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EP1688936 - Optical pickup and optical disk apparatus incorporating the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.01.2009
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.01.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.02.2009  [2009/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
7-7-1 Nakagaito Daito-shi
Osaka 574-0013 / JP
[2006/32]
Inventor(s)01 / Tanabe, Noritaka
c/o Funai Electric Co., Ltd. 7-7-1, Nakagaito
Daito-shi Osaka 574-0013 / JP
 [2006/32]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]Beetz & Partner
Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Former [2006/32]Beetz & Partner
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date06002160.702.02.2006
[2006/32]
Priority number, dateJP2005002596002.02.2005         Original published format: JP 2005025960
[2006/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1688936
Date:09.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1688936
Date:27.02.2008
Language:EN
[2008/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2006
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/125, H01S5/024
[2006/32]
CPC:
G11B7/127 (EP,US); G11B7/12 (EP,US); G11B7/22 (EP,US);
H01S5/02212 (EP,US); H01S5/02469 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/16]
Former [2006/32]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 
TitleGerman:Optischer Lesekopf und zugehöriges Laufwerk[2007/32]
English:Optical pickup and optical disk apparatus incorporating the same[2006/32]
French:Capture optique et appareil de disque optique lýincorporant[2007/32]
Former [2006/32]Optische Lesekopfvorrichtung und optisches Plattengerät damit
Former [2006/32]Capture optique et appareil de disque optique l'incorporant
Examination procedure29.08.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.02.2007Examination requested  [2007/12]
17.09.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.01.2008Fee for grant paid
10.01.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.11.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2009/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2002150589  ;
 [X]JP2003187477  ;
 [A]JP2004355754  ;
 [A]EP1282206  (AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [A] 1-5 * abstract *;
 [A]US6707073  (YAMAMOTO TAKESHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-5* the whole document *;
 [A]EP1408489  (PIONEER CORP [JP]) [A] 1-5 * abstract *;
 [A]US2004218501  (SOGAWA TERUAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * paragraph [0051]; figure 3 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020904), vol. 2002, no. 09, & JP2002150589 A 20020524 (SHARP CORP) [X] 1,3,5 * abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031105), vol. 2003, no. 11, & JP2003187477 A 20030704 (SHARP CORP) [X] 1,3,5 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031205), vol. 2003, no. 12, & JP2004355754 A 20041216 (SHARP CORP) [A] 1-5 * abstract *
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