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EP0604967 - Magnetic disk drive [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.06.2000
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip02.06.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.07.2000 [2000/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/31]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1994/27]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Haruyama, Hiroyuki, c/o NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1994/27]
Representative(s)Pätzold, Herbert
Pasinger Strasse 6
82166 Gräfelfing / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/27]Pätzold, Herbert, Dr.-Ing.
Steubstrasse 10
D-82166 Gräfelfing / DE
Application number, filing date93120983.727.12.1993
[1994/27]
Priority number, dateJP1992036105628.12.1992         Original published format: JP 36105692
[1994/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0604967
Date:06.07.1994
Language:EN
[1994/27]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0604967
Date:08.03.1995
Language:EN
[1995/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0604967
Date:04.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.01.1995
ClassificationIPC:G11B25/04, G11B33/14, G11B5/60, G11B19/20
[1994/27]
CPC:
G11B33/1446 (EP,US); G11B25/043 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1994/27]
TitleGerman:Magnetplattenantrieb[1994/27]
English:Magnetic disk drive[1994/27]
French:Lecteur de disque magnétique[1998/37]
Former [1994/27]Entraînement de disque magnétique
Examination procedure27.01.1995Examination requested  [1995/13]
02.07.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.11.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.10.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
05.02.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.04.1999Fee for grant paid
08.04.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.05.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
30.12.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
30.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
29.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
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