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EP About this file: EP3988322

EP3988322 - MECHANICAL PENCIL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.03.2022
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.12.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip01.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation (also trading as Pilot Corporation)
2-6-21 Kyobashi
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
[2022/17]
Inventor(s)01 / SANADA Yusuke
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation, 6-21,
Kyobashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
02 / SERI Nobukazu
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation, 6-21,
Kyobashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
03 / KAWARAZAKI Yuji
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation, 6-21,
Kyobashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
04 / KAJIWARA Takumi
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation, 6-21,
Kyobashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
05 / OONISHI Tomoharu
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation, 6-21,
Kyobashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
 [2022/17]
Representative(s)Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[2022/17]
Application number, filing date20827925.717.06.2020
[2022/17]
WO2020JP23862
Priority number, dateJP2019011492020.06.2019         Original published format: JP 2019114920
JP2019011492420.06.2019         Original published format: JP 2019114924
[2022/17]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020256037
Date:24.12.2020
Language:JA
[2020/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3988322
Date:27.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.12.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.2023
ClassificationIPC:B43K3/00, B43K21/00, B43K21/16, B43K21/22
[2023/30]
CPC:
B43K21/003 (EP,CN,US); B43K21/00 (KR); B43K21/16 (EP,CN,KR,US);
B43K21/006 (EP,CN,US); B43K21/22 (EP); B43K3/00 (KR)
Former IPC [2022/17]B43K3/00, B43K21/00, B43K21/16
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 [2022/17]
TitleGerman:MECHANISCHER STIFT[2022/17]
English:MECHANICAL PENCIL[2022/17]
French:PORTEMINE[2022/17]
Entry into regional phase12.01.2022Translation filed 
12.01.2022National basic fee paid 
12.01.2022Search fee paid 
12.01.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
12.01.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.01.2022Examination requested  [2022/17]
15.01.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
30.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2010094954  (ZEBRA PEN CORP) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [X]WO2011067913  (MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO [JP], et al) [X] 1-15 * figures 1-15 *
International search[YXA]JPS4988821U  (SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION) [Y] 1-11, 13-14, 26, 29, 31, 33-34 * page 2, line 6 to page 4, the last line, fig. 1-2 page 2, line 6 to page 4, the last line, fig. 1-2 * [X] 32 [A] 12, 15-25, 27- 28, 30;
 [Y]JPS5433737U  (MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD.) [Y] 2-11, 13-14, 26, 29, 31, 34 * page 2, line 17 to page 5, line 18, drawings *;
 [Y]JPS5749258U  (PILOT PRECISION CO., LTD.) [Y] 31 * page 4, line 13 to page 7, line 4, fig. 1-2 *;
 [A]JPS5790879U  (MICRO SEIKI KK) [A] 1-34* page 2, line 6 to page 3, line 18, fig. 1-3 *;
 [Y]JPS60132376U  (KOTOBUKI KK) [Y] 1-11, 13-14, 26, 29, 31 * page 2, line 6 to page 3, line 9, page 5, lines 4-11, fig. 1 *;
 [Y]US4705419  (NIEMEYER ROBERT [US]) [Y] 6-11, 13-14, 26, 29, 31, 33 * column 3, line 37 to column 7, line 50, fig. 1-4 *;
 [Y]JP2000318372  (PILOT PRECISION) [Y] 10-11, 13-14, 26, 29, 31 * paragraphs [0007]-[0013], fig. 1-9 *
by applicantJPS5420730
 JPS5433737
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