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EP About this file: EP1342579

EP1342579 - Image forming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  23.03.2012
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip23.03.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 25.04.2012  [2012/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD.
579-1 Umehara Wakayama-shi
Wakayama-ken 640-8550 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/37]For all designated states
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
579-1 Umehara
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8550 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Tsuji, Masaaki
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., 579-1 Umehara
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 640-8550 / JP
02 / Adachi, Yoshiyuki
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., 579-1 Umehara
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 640-8550 / JP
 [2003/37]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/37]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date03004906.806.03.2003
[2003/37]
Priority number, dateJP2002006315108.03.2002         Original published format: JP 2002063151
JP2002006329408.03.2002         Original published format: JP 2002063294
[2003/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1342579
Date:10.09.2003
Language:EN
[2003/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.06.2003
ClassificationIPC:B41J11/00, B41J11/06, B41J15/22, B41J15/04
[2003/37]
CPC:
B41J11/0085 (EP,US); B41J11/0025 (EP,US); B41J11/0055 (EP,US);
B41J11/0065 (EP,US); B41J11/06 (EP,US); B41J15/046 (EP,US);
B41J15/22 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/23]
Former [2003/37]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Bilderzeugungsgerät[2003/37]
English:Image forming apparatus[2003/37]
French:Dispositif de formation d'image[2003/37]
Examination procedure29.01.2004Examination requested  [2004/14]
11.03.2004Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
08.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.07.2004Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
12.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.09.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2011Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/17]
08.11.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2012/17]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  08.04.2004
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
20.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
30.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
21.04.2004AT   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004BE   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004BG   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004CH   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004CY   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004CZ   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004DK   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004EE   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004ES   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004FI   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004GR   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004HU   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004IE   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004IT   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004LU   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004MC   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004NL   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004PT   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004RO   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004SE   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004SI   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004SK   M01   Not yet paid
21.04.2004TR   M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.201109   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPS631565  ;
 [A]US3334722  (ROBERT BERNARD MICHEL ANDRE) [A] 1,5* column 3 - column 4; figures 1,2 *;
 [X]US6039481  (HAM SANG-MAN [KR]) [X] 1 * column 3, line 43 - line 54; figures 1,4A *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880607), vol. 012, no. 195, Database accession no. (M - 705), & JP63001565 A 19880106 (NEC CORP) [X] 1 * abstract *
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