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EP1729292 - Information recording apparatus and information recording method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.04.2010
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.04.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.06.2010  [2010/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Pioneer Corporation
4-1, Meguro 1-Chome Meguro-ku Tokyo
153-8654 / JP
[2006/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Shirota, Akira c/o Pioneer Corporation
Tokorozawa Works No. 2610 Hanazono 4-chome
Tokorozawa-shi Saitama 359-8522 / JP
02 / Horikawa, Kunihiko c/o Pioneer Corporation
Tokorozawa Works No. 2610, Hanazono 4- chome
Tokorozawa-shi Saitama 359-8522 / JP
03 / Muramatsu, Eiji c/o Pioneer Corporation
Tokorozawa Works No. 2610, Hanazono 4- chome
Tokorozawa-shi Saitama 359-8522 / JP
04 / Taniguchi, Shoji c/o Pioneer Corporation
Tokorozawa Works No. 2610 Hanazono 4-chome
Tokorozawa-shi Saitama 359-8522 / JP
 [2006/49]
Representative(s)Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/49]Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date06117714.310.09.2002
[2006/49]
Priority number, dateJP2001027435810.09.2001         Original published format: JP 2001274358
[2006/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1729292
Date:06.12.2006
Language:EN
[2006/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1729292
Date:18.04.2007
[2007/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1729292
Date:24.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.03.2007
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/00, G11B7/125, G11B7/0045
[2007/16]
CPC:
G11B7/00456 (EP,US); G11B7/0045 (KR); G11B7/0062 (EP,US);
G11B7/1263 (KR)
Former IPC [2006/49]G11B7/0045
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/49]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Informationsaufzeichnung[2006/49]
English:Information recording apparatus and information recording method[2006/49]
French:Appareil et procédé d'enregistrement d'informations[2006/49]
Examination procedure14.08.2006Examination requested  [2006/49]
13.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.05.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.09.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.01.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.05.2009Fee for grant paid
13.05.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02767935.6  / EP1425740
Divisional application(s)EP07101000.3  / EP1783749
EP07101021.9  / EP1783750
EP07101032.6  / EP1783751
Opposition(s)25.03.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0206824  (IBM [US]) [A] 1-20 * column 6, line 1 - line 27 * * column 8, line 51 - column 11, line 8 *;
 [A]US5631887  (HURST JR JERRY E [US]) [A] 1-20 * column 7, line 28 - column 9, line 32 *;
 [A]US5732062  (YOKOI KENYA [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * column 11, line 38 - column 14, line 38 *;
 [A]EP0851413  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * column 2, line 11 - column 3, line 2 * * column 3, line 58 - column 4, line 50 * * column 12, line 31 - column 14, line 56 *;
 [A]EP0932144  (YAMAHA CORP [JP]) [A] 1-20 * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0039] *;
 [A]EP1026671  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-20 * column 9, line 9 - line 33 *;
 [E]EP1249834  (RICOH KK [JP]) [E] 1-20* paragraphs [0054] - [0059]; figures 6,9 *
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