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EP0878772 - Printing system and method of printing [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.03.2008 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	01.01.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, LU	published on 03.02.2010 [2010/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Seiko Epson Corporation 4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2007/18]	For all designated states SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-Chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Former [1998/47]	For all designated states Seiko Epson Corporation 4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-Chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Yoshida, Masahiko c/o Seiko Epson Corporation, 3-5, Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP
	[1998/47]
Representative(s)	Tothill, John Paul, et al Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/15]	Tothill, John Paul, et al Frank B. Dehn & Co. 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
Former [1998/47]	Price, Anthony Stuart Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date	98303770.6	13.05.1998
	[1998/47]
Priority number, date	JP19970124577	14.05.1997 Original published format: JP 12457797
	JP19980114202	08.04.1998 Original published format: JP 11420298
	[1998/47]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0878772
	Date:	18.11.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/47]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0878772
	Date:	17.01.2001
	[2001/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0878772
	Date:	02.05.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/18]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.12.2000
Classification	IPC:	G06K15/10	[1998/47]
	CPC:	B41J2/5056 (EP,US); G06K15/105 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1998/47]
Title	German:	Drucksystem und -verfahren	[1998/47]
	English:	Printing system and method of printing	[1998/47]
	French:	Système et méthode d'impression	[1998/47]
Examination procedure	17.07.2001	Examination requested [2001/37]
	16.08.2001	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.08.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.03.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.04.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.12.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.09.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.02.2007	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
	14.03.2007	Fee for grant paid
	14.03.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	05.02.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/15]
Request for further processing for:	14.03.2007	Request for further processing filed
	14.03.2007	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	27.03.2007	Decision despatched
	22.12.2005	Request for further processing filed
	22.12.2005	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	11.01.2006	Decision despatched
	15.03.2005	Request for further processing filed
	15.03.2005	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	29.03.2005	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.05.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.05.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	23.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	02.05.2007
	BE	02.05.2007
	CH	02.05.2007
	CY	02.05.2007
	DK	02.05.2007
	FI	02.05.2007
	IT	02.05.2007
	LI	02.05.2007
	NL	02.05.2007
	LU	13.05.2007
	IE	14.05.2007
	MC	31.05.2007
	SE	02.08.2007
	GR	03.08.2007
	ES	13.08.2007
	PT	02.10.2007
	[2010/05]
Former [2008/23]	AT	02.05.2007
	BE	02.05.2007
	CH	02.05.2007
	DK	02.05.2007
	FI	02.05.2007
	IT	02.05.2007
	LI	02.05.2007
	NL	02.05.2007
	IE	14.05.2007
	MC	31.05.2007
	SE	02.08.2007
	GR	03.08.2007
	ES	13.08.2007
	PT	02.10.2007
Former [2008/21]	AT	02.05.2007
	BE	02.05.2007
	CH	02.05.2007
	DK	02.05.2007
	FI	02.05.2007
	LI	02.05.2007
	NL	02.05.2007
	MC	31.05.2007
	SE	02.08.2007
	GR	03.08.2007
	ES	13.08.2007
	PT	02.10.2007
Former [2008/15]	AT	02.05.2007
	BE	02.05.2007
	CH	02.05.2007
	DK	02.05.2007
	FI	02.05.2007
	LI	02.05.2007
	NL	02.05.2007
	MC	31.05.2007
	SE	02.08.2007
	ES	13.08.2007
	PT	02.10.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US4069486 (FOX SIDNEY JARED) [X] 1-5,9 * column 4, line 54 - column 6, line 48; figures 2,4 * [Y] 6-8;
		[XY]EP0600707 (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1,3 * page 5, lines 33-56; figures 1,2 * [Y] 6-8;
		[X]EP0800923 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-9 * column 14, lines 23-34; claim 5 ** column 18, line 24 - column 20, line 15 *

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