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EP1260375 - Apparatus for printing, erasing, and rewriting visible images on thermochromic recording material [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.07.2005 Database last updated on 12.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	22.07.2005	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 07.09.2005 [2005/36]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2002/48]	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Hattori, Hitoshi 1-3-402, Ikedacho 1-chome Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa / JP
	02 / Furuya, Hiromi 27-7, Nakatokura, Shimizumachi Sunto-gun, Shizuoka / JP
	03 / Tsutsui, Kyohji 53-1, Kamo, Mishima-shi Shizuoka / JP
	04 / Yanagawa, Nobuyuki 4-15-60, Nakakaigan Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa / JP
	05 / Idenawa, Hiroyuki 191-3, Manda Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa / JP
	[2002/48]
Representative(s)	SSM Sandmair Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2002/48]	Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date	02010231.5	16.05.2002
	[2002/48]
Priority number, date	JP20010146394	16.05.2001 Original published format: JP 2001146394
	JP20010294030	26.09.2001 Original published format: JP 2001294030
	[2002/48]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1260375
	Date:	27.11.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/48]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1260375
	Date:	15.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/38]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.08.2002
Classification	IPC:	B41J2/32, B41M5/30	[2002/48]
	CPC:	B41J2/36 (EP); B41J2/32 (EP); B41M5/30 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2003/33]
Former [2002/48]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Vorrichtung zum Drucken, Löschen, und Wiederbeschreiben von sichtbaren Abbildungen auf thermochromischem Aufzeichnungsmaterial	[2002/48]
	English:	Apparatus for printing, erasing, and rewriting visible images on thermochromic recording material	[2002/48]
	French:	Appareil pour imprimer, effacer, et réinscrire des images visibles sur un matériau d'enregistrement thermochromique	[2002/48]
Examination procedure	16.05.2002	Examination requested [2002/48]
	26.02.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.05.2003	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	23.06.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.09.2003	Despatch 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
	16.01.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.05.2004	Fee for grant paid
	12.05.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP03024992.4 / EP1386746
Opposition(s)	16.06.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/36]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.04.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	03.07.2003	AT M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	BE M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	CH M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	CY M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	DK M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	ES M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	FI M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	GR M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	IE M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	IT M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	LU M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	MC M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	NL M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	PT M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	SE M01 Not yet paid
	03.07.2003	TR M01 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JP2000238302 ;
		[Y]JP2000127467 ;
		[A]JPH0624026 ;
		[A]JPH02128894 ;
		[Y]JPH07234603 ;
		[A]JPH0572925 ;
		[X]US5310718 (AMANO TETSUYA [JP], et al) [X] 1 * column 11, line 58 - column 12, line 33; claim 1 *;
		[X]US5517228 (OBU MAKOTO [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,4,6,10-12,14,16,17,6,10,11,14,16-18 * column 8, line 44 - column 10, line 62; figure 4 * * paragraph [0505] - paragraph [0508]; figure 6 * * paragraph [0516] - paragraph [0520]; figure 6 *;
		[A]US5530556 (MIURA SHIGEO [JP], et al) [A] 19 * column 6, line 14 - line 22 * * column 7, line 24 - line 28 * * column 8, line 13 - line 22 ** column 9, line 64 - column 10, line 15 *;
		[X]US5691758 (KAMADA TAKESHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,9 * column 9, line 30 - line 35 *;
		[A]EP0849086 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 19 * column 9, line 1 - column 11, line 2; figures 13,14 *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010103), vol. 2000, no. 12, & JP2000238302 A 20000905 (RICOH ELEMEX CORP) [X] 1,2,6,7,10,14-17 * abstract *
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20001006), vol. 2000, no. 08, & JP2000127467 A 20000509 (RICOH ELEMEX CORP) [Y] 19 * the whole document *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940426), vol. 018, no. 229, Database accession no. (M - 1598), & JP06024026 A 19940201 (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [A] 19 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900806), vol. 014, no. 361, Database accession no. (M - 1006), & JP02128894 A 19900517 (RICOH CO LTD) [A] 19 * abstract *
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960131), vol. 1996, no. 01, & JP07234603 A 19950905 (RICOH CO LTD) [Y] 19 * the whole document *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930727), vol. 017, no. 402, Database accession no. (P - 1580), & JP05072925 A 19930326 (KONICA CORP) [A] 19 * the whole document *
	by applicant	JPS55154198
		JPH05124360
		JPH06191116
		JPH11193164
		JP2000132648

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