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EP1034934 - Ink jet printer and method of controlling it [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.08.2005 Database last updated on 15.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 16.01.2008 [2008/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Seiko Epson Corporation 4-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2004/40]	For all designated states SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4-1, Nishi-shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Former [2000/37]	For all designated states SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Fujii, Masahiro c/o Seiko Epson Corporation, 3-5, Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP
	02 / Yamazaki, Tsutomu c/o Seiko Epson Corporation, 3-5, Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP
	[2000/37]
Representative(s)	MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/37]	Hoffmann, Eckart, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt, Bahnhofstrasse 103 82166 Gräfelfing / DE
Application number, filing date	00104515.2	10.03.2000
	[2000/37]
Priority number, date	JP19990063530	10.03.1999 Original published format: JP 6353099
	[2000/37]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1034934
	Date:	13.09.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/37]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1034934
	Date:	22.08.2001
	[2001/34]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1034934
	Date:	29.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/40]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.07.2001
Classification	IPC:	B41J2/165	[2000/37]
	CPC:	B41J2/04578 (EP,US); B41J2/04588 (EP,US); B41J2/04596 (EP,US); B41J2/14314 (EP,US); B41J2/16517 (EP,US); B41J2/16526 (EP,US); (+) B41J29/393 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/37]
Title	German:	Tintenstrahldrucker und Steuerungsverfahren dafür	[2000/37]
	English:	Ink jet printer and method of controlling it	[2000/37]
	French:	Imprimante à jet d'encre et son procédé de commande	[2000/37]
Examination procedure	06.02.2002	Examination requested [2002/16]
	16.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.11.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.03.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.06.2004	Fee for grant paid
	30.06.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP03026672.0 / EP1413441
Opposition(s)	30.06.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
	DK	29.12.2004
	GR	29.12.2004
	PT	28.02.2005
	CY	10.03.2005
	IE	10.03.2005
	LU	10.03.2005
	MC	31.03.2005
	[2008/03]
Former [2007/26]	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
	DK	29.12.2004
	GR	29.12.2004
	CY	10.03.2005
	IE	10.03.2005
	LU	10.03.2005
	MC	31.03.2005
Former [2007/20]	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
	DK	29.12.2004
	GR	29.12.2004
	CY	10.03.2005
	IE	10.03.2005
	LU	31.03.2005
	MC	31.03.2005
Former [2007/08]	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
	DK	29.12.2004
	GR	29.12.2004
	IE	10.03.2005
	LU	31.03.2005
	MC	31.03.2005
Former [2006/23]	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
	DK	29.12.2004
	GR	29.12.2004
	IE	10.03.2005
	MC	31.03.2005
Former [2006/14]	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
	DK	29.12.2004
	GR	29.12.2004
	MC	31.03.2005
Former [2005/46]	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
	DK	29.12.2004
	GR	29.12.2004
Former [2005/18]	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
	GR	29.12.2004
Former [2005/13]	AT	29.09.2004
	FI	29.09.2004
Former [2005/11]	FI	29.09.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB2272185 (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1-12 * page 2, line 16 - line 22 * * page 5, line 12 - line 14 * * page 32, line 5 - page 33, line 15 * * page 52, line 7 - line 9 * * page 53, line 12 - line 19 * * figures 15,29 *;
		[A]EP0803359 (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
		[DA]EP0829354 (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [DA] 1-12 * column 12, line 35 - line 42 * * column 14, line 10 - column 17, line 41 * * figures 10-13 *;
		[A]US5847726 (HORI MASAAKI [JP]) [A] 1-12* the whole document *

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