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EP1973979 - INK, INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING WEATHER RESISTANCE OF COLOR IMAGE MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.07.2015
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-0031 / JP
[2008/40]
Inventor(s)01 / TATEISHI, Keiichi
c/o Fujifilm Corporation
210, Nakanuma
Minami-Ashigara-shi, Kanagawa / JP
 [2014/35]
Former [2008/40]01 / TATEISHI, Keiichi
c/o Fujifilm Corporation, 210, Nakanuma
Minami-Ashigara-shi, Kanagawa / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/35]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Former [2008/40]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date07707442.519.01.2007
[2008/40]
WO2007JP51210
Priority number, dateJP2006001142719.01.2006         Original published format: JP 2006011427
[2008/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007083840
Date:26.07.2007
Language:EN
[2007/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1973979
Date:01.10.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.07.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1973979
Date:27.08.2014
Language:EN
[2014/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.07.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.2012
ClassificationIPC:C09D11/00, B41J2/01, B41M5/00, C09B29/36, C09B29/42, C09B33/12, B41M5/52
[2014/13]
CPC:
C09B29/36 (EP,US); C09B33/12 (EP,US); C09D11/328 (EP,US);
B41M5/5218 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/40]C09D11/00, B41J2/01, B41M5/00, C09B29/36, C09B29/42, C09B33/12
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2008/40]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TINTE, TINTENSTRAHLTINTE, TINTENSTRAHLAUFZEICHNUNGSVERFAHREN UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER WETTERBESTÄNDIGKEIT VON FARBBILDMATERIAL[2008/40]
English:INK, INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING WEATHER RESISTANCE OF COLOR IMAGE MATERIAL[2008/40]
French:ENCRE, ENCRE POUR DISPOSITIF A JET D'ENCRE, PROCEDE D'ENREGISTREMENT A JET D'ENCRE, ET PROCEDE POUR AMELIORER LA RESISTANCE DANS LE TEMPS DU MATERIAU D'IMAGES EN COULEURS[2008/40]
Entry into regional phase10.07.2008National basic fee paid 
10.07.2008Search fee paid 
10.07.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
10.07.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.07.2008Examination requested  [2008/40]
24.04.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.10.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
02.12.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.04.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.07.2014Fee for grant paid
18.07.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.07.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  01.10.2013
Opposition(s)28.05.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
26.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
24.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
18.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
28.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.01.2007
AT27.08.2014
BE27.08.2014
CY27.08.2014
CZ27.08.2014
DK27.08.2014
EE27.08.2014
ES27.08.2014
FI27.08.2014
IT27.08.2014
LT27.08.2014
LV27.08.2014
MC27.08.2014
NL27.08.2014
PL27.08.2014
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SE27.08.2014
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SK27.08.2014
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BG27.11.2014
GR28.11.2014
IS27.12.2014
PT29.12.2014
IE19.01.2015
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CH31.01.2015
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FR02.02.2015
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Documents cited:Search[X] EP1564259  (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD et al.) [X] 1-3,5-10 * paragraphs [0209] , [0301]; examples 1-11; claims 1-9; table 1 * * compounds g(41)-g(50); pages 61,62 * * pages 17,18; compounds 18, 27 *
 [X] WO2005056690  (CLARIANT INT LTD et al.) [X] 4,7,8 * compound (1a) on page 2, when D1 is the 4-cyano-1-benzyl-1,2,3-triazolyl substituent disclosed on page 3, line 2; page 9, lines 4-6;;; examples 89,90; claims 1,2,5-8; table 2 *
 [X] US2004089200  (FUJIWARA TOSHIKI et al.) [X] 5-10 * Dyes 3-44, 3-46, 3-36, 3-43, 3-45; paragraphs [0185] , [ 485] - [0514]; examples 13-15; tables 3-2, 3-5, 3-6 *
 [X] US4650861  (WEAVER MAX A et al.) [X] 1,2,6 * column 1, line 30 - column 5, line 4; example 1 *
 [XD] EP0792757  (AGFA GEVAERT NV et al.) [XD] 1,2,7,8 * e.g. dyes A.1, A.2, A.4, A.5; page 12, lines 30-33; example 1; table 2 *
by applicant  J. FABIAN; H. HARTMANN: "Light Absorption of Organic Colorants", 1980, SPRINGER-VERLAG
   HEINRICH ZOLLINGER, COLOR CHEMISTRY
   HIROSHI NOGUCHI: "Gosei Senryo (Synthetic Dyes", 1970, SANKYO SHUPPAN
   JOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY, vol. 22, 1985, pages 813 - 816
   J.A. DEAN: "Lange's Handbook of Chemistry", 1979, MCGRAW-HILL
   "Kagakuno Ryoiki (Chemistry Region", 1979, NANKODO, pages: 96 - 103
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