Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP4425267

EP4425267 - ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.07.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.03.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.03.2025
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  02.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.02.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG, ES, FI, GR, HR, LV, NL, NO, PL, PT, RS, SE
published on 11.03.2026  [2026/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2024/36]
Inventor(s)01 / HORI, Atsushi
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
02 / MORI, Haruki
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
03 / INOUE, Shota
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
04 / OKAMOTO, Kaoru
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
05 / ONUMA, Masayuki
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
06 / BABA, Yusuke
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
07 / SUZUKI, Takeshi
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
 [2024/36]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2024/36]
Application number, filing date24160167.328.02.2024
[2024/36]
Priority number, dateJP2023003291303.03.2023         Original published format: JP 2023032913
[2024/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4425267
Date:04.09.2024
Language:EN
[2024/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4425267
Date:13.08.2025
Language:EN
[2025/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.06.2024
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/16
[2024/36]
CPC:
G03G15/162 (EP); B32B25/20 (US); B32B25/042 (US);
B32B25/14 (US); B32B7/02 (US); B32B2250/03 (US);
B32B2250/248 (US); B32B2307/536 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/33]
Former [2024/36]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,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:ELEKTROPHOTOGRAPHISCHES ELEMENT UND ELEKTROPHOTOGRAPHISCHES BILDERZEUGUNGSGERÄT[2024/36]
English:ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2024/36]
French:ELÉMENT ÉLECTROPHOTOGRAPHIQUE ET APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES ÉLECTROPHOTOGRAPHIQUES[2024/36]
Examination procedure10.12.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.03.2025Examination requested  [2025/15]
04.03.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.03.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.07.2025Fee for grant paid
04.07.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.07.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG13.08.2025
ES13.08.2025
FI13.08.2025
HR13.08.2025
LV13.08.2025
NL13.08.2025
PL13.08.2025
SE13.08.2025
NO13.11.2025
RS13.11.2025
GR14.11.2025
IS13.12.2025
PT15.12.2025
[2026/11]
Former [2026/07]IS13.12.2025
Documents cited:Search[AD] JP2017068034  (CANON KK et al.)
 [AD] US2021341859  (KAMEYAMA NAOTO et al.) [AD] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [A] JP2021108790  (FRAMER FRAMER KK et al.) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [A] WO2023064000  (HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO et al.) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *
by applicantJP2017068034
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.