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EP About this file: EP1000741

EP1000741 - Electronic-paper printer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.02.2010
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.02.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.03.2010  [2010/10]
05.02.2010Change - representativepublished on 10.03.2010  [2010/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
4-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/14]For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
4-1, Nishi-shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Former [2000/20]For all designated states
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
4-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Shimoda, Tatsuya
c/o Seiko Epson Corp., 3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP
02 / Inoue, Satoshi
c/o Seiko Epson Corp., 3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-8502 / JP
[2000/20]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/10]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Former [2000/20]Hoffmann, Eckart, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwalt, Bahnhofstrasse 103
82166 Gräfelfing / DE
Application number, filing date99120725.919.10.1999
[2000/20]
Priority number, dateJP1998030151222.10.1998         Original published format: JP 30151298
[2000/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1000741
Date:17.05.2000
Language:EN
[2000/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1000741
Date:09.08.2000
[2000/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1000741
Date:01.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/00
[2000/20]
CPC:
B41J3/4076 (EP,US); B41J2/435 (KR); G02F1/167 (EP,US);
G02F1/16757 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2001/17]
Former [2000/20]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Drucker für elektronisches Papier[2000/20]
English:Electronic-paper printer[2000/20]
French:Imprimante à papier électronique[2000/20]
Examination procedure17.01.2001Examination requested  [2001/12]
18.09.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.01.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.11.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2009Fee for grant paid
10.02.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.01.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
30.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
29.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
20.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
26.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
30.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
28.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL01.04.2009
[2010/06]
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0721176  (XEROX CORP [US]) [A] 1,8,11,19* the whole document *;
 [A]US5723204  (STEFIK MARK J [US]) [A] 1,8,11,19 * column 2, line 28 - column 3, paragraph 2; figures 1,6,7 *;
 [PX]WO9854690  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [PX] 1,2,8-13,19,26 * page 9, paragraph 2 - page 10, paragraph 1; figure 2 *;
 [PX]EP0940261  (EASTMAN KODAK CO [US]) [PX] 1,8,11,19 * paragraph [0010]; figure 1 *;
 [DA]  - COMISKEY B ET AL, "7.4L: LATE-NEWS PAPER: ELECTROPHORETIC INK: A PRINTABLE DISPLAY MATERIAL", SID INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS,US,SANTA ANA, SID, (1997), vol. 28, ISSN 0097-966X, pages 75 - 76, XP000722661 [DA] 1,8,11,19 * page 1, column 2 *
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