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EP About this file: EP1621941

EP1621941 - Image forming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  17.07.2015
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/05]For all designated states
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sampe, Atsushi
1-11-2-105, Namiki Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa / JP
02 / Nagashima, Hiroyuki
9-11, Baba-cho Isogo-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa / JP
03 / Kimura, Yoshiyuki
4-17-26-401, Ohmorinishi Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
04 / Kuwabara, Nobuo
1-5-14, Nagahama Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa / JP
05 / Hosokawa, Hiroshi
1699-14, Izumi-cho Izumi-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa / JP
06 / Zemba, Hideki
1246-1-905, Nakamaruko Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa / JP
07 / Murakami, Wakako
2-39-3- Eifuku Suginami-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2006/05]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/05]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date05008613.120.04.2005
[2006/05]
Priority number, dateJP2004013041226.04.2004         Original published format: JP 2004130412
[2006/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1621941
Date:01.02.2006
Language:EN
[2006/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.09.2005
ClassificationIPC:G03G21/00
[2006/05]
CPC:
G03G21/007 (EP,US); G03G21/1814 (EP,US); G03G21/1832 (EP,US);
G03G2221/0005 (EP,US); G03G2221/183 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2006/40]
Former [2006/05]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Bilderzeugungsgerät[2006/05]
English:Image forming apparatus[2006/05]
French:Appareil de formation des images[2006/05]
Examination procedure20.04.2005Examination requested  [2006/05]
02.08.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
21.11.2006Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, MC, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
05.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.03.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.10.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/34]
13.04.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2015/34]
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  05.08.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
21.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
22.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
21.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
05.09.2006AT   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006BE   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006BG   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006CH   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006CY   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006CZ   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006DK   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006EE   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006FI   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006GR   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006HU   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006IE   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006IS   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006LT   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006LU   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006MC   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006PL   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006PT   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006RO   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006SE   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006SI   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006SK   M01   Not yet paid
05.09.2006TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[DXY]JP2003316107  ;
 [Y]JP2002062711  ;
 [Y]JPH08202226  ;
 [Y]EP0341667  (MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 2 * column 21, line 20 - line 40; figure 3 *;
 [Y]EP1331525  (RICOH KK [JP]) [Y] 1,3,7 * paragraphs [0056] , [0309] , [0357]; figure 2 *
 [DXY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031205), vol. 2003, no. 12, & JP2003316107 A 20031106 (RICOH CO LTD) [DX] 1,3 * abstract * [Y] 1-7
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020604), vol. 2002, no. 06, & JP2002062711 A 20020228 (RICOH CO LTD) [Y] 4,5 * abstract *
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19961226), vol. 1996, no. 12, & JP08202226 A 19960809 (RICOH CO LTD) [Y] 6 * abstract *
ExaminationJPH086385
 JP2003149995
 JP2004077554
 JP2004117386
by applicantEP0341667
 JPH08202226
 JP2002062711
 EP1331525
 JP2003316107
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