blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1146510

EP1146510 - Optical information medium [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.08.2008
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.08.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.09.2008  [2008/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TDK Corporation
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
[2007/39]
Former [2001/42]For all designated states
TDK Corporation
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hayashida, Naoki, c/o TDK Corporation
1-13-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
02 / Hirata, Hideki, c/o TDK Corporation
1-13-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
 [2001/42]
Representative(s)Feakins, Graham Allan, et al
Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow, G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/42]Feakins, Graham Allan, et al
RAWORTH, MOSS & COOK RAWORTH HOUSE 36 Sydenham Road
Croydon, Surrey CRO 2EF / GB
Application number, filing date01303217.205.04.2001
[2001/42]
Priority number, dateJP2000010768110.04.2000         Original published format: JP 2000107681
JP2000030921810.10.2000         Original published format: JP 2000309218
JP2001006876112.03.2001         Original published format: JP 2001068761
[2001/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1146510
Date:17.10.2001
Language:EN
[2001/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1146510
Date:26.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.08.2001
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/24
[2001/42]
CPC:
G11B7/2548 (EP,US); G11B7/252 (EP,US); G11B7/2542 (EP,US);
G11B2007/25417 (EP,US); G11B7/2534 (EP,US); G11B7/2545 (EP,US);
G11B7/2575 (EP,US); G11B7/2578 (EP,US); Y10T428/21 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2002/27]
Former [2001/42]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Optisches Informationsmedium[2001/42]
English:Optical information medium[2001/42]
French:Milieu d'information optique[2001/42]
Examination procedure04.03.2002Examination requested  [2002/20]
14.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.08.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.12.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.06.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.01.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.07.2007Fee for grant paid
25.07.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.06.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
15.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
21.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
26.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL26.09.2007
[2008/24]
Documents cited:Search[XY]JPH06349119  ;
 [X]JPH03141048  ;
 [XY]JPH117657  ;
 [X]JPH11185313  ;
 [Y]JPH02107630  ;
 [DA]JPS6347195  ;
 [A]JPH0589518  ;
 [DA]JPH06187663  ;
 [A]US4695510  (SAWAMURA MITSUHARU [JP], et al) [A] * example 1 *;
 [XY]EP0552636  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,3,5-10 * examples 5-8,15; claims 1,2,4,8,10 * [Y] 2,4,13,16-18;
 [Y]EP0652555  (MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS [JP]) [Y] 2,4,13,16-18 * page 3, line 41 - line 45 * * page 4, line 28 - line 32; example 2; claims 1,6 *;
 [Y]EP0923072  (AGFA GEVAERT NV [BE]) [Y] 2,4,13,16-18 * page 8, line 40 - page 9, line 16; claims 1,9 *;
 [X]WO9966502  (TERASTOR CORP [US]) [X] 11,12 * page 15, line 11 - line 25; figure 6 *;
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950428), vol. 1995, no. 03, & JP06349119 A 19941222 (NIKON CORP) [X] 1,3,5-9 * abstract * [Y] 14,15
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1991, no. 30, Database accession no. 1991-219168, XP002168828 & JPH03141048 A 19910617 (SEKISUI CHEM IND CO LTD) [X] 1,3,5-10 * abstract *
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990430), vol. 1999, no. 04, & JP11007657 A 19990112 (HITACHI MAXELL LTD) [X] 11,12 * abstract * [Y] 14,15
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19991029), vol. 1999, no. 12, & JP11185313 A 19990709 (TOSOH CORP) [X] 11,12 * abstract *
 [Y]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1990, no. 22, Database accession no. 1990-167454, XP002168829 & JPH02107630 A 19900419 (NIPPON KAYAKU KK) [Y] 2,4,13,16-18 * abstract *
 [DA]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1988, no. 14, Database accession no. 1988-095893, XP002168830 & JPS6347195 A 19880227 (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD) [DA] * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1993, no. 19, Database accession no. 1993-155131, XP002168831 & JPH0589518 A 19930409 (VICTOR CO OF JAPAN) [A] * abstract *
 [DA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19941013), vol. 018, no. 539, Database accession no. (P - 1812), & JP06187663 A 19940708 (KAO CORP) [DA] * abstract *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.