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EP3205506 - INK CARTRIDGE, SET OF INK CARTRIDGES, AND INK CARTRIDGE DETERMINATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.05.2021
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.02.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  14.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
15-1 Naeshiro-cho
Mizuho-ku
Nagoya, Aichi 467-8561 / JP
[2017/33]
Inventor(s)01 / HATTORI, Shingo
c/o BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Intellectual
Property Department, 1-1-1 Kawagishi, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya, Aichi 467-8562 / JP
02 / NAKAMURA, Hirotake
c/o BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Intellectual
Property Department, 1-1-1 Kawagishi, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya, Aichi 467-8562 / JP
 [2017/33]
Representative(s)Prüfer & Partner mbB Patentanwälte · Rechtsanwälte
Sohnckestraße 12
81479 München / DE
[2017/33]
Application number, filing date17162682.328.02.2008
[2017/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3205506
Date:16.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3205506
Date:01.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/175
[2017/33]
CPC:
B41J2/17513 (EP); B41J2/1752 (EP); B41J2/17523 (EP);
B41J2/17546 (EP); B41J2/17553 (EP); B41J2/17566 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/12]
Former [2017/33]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:TINTENPATRONE, SATZ AUS TINTENPATRONEN UND TINTENPATRONENBESTIMMUNGSSYSTEM[2017/33]
English:INK CARTRIDGE, SET OF INK CARTRIDGES, AND INK CARTRIDGE DETERMINATION SYSTEM[2017/33]
French:CARTOUCHE D'ENCRE, ENSEMBLE DE CARTOUCHES D'ENCRE ET SYSTÈME DE DÉTERMINATION DE CARTOUCHE D'ENCRE[2017/33]
Examination procedure23.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.02.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/12]
23.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.05.2020Fee for grant paid
20.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP08003699.9  / EP2045079
EP09179890.0  / EP2161134
EP11190790.3  / EP2433802
Opposition(s)06.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
28.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
28.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
26.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 12
28.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.02.2008
AT01.07.2020
CY01.07.2020
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DK01.07.2020
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