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EP1868199 - An optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus for performing a formatting process as a background process and a method for formatting an optical disc by a background process [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  20.02.2015
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.02.2015New entry: Date of cancellation oral proceedings 
20.02.2015Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 25.03.2015  [2015/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/51]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hashimoto, Hirokuni c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-2-3, Shinyokohama, Kohoku-ku,Yokohama-shi
Kanagawa, 222-8530 / JP
 [2008/19]
Former [2007/51]01 / Hashimoto, Hirokuni 5-14-38-402, Hiyoshi
Kohoku-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa
Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Former [2007/51]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date07117370.224.08.1998
[2007/51]
Priority number, dateJP1997022792125.08.1997         Original published format: JP 22792197
[2007/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1868199
Date:19.12.2007
Language:EN
[2007/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/12
[2007/51]
CPC:
G06F3/0638 (EP,US); G06F3/0617 (EP,US); G06F3/0677 (EP,US);
G11B20/1217 (EP,US); G11B2020/1221 (EP,US); G11B2220/216 (EP,US);
G11B2220/2545 (EP,US); G11B7/00745 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2007/51]
TitleGerman:Aufzeichnungs- und Wiedergabevorrichtung für eine optische Platte zur Durchführung eines Formatierungsprozesses als Hintergrundprozess und Verfahren zur Formatierung einer optischen Platte mittels Hintergrundprozess[2007/51]
English:An optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus for performing a formatting process as a background process and a method for formatting an optical disc by a background process[2007/51]
French:Enregistrement de disque optique et appareil de reproduction pour réaliser un procédé de formatage en tant que procédé de fond et procédé pour le formatage d'un disque optique en procédé de fond[2007/51]
Examination procedure27.09.2007Examination requested  [2007/51]
20.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.09.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.02.2015Application withdrawn by applicant  [2015/13]
18.02.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.03.2015
27.03.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP98115896.7  / EP0899735
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 (EP19980115896) is  24.05.2002
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
19.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
24.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 12
25.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 13
24.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 14
23.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 15
23.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 16
25.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 17
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH08203211  ;
 [A]GB2045479  (CII HONEYWELL BULL) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0328240  (IBM [US]) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [A]US4888691  (GEORGE PAUL L [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [DA]US5559778  (INOKUCHI TATSUYA [JP], et al) [DA] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [DAP]US5745459  (INOKUCHI TATSUYA [JP], et al) [DAP] 1-12 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19961226), vol. 1996, no. 12, & JP08203211 A 19960809 (RICOH CO LTD) [A] * column A *
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