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EP2490078 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  07.03.2014
Database last updated on 12.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.2014Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.04.2014  [2014/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
4-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2012/34]
Inventor(s)01 / Nishiyama, Kazuhiro
c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi
Nagano 392-8502 / JP
02 / Miyazawa, Kazuma
c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi
Nagano 392-8502 / JP
03 / Hirata, Yoshitomo
c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi
Nagano 392-8502 / JP
04 / Sasaki, Tsutomu
c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi
Nagano 392-8502 / JP
05 / Okumura, Naoyuki
c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi
Nagano 392-8502 / JP
06 / Tsukada, Yuichiro
c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi
Nagano 392-8502 / JP
 [2012/34]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastrasse 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/34]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date12154669.109.02.2012
[2012/34]
Priority number, dateJP2011002949915.02.2011         Original published format: JP 2011029499
JP2011005757416.03.2011         Original published format: JP 2011057574
[2012/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2490078
Date:22.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/34]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2490078
Date:19.09.2012
[2012/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.08.2012
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/11
[2012/38]
CPC:
G03G15/11 (EP,US); G03G15/104 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/34]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Bilderzeugung und Verfahren zur Bilderzeugung[2012/34]
English:Image forming apparatus and image forming method[2012/34]
French:Procédé et appareil de formation d'images[2012/34]
Examination procedure12.03.2013Examination requested  [2013/17]
19.03.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.11.2013Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2014/15]
29.11.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2014/15]
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  26.06.2013
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP1429205  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,5,6 * paragraphs [0116] - [0119] - [0124] , [ 195]; figures 17, 19 * [Y] 7-14;
 [Y]JPS6165283  (KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND) [Y] 7-14 * figure 1 *
by applicantJP2004271804
 JP2010170005
 JPH11174852
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