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EP1715387 - Toner, method of preparing the toner and apparatus for preparing the toner [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.01.2015
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 29.04.2015  [2015/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2014/09]
Former [2006/43]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ohtani, Shinji
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
1-3-6 Nakamagome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2014/09]
Former [2006/43]01 / Ohtani, Shinji
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd. 1-3-6 Nakamagome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/36]Meissner, Bolte & Partner
Anwaltssozietät GbR
Widenmayerstrasse 47
80538 München / DE
Former [2009/30]Barz, Peter
Patentanwalt Kaiserplatz 2
80803 München / DE
Former [2006/43]Barz, Peter
Patentanwalt Kaiserplatz 2
80803 München / DE
Application number, filing date06008289.821.04.2006
[2006/43]
Priority number, dateJP2005012527722.04.2005         Original published format: JP 2005125277
[2006/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1715387
Date:25.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/43]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1715387
Date:12.11.2008
[2008/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1715387
Date:26.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.10.2008
ClassificationIPC:G03G9/08, B01J2/02, B01J2/04, B01J2/18
[2008/46]
CPC:
G03G9/0823 (EP,US); G03G9/0804 (EP,US); G03G9/0815 (EP,US);
G03G9/0817 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2006/43]G03G9/08
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2009/29]
Former [2006/43]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:Toner sowie Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Tonerherstellung[2006/43]
English:Toner, method of preparing the toner and apparatus for preparing the toner[2006/43]
French:Toner, méthode de préparation du toner et appareil de préparation du toner[2006/43]
Examination procedure19.01.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.01.2009Examination requested  [2009/11]
13.05.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
18.06.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
04.08.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.11.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.10.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.01.2014Fee for grant paid
03.01.2014Fee 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  04.08.2011
Opposition(s)27.11.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2015/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
21.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
22.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES26.02.2014
IT26.02.2014
NL26.02.2014
[2015/18]
Former [2014/50]ES26.02.2014
NL26.02.2014
Former [2014/39]NL26.02.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]US4215818  (HOPKINSON PETER R [GB]) [X] 14-19,26 * claims 1,2 *;
 [A]US5716751  (BERTRAND JACQUES C [US], et al) [A] 1,11,14 * abstract ** column 5, line 35 - column 6, line 15; claim 1 *;
 [X]US5765761  (LAW S EDWARD [US], et al) [X] 14,26 * abstract * * column 6, paragraph 1; claim 1 *;
 [X]EP1372042  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [X] 1,3,8,11,12,14-16,18,20,21,26 * paragraph [0132] - paragraph [0133]; claims 1,48,55 *;
 [PX]WO2005073815  (PELIKAN HARDCOPY PRODUCTION AG [CH], et al) [PX] 1,11,12,14,18,26 * page 5, paragraph 2 * * page 19, paragraph 2; figures 1-4 * * page 29; examples ref.sign,32 * * page 22, paragraph 4 - page 23, paragraph 2 *;
 [E]EP1703332  (RICOH KK [JP]) [E] 1-22,26 * paragraphs [0008] - [0012] - [0015] - [0028] *
by applicantUS4215818
 JPH06308815
 US5765761
 EP1372042
 WO2005073815
 EP1703332
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