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EP About this file: EP4054850

EP4054850 - INK CARTRIDGE ACTIVATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.06.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.08.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2024New entry: Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
10300 Energy Drive
Spring TX 77389 / US
[2022/37]
Inventor(s)01 / BHASKARAN, Shinoj
Pritech Park- SEZ, Sarjapur, Block 6A Bellandur
Outer Ring Rd Village, Sarjapur
Bangalore 560103 / IN
02 / VEEDU, Subhash Pulikkara
Pritech Park- SEZ, Sarjapur, Block 6A Bellandur
Outer Ring Rd Village, Sarjapur
Bangalore 560103 / IN
 [2022/37]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
One Portwall Square
Portwall Lane
Bristol BS1 6BH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/37]Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Application number, filing date19892771.706.11.2019
[2022/37]
WO2019US60019
Priority number, dateIN20184104587604.12.2018         Original published format: IN201841045876
[2024/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020117417
Date:11.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4054850
Date:14.09.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.06.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU11.06.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2023
ClassificationIPC:B41J29/393, B41J2/175
[2023/29]
CPC:
B41J2/17566 (EP,US); B41J2/17546 (EP,US); B41J2002/17569 (EP,US);
B41J2002/17589 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2022/37]B41J29/393
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 [2022/37]
TitleGerman:TINTENPATRONENAKTIVIERUNG[2022/37]
English:INK CARTRIDGE ACTIVATION[2022/37]
French:ACTIVATION DE CARTOUCHE D'ENCRE[2022/37]
Entry into regional phase07.04.2021National basic fee paid 
07.04.2021Search fee paid 
07.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
07.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.04.2021Examination requested  [2022/37]
21.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.12.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.08.2024Fee for grant paid
15.08.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.08.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
22.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US6158837  (HILTON BRIAN S [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 3, line 65 - column 4, line 3; figures 1, 5; claims 9, 10 * * column 6, lines 13-39 *;
 [A]US6454381  (OLSEN DAVID [US], et al) [A] 1,6,11 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2008111842  (HALL JEFFREY S [US], et al) [A] 1,6,11* the whole document *
International search[A]EP0841173  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [A] 1-15;
 [A]US6145947  (INORA MASARU [JP], et al)[A] 1-15;
 [A]US6158837  (HILTON BRIAN S [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * , abstract, column 3, line 65 - column 4, line 3, claims 9, 10, column 5 lines 41-43, column 6, lines 13-39, fig. 1, 5, column 6, lines 46-52, column 6, line 64 -column 7, line 1, column 7, lines 60-64, column 7, line 65 -column 8, line 13, column 9, line 62 -column 10, line 10, column 10, lines 17-22, lines 36-46, column 11, lines 20-41 *;
 [A]US6454381  (OLSEN DAVID [US], et al) [A] 1-15;
 [A]JP6089971B  (FUJITSU LTD) [A] 1-15
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