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EP About this file: EP3332977

EP3332977 - PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.06.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU, MC		published on 02.10.2024 [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
1-6, Shinjuku 4-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8801 / JP
[2018/24]
Inventor(s)01 / FUJITA, Toru
c/o Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5 Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 / JP
 [2018/24]
Representative(s)Lewis Silkin LLP
Arbor
255 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 9AX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/24]Miller Sturt Kenyon
9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date17205731.706.12.2017
[2018/24]
Priority number, dateJP2016023733407.12.2016         Original published format: JP 2016237334
[2018/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3332977
Date:13.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3332977
Date:02.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:B41J3/407, B41J11/00, B41J2/21, B41J29/13
[2018/24]
CPC:
B41J3/4078 (EP); B41J11/007 (EP); B41J2/21 (EP);
B41J29/13 (EP)
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 [2019/02]
Former [2018/24]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:DRUCKVORRICHTUNG UND DRUCKVERFAHREN[2018/24]
English:PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD[2018/24]
French:IMPRIMANTE ET PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION[2018/24]
Examination procedure30.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/02]
30.11.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.06.2023Fee for grant paid
21.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
07.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
09.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
01.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
MC02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SI02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
LU06.12.2023
[2024/40]
Former [2024/36]AT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SI02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/23]AT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/22]AT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/20]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/10]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/09]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[XI]US2009256877  (TAKAHASHI TORU [JP], et al) [X] 1,7,8 * paragraphs [0046] - [0053] - [ 0064] - [0066]; figures 2A, 2B, 3, 7 * [I] 2-6,9,10;
 [A]US2014192110  (TAKIGUCHI HIROSHI [JP], et al) [A] 4-6* paragraphs [0008] - [0012] - [ 0031] , [ 0032] , [ 0060] - [0065]; figure 3 *
ExaminationUS2005168515
 US2009167833
by applicantJP2013193303
 JP2015020408
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