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EP1227470 - Keyboard musical instrument equipped with key-touch regulator [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.06.2008
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.07.2008  [2008/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
YAMAHA CORPORATION
10-1 Nakazawa-cho Naka-ku Hamamatsu-shi
Shizuoka-ken / JP
[2007/27]
Former [2002/31]For all designated states
YAMAHA CORPORATION
10-1, Nakazawa-cho
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Satoshi, Inoue, c/o Yamaha Corporation
10-1, Nakazawa-cho
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken / JP
 [2002/31]
Representative(s)Geyer, Ulrich F.
Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/31]Geyer, Ulrich F., Dr. Dipl.-Phys.
WAGNER & GEYER, Patentanwälte, Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date01130926.727.12.2001
[2002/31]
Priority number, dateJP2000039313825.12.2000         Original published format: JP 2000393138
[2002/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1227470
Date:31.07.2002
Language:EN
[2002/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1227470
Date:04.02.2004
[2004/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1227470
Date:15.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:G10H1/34, G10C3/12
[2004/06]
CPC:
G10C3/12 (EP,KR,US)
Former IPC [2002/31]G10H1/34
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/44]
Former [2002/31]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Tasteninstrument mit Tastgefühlsregler[2002/31]
English:Keyboard musical instrument equipped with key-touch regulator[2002/31]
French:Instrument de musique à clavier équipé d'un régulateur de sensation de toucher[2002/31]
Examination procedure03.08.2004Examination requested  [2004/40]
27.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2007Fee for grant paid
22.06.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.05.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
28.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XA]DE3728841  (SAITO SHIRO [JP]) [X] 1,2,7-9 * column 2, line 55 - column 3, line 57; figures 1-4 * [A] 10-12,17-19;
 [XA]FR2495808  (CARDINALI BERNARD [FR]) [X] 1,2,6,9 * the whole document * [A] 3,4,10,12-16,19,20;
 [A]US3680426  (FRY EARL E) [A] 1-20 * column 1, line 58 - column 5, line 57; figures 1-6 *;
 [A]DE4213469  (HERMANN ULRICH DIPL MUSIKER [DE]) [A] 1-3,6,9 * column 1, line 47 - column 2, line 4 * * column 2, line 37 - column 3, line 9 * * figures 1,2 *
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