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EP3070596 - DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, OUTPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2016/38]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MATSUURA, Kiichi
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
 [2016/38]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/38]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date16160462.415.03.2016
[2016/38]
Priority number, dateJP2015005733520.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015057335
[2016/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3070596
Date:21.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/12
[2016/38]
CPC:
G06F3/1204 (EP,US); G06F3/1205 (US); G06F3/1236 (US);
G06F3/1238 (EP,US); G06F3/126 (EP,US); G06F3/1261 (US);
G06F3/1273 (US); G06F3/1288 (EP,US); H04N1/00204 (US);
H04N1/00244 (US); G06F3/1222 (EP,US); H04N2201/0094 (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 [2016/38]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DATENVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, AUSGABESYSTEM UND AUSGABEVERFAHREN[2016/38]
English:DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, OUTPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING[2016/38]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNÉES, SYSTÈME DE SORTIE ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2016/38]
Examination procedure15.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/38]
20.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.01.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.02.2020
22.01.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/32]
01.02.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/32]
04.02.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2012194940  (RICOH CO LTD)
ExaminationJP2005342964
 JP2009277084
 US2010253977
by applicantJP2004174718
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