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EP2422240 - ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.10.2017
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.11.2016
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2012/09]For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TANAKA, Masato
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / ISHIDUKA, Yuka
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2012/09]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2012/09]
Application number, filing date10767185.120.04.2010
[2016/51]
WO2010JP57311
Priority number, dateJP2009010486523.04.2009         Original published format: JP 2009104865
JP2010009313614.04.2010         Original published format: JP 2010093136
[2012/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010123132
Date:28.10.2010
Language:EN
[2010/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2422240
Date:29.02.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.10.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2422240
Date:21.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.10.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.04.2013
ClassificationIPC:G03G5/14, G03G5/05
[2013/18]
CPC:
G03G5/144 (EP,US); G03G5/04 (KR); G03G5/0507 (EP,US);
G03G5/0571 (EP,US); G03G5/14 (KR)
Former IPC [2012/09]G03G5/14
Designated contracting statesAT,   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,   SM,   TR [2012/09]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTROFOTOGRAFISCHES LICHTEMPFINDLICHES ELEMENT, PROZESSKARTUSCHE UND ELEKTROFOTOGRAFISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2012/09]
English:ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS[2012/09]
French:ÉLÉMENT PHOTOSENSIBLE ÉLECTROPHOTOGRAPHIQUE, CARTOUCHE DE TRAITEMENT ET APPAREIL ÉLECTROPHOTOGRAPHIQUE[2012/09]
Entry into regional phase23.11.2011National basic fee paid 
23.11.2011Search fee paid 
23.11.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
23.11.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.11.2011Examination requested  [2012/09]
06.06.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.07.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.2016Fee for grant paid
10.11.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.11.2016Receipt 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  04.07.2016
Opposition(s)22.09.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
02.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
18.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
30.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
18.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.04.2010
AT21.12.2016
BE21.12.2016
CY21.12.2016
CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
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FI21.12.2016
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BG21.03.2017
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CH30.04.2017
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FR02.05.2017
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