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EP1049318 - Photographic digital printer with subtractive-color linear array of light modulators [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.09.2007
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.11.2008Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): FR
published on 24.12.2008  [2008/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD.
579-1 Umehara Wakayama-shi
Wakayama-ken 640-8550 / JP
[2006/44]
Former [2000/44]For all designated states
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
579-1 Umehara
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8550 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nishikawa, Hidetoshi, c/o Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
579-1, Umehara
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 640-8550 / JP
[2000/44]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/44]MÜLLER & HOFFMANN Patentanwälte
Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date00108793.125.04.2000
[2000/44]
Priority number, dateJP1999012457030.04.1999         Original published format: JP 12457099
[2000/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1049318
Date:02.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1049318
Date:02.11.2006
Language:EN
[2006/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.09.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/036
[2000/44]
CPC:
H04N1/502 (EP,US); G03B2227/005 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/29]
Former [2000/44]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Digitaler fotografischer Belichter mit subtraktiver Lichtmodulatoren-Zeile[2000/44]
English:Photographic digital printer with subtractive-color linear array of light modulators[2000/44]
French:Imprimante photographique digitale avec ligne de modulateurs de lumière à soustraction de couleurs[2000/44]
Examination procedure05.12.2000Examination requested  [2001/05]
03.05.2001Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
22.08.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
22.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.12.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2006Fee for grant paid
13.09.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.08.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
22.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
28.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
25.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
26.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
07.06.2001AT   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001BE   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001CH   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001CY   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001DK   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001ES   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001FI   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001GR   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001IE   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001IT   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001LU   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001MC   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001NL   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001PT   M01   Not yet paid
07.06.2001SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR02.11.2006
GB25.04.2007
[2008/52]
Former [2008/23]GB25.04.2007
FR15.06.2007
Former [2008/19]GB25.04.2007
Documents cited:Search[Y]US4357625  (LAMBERTS ROBERT L, et al) [Y] 1-12 * column 1, line 27 - column 3, line 6 * * column 5, line 63 - line 64 * * figures 1,3,4 *;
 [Y]US5861929  (SPITZER MARK B [US]) [Y] 1-12 * column 2, line 42 - column 3, line 6 * * column 4, line 46 - line 60 * * figure 1 *;
 [Y]US5751385  (HEINZE WILLIAM C [US]) [Y] 1-12 * column 1, line 25 - line 52 * * column 2, line 53 - line 65 *;
 [Y]US4229095  (MIR JOSE M) [Y] 1,2,11 * column 4, line 64 - line 66 * * column 8, line 28 - line 38 * * figures 2A,2B *;
 [Y]EP0615154  (NORITSU KOKI CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1,10,12 * column 4, line 46 - line 53 * * figures 1,3 *
 [Y]  - TRIMMIER J R ET AL, "HIGH-RESOLUTION, SUBTRACTIVE-COLOR, ACTIVE-MATRIX, LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT VALVE", SCIENTIFIC HONEYWELLER,US,HONEYWELL'S CORPORATE. MINNEAPOLIS, (1993), ISSN 0196-8440, pages 38 - 41, XP000429064 [Y] 1-12 * Whole document *
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