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EP0872832
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Extract from the Register of European Patents
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| EP0872832 - Skew adjustment mechanism for an optical pick-up used in an optical disc drive [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.05.2002 Database last updated on 16.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 09.05.2002 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 26.06.2002 [2002/26] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Mitsumi Electric Company Ltd. 8-8-2, Kokuryo-cho Chofu-shi Tokyo / JP | [N/P] |
| Former [1998/43] | For all designated states Mitsumi Electric Company Ltd. 8-8-2, Kokuryo-cho Chofu-shi Tokyo / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Furukawa, Ken'ichi c/o Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., 8-8-2, Kokuryo-cho Chofu-shi, Tokyo / JP | 02 /
Imi, Kazutomo c/o Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., 8-8-2, Kokuryo-cho Chofu-shi, Tokyo / JP | 03 /
Teranishi, Kouji c/o Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., 8-8-2, Kokuryo-cho Chofu-shi, Tokyo / JP | 04 /
Manabe, Satoru c/o Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., 8-8-2, Kokuryo-cho Chofu-shi, Tokyo / JP | [1998/43] | Representative(s) | Dr. Solf & Zapf Patent- und Rechtsanwalts PartG mbB Candidplatz 15 81543 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [1998/43] | Patentanwälte Dr. Solf & Zapf Candidplatz 15 81543 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 98106928.9 | 16.04.1998 | [1998/43] | Priority number, date | JP19970115156 | 17.04.1997 Original published format: JP 11515697 | [1998/43] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0872832 | Date: | 21.10.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/43] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0872832 | Date: | 04.07.2001 | Language: | EN | [2001/27] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 05.08.1998 | Classification | IPC: | G11B7/095, G11B7/08 | [1998/43] | CPC: |
G11B17/056 (EP,US);
G11B7/082 (EP,US);
G11B7/08582 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT, NL [1999/26] |
| Former [1998/43] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Vorrichtung zur Einstellung der Schräge des optischen Abtastkopfes eines Plattenspielers | [1998/43] | English: | Skew adjustment mechanism for an optical pick-up used in an optical disc drive | [1998/43] | French: | Méchanisme d'ajustement de l'inclinaison d'une tête optique d'un lecteur de disque | [1998/43] | Examination procedure | 31.03.1999 | Examination requested [1999/22] | 31.03.1999 | Request for accelerated examination filed | 22.04.1999 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 18.06.1999 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 18.06.1999 | Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes | 23.06.1999 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 04.08.1999 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 13.08.1999 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, PT, SE | 17.01.2000 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 29.09.2000 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 05.12.2000 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 09.02.2001 | Fee for grant paid | 09.02.2001 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 05.04.2002 | No opposition filed within time limit [2002/26] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.04.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 27.04.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 25.05.1999 | AT M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | BE M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | CH M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | CY M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | DK M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | ES M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | FI M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | GR M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | IE M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | LU M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | MC M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | PT M01 Not yet paid | 25.05.1999 | SE M01 Not yet paid |
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