	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	LU	31.01.2021
Former [2022/33]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	IE	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	LU	31.01.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	CH	31.01.2021
	IE	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	LU	31.01.2021
Former [2021/52]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	LU	31.01.2021
Former [2021/43]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	LU	31.01.2021
Former [2021/40]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[I]EP2207140 (NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA LLC [US]) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * figures 3-5 * * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0046] *;
		[I] - John Chapman, "john-chapman.net - Deferred Rendering, Transparency & Alpha Blending", (20110801), pages 1 - 7, URL: http://www.john-chapman.net/content.php?id=13, (20160817), XP055295927 [I] 1-15 * abstract * * pages 3-6 and the respective figures (including stencil buffer as "masking" buffer) *
		[I] - Anonymous, "OpenGL FAQ / 15 Transparency, Translucency, and Using Blending", (19991230), URL: https://www.opengl.org/archives/resources/faq/technical/transparency.htm, (20160519), XP055273530 [I] 1-15 * the whole document *
	International search	[A]JPH0239377 (NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD);
		[A]JP2000132706 (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC);
		[A]US2007098290 (WELLS BARTON S [US]);
		[A]JP2007264707 (SAMY KK);
		[A]US7623137 (MILLER GAVIN S P [US])
	by applicant	EP2207140

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