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EP1109184 - Decorative light-transmittance sheet type key top and its manufacturing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.07.2006
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.07.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.08.2006  [2006/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
POLYMATECH CO., LTD.
8-16, Nihonbashi-Honcho, 4-Chome Chuo-Ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/37]For all designated states
POLYMATECH CO., LTD.
8-16, Nihonbashi-Honcho, 4-Chome Chuo-Ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2001/25]For all designated states
POLYMATECH CO., LTD.
8-16, Nihonbashi-Honcho, 4-Chome
Chuo-Ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kimura, Toru
R&D Center of Polymatech Co.,Ltd. 10-5
Tabata 5-chome Kita-ku Tokyo / JP
 [2001/25]
Representative(s)Whalley, Kevin
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/25]Whalley, Kevin
MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS / GB
Application number, filing date00310341.321.11.2000
[2001/25]
Priority number, dateJP1999035291813.12.1999         Original published format: JP 35291899
[2001/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1109184
Date:20.06.2001
Language:EN
[2001/25]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1109184
Date:06.03.2002
[2002/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1109184
Date:14.09.2005
Language:EN
[2005/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.01.2002
ClassificationIPC:H01H13/70, H01H13/14
[2002/09]
CPC:
H01H9/18 (EP,US); H01H13/70 (EP,US); H01H2209/002 (EP,US);
H01H2209/0021 (EP,US); H01H2209/016 (EP,US); H01H2219/0023 (EP,US);
H01H2219/034 (EP,US); H01H2229/044 (EP,US); Y10T428/24628 (EP,US);
Y10T428/24802 (EP,US); Y10T428/265 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2001/25]H01H13/70
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   GB,   SE [2005/16]
Former [2001/25]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Dekorative lichtdurchlässige folienartige Drucktaste und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung[2001/25]
English:Decorative light-transmittance sheet type key top and its manufacturing method[2001/25]
French:Bouton poussoir décoratif en forme de feuille à transmission lumineuse et son procédé de fabrication[2001/25]
Examination procedure12.02.2002Examination requested  [2002/17]
08.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.04.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.07.2005Fee for grant paid
19.07.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.06.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
12.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
12.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH11176273  ;
 [A]JPS6116900  ;
 [A]JPH10289633  ;
 [A]EP0523888  (PILOT INK CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [Y]DE19841343  (MERCK PATENT GMBH [DE]) [Y] 1-4 * abstract *;
 [PA]EP0982605  (MERCK PATENT GMBH [DE]) [PA] 1-4* the whole document *;
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19991029), vol. 1999, no. 12, & JP11176273 A 19990702 (PORIMATEC KK) [Y] 1-4 * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1986, no. 10, Database accession no. 1986-065412, XP002186686 & JPS6116900 A 19860124 (OIKE KOGYO KK) [A] 1 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990129), vol. 1999, no. 01, & JP10289633 A 19981027 (POLYMERTECH KK) [A] 1 * abstract *
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