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EP About this file: EP3340205

EP3340205 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.07.2022
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.04.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.05.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2018/26]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAMATSU, Shingo
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / KAWAMOTO, Kenta
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / IDE, Naoki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / KOBAYASHI, Yoshiyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/26]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2018/26]
Application number, filing date16836839.719.05.2016
[2018/26]
WO2016JP64835
Priority number, dateJP2015016179119.08.2015         Original published format: JP 2015161791
[2018/26]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017029847
Date:23.02.2017
Language:JA
[2017/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3340205
Date:27.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3340205
Date:15.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.02.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G08G1/16, B60R21/00, G08G1/09, G08G1/0967, G08G1/01
[2019/20]
CPC:
G08G1/096725 (EP,US); G06V20/56 (US); B60R21/00 (EP,US);
B60W30/09 (US); G05D1/0061 (US); G06T7/85 (US);
G08G1/0104 (EP,US); G08G1/09 (EP,US); G08G1/163 (EP,US);
G08G1/166 (EP,US); B60W2556/65 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/26]G08G1/16, B60R21/00, G08G1/09
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 [2018/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2018/26]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2018/26]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2018/26]
Entry into regional phase16.02.2018Translation filed 
16.03.2018National basic fee paid 
16.03.2018Search fee paid 
16.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
16.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/26]
21.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
08.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.02.2021Date of oral proceedings
01.04.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
09.04.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
04.08.2021Fee for grant paid
04.08.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [XI]JP2005050187  (NISSAN MOTOR) [X] 1-3,5,7,8,11-14 * abstract * * figures 1-12 * * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0100] * * Section 2 in * [I] 9,10,15;
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 [XI]JP2014071839  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD) [X] 1-3,5,12-15 * abstract * * figures 1-13 * * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0044] * * paragraph [0069] * * paragraph [0071] * [I] 4,6-11
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