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EP1149704 - Ink jet apparatus, ink apparatus driving method, and storage medium for storing ink jet apparatus control program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.07.2005
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.11.2009Change - representativepublished on 09.12.2009  [2009/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
15-1 Naeshiro-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-8561 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/44]For all designated states
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
15-1 Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-8561 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Takahashi, Yoshikazu
c/o Brother Industries Ltd., 15-1 Naeshiro-cho
Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken / JP
 [2001/44]
Representative(s)Senior, Alan Murray
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/50]Senior, Alan Murray
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2001/44]Senior, Alan Murray
J.A. KEMP & CO., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date01303733.824.04.2001
[2001/44]
Priority number, dateJP2000012558326.04.2000         Original published format: JP 2000125583
[2001/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1149704
Date:31.10.2001
Language:EN
[2001/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1149704
Date:22.09.2004
Language:EN
[2004/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.2001
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/045, B41J2/205
[2001/44]
CPC:
B41J2/04573 (EP); B41J2/04581 (EP); B41J2/04588 (EP);
B41J2/04591 (EP); B41J2/04593 (EP); B41J2/04595 (EP);
B41J2/04596 (EP); B41J2202/10 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   SE [2002/29]
Former [2001/44]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Tintenstrahlapparat, Ansteuerungsverfahren für Tintenapparat und Speichermedium zur speicherung des Ansteuerungsprogrammes für Tintenstrahlapparat[2001/44]
English:Ink jet apparatus, ink apparatus driving method, and storage medium for storing ink jet apparatus control program[2001/44]
French:Appareil à jet d'encre, procédé de commande pour appareil à encre et support de mémorisation pour logiciel de commande pour appareil à jet d'encre[2001/44]
Examination procedure29.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/27]
01.08.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.02.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.07.2004Fee for grant paid
13.07.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.06.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0895862  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [X] 1-9 * column 4, line 31 - line 51 * * figures *;
 [X]JPH11170514  ;
 [A]JPH11348275  ;
 [A]EP0636477  (TEKTRONIX INC [US]) [A] 1-9 * column 5, line 53 - line 57 *;
 [A]EP0738598  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [A] 10-17 * column 8, line 54 - column 10, line 40 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990930), vol. 1999, no. 11, & JP11170514 A 19990629 (BROTHER IND LTD) [X] 10 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20000330), vol. 2000, no. 03, & JP11348275 A 19991221 (BROTHER IND LTD) [A] 1-9 * abstract *
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