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EP About this file: EP3617661

EP3617661 - ABSOLUTE POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.01.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.02.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.09.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  31.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, SI		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2020/10]
Inventor(s)01 / NOGUCHI, Kazuhiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA;
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
 [2020/10]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2020/10]
Application number, filing date19193598.026.08.2019
[2020/10]
Priority number, dateJP2018015789327.08.2018         Original published format: JP 2018157893
[2020/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3617661
Date:04.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3617661
Date:12.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.12.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01D5/347
[2020/10]
CPC:
G01D5/34792 (EP,CN,US); G01D5/3473 (CN,US); G01D5/347 (CN);
G01D5/34776 (EP); G01D2205/26 (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 [2020/42]
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 
TitleGerman:ABSOLUTPOSITIONDETEKTIONSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM[2020/10]
English:ABSOLUTE POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM[2020/10]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION DE POSITION ABSOLUE ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE[2020/10]
Examination procedure06.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.09.2020Examination requested  [2020/42]
04.09.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.06.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
22.12.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.01.2023
10.01.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
20.01.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.05.2023Fee for grant paid
30.05.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.05.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
MC12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SI12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
IE26.08.2023
LU26.08.2023
BE31.08.2023
CH31.08.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/33]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
MC12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
IE26.08.2023
LU26.08.2023
CH31.08.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/26]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
MC12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
LU26.08.2023
CH31.08.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/23]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
MC12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
LU26.08.2023
CH31.08.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/22]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
LU26.08.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/21]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
LU26.08.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/20]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/10]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/09]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
SE12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
Former [2024/05]NL12.07.2023
Documents cited:Search[XDI]JPH0526658  (SONY MAGNESCALE INC) [XD] 1,2,4-7 * the whole document * [I] 3;
 [AD]JP2013234861  (CANON KK) [AD] 1-7 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2015130931  (SHIGETA JUNJI [JP]) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2016258787  (HONDA HIROFUMI [JP], et al) [A] 1-7* the whole document *
by applicantJPH0526658
 JP2013234861
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