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EP About this file: EP1643421

EP1643421 - Recycled product distribution support apparatus and program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.08.2012
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.08.2012Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.09.2012  [2012/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/14]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mihara, Masamichi
1423-51, Hosokusa Ooamishirasatomachi
Sanbu-gun Chiba 299-3211 / JP
02 / Kobori, Kazuhito
6-11, Mouchi 1-chome
Ebina-shi Kanagawa 243-0403 / JP
 [2006/14]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/14]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date05019877.913.09.2005
[2006/14]
Priority number, dateJP2004028772930.09.2004         Original published format: JP 2004287729
[2006/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1643421
Date:05.04.2006
Language:EN
[2006/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.11.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06Q10/00
[2006/14]
CPC:
G06Q10/08 (EP,US); G06Q10/06316 (EP,US); G06Q10/087 (EP,US);
G06Q10/30 (EP,US); Y02W90/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2006/50]
Former [2006/14]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:Vorrichtung und Programm zur Vertriebsunterstützung von recycleten Produkten[2006/14]
English:Recycled product distribution support apparatus and program[2006/14]
French:Appareil et logiciel pour assister la distribution de produits recyclés[2006/14]
Examination procedure13.09.2005Examination requested  [2006/14]
05.07.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.12.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/37]
14.12.2011Date of oral proceedings
26.04.2012Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/37]
26.04.2012Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  05.07.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
22.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0591615  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [X] 1-5 * column 2, line 3 - column 3, line 53 * * column 6, line 6 - line 39 * * column 7, line 10 - column 9, line 34 * * column 9, line 54 - column 11, line 24 * * column 12, line 5 - line 25 * * figures 1-8 *;
 [A]US2002010611  (YAMAJI YOSHIHISA [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0105] - paragraph [0114] * * paragraph [0161] - paragraph [0166] * * figures 1,3-14,18-21 *;
 [A]US2002055883  (SHIBA RIKIO [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * abstract * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0053] * * paragraph [0168] - paragraph [0172] * * paragraph [0207] - paragraph [0218] * * figures 1-12 *;
 [A]  - POCHAMPALLY K K ET AL, "A business-mapping approach to multi-criteria group selection of collection centers and recovery facilities", ELECTRONICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 2004. CONFERENCE RECORD. 2004 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA 10-13 MAY 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20040510), ISBN 0-7803-8250-1, pages 249 - 254, XP010706276 [A] 1-5 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISEE.2004.1299724
by applicantEP0591615
 US2002010611
 US2002055883
 JP2003016179
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