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EP1321940 - Data management information obtaining method for obtaining data management information including information concerning part of data areas as information concerning a pseudo area [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.06.2007
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT
published on 07.11.2007  [2007/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/32]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Former [2003/26]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sasaki, Yoshiyuki
460-1-307, Nougayacho
Machida-shi, Tokyo / JP
 [2003/26]
Representative(s)Lamb, Martin John Carstairs
Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/26]Lamb, Martin John Carstairs
MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS / GB
Application number, filing date02258768.719.12.2002
[2003/26]
Priority number, dateJP2001038565219.12.2001         Original published format: JP 2001385652
JP2001039364326.12.2001         Original published format: JP 2001393643
[2003/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1321940
Date:25.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1321940
Date:09.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.03.2003
ClassificationIPC:G11B27/10
[2003/26]
CPC:
G11B27/034 (EP,US); G11B20/12 (KR); G11B20/10527 (EP,US);
G11B27/105 (EP,US); G11B27/11 (EP,US); G11B27/322 (EP,US);
G11B27/329 (EP,US); G06F2003/0697 (EP,US); G06F3/0601 (EP,US);
G11B2220/218 (EP,US); G11B2220/2562 (EP,US); G11B2220/257 (EP,US);
G11B2220/65 (EP,US); G11B7/00736 (EP,US); G11B7/0079 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2004/12]
Former [2003/26]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Erhalten von Datenverwaltungsinformation, die Information betreffend einen Teil von Datenbereichen als Information betreffend einen Pseudobereich beinhaltet[2003/26]
English:Data management information obtaining method for obtaining data management information including information concerning part of data areas as information concerning a pseudo area[2003/26]
French:Procédé pour obtenir d'information de gestion de données comportant d'information concernant une partie d'une zone de données comme d'information concernant une pseudo-zone[2003/26]
Examination procedure17.01.2003Examination requested  [2003/26]
12.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.12.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.06.2006Fee for grant paid
23.06.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP06014003.5  / EP1703515
Opposition(s)10.05.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
15.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
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[2007/45]
Former [2007/38]IT09.08.2006
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH10228754  ;
 [PA]JP2002117649  ;
 [A]US5825726  (HWANG IN-WOOK [KR], et al) [A] 1-3,7,14-16,19,22,24,27,29 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19981130), vol. 1998, no. 13, & JP10228754 A 19980825 (FUNAI TECHNO SYST KK) [A] 1-3,7,14-16,19,22,24,27,29 * abstract *
 [PA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020805), vol. 2002, no. 08, & JP2002117649 A 20020419 (SONY CORP) [PA] 1-3,7,14-16,19,22,24,27,29 * abstract *
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