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EP1868784 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE EXTERIOR MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/52]PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EXTERIOR MATERIAL
[2008/44]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2010
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.02.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.03.2010  [2010/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2007/52]
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Tatsuya
3-19-17, Funabashi, Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 1560055 / JP
 [2007/52]
Representative(s)Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/31]Kuhnen & Wacker
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising / DE
Former [2007/52]Kuhnen & Wacker
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
D-85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date05776933.326.08.2005
[2007/52]
WO2005JP16071
Priority number, dateJP2005009860730.03.2005         Original published format: JP 2005098607
[2007/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006112047
Date:26.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1868784
Date:26.12.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.10.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1868784
Date:08.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:B27M1/02, G03B17/02, B27K5/00
[2007/52]
CPC:
B27M1/02 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/28]
Former [2007/52]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUSSENMATERIAL FÜR ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2008/44]
English:ELECTRONIC DEVICE EXTERIOR MATERIAL[2008/44]
French:MATERIAU EXTERIEUR DE DISPOSITIF ELECTRONIQUE[2008/44]
Former [2007/52]BEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND AUSSENMATERIAL FÜR ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG
Former [2007/52]PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EXTERIOR MATERIAL
Former [2007/52]APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT ET MATERIAU EXTERIEUR DE DISPOSITIF ELECTRONIQUE
Entry into regional phase12.06.2007National basic fee paid 
12.06.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
12.06.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.06.2007Examination requested  [2007/52]
21.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.02.2009Fee for grant paid
02.02.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.01.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
06.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]DE4444266  (SEEGER HANS JUERGEN [DE]) [X] 1-3 * figure 1; claims 1,3,5 *;
 [X]US6047751  (AN SUN-TAE [KR]) [X] 1,3 * column 2, lines 9-43; figure 1 *;
 [XA]JP2002052510  ;
 [XA]JPH10304034  ;
 [X]WO02054722  (VERTU LTD [GB], et al) [X] 4,6 * page 17, lines 6-18; figures 1,2,6,7 *;
 [AD]JPH1177619  ;
 [AD]JPH0825301
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020604), vol. 2002, no. 06, & JP2002052510 A 20020219 (GREEN EARTH 21:KK) [X] 1 * abstract * [A] 4
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990226), vol. 1999, no. 02, & JP10304034 A 19981113 (KAWAI MUSICAL INSTR MFG CO LTD) [X] 4,6 * abstract * [A] 5
 [AD]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990630), vol. 1999, no. 08, & JP11077619 A 19990323 (TANAHASHI MITSUHIKO) [AD] 1-4 * abstract *
 [AD]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960531), vol. 1996, no. 05, & JP08025301 A 19960130 (YOKOI SHOTEN:GOUSHI) [AD] 1-4 * abstract *
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