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EP About this file: EP0810481

EP0810481 - Electrophotographic photoreceptor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.11.2006
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.11.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.12.2006  [2006/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
14-1, Shiba 4-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0014 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/47]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
14-1, Shiba 4-chome, Minato-ku Tokyo
108-0014 / JP
Former [2006/01]For all designated states
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
33-8, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0014 / JP
Former [2004/38]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
33-8, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0014 / JP
Former [1997/49]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
5-2 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Notsu, Shusuke
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., 1060, Naruta
Odawara, Kanagawa 250 / JP
02 / Yagishita, Akihiko
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., 1060, Naruta
Odawara, Kanagawa 250 / JP
03 / Hiroi, Masyuki
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., 1060, Naruta
Odawara, Kanagawa 250 / JP
[1997/49]
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Strasse 4
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/49]TER MEER STEINMEISTER & PARTNER GbR
Mauerkircherstrasse 45
81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date97108536.027.05.1997
[1997/49]
Priority number, dateJP1996013496029.05.1996         Original published format: JP 13496096
[1997/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0810481
Date:03.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0810481
Date:07.01.1998
[1998/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0810481
Date:04.01.2006
Language:EN
[2006/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.1997
ClassificationIPC:G03G5/06
[1997/49]
CPC:
G03G5/0609 (EP,US); G03G5/06142 (EP,US); G03G5/06147 (EP,US);
G03G5/0616 (EP,US); G03G5/0637 (EP,US); G03G5/0664 (EP,US);
G03G5/0666 (EP,US); G03G5/067 (EP,US); G03G5/0677 (EP,US);
G03G5/0679 (EP,US); G03G5/0696 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1997/49]
TitleGerman:Elektrophotographischer Photorezeptor[1997/49]
English:Electrophotographic photoreceptor[1997/49]
French:Photorécepteur électrophotographique[1997/49]
Examination procedure18.06.1998Examination requested  [1998/34]
03.12.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.06.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.05.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.09.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
01.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.09.2005Fee for grant paid
23.09.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.10.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
16.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
16.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
15.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
15.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
17.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
18.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO9321565  (SUN CHEMICAL CORP [US]) [X] 1-3,6 * claims 1,6 *;
 [X]DE3034564  (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1,2,4-7,9,11 * page 40; example 11 *;
 [X]US5102757  (AKASAKI YUTAKA [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4-8 * column 41 - column 42; examples 12-22 * * column 25, line 10; examples IB-15 * * column 51 - column 52; example 80 *;
 [X]USH1474H  (MARTIN TREVOR I [US], et al) [X] 1-3,6 * column 10 - column 11; examples V-X * * column 3, line 39 - line 56 *;
 [X]EP0666507  (NIPPON PAINT CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,6 * page 13 - page 14; examples 8-10,13-15 * * page 11, line 22 - line 30 *;
 [X]US5347303  (KOVACS GREGORY J [US], et al) [X] 1-3,6 * figures 2,3; claims 1,12,13,16 *;
 [X]US5190839  (FUJIMAKI YOSHIHIDE [US], et al) [X] 1-3,6 * column 27 - column 29; examples 1-13 *;
 [X]EP0658814  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1-3,6,7 * page 14 - page 15; example 1; claims 1,2 * * page 11; examples 17,18 * * page 21; examples 31,32 *;
 [X]US4353971  (CHANG MIKE S H, et al) [X] 1 * column 2, line 38 - column 4, line 2 *
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