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EP2002813 - WATER VAPOR GENERATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2008/51]	OPTIC WATER VAPOR GENERATOR
	[2018/12]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.05.2019 Database last updated on 18.05.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.06.2018
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.03.2018
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 23.06.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	24.05.2019	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 26.06.2019 [2019/26]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kao Corporation 14-10, Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, 1-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8210 / JP
	[2008/51]
Inventor(s)	01 / IGAKI, Michihito c/o Kao Corporation, Research Laboratories 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-0044 / JP
	02 / TAGAMI, Kyoko c/o Kao Corporation, Research Laboratories 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-0044 / JP
	[2018/29]
Former [2008/51]	01 / IGAKI, Michihito c/o Kao Corporation, Research Laboratories 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-0044 / JP
	02 / TAGAMI, Kyoko c/o Kao Corporation, Research Laboratories 2-1-3 Bunka Sumida-ku Tokyo 131-0044 / JP
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[2018/29]
Former [2009/35]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Former [2008/51]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastraße 4 D-81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	07740577.7	30.03.2007
	[2008/51]
	WO2007JP57141
Priority number, date	JP20060097590	31.03.2006 Original published format: JP 2006097590
	[2008/51]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2007114352
	Date:	11.10.2007
	Language:	JA
	[2007/41]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2002813
	Date:	17.12.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2009/04]
	Type:	A9 Corrected patent application
	No.:	EP2002813
	Date:	06.05.2009
	[2009/19]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2002813
	Date:	18.07.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/29]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	11.10.2007
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.03.2011
Classification	IPC:	A61F9/04, A61F7/00, A61F7/03	[2018/12]
	CPC:	A61F7/034 (EP,US); A61F2007/0004 (EP,US); A61F2007/0062 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2008/51]	A61F9/04, A61F7/00
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2018/29]
Former [2009/18]	DE, FR, GB
Former [2008/51]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RS	Not yet paid
Title	German:	WASSERDAMPFGENERATOR	[2018/12]
	English:	WATER VAPOR GENERATOR	[2018/12]
	French:	GENERATEUR DE VAPEUR D'EAU	[2018/12]
	Former [2008/51]	OPTISCHER WASSERDAMPFGENERATOR
	Former [2008/51]	OPTIC WATER VAPOR GENERATOR
	Former [2008/51]	GENERATEUR OPTIQUE DE VAPEUR D'EAU
Entry into regional phase	02.10.2008	Translation filed
	02.10.2008	National basic fee paid
	02.10.2008	Search fee paid
	02.10.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.10.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.10.2008	Examination requested [2008/51]
	01.11.2008	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	11.12.2008	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	10.10.2011	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.06.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.10.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.03.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.06.2018	Fee for grant paid
	07.06.2018	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	07.06.2018	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 27.06.2017
Opposition(s)	23.04.2019	No opposition filed within time limit [2019/26]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.03.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	18.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	23.03.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 10
	13.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 11
	21.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]EP1393699 (KAO CORP [JP]) [X] 1,4-8,10,11 * figures 1x-5 * * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0021] * [Y] 2,3;
		[I]EP1147752 (KAO CORP [JP]) [I] 1-11 * figures 1a-3b * * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0069] *;
		[X]WO2005011543 (KAO CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,5-8 * paragraphs [0022] , [0024] * * figures 1,5b,10 *;
		[Y]US2005192653 (TSUNAKAWA SATOSHI [US], et al) [Y] 2,3 * figures 1,2 * * page 5 * * paragraph [0020] *;
		[A]EP1090614 (KAO CORP [JP]) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
		[Y]US2004098072 (TONE HIROSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 2,3 * figures 1a,2a,3a * * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0040] *;
		[A]WO9951174 (KAO CORP [JP], et al) [A] 2 * page 13, line 12 - page 14, line 25 * * figure 2b *
	International search	[X]JP2002065714 (KAO CORP);
		[Y]WO2005058213 (KAO CORP [JP], et al);
		[Y]JP2002078728 (KAO CORP)
	Examination	EP1782774
		WO2006006651
	by applicant	JP2002065714
		JP2004073688
		JP2003102761

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