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EP About this file: EP3230904

EP3230904 - TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCH CONTENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.01.2023
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.10.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.02.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2017/42]
Inventor(s)01 / CHOI, Hyung-tak
202-205
28 Jungbu-daero 448beon-gil
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16519 / KR
02 / CHO, Sang-wook
109-702
43-20 Yeongtong-ro 174beon-gil
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16690 / KR
 [2017/42]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
[2017/42]
Application number, filing date15868345.810.12.2015
[2017/42]
WO2015KR13488
Priority number, dateKR2014017917912.12.2014         Original published format: KR 20140179179
[2017/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016093631
Date:16.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3230904
Date:18.10.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.06.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3230904
Date:23.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR16.06.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06F16/9032, G06F16/903
[2021/44]
CPC:
G06F16/90335 (EP,US); G06F16/00 (KR); G06F16/1794 (KR);
G06F16/23 (KR); G06F16/9032 (EP,CN,US)
Former IPC [2017/42]G06F17/30
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Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ENDGERÄTEVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM SUCHEN VON INHALTEN[2017/42]
English:TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCH CONTENTS[2017/42]
French:APPAREIL TERMINAL ET PROCÉDÉ DE RECHERCHE DE CONTENUS[2017/42]
Entry into regional phase12.06.2017National basic fee paid 
12.06.2017Search fee paid 
12.06.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
12.06.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/42]
12.06.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.09.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.09.2021
14.09.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
27.09.2021Date of oral proceedings
06.10.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2022Fee for grant paid
11.02.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.02.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
21.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
22.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
22.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [X]US2014067861  (CHOI WON-JONG [KR], et al) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0056] * * paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0072] * * paragraph [0086] - paragraph [0089] * * paragraph [0131] - paragraph [0142] * * paragraph [0151] - paragraph [0154] * * paragraph [0206] * * paragraph [0215] - paragraph [0216] * * figures 3,4,7,13 *;
 [A]US2014093175  (MORIMOTO TAKESHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0126] - paragraph [0132] * * figures 15,16 *
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 [A]US2012150777  (SETOGUCHI HISAO [JP], et al) [A] 1-3, 14-15 * See paragraphs [0030] and [0075]-[0082]; and figures 2 and 20. *;
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 [X]US2014067861  (CHOI WON-JONG [KR], et al) [X] 1-3, 14-15 * See paragraphs [0010]-[0021], [0046]-[0049], [0082]-[0088], and [0130]; and figures 22-23. *
Examination   - ANITRA BABIC ET AL, "Building robust authentication systems with activity-based personal questions", ASSURABLE AND USABLE SECURITY CONFIGURATION, ACM, 2 PENN PLAZA, SUITE 701 NEW YORK NY 10121-0701 USA, (20091109), doi:10.1145/1655062.1655067, ISBN 978-1-60558-778-3, pages 19 - 24, XP058286783

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1655062.1655067
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