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EP3324242 - INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.04.2021
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.12.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
[2018/21]
Inventor(s)01 / Sasaki, Teruo
c/o Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-7015 / JP
02 / Honya, Akihiro
c/o Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-7015 / JP
03 / Hamaguchi, Shinichi
c/o Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-7015 / JP
04 / Yabuki, Shinichi
c/o Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-7015 / JP
05 / Kanda, Junji
c/o Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-7015 / JP
 [2018/21]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[2020/25]
Former [2018/21]Henkel, Breuer & Partner
Patentanwälte
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date17201735.214.11.2017
[2018/21]
Priority number, dateJP2016022329616.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016223296
[2018/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3324242
Date:23.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3324242
Date:17.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/16
[2018/21]
CPC:
G03G15/162 (EP,US); G03G15/14 (CN); G03G15/161 (EP,US);
G03G15/1685 (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 [2019/04]
Former [2018/21]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:ZWISCHENÜBERTRAGUNGSELEMENT, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DES ZWISCHENÜBERTRAGUNGSELEMENTS UND BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2018/21]
English:INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2018/21]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE TRANSFERT INTERMÉDIAIRE, PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'UN ÉLÉMENT DE TRANSFERT INTERMÉDIAIRE ET APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGE[2018/21]
Examination procedure15.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/04]
15.11.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.02.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.05.2020Fee for grant paid
12.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.11.2017
AL17.06.2020
AT17.06.2020
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TR17.06.2020
BG17.09.2020
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PT19.10.2020
IE14.11.2020
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CH30.11.2020
FR30.11.2020
LI30.11.2020
[2022/33]
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