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EP0431715 - Plate replacing apparatus for printing press [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 26.05.2000 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	09.10.2009	Change - representative	published on 11.11.2009 [2009/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Komori Corporation 11-1, Azumabashi 3-chome Sumida-ku Tokyo / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1991/24]	For all designated states Komori Corporation 11-1, Azumabashi 3-chome Sumida-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Sugiyama, Hiroyuki, c/o Toride Plant Komori Corporation, 5-1, Higashi 4-chome Toride-shi, Ibaraki / JP
	02 / Miyamoto, Toshio, c/o Toride Plant Komori Corporation, 5-1, Higashi 4-chome Toride-shi, Ibaraki / JP
	03 / Hirose, Norio, c/o Toride Plant Komori Corporation, 5-1, Higashi 4-chome Toride-shi, Ibaraki / JP
	[1991/24]
Representative(s)	Wenzel & Kalkoff Patentanwälte Meiendorfer Strasse 89 22145 Hamburg / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2009/46]	Wenzel & Kalkoff Patentanwälte Meiendorfer Stasse 89 22145 Hamburg / DE
Former [1991/24]	Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff Postfach 73 04 66, Grubesallee 26 D-22124 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date	90250299.6	30.11.1990
	[1991/24]
Priority number, date	JP19890315380	06.12.1989 Original published format: JP 31538089
	JP19900087438	03.04.1990 Original published format: JP 8743890
	JP19900035417	03.04.1990 Original published format: JP 3541790
	[1991/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0431715
	Date:	12.06.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/24]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0431715
	Date:	11.09.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/37]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0431715
	Date:	22.03.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/12]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0431715
	Date:	12.07.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/28]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.07.1991
Classification	IPC:	B41F27/12, B41L31/00, B41L29/12	[1991/24]
	CPC:	B41F27/1206 (EP,US); B41L29/12 (EP,US); B41L31/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1991/24]
Title	German:	Apparat zum Wechseln von Druckplatten für Druckpresse	[1991/24]
	English:	Plate replacing apparatus for printing press	[1991/24]
	French:	Appareil de remplacement de plaques pour presse d'impression	[1991/24]
Examination procedure	28.12.1990	Examination requested [1991/24]
	21.12.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	31.03.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.05.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	24.08.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	01.09.1994	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.12.1994	Fee for grant paid
	09.12.1994	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 25.11.1995 06.12.1995 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Mülheimer Strasse 341 63075 Offenbach / DE
		02 11.12.1995 25.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft Planeta-Bogenoffsetmaschinen Friedrich-List-Str. 47-49 01445 Radebeul / DE
		03 18.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 Postfach 10 29 40 D-69019 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Stoltenberg, Heinz-Herbert Baldo c/o Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 69115 Heidelberg / DE
		04 21.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koenig & Bauer AG Postfach 6060 97010 Würzburg / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1999/30]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.11.1995 06.12.1995 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Mühlheimer Strasse 341 D- 63075 Offenbach / DE
		02 11.12.1995 25.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft Planeta-Bogenoffsetmaschinen Friedrich-List-Str. 47-49 01445 Radebeul / DE
		03 18.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 Postfach 10 29 40 D-69019 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Stoltenberg, Heinz-Herbert Baldo c/o Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 69115 Heidelberg / DE
		04 21.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koenig & Bauer AG Postfach 6060 97010 Würzburg / DE
	Former [1999/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.11.1995 06.12.1995 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Mühlheimer Strasse 341 D- 63075 Offenbach / DE
		02 11.12.1995 25.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE KBA-PLANETA AG Friedrich-List-Strasse 47-49 D-8122 Radebeul / DE
		03 18.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 Postfach 10 29 40 D-69019 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Stoltenberg, Heinz-Herbert Baldo c/o Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 69115 Heidelberg / DE
		04 21.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koenig & Bauer AG Postfach 6060 97010 Würzburg / DE
	Former [1999/23]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.11.1995 06.12.1995 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Mühlheimer Strasse 341 D- 63075 Offenbach / DE
		02 11.12.1995 25.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koenig & Bauer AG Postfach 6060 97010 Würzburg / DE
		03 18.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 Postfach 10 29 40 D-69019 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Stoltenberg, Heinz-Herbert Baldo c/o Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 69115 Heidelberg / DE
		04 21.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE KBA Koenig & Bauer-Albert AG Werk Würzburg Postfach 6060 D- 97010 Würzburg / DE
	Former [1996/05]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.11.1995 06.12.1995 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Mühlheimer Strasse 341 D- 63075 Offenbach / DE
		02 11.12.1995 25.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE KBA-PLANETA AG Friedrich-List-Strasse 47-49 D-8122 Radebeul / DE
		03 18.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 Postfach 10 29 40 D-69019 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Stoltenberg, Heinz-Herbert Baldo c/o Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 69115 Heidelberg / DE
		04 21.12.1995 11.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE KBA Koenig & Bauer-Albert AG Werk Würzburg Postfach 6060 D- 97010 Würzburg / DE
	Former [1996/03]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.11.1995 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Mühlheimer Strasse 341 D- 63075 Offenbach / DE
	18.12.1995	No. 02: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	19.01.1996	No. 02: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	29.01.1996	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	06.06.1996	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	30.01.1997	Date of oral proceedings
	10.03.1997	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	10.03.1997	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	09.11.1999	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	07.02.2000	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	06.05.2000	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	30.04.1997	Appeal received No. T0476/97
	11.07.1997	Statement of grounds filed
	09.11.1999	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	09.11.1999	Date of oral proceedings
	15.11.1999	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.11.1992	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.11.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.11.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JP61227056 ;
		[X]JP6262759
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 71 (M-567)(2518) March 4, 1987 & JP-A-61 227 056 (TOPPAN MOORE CO. LTD. ) October 9, 1986, & JP61227056 A 00000000
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 11, no. 258 (M-618)(2705) August 21, 1987 & JP-A-62 62 759 (TORAY IND. INC. ) March 19, 1987, & JP6262759 A 00000000

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