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EP3032825 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.10.2019
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip25.10.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 27.11.2019  [2019/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2016/24]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KITAZAWA, Kazuki
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2016/24]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/24]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date15198605.609.12.2015
[2016/24]
Priority number, dateJP2014025246612.12.2014         Original published format: JP 2014252466
[2016/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3032825
Date:15.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/14
[2016/24]
CPC:
H04N7/147 (EP,US); H04N19/103 (US); H04N19/115 (US);
H04N19/146 (US); H04N7/15 (US); H04N7/142 (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 [2016/24]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND COMPUTERLESBARES AUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM[2016/24]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM[2016/24]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET SUPPORT LISIBLE SUR ORDINATEUR[2016/24]
Examination procedure09.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/24]
28.09.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.09.2019
11.07.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/48]
21.07.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/48]
06.09.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US2014333716  (KITAZAWA KAZUKI [JP]) [X] 1-3,5,6,9,10 * the whole document * [Y] 4,7,8;
 [Y]US2013038676  (TANAKA KENJI [JP], et al) [Y] 4 * paragraph [0060]; figures 1-3 *;
 [Y]US2011279640  (CHOI JAEYOUNG [KR]) [Y] 4 * paragraphs [0030] , [0031] , [0040] , [0055] - [0059]; figure - *;
 [Y]US2002024611  (WATANABE GAKU [JP], et al) [Y] 4,7,8 * paragraphs [0047] , [0053] - [0072] - [0146] , [0151] , [0154]; figures 2-5,14 *
by applicantJP2009033652
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