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EP1693216 - Printing apparatus and printing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.04.2009
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.12.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 06.01.2010  [2010/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/25]For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-Chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Former [2006/34]For all designated states
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-Chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Saikawa, Takashi
Seiko Epson Corporation 3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP
 [2006/34]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/34]Hoffmann, Eckart
Patentanwalt, Bahnhofstrasse 103
82166 Gräfelfing / DE
Application number, filing date06001009.718.01.2006
[2006/34]
Priority number, dateJP2005001658025.01.2005         Original published format: JP 2005016580
[2006/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1693216
Date:23.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1693216
Date:18.06.2008
Language:EN
[2008/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.07.2006
ClassificationIPC:B41J3/54, B41J2/21
[2006/34]
CPC:
B41J15/042 (EP,US); B41J2/17503 (EP,US); B41J2/17566 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2007/18]
Former [2006/34]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:Druckvorrichtung und Druckverfahren[2006/34]
English:Printing apparatus and printing method[2006/34]
French:Appareil et procédé d'impression[2006/34]
Examination procedure26.01.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.01.2007Examination requested  [2007/12]
19.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.03.2008Fee for grant paid
18.03.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.03.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT18.06.2008
[2010/01]
Documents cited:Search[X]JPH0911506  ;
 [A]EP0540987  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [A] 1-8* the whole document *;
 [X]EP0916496  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1-8 * paragraph [0077] - paragraph [0088]; figures 6a-6c,7 *;
 [A]US6533393  (MEYER JOHN F [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970530), vol. 1997, no. 05, & JP09011506 A 19970114 (CANON INC) [X] 1-8 * abstract *
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