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EP4072861 - CLEAR INK, PRINTING METHOD, AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.09.2022
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.06.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  01.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip29.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2022/42]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAHASHI, Hiroaki
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / BANNAI, Akiko
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / MASUDA, Kiminori
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / TAKAMURA, Yukiko
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd., 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2022/42]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[2022/42]
Application number, filing date20828357.202.12.2020
[2022/42]
WO2020JP44758
Priority number, dateJP2019022506913.12.2019         Original published format: JP 2019225069
JP2020003655504.03.2020         Original published format: JP 2020036555
[2022/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021117562
Date:17.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4072861
Date:19.10.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.06.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:B41M5/00, B41M7/00, C09D11/102, C09D11/30
[2022/42]
CPC:
B41M7/0036 (EP); C09D11/54 (US); B41M5/0023 (EP);
C09D11/102 (EP,US); C09D11/30 (EP); C09D11/32 (US);
C09D11/38 (US); B41M5/0047 (EP); B41M5/0064 (EP);
B82Y30/00 (US) (-)
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 [2022/42]
TitleGerman:KLARE TINTE, DRUCKVERFAHREN UND TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKVORRICHTUNG[2022/42]
English:CLEAR INK, PRINTING METHOD, AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS[2022/42]
French:ENCRE TRANSPARENTE, PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION ET APPAREIL D'IMPRESSION À JET D'ENCRE[2022/42]
Entry into regional phase14.04.2022National basic fee paid 
14.04.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
14.04.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.04.2022Examination requested  [2022/42]
14.04.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]EP2957428  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [X] 1,6,7 * paragraphs [0162] , [0163] , [0165] - [0168]; table 2 *;
 [XI]EP3305537  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [X] 1,4,6-10 * paragraphs [0217] , [0219] , [0224] , [0269] , [0340] , [0363] - [0365] - [0372] , [0373] , [0380]; table 1 * [I] 2,3,5;
 [A]US2019255869  (ASAKAWA YUTA [JP], et al) [A] 1-10* the whole document *
by applicantJP2013212644
 JP2015147919
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