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EP About this file: EP3267459

EP3267459 - KEYBOARD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Topre Corporation
12-2 Nihonbashi 3-chome
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0027 / JP
[2018/02]
Inventor(s)01 / ENOMOTO, Kazufumi
c/o Topre Corporation, Sagamihara Plant
2-25, Minamihashimoto 3-chome
Chuo-ku
Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 252-5287 / JP
02 / ENOMOTO, Kenki
c/o Topre Corporation, Sagamihara Plant
2-25, Minamihashimoto 3-chome
Chuo-ku
Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 252-5287 / JP
 [2018/26]
Former [2018/02]01 / ENOMOTO, Kazufumi
c/o Topre Corporation Sagamihara Plant
2-25
Minamihashimoto 3-Chome Chuo-Ku
Sagamihara-Shi Kanagawa 252-5287 / JP
02 / ENOMOTO, Kenki
c/o Topre Corporation Sagamihara Plant
2-25
Minamihashimoto 3-Chome Chuo-Ku
Sagamihara-Shi Kanagawa 252-5287 / JP
Representative(s)Nordmeyer, Philipp Werner
df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theatinerstraße 16
80333 München / DE
[2018/02]
Application number, filing date16758984.525.02.2016
[2018/02]
WO2016JP56516
Priority number, dateJP2015004213704.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015042137
[2018/02]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016140291
Date:09.09.2016
Language:JA
[2016/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3267459
Date:10.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3267459
Date:25.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01H13/02, H01H13/70, H01H13/83, // F21V8/00, H01H9/18
[2018/43]
CPC:
H01H13/023 (EP,US); H01H13/70 (EP,KR,US); H01H13/83 (US);
H01H13/02 (EP,KR,US); G02B6/0016 (US); H01H9/182 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/02]H01H13/02, H01H13/70
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 [2018/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TASTATUR[2018/02]
English:KEYBOARD[2018/02]
French:CLAVIER[2018/02]
Entry into regional phase31.08.2017Translation filed 
31.08.2017National basic fee paid 
31.08.2017Search fee paid 
31.08.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
31.08.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.08.2017Examination requested  [2018/02]
31.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.03.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.11.2019Fee for grant paid
13.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.02.2016
AL25.12.2019
AT25.12.2019
CY25.12.2019
CZ25.12.2019
DK25.12.2019
EE25.12.2019
ES25.12.2019
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IE25.02.2020
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BG25.03.2020
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GR26.03.2020
IS25.04.2020
PT20.05.2020
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PT20.05.2020
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PT20.05.2020
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NO25.03.2020
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Former [2020/21]NO25.03.2020
Documents cited:Search[YA]EP0342747  (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [Y] 2-4,7 * column 3, line 20 - column 6, line 15; figures 2-5 * [A] 1,5,6,8,9;
 [YA]US2002056626  (ITO HIDEKI [JP], et al) [Y] 9 * page 2, paragraph 0024 - paragraph 0028; figures 2,3 *[A] 1-8;
 [YA]DE102005015814  (SIEMENS AG OESTERREICH [AT]) [Y] 9 * page 3, paragraph 0019 - page 4, paragraph 0025; figure 1 * [A] 1-8;
 [XY]KR20130122811  (HYUNDAI MOBIS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1,5,6,8 * page 2, paragraph 0005 - page 4, paragraph 0041; figures 2,4 * [Y] 2-4,7,9
International search[Y]JPS56154722U  (Alps Electric Co., Ltd.) [Y] 6 * , pages 5 to 6; fig. 4 to 6 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JPH0418884U  (Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) [Y] 1, 5, 6 * , pages 2 to 3; fig. 3 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JPH0446329U  (Nitsuko Corp.) [Y] 1, 5 * , pages 1 to 8; fig. 1 to 5 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2001216070  (TOPRE CORP) [A] 1-9* , paragraphs [0010] to [0015]; fig. 2 to 3 (Family: none) *;
 [YA]JP2002289058  (NIPPON ELECTRIC ENG) [Y] 1, 5, 6 * , paragraphs [0001] to [0053]; fig. 1 to 11 & US 2002/0144884 A1 paragraphs [0001] to [0078]; fig. 1 to 9 * [A] 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9;
 [A]JP2015038891  (TOPRE CORP) [A] 1-9 * , paragraphs [0013] to [0036]; fig. 1 to 2 (Family: none) *
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