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EP About this file: EP3174271

EP3174271 - CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.08.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.11.2020Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 09.12.2020  [2020/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2017/22]
Inventor(s)01 / MIHARA, Akihiro
c/o RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2017/22]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/22]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date15824790.817.07.2015
[2017/22]
WO2015JP70613
Priority number, dateJP2014014864422.07.2014         Original published format: JP 2014148644
JP2015008259014.04.2015         Original published format: JP 2015082590
[2017/22]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016013529
Date:28.01.2016
Language:JA
[2016/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3174271
Date:31.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04M3/56, H04W4/06, H04M3/523
[2017/29]
CPC:
H04M3/563 (EP,US); H04M3/5238 (EP,US); H04M3/56 (US);
H04W4/06 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/22]H04M3/56
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 [2017/22]
TitleGerman:STEUERUNGSSYSTEM, KOMMUNIKATIONSENDGERÄT, KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM, STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2017/22]
English:CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2017/22]
French:SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE, TERMINAL DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE, ET PROGRAMME[2017/22]
Entry into regional phase10.01.2017Translation filed 
10.01.2017National basic fee paid 
10.01.2017Search fee paid 
10.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
10.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/22]
10.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.11.2020Application withdrawn by applicant  [2020/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4975944  (CHO SEUNG-HWAN [KR]) [A] 1-5,7-10 * page 3, line 33 - page 6, line 25 *
International search[A]JP2009223533  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE) [A] 1-10 * , paragraphs [0044] to [0045]; fig. 15 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2011217261  (HITACHI INT ELECTRIC INC) [A] 5, 10 * , paragraphs [0020], [0034], [0035], [0043]; fig. 1, 5 (Family: none) *;
 [X]JP2011217213  (NIPPON TELEGR & TELEPH CORP ) [X] 6 * , paragraphs [0060], [0100] to [0105] (Family: none) *
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