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EP3617863 - DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR NAVIGATING BETWEEN USER INTERFACES AND INTERACTING WITH CONTROL OBJECTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.03.2022 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.03.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 20.12.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 10.07.2020
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 31.01.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	27.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014-2094 / US
	[2020/10]
Inventor(s)	01 / KARUNAMUNI, Chanaka G. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	02 / ALONSO RUIZ, Marcos Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	03 / KEDIA, Shubham Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	04 / SUH, Bongsoo Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	05 / NAVIDPOUR, Seyed M. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	06 / FEDERIGHI, Craig M. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	07 / MAGNO, Terence L. c/o Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	[2021/15]
Former [2021/14]	01 / KARUNAMUNI, Chanaka G. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	02 / ALONSO RUIZ, Marcos Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	03 / KEDIA, Shubham Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	04 / SUH, Bongsoo Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	05 / NAVIDPOUR, Seyed M. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	06 / FEDERIGHI, Craig M. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	07 / MAGNO, Terence L. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
Former [2020/10]	01 / KARUNAMUNI, Chanaka G. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	02 / ALONSO RUIZ, Marcos Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	03 / KEDIA, Shubham Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	04 / SUH, Bongsoo Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	05 / NAVIDPOUR, Seyed M. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	06 / FEDERIGHI, Craig M. Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
Representative(s)	COPA Copenhagen Patents Rosenørns Allé 1, 2nd floor 1970 Frederiksberg C / DK
	[2020/10]
Application number, filing date	19173877.2	26.01.2018
	[2020/10]
Priority number, date	US201762507212P	16.05.2017 Original published format: US 201762507212 P
	DK2017PA70377	24.05.2017 Original published format: DK PA201770377
	US201762514900P	04.06.2017 Original published format: US 201762514900 P
	US201762556410P	09.09.2017 Original published format: US 201762556410 P
	US201762557101P	11.09.2017 Original published format: US 201762557101 P
	DK2017PA70709	22.09.2017 Original published format: DK PA201770709
	DK2017PA70710	22.09.2017 Original published format: DK PA201770710
	US201815879111	24.01.2018 Original published format: US201815879111
	[2020/10]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3617863
	Date:	04.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/10]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3617863
	Date:	28.04.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/17]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.02.2020
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/0488, G06F3/0483, G06F1/16, G06F3/0481	[2020/10]
	CPC:	G06F1/1626 (EP); G06F3/04817 (EP); G06F3/0483 (EP); G06F3/04883 (EP)
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 [2020/33]
Former [2020/10]	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
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNGEN, VERFAHREN UND GRAFISCHE BENUTZERSCHNITTSTELLEN ZUM NAVIGIEREN ZWISCHEN BENUTZERSCHNITTSTELLEN UND ZUR INTERAKTION MIT STEUERUNGSOBJEKTEN	[2020/10]
	English:	DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR NAVIGATING BETWEEN USER INTERFACES AND INTERACTING WITH CONTROL OBJECTS	[2020/10]
	French:	DISPOSITIFS, PROCÉDÉS ET INTERFACES UTILISATEUR GRAPHIQUES POUR NAVIGUER ENTRE DES INTERFACES UTILISATEUR ET INTERAGIR AVEC DES OBJETS DE COMMANDE	[2020/10]
Examination procedure	08.07.2020	Examination requested [2020/33]
	08.07.2020	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	21.12.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.03.2021	Fee for grant paid
	22.03.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.03.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP18702895.6 / EP3380918
Opposition(s)	31.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.01.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	26.01.2018
	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CY	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	MC	28.04.2021
	MK	28.04.2021
	MT	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
	GB	26.01.2022
	IE	26.01.2022
	LU	26.01.2022
	[2024/44]
Former [2024/25]	HU	26.01.2018
	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CY	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	MC	28.04.2021
	MK	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
	GB	26.01.2022
	IE	26.01.2022
	LU	26.01.2022
Former [2024/23]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CY	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	MC	28.04.2021
	MK	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
	GB	26.01.2022
	IE	26.01.2022
	LU	26.01.2022
Former [2024/20]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CY	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	MC	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
	GB	26.01.2022
	IE	26.01.2022
	LU	26.01.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	MC	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
	GB	26.01.2022
	IE	26.01.2022
	LU	26.01.2022
Former [2022/47]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	MC	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
	GB	26.01.2022
	LU	26.01.2022
Former [2022/46]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	MC	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
	LU	26.01.2022
Former [2022/39]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	MC	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	IT	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SI	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2022/26]	AL	28.04.2021
	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2022/23]	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	EE	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/09]	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RO	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SK	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2022/08]	AT	28.04.2021
	CZ	28.04.2021
	DK	28.04.2021
	ES	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2022/07]	AT	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	SM	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	PL	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	RS	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	IS	28.08.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
	PT	30.08.2021
Former [2021/49]	AT	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	HR	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	LV	28.04.2021
	SE	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
	NO	28.07.2021
	GR	29.07.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	28.04.2021
	FI	28.04.2021
	LT	28.04.2021
	BG	28.07.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[A]WO2016200586 (APPLE INC [US]) [A] 1-19* paragraph [0271] - paragraph [0287]; figures 22A-22BA *

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