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EP About this file: EP1531368

EP1531368 - Image forming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2013
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 15.05.2013  [2013/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Oki Data Corporation
11-22, Shibaura 4-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8551 / JP
[2012/23]
Former [2005/20]For all designated states
Oki Data Corporation
11-22, Shibaura 4-Chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8551 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Matsuzaki, Koichi@c/o Oki Data Corporation
11-22 Shibaura 4-chome
Minato-ku
108-8551, Tokyo / JP
 [2012/23]
Former [2005/20]01 / Matsuzaki, Koichi c/o Oki Data Corporation
11-22 Shibaura 4-chome Minato-ku
108-8551, Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
406 Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge CB4 0WW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/23]Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
Byron House
Cambridge Business Park
Cowley Road
Cambridge CB4 0WZ / GB
Former [2011/13]Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al
Venner Shipley LLP Byron House Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road
Cambridge CB4 0WZ / GB
Former [2005/20]Read, Matthew Charles, et al
Venner Shipley LLP 20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH / GB
Application number, filing date04105646.609.11.2004
[2005/20]
Priority number, dateJP2003038082911.11.2003         Original published format: JP 2003380829
[2005/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1531368
Date:18.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1531368
Date:06.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.03.2005
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/08
[2005/20]
CPC:
G03G15/0808 (EP,US); G03G2215/0634 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2006/06]
Former [2005/20]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Bildformungsapparat[2005/20]
English:Image forming apparatus[2005/20]
French:Appareil de formation d'image[2005/20]
Examination procedure26.10.2005Examination requested  [2005/52]
06.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.04.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.12.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.04.2012Fee for grant paid
19.04.2012Fee 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  06.02.2008
Opposition(s)07.03.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
19.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
16.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
17.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
18.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5114823  (TOMURA SHINYA [JP], et al) [A] 1-7* the whole document *;
 [Y]US5862444  (MACHIDA JUNJI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-7 * column 25, line 60 - column 29, line 6 *;
 [XY]US5978635  (AZUMA NOBUYUKI [JP], et al) [X] 8 * column 8, line 62 - column 9, line 67 * [Y] 1-7;
 [XA]US6049689  (ISHII HIROSHI [JP], et al) [X] 8 * column 10, line 51 - column 11, line 13; figure 1 * [A] 1-7;
 [XY]US6178303  (ISHII HIROSHI [JP], et al) [X] 8 * column 6, line 45 - line 65; figures 1,2 * [Y] 1-7;
 [A]US6198893  (ICHIKAWA KAZUHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * column 4, line 53 - column 14, line 38 *;
 [XA]US6345166  (SAKAIZAWA KATSUHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 8 * column 4, line 47 - column 14, line 11; figures 1,2,4,5 * [A] 1-7
by applicantUS5862444
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 US6049689
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 US6345166
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