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EP About this file: EP3960470

EP3960470 - CAPPING DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.10.2023
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  28.01.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, SK		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
1-6, Shinjuku 4-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8801 / JP
[2022/09]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKANASHI, Hiromichi
Suwa-shi, 392-8502 / JP
02 / YAMAGISHI, Akira
Suwa-shi, 392-8502 / JP
03 / TOYA, Akihiro
Suwa-shi, 392-8502 / JP
 [2022/09]
Representative(s)Lewis Silkin LLP
Arbor
255 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 9AX / GB
[2023/47]
Former [2022/09]Miller Sturt Kenyon
9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date21187614.926.07.2021
[2022/09]
Priority number, dateJP2020013445707.08.2020         Original published format: JP 2020134457
JP2020013445807.08.2020         Original published format: JP 2020134458
JP2020018945313.11.2020         Original published format: JP 2020189453
[2022/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3960470
Date:02.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/09]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3960470
Date:18.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3960470
Date:22.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/165
[2022/09]
CPC:
B41J2/16508 (EP,US); B41J2/16505 (CN,US); B41J2/01 (US);
B41J2/16532 (EP); B41J2/16585 (EP,US); B41J2/175 (EP);
B41J2/18 (EP); B41J2/165 (US); B41J2/16523 (EP,US);
B41J2/16526 (EP); B41J2002/16555 (EP) (-)
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]
Former [2022/09]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:KAPPENVORRICHTUNG UND FLÜSSIGKEITSAUSSTOSSVORRICHTUNG[2022/09]
English:CAPPING DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS[2022/09]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ENCAPSULAGE ET APPAREIL D'ÉJECTION DE LIQUIDE[2022/09]
Examination procedure08.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/42]
08.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
12.10.2023Fee for grant paid
12.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT22.11.2023
CZ22.11.2023
DK22.11.2023
EE22.11.2023
ES22.11.2023
HR22.11.2023
IT22.11.2023
LT22.11.2023
LV22.11.2023
NL22.11.2023
PL22.11.2023
RO22.11.2023
RS22.11.2023
SE22.11.2023
SK22.11.2023
SM22.11.2023
BG22.02.2024
NO22.02.2024
GR23.02.2024
IS22.03.2024
PT22.03.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT22.11.2023
CZ22.11.2023
DK22.11.2023
EE22.11.2023
ES22.11.2023
HR22.11.2023
LT22.11.2023
LV22.11.2023
NL22.11.2023
PL22.11.2023
RO22.11.2023
RS22.11.2023
SE22.11.2023
SM22.11.2023
BG22.02.2024
NO22.02.2024
GR23.02.2024
IS22.03.2024
PT22.03.2024
Former [2024/33]AT22.11.2023
DK22.11.2023
ES22.11.2023
HR22.11.2023
LT22.11.2023
LV22.11.2023
NL22.11.2023
PL22.11.2023
RS22.11.2023
SE22.11.2023
SM22.11.2023
BG22.02.2024
NO22.02.2024
GR23.02.2024
IS22.03.2024
PT22.03.2024
Former [2024/27]AT22.11.2023
ES22.11.2023
HR22.11.2023
LT22.11.2023
LV22.11.2023
NL22.11.2023
PL22.11.2023
RS22.11.2023
SE22.11.2023
BG22.02.2024
NO22.02.2024
GR23.02.2024
IS22.03.2024
PT22.03.2024
Former [2024/23]AT22.11.2023
ES22.11.2023
LT22.11.2023
NL22.11.2023
BG22.02.2024
GR23.02.2024
IS22.03.2024
PT22.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT22.11.2023
NL22.11.2023
BG22.02.2024
GR23.02.2024
IS22.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR23.02.2024
IS22.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[XA]JP2003127400  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [X] 1,11,12 * the whole document *[A] 2,3
by applicantJP2019038159
 JP20200134457
 JP20200134458
 JP20200189453
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