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EP About this file: EP1632941

EP1632941 - Optical pickup and optical disc device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.12.2010
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.12.2010Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.01.2011  [2011/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/10]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Seo, Katsuhiro c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35-Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Kato, Yoshiaki c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35-Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
03 / Okamoto, Yoshiki c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35-Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
04 / Yonezawa, Takeshi c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35-Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2006/10]
Representative(s)Melzer, Wolfgang
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 33 06 09
80066 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/10]Melzer, Wolfgang
Patentanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner, Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date05019109.702.09.2005
[2006/10]
Priority number, dateJP2004025682103.09.2004         Original published format: JP 2004256821
[2006/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1632941
Date:08.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1632941
Date:21.03.2007
[2007/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.02.2007
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/135
[2006/10]
CPC:
G11B7/13927 (EP,US); G11B7/1376 (EP,KR,US); G11B7/24038 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2007/48]
Former [2006/10]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Optisches Abtastgerät und optische Platteneinheit[2006/10]
English:Optical pickup and optical disc device[2006/10]
French:Tête de lecture optique et appareil de disque optique[2006/10]
Examination procedure05.09.2007Examination requested  [2007/42]
22.09.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
29.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.10.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
26.02.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.08.2010Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.08.2010
24.08.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/02]
25.08.2010Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
03.09.2010Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.201006   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP1043615  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1-9 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0063] - paragraph [0065] * * paragraphs [0069] , [0079] * * figures 1,10,11 *;
 [X]EP1205923  (NEC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-9 * paragraphs [0057] , [0058] , [0060] * * figures 9,10 *;
 [X]EP1420398  (PIONEER CORP [JP]) [X] 1-9 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0048] * * figures 3,5 *;
 [E]EP1596384  (CANON KK [JP]) [E] 1-9 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0030] ** figure 1 *
ExaminationUS2002003755
 US2002093744
 EP1575040
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