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EP3345078
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| EP3345078 - FLEXIBLE KEYBOARD ACCESSORY FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The patent has been granted Status updated on 22.03.2024 Database last updated on 26.07.2024 | |
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.11.2023 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.06.2021 | ||
| Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 08.06.2018 | ||
| Former | The international publication has been made Status updated on 11.03.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 22.03.2024 | (Expected) grant | published on 24.04.2024 [2024/17] | 22.03.2024 | Change - divisional application(s) | published on 24.04.2024 [2024/17] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino CA 95014 / US | [2018/31] |
| Former [2018/28] | For all designated states Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
SMITH, Samuel Gilkison 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 / US | 02 /
COSTER, Daniel J. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 / US | 03 /
CORBIN, Sean S. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 / US | 04 /
KUNA, Melody L. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 / US | 05 /
HEGDE, Siddhartha 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 / US | 06 /
COUSINS, Benjamin A. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 / US | 07 /
MURPHY, Robert Sean 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 / US | [2018/28] | Representative(s) | Lang, Johannes Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte Prinzregentenplatz 7 81675 München / DE | [2018/28] | Application number, filing date | 16842594.0 | 22.08.2016 | [2018/28] | WO2016US48081 | Priority number, date | US201562214671P | 04.09.2015 Original published format: US 201562214671 P | [2018/28] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2017040093 | Date: | 09.03.2017 | Language: | EN | [2017/10] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3345078 | Date: | 11.07.2018 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.03.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2018/28] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3345078 | Date: | 24.04.2024 | Language: | EN | [2024/17] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | KR | 09.03.2017 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 16.04.2019 | Classification | IPC: | G06F3/02 | [2018/28] | CPC: |
G06F1/1669 (EP,CN,US);
G06F1/1667 (CN);
G06F1/1628 (US);
G06F1/1615 (US);
G06F1/1626 (CN);
G06F1/1654 (US);
G06F1/1656 (EP,US);
G06F1/1681 (EP,US);
G06F1/20 (US);
G06F2200/1633 (EP,US)
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| Designated contracting states | 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 [2018/28] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Validation states | MA | Not yet paid | MD | Not yet paid | Title | German: | FLEXIBLES TASTATURZUBEHÖR FÜR EINE TRAGBARE ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG | [2018/28] | English: | FLEXIBLE KEYBOARD ACCESSORY FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | [2018/28] | French: | ACCESSOIRE DE CLAVIER FLEXIBLE DESTINÉ À UN DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE PORTATIF | [2018/28] | Entry into regional phase | 02.03.2018 | National basic fee paid | 02.03.2018 | Search fee paid | 02.03.2018 | Designation fee(s) paid | 02.03.2018 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 02.03.2018 | Examination requested [2018/28] | 02.03.2018 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 15.11.2019 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 07.06.2021 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 15.10.2021 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 03.02.2023 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 13.06.2023 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 24.11.2023 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 12.03.2024 | Fee for grant paid | 12.03.2024 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 12.03.2024 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Divisional application(s) | EP24164354.3 | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 10.08.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 15.08.2019 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 13.08.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 13.08.2021 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 19.07.2022 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 05.07.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [Y]US2012194448 (ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R [US]) [Y] 1-15* paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0045] *; | [Y]US2015241931 (CARNEVALI JEFFREY D [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0157] * * paragraph [0103] - paragraph [0104] * | International search | [Y]US2006191780 (TUHKALA MARKO [FI]) [Y] 6-7, 24, 32, 49, 60 * See paragraphs [0034]-[0036], [0046]; and figures 1, 4. *; | [Y]US2012069540 (LAUDER ANDREW [US], et al) [Y] 8-36, 45-52, 59 * See paragraphs [0186]-[0198], [0219]-[0235]; and figures 17A-18, 27A-30. *; | [Y]US2012194448 (ROTHKOPF FLETCHER R [US]) [Y] 1-60 * See paragraphs [0034]-[0045]; and figures 1A-5. *; | [A]US2013016467 (KU ALLEN [US]) [A] 1-60 * See paragraphs [0023]-[0027]; and figures 3-5. *; | [Y]US2014211393 (LEE BING-ZHANG [TW]) [Y] 3, 20, 44, 54 * See paragraphs [0049]-[0057]; and figure 10. *; | [A]US8817457 (COLBY JIM [US], et al) [A] 1-60* See column 5, line 34 - column 9, line 31; claim 1; and figures 9a-9c, 14-15 *; | [Y]US2015041341 (MARSHALL BARRY [US], et al) [Y] 1-7, 19, 34, 37-60 * See paragraphs [0019]-[0034]; claim 10; and figures 1-11. * | by applicant | US2015241931 |