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EP2082880 - Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and method for manufacturing liquid ejecting head [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.09.2013
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.10.2013  [2013/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2009/31]
Inventor(s)01 / Sakai, Toshifumi
c/o SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi Nagano 392-8502 / JP
02 / Nagate, Toru
c/o SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi Nagano 392-8502 / JP
 [2012/45]
Former [2009/31]01 / Sakai, Toshifumi
c/o SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi Nagano 392-8502 / JP
02 / Nagate, Toru
c/o SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi Nagano 392-8502 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastrasse 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/45]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Former [2009/31]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date09000678.419.01.2009
[2009/31]
Priority number, dateJP2008001121522.01.2008         Original published format: JP 2008011215
JP2008023752817.09.2008         Original published format: JP 2008237528
[2009/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2082880
Date:29.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2082880
Date:07.11.2012
Language:EN
[2012/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.05.2009
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/14
[2009/31]
CPC:
B41J2/14233 (EP,US); B41J2/055 (EP,US); B41J2002/14419 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2010/14]
Former [2009/31]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Flüssigkeitsausgabekopf, Flüssigkeitsausgabevorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Flüssigkeitsausgabekopfes[2009/31]
English:Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and method for manufacturing liquid ejecting head[2009/31]
French:Tête d'éjection de liquide, appareil d'éjection de liquide et procédé de fabrication de la tête d'éjection de liquide[2009/31]
Examination procedure28.09.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.11.2009Examination requested  [2010/01]
02.02.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
10.03.2010Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
29.12.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.04.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.08.2012Fee for grant paid
02.08.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  29.12.2010
Opposition(s)08.08.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
24.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1504902  (BROTHER IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1,4,6 * paragraph [0016] *;
 [A]US2002109744  (SHINDO TATSUYA [JP]) [A] 3,5 * paragraph [0043]; figures 6,7a *;
 [A]EP1498268  (BROTHER IND LTD [JP]) [A] 1,4,6 * paragraphs [0079] , [0081] *;
 [A]US2005040581  (ITO ATSUSHI [JP]) [A] 1,4,6 * paragraphs [0024] - [0026] - [0029] , [0105] *;
 [PA]US2008079777  (WATANABE HIDETOSHI [JP]) [PA] 1,4,6 * figures 3-5 *;
 [PA]US2008309735  (WATANABE HIDETOSHI [JP]) [PA] 1,4,6 * figures 3,4 *
by applicantEP1504902
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