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EP3638384 - INPUT APPARATUS FOR A GAMES CONSOLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.11.2021
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.12.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  02.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Change - inventorpublished on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ironburg Inventions Limited
10 Market Place
Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9LP / GB
[2020/17]
Inventor(s)01 / IRONMONGER, Duncan
3970 Johhs Creek Court
Suite 325
Suwanee, Georgia 30024 / US
02 / JEFFREY, Carl
68 Fairview Road
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 2EH / GB
03 / PARKER, Michael
56 Charlton Park Drive
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7RX / GB
[2024/29]
Former [2020/17]01 / IRONMONGER, Duncan
3970 Johhs Creek Court
Suite 325
Suwanee, Georgia 30024 / US
02 / JEFFREY, Carl
68 Fairview Road
Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 2EH / GB
03 / PARKER, Michael
56 Charlton Park Drive
Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 7RX / GB
Representative(s)Rule, John Eric, et al
Coulson & Rule
13 Whitehall Road
Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3AE / GB
[2020/17]
Application number, filing date18732453.811.06.2018
[2020/17]
WO2018GB51585
Priority number, dateUS201762518239P12.06.2017         Original published format: US 201762518239 P
[2020/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2018229466
Date:20.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/51]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3638384
Date:22.04.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.12.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:A63F13/24
[2020/17]
CPC:
A63F13/24 (EP,US); A63F13/285 (EP,US); A63F13/428 (US);
A63F13/98 (EP,US); A63F2300/1043 (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 [2020/17]
TitleGerman:EINGABEVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE SPIELKONSOLE[2020/17]
English:INPUT APPARATUS FOR A GAMES CONSOLE[2020/17]
French:APPAREIL D'ENTRÉE POUR CONSOLE DE JEU[2020/17]
Entry into regional phase10.01.2020National basic fee paid 
10.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
10.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/17]
10.01.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
25.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
29.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.202003   M06   Fee paid on   09.10.2020
30.06.202205   M06   Fee paid on   29.07.2022
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP1078660  (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC [JP]);
 [Y]EP1140303  (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC [JP]);
 [A]GB2437307  (CHAMBERS ANDREW ROBERT JAKE [GB]);
 [A]US2012196680  (PROVITT JOSHUA [US]);
 [Y]EP2698185  (NINTENDO CO LTD [JP]);
 [A]GB2513842  (CHENG UEI PREC IND CO LTD [TW]);
 [A]US2015360126  (BURGESS SIMON [GB], et al);
 [A]JP2016106297  (SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC);
 [A]WO2017060501  (IRONBURG INVENT LTD [GB]);
 [A]US2017157509  (BURGESS SIMON [GB], et al);
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