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EP1843331 - Information storage apparatus that writes data in unrecorded regions of a recording medium [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.10.2010
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.10.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.11.2010  [2010/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/41]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Tsutomu, Motohashi
17-18 Nakaizumi 3-chome
Komae-shi Tokyo 201-0012 / JP
 [2007/41]
Representative(s)White, Duncan Rohan, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]White, Duncan Rohan, et al
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London
WC2E 9RA / GB
Former [2008/14]White, Duncan Rohan, et al
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Former [2007/41]Mounteney, Simon James
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date07013950.625.10.2002
[2007/41]
Priority number, dateJP2001035525620.11.2001         Original published format: JP 2001355256
JP2002016034231.05.2002         Original published format: JP 2002160342
[2007/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1843331
Date:10.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1843331
Date:25.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.09.2007
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/00, G11B5/00, G11B27/19, G11B20/12, G11B20/18
[2007/41]
CPC:
G06F3/0601 (EP,US); G06F3/0611 (EP,US); G06F3/0644 (EP,US);
G06F3/0677 (EP,US); G11B20/1816 (EP,US); G11B20/1883 (EP,US);
G11B27/19 (EP,US); G11B27/329 (EP,US); G06F2003/0697 (EP,US);
G11B2220/216 (EP,US); G11B2220/2545 (EP,US); G11B2220/2562 (EP,US);
G11B2220/2575 (EP,US); G11B7/00375 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/25]
Former [2007/41]DE,  ES,  FR,  GB,  IT,  NL 
TitleGerman:Informationsspeichervorrichtung, die Daten in nicht aufgezeichnete Bereiche eines Aufzeichnungsmediums schreibt[2007/41]
English:Information storage apparatus that writes data in unrecorded regions of a recording medium[2007/41]
French:Appareil de stockage d'informations qui inscrit des données dans des régions non enregistrées d'un support d'enregistrement[2007/41]
Examination procedure25.07.2007Examination requested  [2007/41]
05.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.04.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
16.05.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) ES, IT, NL
04.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.09.2009Fee for grant paid
22.09.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02257413.1  / EP1313093
Opposition(s)26.08.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
12.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
13.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0552986  (PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1,3,4,6,9,11,12,14,17,18,21,24-26 * abstract *;
 [XA]US5724323  (MAMIYA NOBORU [JP], et al) [X] 1,4,9,12,17,24-26 * column 5, line 18 - column 6, line 63; figures 6-8 * * abstract * [A] 2,6,10,14,18,21;
 [A]EP0866456  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRONICS CORP [JP]) [A] 7,8,15,16,22,23 * column 9, line 48 - column 14, line 6 ** abstract *;
 [X]EP0908882  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1,3,4,6,9,11,12,14,17,18,21,24-26 * paragraphs [0005] - [0015] * * paragraphs [0047] - [0050] * * abstract *;
 [A]EP1020860  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 2,5,10,13,19,20 * paragraphs [0012] - [0050] * * abstract *;
 [A]US6151281  (VAN DER ENDEN GUSBERT J [NL], et al) [A] 1,3,4,6,9,11,12,14,17,18,21,24-26 * column 1, line 65 - column 2, line 55 * * abstract *;
 [A]EP1148497  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 7,8,15,16,22,23 * paragraphs [0111] - [0147] * * abstract *
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