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EP About this file: EP3789756

EP3789756 - GLOSS VALUE CALCULATING DEVICE, GLOSS VALUE MEASURING DEVICE, COLOR TONE QUANTIFYING DEVICE FOR GLOSSY COLOR, AND GLOSS VALUE CALCULATING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.03.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip03.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
100-7015 / JP
[2021/10]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIWATA, Takumi
c/o Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
02 / TAMURA, Kishio
c/o Konica Minolta, Inc.
2-7-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-7015 / JP
 [2021/10]
Representative(s)Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte
Brucknerstraße 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/10]Gille Hrabal
Brucknerstrasse 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date19766643.115.03.2019
[2021/10]
WO2019JP10814
Priority number, dateJP2018004957516.03.2018         Original published format: JP 2018049575
[2021/10]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019177145
Date:19.09.2019
Language:JA
[2019/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3789756
Date:10.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.09.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/57
[2021/17]
CPC:
G01N21/57 (EP,US); G01N21/4738 (US)
Former IPC [2021/10]G01N21/57, G01J3/51
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 [2021/10]
TitleGerman:GLANZWERTBERECHNUNGSVORRICHTUNG, GLANZWERTMESSVORRICHTUNG, FARBTON-QUANTIFIZIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR GLANZFARBE UND GLANZWERTBERECHNUNGSVERFAHREN[2021/10]
English:GLOSS VALUE CALCULATING DEVICE, GLOSS VALUE MEASURING DEVICE, COLOR TONE QUANTIFYING DEVICE FOR GLOSSY COLOR, AND GLOSS VALUE CALCULATING METHOD[2021/10]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CALCUL DE VALEUR DE BRILLANT, DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE VALEUR DE BRILLANT, DISPOSITIF DE QUANTIFICATION DE TON DE COULEUR POUR COULEUR BRILLANTE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE CALCUL DE VALEUR DE BRILLANT[2021/10]
Entry into regional phase04.09.2020Translation filed 
04.09.2020National basic fee paid 
04.09.2020Search fee paid 
04.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
04.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.09.2020Examination requested  [2021/10]
18.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
16.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/col.21946
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.5057/ijae.IJAE-D-16-00003
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 [Y]JP2015068813  (CANON KK) [Y] 7-12 * , paragraph [0026] (Family: none *
by applicantWO2005075961
 JP2011162886
 JP2016197035
 JP2018049575
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