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EP About this file: EP0956966

EP0956966 - Sublimating card printing apparatus and sublimating card printing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.08.2008
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2009Change - representativepublished on 29.07.2009  [2009/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/39]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1999/46]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Matsuzaka, Hideki
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1999/46]
Representative(s)Körber, Wolfhart, et al
Mitscherlich & Partner
Patentanwälte
Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/31]Körber, Wolfhart, et al
Mitscherlich & Partner Patentanwälte Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Former [1999/46]Körber, Wolfhart, Dr., et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner, Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date99108153.026.04.1999
[1999/46]
Priority number, dateJP1998013264127.04.1998         Original published format: JP 13264198
[1999/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0956966
Date:17.11.1999
Language:EN
[1999/46]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0956966
Date:08.05.2002
[2002/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0956966
Date:26.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/32, G06K1/12, G06K13/077, G06K17/00
[2002/19]
CPC:
G06K19/07716 (EP,US); B41F19/00 (KR); B41J2/32 (EP,US);
B41J2202/35 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/46]B41J2/32
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2003/05]
Former [1999/46]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Sublimationskartendruckgerät und Sublimationskartendruckverfahren[1999/46]
English:Sublimating card printing apparatus and sublimating card printing method[1999/46]
French:Appareil et méthode d'impression de cartes par sublimation[1999/46]
Examination procedure09.09.2002Examination requested  [2002/46]
01.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.12.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.04.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.07.2007Fee for grant paid
30.07.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.06.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
14.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
15.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
13.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4827425  (LINDEN LAWRENCE F [US]) [X] 1-3,9 * column 1, line 36 - column 2, line 11; figures 1-3,5 * * column 2, lines 36-61 *;
 [X]DE19641892  (ODS GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [X] 1-4,9 * column 2, line 40 - column 4, line 16; figures 1,2 *;
 [X]US5378884  (LUNDSTROM ROBERT W [US], et al) [X] 1,9 * column 1, lines 35-53 * * column 3, lines 26-68; figure 1 *;
 [A]US5426283  (BERTHOZAT MICHEL [FR], et al) [A] 1,9 * column 4, line 54 - column 5, line 34; figure 6 *
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