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EP0345037 - A digital signal recording apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.09.1995
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.09.1995No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 25.10.1995 [1995/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1989/49]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Eguchi, Takeo
c/o Sony Corporation 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
[1989/49]
Representative(s)Ayers, Martyn Lewis Stanley, et al
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London
WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1989/49]Ayers, Martyn Lewis Stanley, et al
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date89305473.431.05.1989
[1989/49]
Priority number, dateJP1988013392231.05.1988         Original published format: JP 13392288
[1989/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0345037
Date:06.12.1989
Language:EN
[1989/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0345037
Date:08.01.1992
Language:EN
[1992/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0345037
Date:02.11.1994
Language:EN
[1994/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.11.1991
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/10, G11B20/14, G11B5/024, G11B27/036, G11B5/09, G11B5/008
[1992/02]
CPC:
G11B15/125 (EP,US); G11B20/10 (EP,KR,US); G11B20/1419 (EP,US);
G11B27/036 (EP,US); G11B5/024 (EP,US); G11B5/09 (EP,US);
G11B5/531 (EP,US); G11B2220/90 (EP,US); G11B27/032 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1989/49]G11B5/09, G11B20/10, G11B5/008
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1989/49]
TitleGerman:Gerät zur Aufnahme von digitalen Signalen[1989/49]
English:A digital signal recording apparatus[1989/49]
French:Appareil d'enregistrement de signaux digitaux[1989/49]
Examination procedure09.06.1992Examination requested  [1992/32]
14.12.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.06.1993Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.01.1994Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
03.05.1994Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.07.1994Fee for grant paid
27.07.1994Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.08.1995No opposition filed within time limit [1995/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
11.05.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
10.05.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
09.05.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[AD]JP59036312  ;
 [A]JP60076005  ;
 [AP]US4779146  (CHUMA AKIRA [JP], et al);
 [A]EP0185764  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]);
 [A]FR2322484  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US])
 [AD]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 8, no. 133 (P-281)(1570) 20 June 1984, & JP-A-59 036 312 (SONY K.K.) 28 February 1984, & JP59036312 A 19840228
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 9, no. 217 (P-385) 4 September 1985, & JP-A-60 076 005 (MATSUSHITA DENKI SANGYO KK) 30 April 1985, & JP60076005 A 19850430
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