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EP3200121 - FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION METHOD, FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND TERMINAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  18.03.2022
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip18.03.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 20.04.2022  [2022/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[N/P]
Former [2017/31]For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Danhong
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2017/31]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2017/31]
Application number, filing date15888812.316.04.2015
[2017/31]
WO2015CN76755
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016165107
Date:20.10.2016
Language:ZH
[2016/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3200121
Date:02.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN20.10.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, G06K9/03
[2017/45]
CPC:
G06V40/13 (EP,US); G06F16/5838 (EP,US); G06V10/993 (EP,US);
G06V40/1347 (US)
Former IPC [2017/31]G06K9/00
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 [2017/31]
TitleGerman:FINGERABDRUCKERFASSUNGSVERFAHREN, FINGERABDRUCKERFASSUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND ENDGERÄT[2017/31]
English:FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION METHOD, FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND TERMINAL[2017/31]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'ACQUISITION D'EMPREINTE DIGITALE, APPAREIL D'ACQUISITION D'EMPREINTE DIGITALE ET TERMINAL[2017/31]
Entry into regional phase25.04.2017Translation filed 
25.04.2017National basic fee paid 
25.04.2017Search fee paid 
25.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
25.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/31]
25.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.02.2022
29.11.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/16]
09.12.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/16]
15.02.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
30.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
19.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
30.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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