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

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: EP1333663

EP1333663 - Photographing apparatus and photographing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.05.2016
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.09.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL
published on 04.10.2017  [2017/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2015/28]
Former [2003/32]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ojima, Noriaki, @c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / Shiraishi, Kenji, @c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / Nakahira, Toshiaki, @c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2015/28]
Former [2003/32]01 / Ojima, Noriaki, c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / Shiraishi, Kenji, c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / Nakahira, Toshiaki, c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/28]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte
Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München / DE
Former [2003/32]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date03002112.530.01.2003
[2003/32]
Priority number, dateJP2002002141630.01.2002         Original published format: JP 2002021416
JP2002007908120.03.2002         Original published format: JP 2002079081
JP2002002141930.01.2002         Original published format: JP 2002021419
JP2002016301104.06.2002         Original published format: JP 2002163011
JP2002013027102.05.2002         Original published format: JP 2002130271
[2015/43]
Former [2003/32]JP2002002141630.01.2002
JP2002007908120.03.2002
JP2002002141930.01.2002
JP2002008031322.03.2002
JP2002016301104.06.2002
JP2002013027102.05.2002
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1333663
Date:06.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/32]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1333663
Date:02.01.2004
[2004/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1333663
Date:08.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/28]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP1333663
Date:28.10.2015
[2015/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.11.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04N9/73, H04N5/345, H04N9/04
[2015/12]
CPC:
H04N25/68 (EP); H04N23/84 (EP,US); H04N25/134 (EP,US);
H04N25/136 (EP,US); H04N25/447 (EP)
Former IPC [2003/32]H04N3/15
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2015/28]
Former [2004/39]DE,  ES,  FR,  GB,  IT,  NL 
Former [2003/32]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Bildaufnahmevorrichtung und -verfahren[2003/32]
English:Photographing apparatus and photographing method[2003/32]
French:Caméra et procédé de prise de vues[2003/32]
Examination procedure03.06.2004Examination requested  [2004/32]
03.07.2004Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
29.10.2004Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HU, IE, LU, MC, PT, SE, SI, SK, TR
27.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.03.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.06.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.07.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
10.09.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.03.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.05.2015Fee for grant paid
26.05.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.05.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
12.08.2015Request for correction of the decision to grant filed
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  27.02.2007
Opposition(s)11.04.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
30.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
29.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
14.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
14.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
13.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
30.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
23.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
12.08.2004AT   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004BE   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004BG   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004CH   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004CY   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004CZ   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004DK   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004EE   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004FI   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004GR   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004HU   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004IE   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004LU   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004MC   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004PT   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004SE   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004SI   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004SK   M01   Not yet paid
12.08.2004TR   M01   Not yet paid
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  TooltipES08.07.2015
IT08.07.2015
NL08.07.2015
[2017/40]
Former [2016/21]ES08.07.2015
IT08.07.2015
Former [2016/10]ES08.07.2015
Documents cited:Search[XA]EP0840503  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP]) [X] 21,35,43 * column 6, lines 5-14; figure 4 * * column 16, lines 28-43; figure 1 *[A] 1,2,11,12
ExaminationUS4821088
 JP2000236473
by applicantJP2000236473
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.