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EP3207967 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.04.2023
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.03.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip28.04.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 31.05.2023  [2023/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NINTENDO CO., LTD.
11 Hokotate-cho
Kamitoba, Minami-ku
Kyoto
601-8501 / JP
[2018/13]
Former [2017/34]For all designated states
NINTENDO CO., LTD.
11-1, Hokotate-cho
Kamitoba
Minami-ku
Kyoto / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SHIRAIWA, Yusuke
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1, Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
02 / IBA, Keisuke
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1, Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
03 / HAYATA, Mifune
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1, Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
04 / NISHIHARA, Hideaki
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1, Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
05 / TAKABAYASHI, Chiharu
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1, Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
 [2017/34]
Representative(s)Karl, Christof
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[2017/34]
Application number, filing date17154178.201.02.2017
[2017/34]
Priority number, dateJP2016003071722.02.2016         Original published format: JP 2016030717
JP2016003071822.02.2016         Original published format: JP 2016030718
[2017/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3207967
Date:23.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.07.2017
ClassificationIPC:A63F13/327, A63F13/235, A63F13/34
[2017/34]
CPC:
A63F13/34 (EP,US); A63F13/52 (US); A63F13/2145 (US);
A63F13/235 (EP,US); A63F13/24 (US); A63F13/26 (US);
A63F13/285 (US); A63F13/327 (EP,US); A63F13/803 (US);
A63F13/843 (US); A63F13/92 (US); A63F2300/1075 (US);
A63F2300/204 (US); A63F2300/301 (US); A63F2300/308 (US);
A63F2300/403 (US); A63F2300/405 (US); G06F2203/04803 (EP,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 [2018/14]
Former [2017/34]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:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM[2017/34]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM[2017/34]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2017/34]
Examination procedure01.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/14]
22.02.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2020Date of oral proceedings
27.01.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
03.02.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/22]
29.03.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/22]
Appeal following examination13.04.2021Appeal received No.  T0517/21
13.04.2021Payment of appeal fee
14.06.2021Statement of grounds filed
29.03.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
24.04.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
29.03.2023Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
13.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
12.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
31.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
30.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[IY]US2004219980  (BASSETT SCOTT [US], et al) [I] 1,15,25,30 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0084] - paragraph [0088] * [Y] 2-14,16-24,26-29,31;
 [IY]US2014126754  (MIZUTA MASATO [JP]) [I] 1,15,25,30 * abstract * * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0058] * * paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0065] * [Y] 2-14,16-24,26-29,31;
 [Y]  - GRANT WALLACE AND KAI LI DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, "Virtually Shared Displays and User Input Devices", USENIX,, (20070615), pages 1 - 6, XP061011365 [Y] 2-14,16-24,26-29,31 * the whole document *
by applicantJP2011124909
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