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EP3253040 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.06.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.05.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.11.2017
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
Oki Data Corporation
11-22, Shibaura 4-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8551 / JP
[2017/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Fukuda, Takafumi
c/o Oki Data Corporation
11-22, Shibaura 4-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-8551 / JP
02 / Rabel, Patrick
c/o Oki Systèmes (France) S.A.
Immeuble OSAKA
21 rue du Jura
CP 30527
94633 Rungis / FR
 [2017/49]
Representative(s)Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
406 Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge CB4 0WW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/49]Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
Byron House
Cambridge Business Park
Cowley Road
Cambridge CB4 0WZ / GB
Application number, filing date17167121.719.04.2017
[2017/49]
Priority number, dateJP2016009924418.05.2016         Original published format: JP 2016099244
[2017/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3253040
Date:06.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3253040
Date:09.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/00, A61B5/00, H04N1/21, H04N1/23
[2017/49]
CPC:
G16H30/20 (EP,US); A61B5/00 (EP,US); G06F3/1236 (US);
G06F3/1268 (US); H04N1/00 (EP,US); H04N1/00127 (EP,US);
H04N1/00244 (EP,US); H04N1/00249 (EP,US); H04N1/00408 (EP,US);
H04N1/00525 (EP,US); H04N1/21 (EP,US); H04N1/2338 (EP,US);
G01R33/543 (EP,US); H04N2201/0079 (EP,US); H04N2201/0081 (EP,US);
H04N2201/0094 (EP,US); H04N2201/3223 (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 [2018/23]
Former [2017/49]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 
TitleGerman:BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/49]
English:IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2017/49]
French:APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES[2017/49]
Examination procedure19.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/23]
18.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.09.2020Fee for grant paid
10.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.09.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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