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EP2703963 - SPACER-LESS INPUT DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.12.2020 Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.01.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.10.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 10.08.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL, MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8551 / JP
	[2014/10]
Inventor(s)	01 / KAI, Yoshihiro c/o Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	02 / MORITA, Junpei c/o Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	03 / HASHIMOTO, Takao c/o Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	04 / SHIBATA, Junichi c/o Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	05 / TAKAI, Yuichiro c/o Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	06 / ENDO, Yuko c/o Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	[2020/07]
Former [2014/10]	01 / KAI, Yoshihiro c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	02 / MORITA, Junpei c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	03 / HASHIMOTO, Takao c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	04 / SHIBATA, Junichi c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	05 / TAKAI, Yuichiro c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO.LTD. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
	06 / ENDO, Yuko c/o NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD. 3 Mibu Hanai-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto-shi Kyoto 6048551 / JP
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[2020/07]
Former [2014/10]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	12777100.4	27.04.2012
	[2020/07]
	WO2012JP61451
Priority number, date	JP20110102589	29.04.2011 Original published format: JP 2011102589
	[2014/10]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2012147948
	Date:	01.11.2012
	Language:	JA
	[2012/44]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2703963
	Date:	05.03.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/10]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2703963
	Date:	12.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/07]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	01.11.2012
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.01.2015
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/041, G06F3/045	[2014/10]
	CPC:	G06F3/04146 (EP,US); G06F3/045 (US); H05K1/0213 (US); G06F2203/04104 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2014/10]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ABSTANDSSTÜCKLOSE EINGANGSVORRICHTUNG	[2014/10]
	English:	SPACER-LESS INPUT DEVICE	[2014/10]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'ENTRÉE SANS DISPOSITIF D'ESPACEMENT	[2014/10]
Entry into regional phase	27.08.2013	Translation filed
	27.08.2013	National basic fee paid
	27.08.2013	Search fee paid
	27.08.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.08.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.08.2013	Examination requested [2014/10]
	31.07.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.08.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.07.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.12.2019	Fee for grant paid
	18.12.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	18.12.2019	Receipt 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 13.08.2018
Opposition(s)	13.11.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/03]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	17.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	23.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	27.04.2012
	AL	12.02.2020
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MK	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	IE	27.04.2020
	LU	27.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	FR	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/27]	HU	27.04.2012
	AT	12.02.2020
	CY	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	MT	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	IE	27.04.2020
	LU	27.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	FR	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2022/26]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	TR	12.02.2020
	IE	27.04.2020
	LU	27.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	FR	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	IE	27.04.2020
	LU	27.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	FR	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	12.02.2020
	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	IT	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	PL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SI	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	LU	27.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	FR	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	LU	27.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/52]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	MC	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	EE	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	12.02.2020
	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SK	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/48]	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RO	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	SM	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
	PT	05.07.2020
Former [2020/47]	DK	12.02.2020
	ES	12.02.2020
	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LT	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	NL	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/40]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
	IS	12.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	BG	12.05.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
	GR	13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	12.02.2020
	HR	12.02.2020
	LV	12.02.2020
	RS	12.02.2020
	SE	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	12.02.2020
	NO	12.05.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0189590 (WANG LABORATORIES [US]) [A] 1-4* the whole document *;
		[XI]WO2009108334 (UNIV NEW YORK [US], et al) [X] 3,6 * abstract * * paragraphs [0224] , [ 417] , [ 464] * [I] 1,2,4,5,7-10;
		[A]EP2278443 (CHIMEI INNOLUX CORP [TW]) [A] 1-4 * figures 1-5B *
	International search	[A]JPS6414630 (DAICEL CHEM);
		[A]JPH01132017 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
		[A]JPH06342332 (CATALYSTS & CHEM IND CO);
		[A]JPH07146755 (SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO);
		[A]JP2002007050 (ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD);
		[A]US2006147701 (LOCKRIDGE JAMES E [US]);
		[A]JP2010055453 (NISSHA PRINTING);
		[A]JP2011003104 (NISSHA PRINTING);
		[A]JP2011003105 (NISSHA PRINTING)
	by applicant	JPS5971216
		JP2010055453

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