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EP1580976 - Image processing apparatus, image data generation and transmission method and image data generation and transmission program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.08.2012
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.08.2012Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.09.2012  [2012/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/39]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ohyama, Maki
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / Kawamoto, Hiroyuki
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / Ohkawa, Satoshi
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / Sugiyama, Naoki Obu-shataku, Room 711
Nadaka 1-5, Yokone-machi
Obu-city Aichi Prefecture 474-0011 / JP
05 / Hiroshi, Arai
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
06 / Shirata, Yasunobu
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
07 / Togami, Atsushi
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
08 / Tone, Takeharu
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
09 / Nishita, Taira Kuresanto-shoin Room 105
Yakabayashi 3-30-10
Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-0023 / JP
10 / Miyamoto, Isao
c/o Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2005/39]
Representative(s)Leeming, John Gerard
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/39]Leeming, John Gerard
J.A. Kemp & Co., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date05251571.516.03.2005
[2005/39]
Priority number, dateJP2004008063719.03.2004         Original published format: JP 2004080637
[2005/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1580976
Date:28.09.2005
Language:EN
[2005/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1580976
Date:21.04.2010
[2010/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.03.2010
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/00, H04N1/327, H04N1/40, H04N1/405, H04N1/407, H04N1/409, H04N1/41, H04N1/60
[2010/16]
CPC:
H04N1/40068 (EP,US); H04N1/00244 (EP,US); H04N1/00347 (EP,US);
H04N1/00413 (EP,US); H04N1/00482 (EP,US); H04N1/00795 (EP,US);
H04N1/00811 (EP,US); H04N1/00822 (EP,US); H04N1/32771 (EP,US);
H04N1/32776 (EP,US); H04N1/40 (EP,US); H04N2201/0027 (EP,US);
H04N2201/0039 (EP,US); H04N2201/0065 (EP,US); H04N2201/0075 (EP,US);
H04N2201/0081 (EP,US); H04N2201/0091 (EP,US); H04N2201/0093 (EP,US);
H04N2201/0094 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/39]H04N1/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2010/52]
Former [2005/39]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:Bildverarbeitungsvorrichtung, Verfahren und Programm zur Erzeugung und Übertragung von Bilddaten[2005/39]
English:Image processing apparatus, image data generation and transmission method and image data generation and transmission program[2005/39]
French:Appareil de traitement d'images, méthode de génération et de transmission de données d'images et programme de génération et de transmission de données d'images[2005/39]
Examination procedure05.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/39]
14.10.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.10.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
26.11.2010Despatch 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
10.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.02.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2012Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.11.2012
11.05.2012Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/39]
21.05.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/39]
27.11.2012Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  10.03.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
24.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP1052843  (RICOH KK [JP]) [Y] 3-5,18-20 * figures 3,6 *;
 [Y]US6243500  (KAWAMOTO HIROYUKI [JP]) [Y] 9,24-27 * figure 4 * * column 6, line 55 - column 7, line 29 *;
 [Y]US2002012453  (HASHIMOTO YASUHIKO [JP], et al) [Y] 11,24-27 * paragraph [0239] *;
 [Y]US2002044298  (KANEKO SATOSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 2,8,17,24-27 * figure 4 * * paragraph [0092] *;
 [XYI]US2002048046  (UNNO KOUICHI [JP]) [X] 1,14,16,21 * the whole document * [Y] 2-5,7-9,11,17-20,23-27 [I] 2,6,8,10,12-13,15-17,22,25-27;
 [Y]US2003067626  (OHMORI MASATAKE [JP], et al) [Y] 7-8,23-27 * figures 1,4-8 * * paragraph [0055] *;
 [Y]US2003184803  (YAMADA MAKOTO [JP], et al) [Y] 3-5,18-20 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0138] *;
 [IPY]EP1404104  (RICOH KK [JP]) [IP] 1-8,10-23,25-27 * the whole document *[Y] 9,24
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