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EP3332284 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA CAPTURE AND EVALUATION OF AMBIENT DATA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  23.02.2024
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.05.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip23.02.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 27.03.2024  [2024/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Apple Inc.
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
[2019/34]
Former [2019/30]For all designated states
Apple Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
Former [2018/24]For all designated states
SensoMotoric Instruments Gesellschaft für innovative Sensorik mbH
Warthestrasse 21
14513 Teltow / DE
Inventor(s)01 / SCHMIDT, Eberhard
Zehlendorfer Damm 59
14532 Kleinmachnow / DE
02 / SENGELAUB, Tom
Sansibarstrasse 44
13351 Berlin / DE
 [2018/24]
Representative(s)Lang, Johannes
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[2018/24]
Application number, filing date16751273.005.08.2016
[2018/24]
WO2016EP68815
Priority number, dateEP2015018027507.08.2015         Original published format: EP 15180275
[2018/24]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017025483
Date:16.02.2017
Language:DE
[2017/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3332284
Date:13.06.2018
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.02.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/00, G06F3/01
[2018/24]
CPC:
G06F3/013 (EP,US); G02B27/0093 (EP); G06F3/012 (EP);
G06V20/20 (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 [2018/24]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DATENERFASSUNG UND AUSWERTUNG VON UMGEBUNGSDATEN[2018/24]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA CAPTURE AND EVALUATION OF AMBIENT DATA[2018/24]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF D'ACQUISITION DE DONNÉES ET D'ÉVALUATION DE DONNÉES D'ENVIRONNEMENT[2018/24]
Entry into regional phase07.02.2018National basic fee paid 
07.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
07.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.05.2017Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
07.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/24]
07.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/13]
09.11.2023Date of oral proceedings
20.11.2023Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
21.11.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
15.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[I]EP2499960  (SENSOMOTORIC INSTRUMENTS GMBH [DE]) [I] 1-19 * figures 1A, 5 * * paragraphs [0043] , [0044] * * paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0064] *;
 [A]US2014361977  (STAFFORD JEFFREY ROGER [US], et al) [A] 1-19 * abstract * * paragraphs [0005] , [0006] , [0010] , [0012] ** paragraph [0070] - paragraph [0087] *
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