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EP3481051 - COMBINING OPTICAL AND DIGITAL ZOOM UNDER VARYING IMAGE CAPTURING CONDITIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.06.2021
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.11.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  05.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip25.06.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 28.07.2021  [2021/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Axis AB
Gränden 1
223 69 Lund / SE
[2021/09]
Former [2019/19]For all designated states
Axis AB
Emdalavägen 14
223 69 Lund / SE
Inventor(s)01 / Ardö, Björn Benjamin
c/o Axis Communications AB
Patent Department
Emdalavägen 14
223 69 Lund / SE
02 / Nyström, Johan David Philip
c/o Axis Communications AB
Patent Department
Emdalavägen 14
223 69 Lund / SE
 [2019/19]
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
[N/P]
Former [2019/19]AWA Sweden AB
P.O. Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date18150122.203.01.2018
[2019/19]
Priority number, dateUS20171580539107.11.2017         Original published format: US201715805391
[2019/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3481051
Date:08.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/232
[2019/19]
CPC:
H04N23/69 (EP,KR,US); H04N23/55 (KR); H04N23/62 (US);
H04N23/71 (KR); H04N23/73 (KR,US); H04N23/75 (KR,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 [2019/51]
Former [2019/19]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMBINIEREN VON OPTISCHEM UND DIGITALEM ZOOM UNTER WECHSELNDEN BILDERFASSUNGSBEDINGUNGEN[2019/19]
English:COMBINING OPTICAL AND DIGITAL ZOOM UNDER VARYING IMAGE CAPTURING CONDITIONS[2019/19]
French:COMBINAISON DE ZOOM OPTIQUE ET NUMÉRIQUE DANS DES CONDITIONS DE CAPTURE D'IMAGES VARIABLES[2019/19]
Examination procedure07.11.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2019Examination requested  [2019/51]
07.11.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.12.2020
01.12.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
16.02.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/30]
16.02.2021Date of oral proceedings
12.03.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
15.03.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH0398036  (MINOLTA CAMERA KK);
 [XI]US2006269265  (WRIGHT ANTTI [FI], et al);
 [X]EP2112822  (SONY CORP [JP], et al);
 [X]US2011216222  (NIYAGAWA KAZUYA [JP], et al)
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