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EP About this file: EP0318004

EP0318004 - Magnetic recording medium [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.12.1996
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.1996No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 05.02.1997 [1997/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
No 1-1-88, Ushitora Ibaraki-shi
Osaka-fu / JP
[1990/33]
Former [1989/22]For all designated states
HITACHI MAXELL LTD.
1-88 Ushitora-1-chome
Ibaraki-shi Osaka / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Maro, Tsuyoshi
1468-5, Furumagi Ishigemachi
Yuki-gun Ibaraki-ken / JP
02 / Kitakami, Osamu
20-2, Kubogaoka-4-chome Moriyamachi
Kitasoma-gun Ibaraki-ken / JP
03 / Fujiwara, Hideo
2-24-9, Keyakidai Moriyamachi
Kitasoma-gun Ibaraki-ken / JP
[1989/22]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1989/22]Patentanwälte Beetz - Timpe - Siegfried Schmitt-Fumian - Mayr
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date88119591.124.11.1988
[1989/22]
Priority number, dateJP1987029837126.11.1987         Original published format: JP 29837187
JP1988010730228.04.1988         Original published format: JP 10730288
JP1988027231028.10.1988         Original published format: JP 27231088
[1989/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0318004
Date:31.05.1989
Language:EN
[1989/22]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0318004
Date:10.10.1990
Language:EN
[1990/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0318004
Date:07.02.1996
[1996/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.08.1990
ClassificationIPC:G11B5/704, G11B5/64
[1989/22]
CPC:
G11B5/702 (EP,US); G11B5/7028 (EP); G11B5/70605 (EP);
G11B5/725 (EP); G11B5/7371 (EP,US); Y10S428/90 (EP,US);
Y10T428/30 (EP,US); Y10T428/31663 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [1989/22]
TitleGerman:Magnetischer Aufzeichnungsträger[1989/22]
English:Magnetic recording medium[1989/22]
French:Milieu d'enregistrement magnétique[1989/22]
Examination procedure27.12.1990Examination requested  [1991/09]
26.02.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.09.1993Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.11.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
03.08.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
08.08.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.10.1995Fee for grant paid
30.10.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.11.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1997/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.1991Renewal fee patent year 04
25.11.1992Renewal fee patent year 05
26.11.1993Renewal fee patent year 06
29.11.1994Renewal fee patent year 07
30.11.1995Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE3714358  (TDK CORP [JP]);
 [A]US4072781  (SHIRAHATA RYUJI, et al)
 [A]  - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, vol. MAG-23, no. 5 (part II of two parts), September 1987, pages 3651-3654, IEEE, New York, US; K. INOUE et al.: "Co-Cr-W-C- alloy thin films for perpendicular recording media"
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