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EP3293627 - PRINTER DRIVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  30.07.2021
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip30.07.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.09.2021  [2021/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2018/11]
Inventor(s)01 / KOBAYASHI, Hiroto
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-Ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2018/11]
Representative(s)Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0QL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/11]Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House The Oxford Science Park
Heatley Road
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date17189970.107.09.2017
[2018/11]
Priority number, dateJP2016017578908.09.2016         Original published format: JP 2016175789
JP2016022877125.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016228771
JP2017013932818.07.2017         Original published format: JP 2017139328
[2018/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3293627
Date:14.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/12
[2018/11]
CPC:
G06F3/1228 (EP,CN,US); G06F3/1205 (EP,CN,US); G06F3/1225 (US);
G06F3/1231 (US); G06F3/1232 (EP,US); G06F3/1253 (CN);
G06F3/1255 (US); G06F3/1272 (US); G06F3/1285 (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 [2018/11]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DRUCKERTREIBER, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM[2018/11]
English:PRINTER DRIVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM[2018/11]
French:PILOTE D'IMPRIMANTE, APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES[2018/11]
Examination procedure07.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/11]
07.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.03.2021
09.03.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
13.04.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/35]
23.04.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2015169267  (HIRAKAWA SATOSHI [JP]) [Y] 2-7,11,13 * figures 3-11 * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0036] * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0074] - paragraph [0075] * * paragraph [0093] - paragraph [0098] ** paragraph [0122] - paragraph [0145] *;
 [XAY]EP2924557  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1,8-10,12,14,15 * figures 1-9C,11,13 * * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0068] * * paragraph [0078] * * paragraph [0082] - paragraph [0083] * * paragraph [0086] * [A] 2,4-7,11,13 [Y] 3;
 [XAY]US2016085484  (ICHIKAWA CHIE [JP], et al) [X] 1,8-10,12,14,15 * figures 1-9 * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0063] - paragraph [0078] * [A] 3 [Y] 2,4-7,11,13;
 [L]  - Microsoft Microsoft, "Developing v4 Print Drivers v1.3", (20120928), pages 1 - 106, URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20131112103230/http://download.microsoft.com:80/download/1/D/8/1D84C319-0082-4DEB-8708-856EF3CE21C7/developing-v4-print-drivers.docx, (20180105), XP055438426 [L] 1-15 * figures 1-21 * * page 1 - page 106 *
by applicantJP2015215653
 JP2015225481
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