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EP About this file: EP4105729

EP4105729 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.06.2023
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  18.11.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip29.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2022/51]
Inventor(s)01 / ABE, Hideto
Ohta-ku, 146-8501 / JP
 [2022/51]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2022/51]
Application number, filing date22173181.313.05.2022
[2022/51]
Priority number, dateJP2021010008216.06.2021         Original published format: JP 2021100082
[2022/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4105729
Date:21.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:G03G21/20
[2022/51]
CPC:
G03G21/206 (EP,CN,KR,US); G03G15/0258 (CN); G03G15/01 (KR);
G03G21/20 (CN); G03G21/1633 (KR); G03G2221/1645 (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 [2023/30]
Former [2022/51]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2022/51]
English:IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2022/51]
French:APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES[2022/51]
Examination procedure17.05.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/30]
21.06.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2009025759  (KYOCERA MITA CORP);
 [X]JP2009222736  (FUJI XEROX CO LTD);
 [A]JP2009237195  (KYOCERA MITA CORP);
 [A]US2017160699  (IMANARI HIROSHI [JP], et al)
by applicantJP2007041562
 JP2016218420
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