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EP About this file: EP1800883

EP1800883 - PRINTING STRUCTURE OF MEDIUM SURFACE ON WHICH DOT PATTERN IS FORMED BY PRINTING AND ITS PRINTING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/26]PRINTING STRUCTURE OF MEDIUM SURFACE ON WHICH DOT PATTERN IS FORMED BY PRINTING, PRINTING METHOD, AND ITS READING METHOD
[2014/12]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  27.04.2018
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2018Revocation of patentpublished on 30.05.2018  [2018/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yoshida, Kenji
9-14-2302 Koishikawa 1-chome
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 112-0002 / JP
[2014/41]
Former [2007/26]For all designated states
YOSHIDA, Kenji
9-14-2302 Koishikawa 1-chome Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 112-0002 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2007/26]
Representative(s)Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
[2014/41]
Former [2008/39]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
Former [2007/26]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München / DE
Application number, filing date04792503.715.10.2004
[2007/26]
WO2004JP15286
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006040832
Date:20.04.2006
Language:EN
[2006/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1800883
Date:27.06.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1800883
Date:08.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.04.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.11.2010
ClassificationIPC:B41M3/00, B41F33/00, G06K1/12, H04N1/387
[2007/26]
CPC:
G06K19/06037 (EP,US); B41M5/46 (KR); B41M3/144 (EP,US);
B42D25/29 (EP,US); G06K7/10 (KR); G06V10/20 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2007/26]
TitleGerman:DRUCKSTRUKTUR EINER TRÄGERFLÄCHE, AUF DER DURCH DRUCKEN EIN PUNKTMUSTER GEBILDET WIRD UND DRUCKVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2014/12]
English:PRINTING STRUCTURE OF MEDIUM SURFACE ON WHICH DOT PATTERN IS FORMED BY PRINTING AND ITS PRINTING METHOD[2014/12]
French:STRUCTURE D'IMPRESSION DE SURFACE DE SUPPORT SUR LAQUELLE EST FORMEE UN MOTIF DE POINTS PAR IMPRESSION ET PROCEDE D'IMPRESSION IDOINE[2014/12]
Former [2007/26]DRUCKSTRUKTUR EINER TRÄGERFLÄCHE, AUF DER DURCH DRUCKEN EIN PUNKTMUSTER GEBILDET WIRD, DRUCKVERFAHREN UND LESEVERFAHREN DAFÜR
Former [2007/26]PRINTING STRUCTURE OF MEDIUM SURFACE ON WHICH DOT PATTERN IS FORMED BY PRINTING, PRINTING METHOD, AND ITS READING METHOD
Former [2007/26]STRUCTURE D'IMPRESSION DE SURFACE DE SUPPORT SUR LAQUELLE EST FORMEE UN MOTIF DE POINTS PAR IMPRESSION, PROCEDE D'IMPRESSION ET PROCEDE DE LECTURE IDOINE
Entry into regional phase23.04.2007Translation filed 
23.04.2007National basic fee paid 
23.04.2007Search fee paid 
23.04.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
23.04.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/26]
18.02.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.01.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.08.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2014Date of oral proceedings
03.03.2014Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
11.03.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.07.2014Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
21.07.2014Fee for grant paid
21.07.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.08.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.09.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP14153248.1  / EP2730426
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  26.01.2012
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  08.07.2015  15.07.2015  ADMISSIBLE
Sonix Technology Co., Ltd.
