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EP1217468 - Remanufacturing method for process cartridge [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.08.2012
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.08.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 12.09.2012  [2012/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/26]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Higeta, Akira
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Yasuda, Satoshi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Kakumi, Yoshiyuki
c/o Canon Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
1888-2 Kukizaki
Kukizakicho
Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki-ken / JP
 [2011/39]
Former [2002/26]01 / Higeta, Akira, Canon K.K.
30-2,3-chome,Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Yasuda, Satoshi, Canon K.K.
30-2,3-chome,Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Kakumi, Yoshiyuki, Canon Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
1888-2 Kukizaki, Kukizakicho
Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki-ken / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2011/40]
Former [2008/22]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Former [2002/26]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court, High Holborn
London WC1R 5DH / GB
Application number, filing date01310601.819.12.2001
[2002/26]
Priority number, dateJP2000038780720.12.2000         Original published format: JP 2000387807
[2002/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1217468
Date:26.06.2002
Language:EN
[2002/26]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1217468
Date:04.03.2009
[2009/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1217468
Date:05.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.02.2009
ClassificationIPC:G03G21/18
[2002/26]
CPC:
G03G21/181 (EP,US); G03G15/00 (KR); G03G21/1832 (EP,US);
G03G2215/00987 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/46]
Former [2002/26]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Wiederherstellungsverfahren für eine Arbeitseinheit[2002/26]
English:Remanufacturing method for process cartridge[2002/26]
French:Méthode de rechargement d'une unité de traitement[2002/26]
Examination procedure04.09.2009Examination requested  [2009/46]
05.09.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
13.10.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
27.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.2011Fee for grant paid
16.08.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  27.10.2009
Opposition(s)06.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
20.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
02.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
02.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
13.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
04.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
03.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5187326  (SHIRAI MASANARI [JP]) [Y] 1-8,10-20 * abstract * * column 1, lines 22-52 * * column 2, lines 14-18 * * column 3, lines 27-32 *;
 [A]US5294960  (NOMURA YOSHIYA [JP], et al) [A] 5-11 * abstract ** column 10, lines 1-45 *;
 [YA]EP0632342  (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 1-8,10-20 * abstract * * column 35, lines 34-43 * * column 41, lines 13-47 * * column 43, lines 33-40 * * column 48, lines 42-54 * * column 63, line 23 - column 65, line 26 * [A] 9,21-24
by applicantUS5187326
 US5294960
 EP0632342
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