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EP1703499 - PREPIT INFORMATION DETECTOR, OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDER, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  04.12.2015
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.12.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 06.01.2016  [2016/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/38]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / HAGIWARA, Kei c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-2-3 Shinyokohama, Kohoku-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 222-8530 / JP
 [2007/11]
Former [2006/38]01 / HAGIWARA, Kei
1682-6-202, Kawawacho, Tsuzuki-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 224-0057 / JP
Representative(s)Mounteney, Simon James
Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/38]Mounteney, Simon James
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date04729545.626.04.2004
[2006/38]
WO2004JP06023
Priority number, dateJP2003040697805.12.2003         Original published format: JP 2003406978
[2006/38]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005055211
Date:16.06.2005
Language:EN
[2005/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1703499
Date:20.09.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.06.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP16.06.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.2010
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/005, G11B20/10
[2010/42]
CPC:
G11B20/10009 (EP); G11B20/10037 (EP); G11B20/10314 (EP);
G11B7/0053 (EP); G11B2020/1274 (EP); G11B2220/2566 (EP)
Former IPC [2006/38]G11B7/005
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2007/11]
Former [2006/38]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PREPIT-INFORMATIONSDETEKTOR, OPTISCHER INFORMATIONSRECORDER, PROGRAMM UND COMPUTERLESBARES INFORMATIONSAUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM[2006/38]
English:PREPIT INFORMATION DETECTOR, OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDER, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM[2006/38]
French:DETECTEUR D'INFORMATIONS PRE-DEPRESSION REGULIERE, ENREGISTREUR D'INFORMATIONS OPTIQUE, SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT D'INFORMATIONS DE PROGRAMMES ET EXPLOITABLES PAR ORDINATEUR[2006/38]
Entry into regional phase20.06.2006Translation filed 
19.06.2006National basic fee paid 
19.06.2006Search fee paid 
19.06.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.06.2006Examination requested  [2006/38]
28.12.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.08.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.12.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.09.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2016/01]
24.08.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2016/01]
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  28.12.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
21.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
22.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
Penalty fee
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30.04.201512   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US2002067676  (INOKUCHI CHIKASHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,21 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0062]; figure 1 * [A] 17;
 [XA]EP1229533  (PIONEER CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3,21 * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0051] * [A] 17;
 [A]US6487149  (YOKOI KENYA [JP], et al) [A] 1-3,17,21 * the whole document ** figure 2 *;
 [A]US2003081531  (MASHIMO AKIRA [JP], et al) [A] 1-3,17,21 * paragraphs [0029] , [0054] - [0065] - [0088] , [0091]; figure 11 *
International search[Y]JP2000113463  ;
 [Y]JP2000149259  ;
 [Y]JP2002093061
ExaminationJP2001134943
 US6891782
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