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EP3668076 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND HOME SCREEN DISPLAY PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.09.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.12.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  15.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip05.01.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.02.2024  [2024/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
1-2-28, Tamatsukuri
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-8585 / JP
[2020/25]
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIMOTO, Hiroshi
c/o KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
1-2-28, Tamatsukuri, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-8585 / JP
 [2020/25]
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Grillparzerstraße 14
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/25]Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Am Brauhaus 8
01099 Dresden / DE
Application number, filing date19215196.711.12.2019
[2020/25]
Priority number, dateJP2018023301212.12.2018         Original published format: JP 2018233012
[2020/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3668076
Date:17.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/00, G06F3/12
[2020/25]
CPC:
G06F3/1205 (EP); H04N1/00408 (CN); H04N1/00411 (EP,US);
G06F3/1239 (EP); G06F3/1258 (EP); G06F3/1285 (EP);
H04N1/00413 (US); H04N1/00474 (EP); H04N1/00501 (EP);
H04N1/00938 (CN); H04N1/4406 (CN); H04N2201/0094 (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 [2021/04]
Former [2020/25]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 statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND STARTBILDSCHIRMANZEIGEPROGRAMM[2020/25]
English:IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND HOME SCREEN DISPLAY PROGRAM[2020/25]
French:APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES ET PROGRAMME D'AFFICHAGE D'ÉCRAN D'ACCUEIL[2020/25]
Examination procedure17.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/04]
17.12.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 21.09.2023
21.09.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
22.09.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/06]
02.10.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
20.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
19.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2008218795  (KAMASUKA ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [I] 1-8 * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0051]; figure 5 *;
 [A]US2010290071  (OKADA MIKIYA [JP], et al) [A] 4,5,7 * paragraphs [0005] , [0006] *;
 [I]US2012235960  (MAEKAWA TAKAO [JP]) [I] 1-8 * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0034]; figures 4-7 *;
 [A]EP3182270  (TOSHIBA KK [JP], et al) [A] 4,7* abstract *
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