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EP3220243 - INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF INPUT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.04.2021 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 22.05.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.02.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 05.10.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 22.03.2018
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 18.08.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. 1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi Ota-ku Tokyo 145-8501 / JP
	[2019/13]
Former [2017/38]	For all designated states Alps Electric Co., Ltd. 1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi Ota-ku Tokyo, 145-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Nakajima, Satoshi c/o ALPS ELCTRIC CO., LTD. 1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-8501 / JP
	02 / Hayasaka, Satoshi c/o ALPS ELCTRIC CO., LTD. 1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-8501 / JP
	03 / Kitagawa, Kohei c/o ALPS ELCTRIC CO., LTD. 1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-8501 / JP
	[2017/38]
Representative(s)	Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Pelkovenstraße 143 80992 München / DE
	[2020/26]
Former [2017/38]	Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Destouchesstraße 68 80796 München / DE
Application number, filing date	17155328.2	09.02.2017
	[2017/38]
Priority number, date	JP20160050807	15.03.2016 Original published format: JP 2016050807
	[2017/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3220243
	Date:	20.09.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3220243
	Date:	24.06.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/26]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.07.2017
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/041, G06F3/044	[2017/38]
	CPC:	G06F3/0418 (EP,US); G06F3/0446 (EP,US)
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 [2018/16]
Former [2017/38]	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
Title	German:	EINGABEVORRICHTUNG, STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR DIE EINGABEVORRICHTUNG UND PROGRAMM	[2017/38]
	English:	INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF INPUT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM	[2017/38]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'ENTRÉE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UN DISPOSITIF D'ENTRÉE ET PROGRAMME	[2017/38]
Examination procedure	09.02.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	13.03.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.03.2018	Examination requested [2018/16]
	08.10.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.02.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.02.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.05.2020	Fee for grant paid
	08.05.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.05.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	25.03.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/22]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.02.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.02.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	09.02.2017
	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CY	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	MK	24.06.2020
	MT	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	09.02.2017
	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CY	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	MK	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	09.02.2017
	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CY	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	09.02.2017
	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/33]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/47]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	LU	09.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
Former [2021/41]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/21]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	24.06.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[ID]JP2010257046 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [ID] 1-13 * abstract * * figure 1 * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0046] *;
		[A]JP2013114472 (MINEBEA CO LTD) [A] 1-13 * abstract * * figures 1-9 ** paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0077] *
	by applicant	JP2010257046

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