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EP About this file: EP1052843

EP1052843 - System for capturing images from a peripheral unit and transferring the captured images to an image management server [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.11.2011
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.12.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 18.01.2012  [2012/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2011/03]
Former [2000/46]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Liu, Ji-hwan Gary
Ricoh Corporation, 3001 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, California 95134-2088 / US
02 / Ohta, Junichi
Kawakami, 1-38, Toda Koen
Toda-shi, Saitama 335-0024 / JP
[2000/46]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/46]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date00107114.106.04.2000
[2000/46]
Priority number, dateUS1999031173814.05.1999         Original published format: US 311738
[2000/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1052843
Date:15.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1052843
Date:19.01.2011
Language:EN
[2011/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/32
[2000/46]
CPC:
H04N1/00912 (EP,US); H04N1/32358 (EP,US); H04N1/32561 (EP,US);
H04N1/00204 (EP,US); H04N2201/0081 (EP,US); H04N2201/0087 (EP,US);
H04N2201/3288 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2001/31]
Former [2000/46]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:System für das Erfassen von Bildern von einer Peripherieeinheit und zum Übertragen des erfassten Bildes nach einem Bildmanagementserver[2000/46]
English:System for capturing images from a peripheral unit and transferring the captured images to an image management server[2000/46]
French:Système pour l'aquisition d'images à partir d'une unité périphérique et pour le transfert d'images aquises vers un serveur de gestion d'images[2000/46]
Examination procedure16.11.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
07.02.2001Examination requested  [2001/14]
05.09.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, FI, GR, IE, LI, LU, MC, PT, SE
07.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.02.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.08.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.11.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.2010Date of oral proceedings
20.08.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.08.2010Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.11.2010Fee for grant paid
10.11.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.10.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
30.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
20.06.2001AT   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001BE   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001CH   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001CY   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001DK   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001FI   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001GR   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001IE   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001LU   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001MC   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001PT   M01   Not yet paid
20.06.2001SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT19.01.2011
NL19.01.2011
ES30.04.2011
[2012/03]
Former [2011/39]NL19.01.2011
ES30.04.2011
Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH05207926  ;
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 [A]US5463476  (OYA KAZUHIRO [JP]) [A] 1-39 * column 4, line 34 - column 6, line 1 *;
 [Y]US5535017  (HIDEAKI KASHIWAGI [JP]) [Y] 1-63 * abstract * * column 5, line 12 - line 48 * * column 6, line 1 - line 12 *;
 [A]JPH09224135  (FUJI XEROX CO LTD) [A] 1-63;
 [A]US5734482  (MIYAMOTO RYOSUKE [JP], et al) [A] 40-63 * abstract *;
 [A]DE19751571  (RICOH KK [JP]) [A] 40-63 * abstract * * column 5, line 1 - line 37 *;
 [Y]EP0880270  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [Y] 40-63 * figure 4 *;
 [PA]US5974232  (KAMIYA SATOSHI [JP]) [PA] * abstract *
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19931202), vol. 017, no. 647, Database accession no. (C - 1135), & JP05207926 A 19930820 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [Y] 1-39 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960229), vol. 1996, no. 02, & JP07273927 A 19951020 (RICOH CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940525), vol. 018, no. 275, Database accession no. (E - 1553), & JP06046185 A 19940218 (CANON INC) [A] 40-63 * abstract *
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