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EP About this file: EP3968732

EP3968732 - PRINTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PRINTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.11.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.01.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.04.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, PL, PT, SK		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2023/52]
Former [2022/11]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME
OHTA-KU
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MORIYA, Takashi
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / SUGA, Kenichiro
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2022/11]
Representative(s)WESER & Kollegen Patentanwälte PartmbB
Radeckestraße 43
81245 München / DE
[2022/11]
Application number, filing date21201431.024.07.2018
[2022/11]
Priority number, dateJP2017015588710.08.2017         Original published format: JP 2017155887
[2022/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3968732
Date:16.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3968732
Date:27.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/00, H04W76/15, G06F3/12, H04W76/14, H04W84/12
[2023/31]
CPC:
H04N1/00307 (EP,CN,US); H04W88/06 (KR); G06F3/1231 (US);
G06F3/122 (US); G06F3/1254 (US); G06F3/1292 (EP,KR,US);
H04B1/0053 (US); H04L5/06 (US); H04N1/00315 (CN);
H04W48/16 (CN); H04W72/02 (KR); H04W72/0453 (US);
H04W76/10 (CN); H04W76/15 (EP,US); H04W8/005 (CN);
H04W84/12 (EP,KR,US); H04W84/20 (KR); G06F3/1236 (EP,US);
H04N2201/0094 (CN); H04W76/14 (EP,US); H04W88/10 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/11]H04W76/15
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 [2022/43]
Former [2022/11]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:DRUCKER UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES DRUCKERS[2022/11]
English:PRINTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PRINTER[2022/11]
French:IMPRIMANTE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE[2022/11]
Examination procedure30.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/18]
30.03.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.01.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.11.2023Fee for grant paid
21.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18185193.2  / EP3442303
Divisional application(s)EP23213662.2  / EP4325996
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
07.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
01.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.12.2023
CZ27.12.2023
EE27.12.2023
ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
IT27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
PL27.12.2023
RO27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
SK27.12.2023
SM27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
PT29.04.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT27.12.2023
CZ27.12.2023
EE27.12.2023
ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RO27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
SM27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
SM27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
IS27.04.2024
Former [2024/27]ES27.12.2023
FI27.12.2023
HR27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
LV27.12.2023
NL27.12.2023
RS27.12.2023
SE27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
NO27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
Former [2024/21]FI27.12.2023
LT27.12.2023
BG27.03.2024
GR28.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR28.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]EP2605607  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-14 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0098] - paragraph [0100] * * claims 1, 4 *;
 [A]US2013252640  (KENNEY THOMAS [US], et al) [A] 1-14* paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0010] *
by applicantJP2010278825
 JP5279151B
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