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EP3288251 - IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.08.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.08.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.09.2020  [2020/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo
108-0075 / JP
[2018/09]
Inventor(s)01 / Eshita, Shiro
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/09]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2018/09]
Application number, filing date17196929.825.04.2014
[2018/09]
Priority number, dateJP2013016972719.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013169727
JP2013017048720.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013170487
JP2013017389123.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013173891
JP2013019226917.09.2013         Original published format: JP 2013192269
JP2014001338428.01.2014         Original published format: JP 2014013384
[2018/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3288251
Date:28.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/225
[2018/09]
CPC:
H04B5/72 (EP,US); H04N23/00 (RU); H04N23/663 (US);
H04M1/72412 (EP,US); H04N23/55 (EP,RU,US); H04N23/63 (EP,RU,US);
H04N23/651 (EP,RU,US); H04N23/66 (EP,US); H04M2250/04 (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 [2018/09]
TitleGerman:ABBILDUNGSVORRICHTUNG, STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2018/09]
English:IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2018/09]
French:DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE ET PROGRAMME[2018/09]
Examination procedure17.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/09]
17.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.04.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.04.2020
23.04.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
30.04.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/38]
10.05.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/38]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP14166057.1  / EP2840774
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
17.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[IY]JP2011182449  (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD);
 [I]US2012077433  (WALKER DAVID RYAN [CA], et al);
 [Y]US2013107062  (OKAZAKI YOSHINORI [JP])
by applicantJPH08331434
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