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EP4246240 - IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.07.2024
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  18.08.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
05.07.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 07.08.2024  [2024/32]
05.07.2024Change - designated statespublished on 07.08.2024  [2024/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2023/38]
Inventor(s)01 / KAKEHI, Yutaka
Ohta-ku, 146-8501 / JP
02 / OHTA, Tetsuya
Ohta-ku, 146-8501 / JP
03 / MINATO, Yusuke
Ohta-ku, 146-8501 / JP
 [2023/38]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2023/38]
Application number, filing date23184115.623.05.2019
[2023/38]
Priority number, dateJP2018010105925.05.2018         Original published format: JP 2018101059
JP2018019469115.10.2018         Original published format: JP 2018194691
[2023/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4246240
Date:20.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4246240
Date:27.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.11.2023
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/00
[2023/38]
CPC:
G03G15/1675 (EP,KR,US); G03G15/1685 (KR); G03G15/5029 (EP,US);
G03G15/5054 (EP); G03G2215/00738 (EP,US); G03G2215/00767 (EP);
G03G2215/00776 (EP); G03G2215/1614 (KR) (-)
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 [2024/32]
Former [2023/38]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:BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2023/38]
English:IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE[2023/38]
French:DISPOSITIF DE FORMATION D'IMAGE[2023/38]
Examination procedure16.05.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.06.2024Examination requested  [2024/32]
27.06.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP19807220.9  / EP3805866
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
07.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
07.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2011044710  (SHIDA MASANORI [JP]) [A] 1,2* paragraphs [0057] - [0058] - [0100] - [0104]; figure 14 *
by applicantJP2004117920
 JP4161005B
 JP2008275946
 JP2018101059
 JP2018194691
 EP3805866
 EP20190807220
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