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EP3481050 - IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.01.2022 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 05.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.10.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 17.02.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 05.04.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 06.01.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sony Group Corporation 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	[2021/30]
Former [2019/19]	For all designated states Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / TSUBOI, Yoshimi c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 Konan Minato-Ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	02 / YAMAGUCHI, Tadashi c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 Konan Minato-Ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	03 / ASAI, Haruka c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 Konan Minato-Ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	[2019/19]
Representative(s)	D Young & Co LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/19]	D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date	17819648.1	01.05.2017
	[2019/19]
	WO2017JP17138
Priority number, date	JP20160128830	29.06.2016 Original published format: JP 2016128830
	[2019/19]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018003281
	Date:	04.01.2018
	Language:	JA
	[2018/01]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3481050
	Date:	08.05.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/19]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3481050
	Date:	10.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	04.01.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.04.2019
Classification	IPC:	H04N5/232, G03B17/14, G03B17/18, G03B17/20, // H04N5/235	[2019/20]
	CPC:	G03B17/14 (EP,US); H04N23/634 (EP,US); G03B17/20 (EP,US); H04N23/62 (EP,US); H04N23/631 (US); H04N23/663 (EP,US); (+) G03B2206/00 (EP,US); H04N23/667 (EP,US); H04N23/67 (EP,US); H04N23/68 (EP,US); H04N23/69 (EP,US); H04N23/71 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2019/19]	H04N5/232
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 [2019/19]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ABBILDUNGSVORRICHTUNG, STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM	[2019/19]
	English:	IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM	[2019/19]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE ET PROGRAMME	[2019/19]
Entry into regional phase	20.12.2018	Translation filed
	22.12.2018	National basic fee paid
	22.12.2018	Search fee paid
	22.12.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.12.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	22.12.2018	Examination requested [2019/19]
	25.10.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.02.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.06.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.10.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.02.2021	Fee for grant paid
	01.02.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	13.12.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	01.05.2017
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	MK	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	TR	10.03.2021
	IE	01.05.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	FR	10.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	GB	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
	[2024/29]
Former [2024/23]	HU	01.05.2017
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	MK	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	01.05.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	FR	10.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	GB	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	01.05.2017
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	01.05.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	FR	10.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	GB	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	01.05.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	FR	10.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	GB	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	01.05.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	FR	10.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	GB	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	01.05.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	FR	10.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	GB	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/22]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	01.05.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	GB	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/21]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	01.05.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/11]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	CH	31.05.2021
	LI	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	LU	01.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[XAI]EP1542455 (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1,2,5-9,11,14,15 * paragraphs [0096] - [0103]; figures 1, 3A, 3B,6A, 7A * [A] 10,12 [I] 3,4,13;
		[I]JP2011002848 (CANON KK) [I] 1,14,15 * paragraphs [0076] - [0080]; figures 7, 8 *;
		[A]WO2013042736 (NIKON CORP [JP]) [A] 1,14,15* the whole document *;
		[A]EP2891921 (NIKON CORP [JP]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0070] - [0078]; figure 5 *
	International search	[YA]JP2006180404 (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD) [Y] 13-15 * , paragraphs [0024], [0031] & US 2008/0151073 A1 paragraphs [0035], [0041] & KR 10-2007-0090213 A & CN 101088282 A *[A] 4;
		[YA]WO2013183333 (RICOH IMAGING CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 10-12 * , paragraphs [0006], [0013] & CN 104335116 A paragraphs [0006], [0013] * [A] 4;
		[XYA]JP2014036262 (NIKON CORP) [X] 1-3, 5-9, 16-18 * , paragraphs [0009], [0019], [0020], [0035] to [0040] (Family: none) * [Y] 10-15 [A] 4

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