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EP About this file: EP3503031

EP3503031 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, OPERATION OBJECT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.04.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse 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 Interactive Entertainment Inc.
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2019/26]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIDA, Takayuki
c/o SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / OHBA, Akio
c/o SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / INADA, Tetsugo
c/o SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/26]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/26]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date17843458.515.08.2017
[2019/26]
WO2017JP29404
Priority number, dateJP2016016228822.08.2016         Original published format: JP 2016162288
[2019/26]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018037975
Date:01.03.2018
Language:JA
[2018/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3503031
Date:26.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3503031
Date:22.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/70
[2019/26]
CPC:
G06T7/70 (EP,US); G06T7/73 (US); A63F13/23 (US);
G06T7/536 (US); A63F2300/1025 (US); G06T2207/30204 (EP)
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 [2019/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM, BETRIEBSOBJEKT UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2019/26]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, OPERATION OBJECT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD[2019/26]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, OBJET D'OPÉRATION, ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2019/26]
Entry into regional phase23.01.2019Translation filed 
23.01.2019National basic fee paid 
23.01.2019Search fee paid 
23.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
23.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/26]
17.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.04.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.07.2021Fee for grant paid
30.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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AT22.09.2021
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CZ22.09.2021
DK22.09.2021
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LT22.09.2021
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SM22.09.2021
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GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156855387X00129
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