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EP3220622 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.12.2021 Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 25.12.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.08.2020
Former	Request for examination was made 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 Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2017/38]
Inventor(s)	01 / SHINDOH, Hidenori c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
	02 / KUBO, Shuko c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
	[2017/38]
Representative(s)	SSM Sandmair Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München / DE
	[2021/04]
Former [2017/38]	Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date	17161133.8	15.03.2017
	[2017/38]
Priority number, date	JP20160054566	17.03.2016 Original published format: JP 2016054566
	[2017/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3220622
	Date:	20.09.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3220622
	Date:	27.01.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/04]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.08.2017
Classification	IPC:	H04N1/44, H04N1/32	[2017/38]
	CPC:	H04N1/32144 (EP,US); H04N1/00832 (EP,US); H04N1/32352 (EP,US); H04N1/44 (EP,US); H04N1/4413 (EP,US); H04N1/444 (EP,US); (+) H04N2201/0039 (US); H04N2201/0094 (US); H04N2201/3207 (US); H04N2201/323 (EP,US); H04N2201/3233 (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 [2017/38]
Title	German:	BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT	[2017/38]
	English:	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT	[2017/38]
	French:	APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES ET PRODUIT-PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE	[2017/38]
Examination procedure	15.03.2017	Examination requested [2017/38]
	15.03.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	12.02.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.08.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.12.2020	Fee for grant paid
	17.12.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	17.12.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	28.10.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/01]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	15.03.2017
	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CY	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	IT	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	MK	27.01.2021
	MT	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SI	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	TR	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	15.03.2017
	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CY	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	IT	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	MK	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SI	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	TR	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	15.03.2017
	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CY	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	IT	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	MK	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SI	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	15.03.2017
	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CY	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	IT	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SI	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	15.03.2017
	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	IT	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SI	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	IT	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SI	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	IT	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SI	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2022/11]	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SI	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	ES	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	LU	15.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	27.01.2021
	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	IE	15.03.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RO	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SK	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/49]	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	DK	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	27.01.2021
	CZ	27.01.2021
	EE	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	SM	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/45]	AT	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	MC	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/42]	AT	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	IS	27.05.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/39]	AT	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	PL	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/38]	AT	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	SE	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	27.01.2021
	FI	27.01.2021
	HR	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	LV	27.01.2021
	RS	27.01.2021
	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	GR	28.04.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	27.01.2021
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	BG	27.04.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
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	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	27.01.2021
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	NO	27.04.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	27.01.2021
	LT	27.01.2021
	NO	27.04.2021
	PT	27.05.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[I]JP2006074570 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [I] 1-7 * abstract *;
		[A]US2009214137 (TAKAHASHI YASUHIRO [JP]) [A] 1-7* abstract *;
		[A]US2009296136 (TANAKA HIROYUKI [JP]) [A] 1-7 * abstract *
	by applicant	JP4406589B

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