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EP About this file: EP4047421

EP4047421 - LIGHT EMITTING COMPONENT, OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE USING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2024
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.07.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip23.02.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.03.2024  [2024/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.
7-3, Akasaka 9-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0052 / JP
[2022/34]
Inventor(s)01 / NIISAKA, Yusuke
Ebina-shi, Kanagawa / JP
02 / SATO, Masaki
Ebina-shi, Kanagawa / JP
03 / ONO, Seiji
Ebina-shi, Kanagawa / JP
 [2022/34]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Bürkleinstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
[2022/34]
Application number, filing date21195271.807.09.2021
[2022/34]
Priority number, dateJP2021002553219.02.2021         Original published format: JP 2021025532
[2022/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4047421
Date:24.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4047421
Date:19.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/04
[2022/34]
CPC:
G03G15/04054 (EP,CN); G03G15/04045 (CN); H04N1/02815 (US);
G03G15/04072 (CN); G03G15/043 (CN)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2022/34]
TitleGerman:LICHTEMITTIERENDE KOMPONENTE, OPTISCHE SCHREIBVORRICHTUNG DAMIT UND BILDERZEUGUNGSEINRICHTUNG[2022/34]
English:LIGHT EMITTING COMPONENT, OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE USING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2022/34]
French:COMPOSANT D'ÉMISSION DE LUMIÈRE, DISPOSITIF D'ÉCRITURE OPTIQUE L'UTILISANT, ET APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES[2022/34]
Examination procedure05.10.2021Examination requested  [2022/34]
18.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.03.2023Fee for grant paid
08.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/13]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
CZ19.04.2023
DK19.04.2023
EE19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RO19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
SK19.04.2023
SM19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
[2024/10]
Former [2024/08]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
SK19.04.2023
SM19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/48]AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL19.04.2023
Documents cited:Search[XY]JP2007237576  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [X] 1-9,11,12 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0078]; figures 1-17 * [Y] 10;
 [XY]JP2012056123  (FUJI XEROX CO LTD) [X] 1-9,11,12 * paragraph [0020]; figures 1-13 * [Y] 10;
 [Y]US2019384205  (FURUTA YASUTOMO [JP]) [Y] 10* paragraph [0048]; figure 3A *
by applicantJP5862404B
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