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EP3163501 - PARKING SPACE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.10.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.05.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.09.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  31.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.10.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.11.2023  [2023/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2017/18]
Inventor(s)01 / Zhang, Guocheng
308 Unit 3F, Gate 6
Space 8, Pacific Century Place, No. 2A Gong Ti
Bei Lu, Chaoyang District
Beijing, 10027 / CN
 [2017/18]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2017/18]
Application number, filing date16195021.721.10.2016
[2017/18]
Priority number, dateCN20151070558927.10.2015         Original published format: CN201510705589
[2017/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3163501
Date:03.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00
[2017/18]
CPC:
G06V20/586 (EP,US); G06T5/70 (US); G06T7/248 (EP,US);
G06T7/292 (EP,US); G06V20/52 (US); G06V20/54 (US);
G08G1/14 (US); H04N7/181 (US); G06T2207/10016 (US);
G06T2207/30264 (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 [2017/41]
Former [2017/18]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PARKLÜCKENNACHWEISVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHRENSELEKTRONISCHE AUSRÜSTUNG[2017/18]
English:PARKING SPACE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT[2017/18]
French:APPAREIL DE DÉTECTION D'ESPACE DE STATIONNEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ D'ÉQUIPEMENT ÉLECTRONIQUE[2017/18]
Examination procedure21.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.08.2017Examination requested  [2017/41]
07.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.06.2020Date of oral proceedings
14.07.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.07.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/48]
18.10.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/48]
Appeal following examination08.09.2020Appeal received No.  T1961/20
16.11.2020Statement of grounds filed
18.10.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
01.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
04.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
03.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
02.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
08.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2015086071  (WU WENCHENG [US], et al) [I] 1-7 * abstract * * §§ 27 and 28 *;
 [I]US2015117705  (ZHANG GUOBIAO [US], et al) [I] 1-7 * abstract ** §§ 19 and 36-38 *
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