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EP About this file: EP1505448

EP1505448 - Toner [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.01.2016
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.05.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GB
published on 08.06.2016  [2016/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2015/10]
Former [2005/06]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
3-30-2 Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Onuma, Tsutomu
c/o Canon K. K.
3-30-2, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Okubo, Nobuyuki
c/o Canon K. K.
3-30-2, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
03 / Iida, Hideto
c/o Canon K. K.
3-30-2, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
04 / Kasuya, Takashige
c/o Canon K. K.
3-30-2, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
05 / Nishikawa, Koji
c/o Canon K. K.
3-30-2, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
06 / Moribe, Shuhei
c/o Canon K. K.
3-30-2, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2015/10]
Former [2005/06]01 / Onuma, Tsutomu
c/o Canon K. K. 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Okubo, Nobuyuki
c/o Canon K. K. 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
03 / Iida, Hideto
c/o Canon K. K. 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
04 / Kasuya, Takashige
c/o Canon K. K. 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
05 / Nishikawa, Koji
c/o Canon K. K. 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
06 / Moribe, Shuhei
c/o Canon K. K. 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2015/10]
Former [2005/34]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Former [2005/06]Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing.
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR, TBK-Patent, Bavariaring 4
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date04018038.229.07.2004
[2005/06]
Priority number, dateJP2003020531301.08.2003         Original published format: JP 2003205313
JP2003020531401.08.2003         Original published format: JP 2003205314
JP2003020527101.08.2003         Original published format: JP 2003205271
JP2003020527201.08.2003         Original published format: JP 2003205272
JP2004015177221.05.2004         Original published format: JP 2004151772
[2005/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1505448
Date:09.02.2005
Language:EN
[2005/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1505448
Date:04.03.2015
Language:EN
[2015/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2004
ClassificationIPC:G03G9/08, G03G9/097
[2005/06]
CPC:
G03G9/0817 (EP,US); G03G9/081 (KR); G03G9/0819 (EP,KR,US);
G03G9/0821 (EP,KR,US); G03G9/0827 (EP,KR,US); G03G9/08708 (KR);
G03G9/08793 (KR); G03G9/08795 (KR); G03G9/08797 (KR);
G03G9/09708 (EP,US); G03G9/09716 (EP,US); G03G9/09725 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI [2005/43]
Former [2005/06]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Toner[2005/06]
English:Toner[2005/06]
French:Toner[2014/42]
Former [2005/06]Révélateur
Examination procedure08.08.2005Examination requested  [2005/40]
31.01.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.01.2015Fee for grant paid
20.01.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.01.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  31.01.2006
Opposition(s)07.12.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2016/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
31.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
02.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
01.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
31.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
31.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
31.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT04.03.2015
GB29.07.2015
CH31.07.2015
LI31.07.2015
[2016/23]
Former [2016/22]IT04.03.2015
CH31.07.2015
LI31.07.2015
Former [2016/03]IT04.03.2015
Documents cited:Search[A]JP2002040711  ;
 [A]JPS54119245  ;
 [A]JP8272136  ;
 [A]JP2002268252  ;
 [A]DE3809662  (KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND [JP]) [A] * page 9, line 39 - line 63; claims 1,3,6 *;
 [A]EP0488789  (MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD [JP]) [A] * claims 1-3 *;
 [A]US6022661  (KUROSE KATSUNORI [JP], et al) [A] 1-11 * column 8, line 33 - column 9, line 30; claims 1,2,14 *;
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020604), vol. 2002, no. 06, & JP2002040711 A 20020206 (KONICA CORP) [A] 1-11 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19791121), vol. 0031, no. 41, Database accession no. (E - 153), & JP54119245 A 19790917 (MINOLTA CAMERA CO LTD) [A] 1-11 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970228), vol. 1997, no. 02, & JP8272136 A 19961018 (CANON INC) [A] * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2002, no. 82, Database accession no. 2002-754865, XP002308038 & JP2002268252 A 20020918 (CANON KK) [A] * abstract *
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