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EP1070593
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| EP1070593 - Thermal printer and method of controlling it [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 01.08.2008 Database last updated on 06.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 10.07.2009 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY | published on 12.08.2009 [2009/33] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Seiko Epson Corporation 4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-0811 / JP | [N/P] |
| Former [2007/39] | For all designated states Seiko Epson Corporation 4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-Chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-0811 / JP | ||
| Former [2001/04] | For all designated states Seiko Epson Corporation 4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-Chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0811 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Nakajima, Satoshi c/o Seiko Epson Corporation, 3-5, Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP | 02 /
Imai, Satoru c/o Seiko Epson Corporation, 3-5, Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP | [2001/04] | Representative(s) | MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2001/04] | Hoffmann, Eckart, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt, Bahnhofstrasse 103 82166 Gräfelfing / DE | Application number, filing date | 00115759.3 | 21.07.2000 | [2001/04] | Priority number, date | JP19990206540 | 21.07.1999 Original published format: JP 20654099 | [2001/04] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1070593 | Date: | 24.01.2001 | Language: | EN | [2001/04] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1070593 | Date: | 28.03.2001 | [2001/13] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1070593 | Date: | 26.09.2007 | Language: | EN | [2007/39] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 08.02.2001 | Classification | IPC: | B41J2/36 | [2001/04] | CPC: |
B41J2/3555 (EP,US);
B41J2/355 (KR);
B41J2/36 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/04] | Title | German: | Thermodrucker und Steuerungsverfahren dafür | [2001/04] | English: | Thermal printer and method of controlling it | [2001/04] | French: | Imprimante thermique et sa méthode de contrôle | [2001/04] | Examination procedure | 19.06.2001 | Examination requested [2001/34] | 17.01.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 17.05.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 24.05.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 14.08.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 18.05.2007 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 20.07.2007 | Fee for grant paid | 20.07.2007 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 27.06.2008 | No opposition filed within time limit [2008/36] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 31.07.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 24.07.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 29.07.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 28.07.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 27.07.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 26.07.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | AT | 26.09.2007 | BE | 26.09.2007 | CH | 26.09.2007 | CY | 26.09.2007 | DK | 26.09.2007 | FI | 26.09.2007 | LI | 26.09.2007 | NL | 26.09.2007 | SE | 26.12.2007 | GR | 27.12.2007 | ES | 06.01.2008 | PT | 26.02.2008 | [2009/33] |
| Former [2008/35] | AT | 26.09.2007 | |
| BE | 26.09.2007 | ||
| CH | 26.09.2007 | ||
| DK | 26.09.2007 | ||
| FI | 26.09.2007 | ||
| LI | 26.09.2007 | ||
| NL | 26.09.2007 | ||
| SE | 26.12.2007 | ||
| GR | 27.12.2007 | ||
| ES | 06.01.2008 | ||
| PT | 26.02.2008 | ||
| Former [2008/28] | AT | 26.09.2007 | |
| BE | 26.09.2007 | ||
| CH | 26.09.2007 | ||
| FI | 26.09.2007 | ||
| LI | 26.09.2007 | ||
| NL | 26.09.2007 | ||
| SE | 26.12.2007 | ||
| GR | 27.12.2007 | ||
| ES | 06.01.2008 | ||
| PT | 26.02.2008 | ||
| Former [2008/24] | AT | 26.09.2007 | |
| BE | 26.09.2007 | ||
| CH | 26.09.2007 | ||
| FI | 26.09.2007 | ||
| LI | 26.09.2007 | ||
| NL | 26.09.2007 | ||
| GR | 27.12.2007 | ||
| ES | 06.01.2008 | ||
| PT | 26.02.2008 | ||
| Former [2008/19] | AT | 26.09.2007 | |
| BE | 26.09.2007 | ||
| FI | 26.09.2007 | ||
| GR | 27.12.2007 | ||
| Former [2008/13] | AT | 26.09.2007 | |
| FI | 26.09.2007 | ||
| Former [2008/10] | FI | 26.09.2007 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]US4814790 (NITTA HIROSHI [JP]) [X] 1-4,7-11 * the whole document *; | [A]EP0391689 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * column 4, line 11 - column 11, line 42 * * figures 2-8 *; | [A]US5841461 (KATSUMA NOBUO [JP]) [A] 1* the whole document * | by applicant | JPH02836584B |