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EP About this file: EP3689626

EP3689626 - PRINTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.12.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sato Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha
7-1 Shimomeguro 1-chome
Meguro-ku
Tokyo 153-0064 / JP
[2020/32]
Inventor(s)01 / MAEDA, Hideyuki
C/O SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
7-1
Shimomeguro 1-chome
Meguro-ku
Tokyo 153-0064 / JP
02 / JINNOUCHI, Takayoshi
C/O SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
7-1
Shimomeguro 1-chome
Meguro-ku
Tokyo 153-0064 / JP
 [2020/32]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2020/32]
Application number, filing date18863074.325.09.2018
[2020/32]
WO2018JP35515
Priority number, dateJP2017018537826.09.2017         Original published format: JP 2017185378
[2020/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019065654
Date:04.04.2019
Language:JA
[2019/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3689626
Date:05.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3689626
Date:05.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.04.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:B41J17/24, B41J2/325, B41J3/36, B41J35/08
[2020/49]
CPC:
B41J35/08 (EP,US); B41J2/325 (EP,US); B41J17/24 (EP,US);
B41J3/36 (EP,US); B41J35/28 (US); B41J2202/30 (US);
B41J2202/31 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/32]B41J17/24, B41J2/325, B41J3/36
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 [2020/32]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DRUCKER[2020/32]
English:PRINTER[2020/32]
French:IMPRIMANTE[2020/32]
Entry into regional phase25.10.2019Translation filed 
25.10.2019National basic fee paid 
25.10.2019Search fee paid 
25.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
25.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/32]
26.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.12.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.02.2023Fee for grant paid
21.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
09.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
IE25.09.2023
LU25.09.2023
BE30.09.2023
CH30.09.2023
[2024/36]
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CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
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FI05.04.2023
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NL05.04.2023
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CH30.09.2023
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MC05.04.2023
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GR06.07.2023
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MC05.04.2023
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PL05.04.2023
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SK05.04.2023
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NO05.07.2023
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH05162405  (SONY CORP) [Y] 1-3 * paragraph [0019]; figures 4-6 *;
 [Y]EP1293352  (SHARP KK [JP]) [Y] 1-4,6 * paragraph [0062]; figure 6 *;
 [YA]EP2284014  (SATO KK [JP], et al) [Y] 1-4,6 * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0040]; figures 3, 6, 7, 8 * [A] 5;
 [Y]US2015165802  (WONG RANDAL [US], et al) [Y] 1-4,6* paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0040]; figures 3, 8 *
International search[YA]JPS6010081  (SIEMENS AG) [Y] 1-3 * , * [A] 4-6;
 [A]US5374007  (MURISON ALEXANDER S [CA]) [A] 1-6* , *;
 [YA]JP2003080783  (SHARP KK) [Y] 1-3 * , * [A] 4-6;
 [YA]JP2009286000  (SATO KNOWLEDGE & IP INST, et al) [Y] 1-3 * , * [A] 4-6
by applicantJP2009179010
 JP2017185378
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