10F-1, No. 36, Taiyuan Street
Chupei City, Hsinchu
Taiwan 30265 / TW
Opponent's representative
Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB, et al, et al
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
 [2015/34]
12.08.2015Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
18.02.2016Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
22.11.2017Date of oral proceedings
22.11.2017Legal effect of revocation of patent [2018/22]
16.01.2018Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
16.01.2018Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
22.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
29.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
29.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
29.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
31.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
30.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
24.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.10.2004
AT08.10.2014
BG08.10.2014
CY08.10.2014
CZ08.10.2014
DK08.10.2014
EE08.10.2014
ES08.10.2014
FI08.10.2014
IT08.10.2014
MC08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
RO08.10.2014
SE08.10.2014
SI08.10.2014
SK08.10.2014
TR08.10.2014
IE15.10.2014
LU15.10.2014
BE31.10.2014
CH31.10.2014
LI31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]HU15.10.2004
AT08.10.2014
BG08.10.2014
CY08.10.2014
CZ08.10.2014
DK08.10.2014
EE08.10.2014
ES08.10.2014
FI08.10.2014
IT08.10.2014
MC08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
RO08.10.2014
SE08.10.2014
SI08.10.2014
SK08.10.2014
TR08.10.2014
IE15.10.2014
BE31.10.2014
CH31.10.2014
LI31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
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NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
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SK08.10.2014
IE15.10.2014
BE31.10.2014
CH31.10.2014
LI31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
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CZ08.10.2014
DK08.10.2014
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MC08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
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BE31.10.2014
CH31.10.2014
LI31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
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CZ08.10.2014
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LI31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
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RO08.10.2014
SE08.10.2014
SK08.10.2014
BE31.10.2014
CH31.10.2014
LI31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
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SE08.10.2014
BE31.10.2014
CH31.10.2014
LI31.10.2014
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PT09.02.2015
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FI08.10.2014
MC08.10.2014
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BE31.10.2014
CH31.10.2014
LI31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
Former [2015/33]AT08.10.2014
CY08.10.2014
ES08.10.2014
FI08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
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BE31.10.2014
CH31.10.2014
LI31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
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CY08.10.2014
ES08.10.2014
FI08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
SE08.10.2014
BE31.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
Former [2015/26]AT08.10.2014
CY08.10.2014
ES08.10.2014
FI08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
SE08.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
Former [2015/25]AT08.10.2014
ES08.10.2014
FI08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
SE08.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
Former [2015/24]ES08.10.2014
FI08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PL08.10.2014
SE08.10.2014
GR09.01.2015
PT09.02.2015
Former [2015/23]ES08.10.2014
FI08.10.2014
NL08.10.2014
PT09.02.2015
Former [2015/22]NL08.10.2014
PT09.02.2015
Former [2015/16]NL08.10.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]EP0428828  (JUNG BAYROPA GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,2,9 * column 2, line 42 - column 3, line 17 *;
 JPH0887578  [ ] (YOSHIDA HIROICHI, et al);
 [X]EP0730250  (YOSHIDA HIROKAZU [JP], et al) [X] 1-3 * column 4, lines 10-12,30-33,45-58 * * column 4, lines 53-27 *;
 [XA]EP1291194  (AGENCY IND SCIENCE TECHN [JP]) [X] 1,2,9 * paragraphs [0021] , [0048] - [0052] * [A] 3,8,10;
 [X]WO03056500  (DIGIMARC ID SYSTEMS LLC [US], et al) [X] 1-4,8-10 * page 8, lines 16-32 * * page 15, lines 22,23,35-37 *;
 [X]DE20121871U  (KURZ LEONHARD FA [DE]) [X] 1-4,8-10 * page 3, line 2 - line 24 * * page 5, line 12 - page 8, line 23 *;
 WO2004029871  [ ] (YOSHIDA KENJI [JP]);
 [E]EP1548635  (YOSHIDA KENJI [JP]) [E] 1-3,8,9 * paragraphs [0023] , [0024] , [0103] , [0110] - [0113] *
International search[A]JPH0525555U  ;
 [A]JPH06111054  (DAINIPPON INK & CHEMICALS, et al);
 [Y]JPH0887578  (YOSHIDA HIROICHI, et al);
 [Y]JPH09106432  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD);
 [Y]JPH11352605  (NORITSU KOKI CO LTD, et al);
 [Y]JP2000006512  (HITACHI MAXELL);
 [Y]JP2000309154  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD);
 [Y]JP2001096889  (HITACHI MAXELL);
 [Y]JP2001320573  (JGS KK);
 [Y]JP2002113937  (KOBAYASHI RECORDING PAPERS MFG);
 [Y]JP2002172845  (DAINICHISEIKA COLOR CHEM);
 [Y]JP2003046914  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD);
 [Y]JP2003256795  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD);
 [Y]JP2004025865  (HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCH AG);
 [X]WO2004029871  (YOSHIDA KENJI [JP])
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