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EP About this file: EP3014574

EP3014574 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECIFIC IMAGE DETECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847
Grand Cayman / KY
[2019/36]
Former [2016/18]For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847
Grand Cayman / KY
Inventor(s)01 / LIANG, Ningqing
c/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
02 / JIANG, Feijun
c/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
03 / ZHANG, Zengming
c/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
04 / CHEN, Depin
c/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2016/18]
Representative(s)Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
[2019/36]
Former [2016/18]Wilson, Alan Stuart
Barker Brettell LLP
Medina Chambers
Town Quay
Southampton SO14 2AQ / GB
Application number, filing date14740073.323.06.2014
[2016/18]
WO2014US43710
Priority number, dateCN20131025423224.06.2013         Original published format: CN201310254232
[2016/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014209904
Date:31.12.2014
Language:EN
[2014/53]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3014574
Date:04.05.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.12.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3014574
Date:04.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.12.2014
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/46, G06T7/00
[2019/18]
CPC:
G06T7/0004 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2016/18]G06T7/00
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 [2016/18]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR SPEZIFISCHE BILDERFASSUNG[2016/18]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECIFIC IMAGE DETECTION[2016/18]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE DÉTECTION D'IMAGE SPÉCIFIQUE[2016/18]
Entry into regional phase12.11.2015National basic fee paid 
12.11.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
12.11.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.11.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.11.2015Examination requested  [2016/18]
13.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.06.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.12.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.01.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.07.2019Fee for grant paid
25.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.07.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)05.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.06.2014
AL04.09.2019
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP2509045  (VESTEL ELEKT SANAYI VE TICARET [TR]) [A] 1-20* paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0052] *;
 [Y]WO2013044019  (ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD [US], et al) [Y] 2,12 * paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0101] *;
 [XY]US2013156308  (ABE AKIO [JP]) [X] 1,3,11,13,20 * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0125] * [Y] 2,12;
 [XY]  - ANJAN DUTTA, UMAPADA PAL, PALAIAHNAKOTE SHIVAKUMARA, ABHISHEK GANGULY, AKASH BANDYOPADHYAY AND CHEW LIM TAN, "Gradient based Approach for Text Detection in Video Frames", Mysore, India, (200907), pages 387 - 393, URL: http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~tancl/publications/c2009/ICSIP2009-3.pdf, (20140825), XP002728842 [X] 1,11,20 * Chapter 3: Proposed Methodology * [Y] 2,12
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