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EP3291177 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.2021
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.09.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  02.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
Tenjinkita-machi 1-1
Teranouchi-agaru 4-chome
Horikawa-dori
Kamigyo-ku
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 602-8585 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2018/10]For all designated states
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
Tenjinkita-machi 1-1
Teranouchi-agaru 4-chome
Horikawa-dori
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
Kyoto 602-8585 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ishikawa, Naoki
c/o SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
Tenjinkita-machi 1-1
Teranouchi-agaru 4-chome
Horikawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku
KYOTO-SHI, Kyoto 602-8585 / JP
 [2018/10]
Representative(s)Kilian Kilian & Partner mbB
Zielstattstraße 23a
81379 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/10]Kilian Kilian & Partner
Aidenbachstraße 54
81379 München / DE
Application number, filing date17187262.522.08.2017
[2018/10]
Priority number, dateJP2016017050701.09.2016         Original published format: JP 2016170507
[2018/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3291177
Date:07.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3291177
Date:29.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/55, G06T5/50
[2018/10]
CPC:
G06T5/50 (EP,US); A61B5/0066 (US); G01B9/02044 (US);
G01B9/02084 (US); G01B9/02091 (US); G01N21/25 (US);
G06T7/55 (EP,US); G06T2207/10101 (EP,US); G06T2207/10148 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20216 (EP,US); G06T2207/20221 (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 [2018/42]
Former [2018/10]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 
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/10]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD[2018/10]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES[2018/10]
Examination procedure22.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.09.2018Examination requested  [2018/42]
31.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.06.2020Fee for grant paid
15.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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