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EP2852497 - IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  16.08.2019
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip16.08.2019Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 18.09.2019  [2019/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2015/14]
Inventor(s)01 / ASAI, Toshiaki
c/o Ricoh Compny, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / YAMAMOTO, Kayutaka
c/o Ricoh Compny, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / ISHIMI, Tomomi
c/o Ricoh Compny, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / HOTTA, Yoshihiko
c/o Ricoh Compny, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2015/14]
Representative(s)White, Duncan Rohan
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/14]Lamb, Martin John Carstairs
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date13793654.817.05.2013
WO2013JP64421
Priority number, dateJP2012011767823.05.2012         Original published format: JP 2012117678
[2015/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013176236
Date:28.11.2013
Language:EN
[2013/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2852497
Date:01.04.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.11.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.11.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.07.2015
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/32, B41J3/01, B41M5/28, B41M5/30, B41M5/337, B41M5/46
[2015/14]
CPC:
B41M5/305 (EP,KR,US); B41J2/32 (EP,KR,US); B41J2/442 (KR,US);
B41J3/01 (EP,KR,US); B41M5/28 (KR); B41M5/30 (KR);
B41M5/337 (EP,KR,US); B41M5/46 (EP,KR,US); B41M2205/04 (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 [2015/14]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2015/14]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS[2015/14]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE[2015/14]
Entry into regional phase19.12.2014National basic fee paid 
19.12.2014Search fee paid 
19.12.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
19.12.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.12.2014Examination requested  [2015/14]
20.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2019Application withdrawn by applicant  [2019/38]
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  01.04.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP1834795  (RICOH KK [JP]) [X] 10 * paragraphs [0026] - [0029] - [0038] - [0041] - [0079] - [0110] * * claims 12,13 *;
 [A]EP1939003  (RICOH KK [JP]) [A] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [XI]EP2311642  (RICOH CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,3,6-10 * paragraphs [0012] , [0019] - [0033] - [0045] , [0047] - [0057] - [0093] - [0097] - [0126] , [0213] - [0240] * * paragraphs [0260] - [0268] - [0270] , [0275] , [0280] * * figure 5; claims 1,15 * [I] 2,4,5
International search[A]EP1834795  (RICOH KK [JP]);
 [A]JP2011056910  (RICOH CO LTD);
 [A]WO2011049147  (RICOH CO LTD [JP], et al);
 [A]WO2011049148  (RICOH CO LTD [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2012056134  (RICOH CO LTD)
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