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EP1244100 - Information recording medium which indicates information according to the wobbling of a track and information recording and reproducing apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.06.2009
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.06.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.07.2009  [2009/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/31]For all designated states
Hitachi Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2002/39]For all designated states
Hitachi Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Maeda, Takeshi
4-5-4, Honcho
Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo / JP
02 / Miyamoto, Harukazu
5-17-7-1, Jyosuihoncho
Kodaira-shi, Tokyo / JP
 [2002/39]
Representative(s)Calderbank, Thomas Roger
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/39]Calderbank, Thomas Roger
MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date02008083.422.10.1997
[2002/39]
Priority number, dateJP1996027942422.10.1996         Original published format: JP 27942496
JP1997010293821.04.1997         Original published format: JP 10293897
[2002/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1244100
Date:25.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1244100
Date:02.10.2002
[2002/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1244100
Date:30.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.08.2002
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/007, G11B27/30, G11B27/19
[2002/40]
CPC:
G11B7/00718 (EP,US); G11B27/19 (EP,US); G11B27/24 (EP,US);
G11B27/3027 (EP,US); G11B7/0053 (EP,US); G11B7/007 (EP,US);
G11B7/00745 (EP,US); G11B7/24082 (EP,US); G11B7/261 (EP,US);
G11B2220/20 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/39]G11B7/007, G11B27/19, G11B27/30
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2002/39]
TitleGerman:Informationsaufzeichnungsmedium welches Informationen entsprechend der Spuroszillation anzeigt, und Informationsaufzeichnungs- und Wiedergabegerät[2002/39]
English:Information recording medium which indicates information according to the wobbling of a track and information recording and reproducing apparatus[2002/39]
French:Support d'enregistrement d'informations indiquant des informations selon l'oscillation de la piste, et appareil d'enregistrement et de reproduction d'informations[2002/39]
Examination procedure12.02.2003Examination requested  [2003/16]
19.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.05.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
27.09.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.06.2008Fee for grant paid
17.06.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP97308389.2  / EP0838808
Divisional application(s)EP08011744.3  / EP2001015
Opposition(s)06.05.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
29.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
29.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
22.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
22.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
22.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
24.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
24.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 10
23.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0441967  (SONY CORP [JP]) [Y] 1,2 * column 4, line 23 - line 42 * * column 6, line 15 - line 28 ** column 9, line 43 - column 11, line 29 *;
 [Y]US5539724  (OHTOMO KATSUHIKO [JP]) [Y] 1,2 * column 2, line 15 - line 21 * * column 2, line 35 - line 47 * * column 3, line 1 - line 7 * * column 4, line 61 - line 65 *
ExaminationEP0301865
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