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EP About this file: EP0517074

EP0517074 - Information recording/reproduction apparatus and method for recording and/or reproducing information onto and/or from recording medium using probe electrodes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.09.2000
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 22.09.2004  [2004/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1992/50]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hatanaka, Katsunori, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Sakai, Kunihiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Oguchi, Takahiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
04 / Yamano, Akihiko, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
05 / Shido, Shunichi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1992/50]
Representative(s)Weser, Wolfgang
Weser & Kollegen
Patentanwälte
Radeckestrasse 43
81245 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/18]Weser, Wolfgang
Dres. Weser & Martin, Patentanwälte, Radeckestrasse 43
D-81245 München / DE
Former [1992/50]Blumbach Weser Bergen Kramer Zwirner Hoffmann Patentanwälte
Radeckestrasse 43
D-81245 München / DE
Application number, filing date92108879.526.05.1992
[1992/50]
Priority number, dateJP1991013421105.06.1991         Original published format: JP 13421191
[1992/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0517074
Date:09.12.1992
Language:EN
[1992/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0517074
Date:15.02.1995
Language:EN
[1995/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0517074
Date:17.11.1999
Language:EN
[1999/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.12.1994
ClassificationIPC:G11B9/00, G11B20/18, H03M13/00
[1995/07]
CPC:
B82Y15/00 (EP,US); G11B9/14 (EP,US); B82Y10/00 (EP,US);
G11B20/1833 (EP,US); H03M13/151 (EP,US); Y10S977/874 (EP,US);
Y10S977/947 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1992/50]G11B9/00, G11B20/18
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1992/50]
TitleGerman:Informationsaufzeichnungs-/Wiedergabegerät und Methode zur Informationsaufzeichnung oder /-wiedergabe auf oder von einem Aufzeichnungsmedium mittels Sondenelektroden[1992/50]
English:Information recording/reproduction apparatus and method for recording and/or reproducing information onto and/or from recording medium using probe electrodes[1992/50]
French:Appareil d'enregistrement/de reproduction d'information et méthode pour l'enregistrement ou la reproduction sur/ou d'un milieu d'enregistrement utilisant des électrodes de sondes[1992/50]
Examination procedure09.08.1995Examination requested  [1995/41]
21.11.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.05.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.07.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.10.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
18.05.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.1999Fee for grant paid
16.08.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.08.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
30.05.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
31.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
CH17.11.1999
ES17.11.1999
GR17.11.1999
LI17.11.1999
NL17.11.1999
SE17.11.1999
DK17.02.2000
PT17.02.2000
LU26.05.2000
[2004/39]
Former [2004/07]AT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
CH17.11.1999
ES17.11.1999
GR17.11.1999
LI17.11.1999
NL17.11.1999
SE17.11.1999
DK17.02.2000
PT17.02.2000
Former [2003/45]AT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
CH17.11.1999
ES17.11.1999
LI17.11.1999
NL17.11.1999
SE17.11.1999
DK17.02.2000
PT17.02.2000
Former [2003/17]AT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
CH17.11.1999
ES17.11.1999
LI17.11.1999
NL17.11.1999
SE17.11.1999
PT17.02.2000
MC31.05.2000
Former [2003/07]AT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
CH17.11.1999
ES17.11.1999
LI17.11.1999
NL17.11.1999
SE17.11.1999
PT17.02.2000
Former [2002/25]AT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
CH17.11.1999
ES17.11.1999
LI17.11.1999
SE17.11.1999
PT17.02.2000
Former [2002/23]AT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
CH17.11.1999
LI17.11.1999
SE17.11.1999
PT17.02.2000
Former [2000/52]AT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
CH17.11.1999
LI17.11.1999
PT17.02.2000
Former [2000/51]AT17.11.1999
BE17.11.1999
PT17.02.2000
CH22.02.2000
LI22.02.2000
Former [2000/50]BE17.11.1999
PT17.02.2000
CH22.02.2000
LI22.02.2000
Former [2000/43]BE17.11.1999
PT17.02.2000
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS58127445  ;
 [A]JPS5724143  ;
 [A]JPS62239387  ;
 [Y]EP0382192  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]) [Y] 1-10 * column 4, line 18 - column 5, line 40 * * column 8, line 34 - column 9, line 12; figures 1-4 *;
 [Y]US4956817  (WEST PAUL E [US], et al) [Y] 1-10 * column 5, line 6 - line 47 * * column 10, line 16 - line 49; figure 15 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19831025), vol. 7, no. 239, Database accession no. (E - 206), & JP58127445 A 19830729 (NIPPON VICTOR K. K.) [A] 1,3,6,8 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19820528), vol. 6, no. 91, Database accession no. (E - 109), & JP57024143 A 19820208 (SONY CORP) [A] * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880407), vol. 12, no. 107, Database accession no. (P - 686), & JP62239387 A 19871020 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
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