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EP1150286 - Near-field optical head [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.06.2007 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.06.2007	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 18.07.2007 [2007/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Seiko Instruments Inc. 8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2006/32]	For all designated states SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
Former [2001/44]	For all designated states Seiko Instruments Inc. 8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Shinohara, Yoko c/o Seiko Instruments Inc., 8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	02 / Mitsuoka, Yasayuji c/o Seiko Instruments Inc., 8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	03 / Oumi, Manabu c/o Seiko Instruments Inc., 8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	04 / Kasama, Nobuyuki c/o Seiko Instruments Inc., 8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	05 / Maeda, Hidetaka c/o Seiko Instruments Inc., 8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	06 / Kato, Kenji c/o Seiko Instruments Inc., 8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	07 / Niwa, Takashi c/o Seiko Instruments Inc., 8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
	[2001/44]
Representative(s)	Sturt, Clifford Mark, et al Miller Sturt Kenyon 9 John Street London WC1N 2ES / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/44]	Sturt, Clifford Mark, et al Miller Sturt Kenyon 9 John Street London WC1N 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date	01303370.9	10.04.2001
	[2001/44]
Priority number, date	JP20000119753	20.04.2000 Original published format: JP 2000119753
	[2001/44]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1150286
	Date:	31.10.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/44]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1150286
	Date:	18.09.2002
	[2002/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1150286
	Date:	09.08.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/32]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.08.2002
Classification	IPC:	G11B7/12	[2001/44]
	CPC:	G11B7/22 (EP,US); B82Y10/00 (US); G11B7/0901 (EP,US); G11B7/0908 (EP,US); G11B7/0909 (EP,US); G11B7/0916 (EP,US); (+) G11B7/122 (EP,US); G11B7/1387 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2003/23]
Former [2001/44]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Optischer Nahfeldkopf	[2001/44]
	English:	Near-field optical head	[2001/44]
	French:	Tête optique à champ proche	[2001/44]
Examination procedure	04.03.2003	Examination requested [2003/18]
	19.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.01.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.06.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.10.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.06.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.10.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.03.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.06.2006	Fee for grant paid
	26.06.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	10.05.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/29]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.04.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.04.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	17.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[E]US6304527 (ITO KENCHI [JP], et al) [E] 1-18 * from patent family of JP11265520A below; column 1, line 8 - line 11 * * column 10, line 28 - column 11, line 16 * * column 5, line 49 - column 6, line 19; figures 2-8 * * column 7, line 25 - line 34 * * column 4, line 54 - line 56 *;
		[XAY]JPH11265520 ;
		[Y]EP0259148 (CANON KK [JP], et al) [Y] 5,6 * column 1, line 22 - line 42 *;
		[Y]US4682315 (UEJIMA ATSUSHI [JP]) [Y] 7,8 * column 1, line 38 - line 46 *;
		[Y]US5557597 (LEE CHUL-WOO [KR], et al) [Y] 9,10 * column 1, line 35 - line 55 *;
		[Y]US5365535 (YAMAGUCHI EIJI [JP], et al) [Y] 11,12 * column 21, line 24 - column 22, line 23 *;
		[Y]EP0426053 (NIPPON CONLUX CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 13,14 * column 4, line 57 - column 6, line 15 *;
		[Y]US5859819 (MIYABE KYOKO [JP], et al) [Y] 15,16 * column 3, line 48 - column 4, line 22 *
		[XAY] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19991222), vol. 1999, no. 14, & JP11265520 A 19990928 (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1-4,18 * abstract * [A] 17 [Y] 5-16

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