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EP0881094 - A heat sensitive imaging element and a method for producing lithographic plates therewith [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.08.2001
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.11.2001Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 09.01.2002  [2002/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
[N/P]
Former [1998/49]For all designated states
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V.
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
Inventor(s)01 / Van Damme, Marc
c/o Agfa-Gevaert N.V. IIE 3800, Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
02 / Vermeersch, Joan
c/o Agfa-Gevaert N.V. IIE 380, Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel / BE
[1998/49]
Application number, filing date97201559.827.05.1997
[1998/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0881094
Date:02.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0881094
Date:18.10.2000
Language:EN
[2000/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.11.1997
ClassificationIPC:B41M5/36, B41C1/10
[1998/49]
CPC:
B41C1/1025 (EP); B41M5/36 (EP); B41C1/1008 (EP);
B41C2210/04 (EP); B41C2210/06 (EP); B41C2210/08 (EP);
B41C2210/24 (EP); B41C2210/262 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB [1998/49]
TitleGerman:Wärmeempfindliches Aufzeichnungselement und Verfahren zur Herstellung von Flachdruckplatten damit[1998/49]
English:A heat sensitive imaging element and a method for producing lithographic plates therewith[1998/49]
French:Elément d'enregistrement thermosensible et procédé pour la fabrication de plaques lithographiques utilisant cet élément[1998/49]
Examination procedure02.06.1999Examination requested  [1999/30]
07.09.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.09.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.11.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.11.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
18.04.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.07.2000Fee for grant paid
28.07.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.07.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE18.10.2000
[2002/02]
Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0678380  (PRESSTEK INC) [X] 1 * the whole document * [Y] 1-13;
 [Y]CH482551  (GEVAERT-AGFA N.V.) [Y] 1-13 * the whole document *;
 [A]JPS60201987  ;
 [A]GB1208415  (GEVAERT-AGFA N.V.) [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860305), vol. 010, no. 055, Database accession no. (M - 458), & JP60201987 A 19851012 (RICOH KK) [A] 1 * abstract *
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