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EP2113834 - Image forming system and image forming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.06.2017
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.06.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.07.2017  [2017/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
15-1 Naeshiro-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-8561 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/45]For all designated states
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
15-1 Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-8561 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sugiyama, Takashi
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 1-1-1 Kawagishi Mizuho-ku
Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken 467-8562 / JP
 [2009/45]
Representative(s)Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/45]Kuhnen & Wacker
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date09003689.813.03.2009
[2009/45]
Priority number, dateJP2008011762128.04.2008         Original published format: JP 2008117621
[2009/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2113834
Date:04.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/45]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2113834
Date:05.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.09.2011
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/12
[2009/45]
CPC:
G06F3/1239 (EP,US); G06F3/1203 (EP,US); G06F3/1258 (EP,US);
G06K15/1806 (EP,US); H04N1/00915 (EP,US); H04N2201/0094 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2012/24]
Former [2009/45]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:Bilderzeugungssystem und Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung[2009/45]
English:Image forming system and image forming apparatus[2009/45]
French:Appareil et système de formation d'images[2009/45]
Examination procedure20.03.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/18]
06.04.2012Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
15.05.2012Despatch 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
14.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.06.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/27]
14.12.2016Date of oral proceedings
23.01.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.02.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/27]
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  14.02.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
12.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
12.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
10.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
11.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
10.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[I]EP0809176  (LEXMARK INT INC [US]) [I] 1-11 * page 1, line 1 - page 4, line 54 * * page 7, line 1 - page 8, line 32 * * figures 1-5 *;
 [A]US2007229874  (HAMADA NOBORU [JP]) [A] 1,7,9-11 * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0221] * * paragraph [0230] - paragraph [0276] * * figures 1A-13, 15-19 *
by applicantJP2008117621
 JPH1124517
 EP0809176
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