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EP About this file: EP2960852

EP2960852 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.03.2022
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.04.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.11.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2016/01]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OHWA, Tsunayuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / HASHIZUME, Atsushi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / WATANABE, Hideaki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2016/01]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2016/01]
Application number, filing date13875588.929.11.2013
[2016/01]
WO2013JP82266
Priority number, dateJP2013003194721.02.2013         Original published format: JP 2013031947
[2016/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014129042
Date:28.08.2014
Language:JA
[2014/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2960852
Date:30.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/53]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2960852
Date:12.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.08.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06Q50/10, G06Q50/14, G06Q10/10, G01C21/36, G01C21/34, G01C21/00, G06F16/29, G06F16/9537
[2020/42]
CPC:
G01C21/343 (EP,US); G06N5/04 (US); G01C21/3647 (EP,US);
G06F16/29 (EP,US); G06F16/9537 (EP,US); G06Q10/101 (EP,US);
G06Q50/14 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/43]G06Q50/10, G01C21/00, G06F17/30, G01C21/34, G01C21/36, G06Q10/10, G06Q50/14
Former IPC [2016/01]G06Q50/10, G01C21/00, G06F17/30
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 [2016/01]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2016/01]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2016/01]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2016/01]
Entry into regional phase05.08.2015Translation filed 
14.09.2015National basic fee paid 
14.09.2015Search fee paid 
14.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
14.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.09.2015Examination requested  [2015/53]
04.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
30.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
01.04.2021Fee for grant paid
01.04.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  22.02.2018
Opposition(s)15.02.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
23.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
26.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
20.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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