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EP3053006 - KEYBOARD AND TOUCHPAD AREAS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  22.07.2022
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
10300 Energy Drive
Spring TX 77389 / US
[2019/20]
Former [2016/32]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
11445 Compaq Center Drive W.
Houston, Texas 77070 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SU, Gen-Hung
10F-1 No. 66 Jingmao 2nd Rd.
NanGang District
Taipei 11568 / TW
 [2016/32]
Representative(s)EIP
Fairfax House
15 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/32]EIP
Fairfax House
15 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HU / GB
Application number, filing date13894362.630.09.2013
[2016/32]
WO2013US62707
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015047412
Date:02.04.2015
Language:EN
[2015/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3053006
Date:10.08.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.04.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR02.04.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06F1/16, G06F3/02, G06F3/0354, G06F3/0488
[2017/21]
CPC:
G06F3/03547 (EP,US); G06F1/16 (US); G06F1/1616 (EP,US);
G06F1/1662 (EP,US); G06F1/1671 (EP,US); G06F1/1692 (EP,US);
G06F3/0213 (EP,US); G06F3/0227 (US); G06F3/0238 (US);
G06F3/04817 (US); G06F3/0482 (US); G06F3/04845 (US);
G06F3/04883 (US); G06F3/04886 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/32]G06F3/01
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 [2016/32]
TitleGerman:TASTATUR UND BERÜHRUNGSFELDBEREICHE[2016/32]
English:KEYBOARD AND TOUCHPAD AREAS[2016/32]
French:CLAVIER ET ZONES DE PAVÉ TACTILE[2016/32]
Entry into regional phase11.03.2016National basic fee paid 
11.03.2016Search fee paid 
11.03.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
11.03.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/32]
03.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.03.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.04.2022
01.04.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
11.04.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/34]
21.04.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/34]
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  16.04.2020
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
23.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
22.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
21.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
19.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
17.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
21.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2011164359  (CHU CHAO-MING [TW], et al) [X] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2011216007  (CHENG SHANG-CHE [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0043] - paragraph [0046]; figures 3a-3c * * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0049]; figure 4 *
International search[Y]US2012113009  (HOTELLING STEVEN P [US], et al);
 [Y]US2002158838  (SMITH BARTON A [US], et al);
 [A]US2009146960  (GIM SUNE [US]);
 [A]US2011199307  (DINH HUY HAI [US], et al);
 [A]US2011211299  (KUSAKA HIROYUKI [JP])
by applicantUS2011164359
 US2011216007
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