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EP1714282 - INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.09.2011
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.12.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 18.01.2012  [2012/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2010/47]
Former [2006/43]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MATSUBA, Takanobu
1061-607, Shoubuzawa, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, 2520
823 / JP
 [2006/43]
Representative(s)Mounteney, Simon James
Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/43]Mounteney, Simon James
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date06721179.714.03.2006
[2006/43]
WO2006JP305468
Priority number, dateJP2005007145614.03.2005         Original published format: JP 2005071456
[2006/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006075806
Date:20.07.2006
Language:EN
[2006/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1714282
Date:25.10.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.07.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1714282
Date:24.11.2010
Language:EN
[2010/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.07.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2007
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/12, G11B7/007, G11B7/0045, G11B19/12
[2007/16]
CPC:
G11B20/1217 (EP,US); G11B7/0045 (KR); G11B20/10 (KR);
G11B20/12 (KR); G11B7/007 (KR); G11B2020/1229 (EP,US);
G11B2020/1267 (EP,US); G11B2020/1288 (EP,US); G11B2220/235 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/43]G11B20/10, G11B7/0045, G11B20/12
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2008/25]
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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUFZEICHNEN UND WIEDERGEBEN VON INFORMATIONEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINER VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUFZEICHNEN UND WIEDERGEBEN VON INFORMATIONEN[2006/43]
English:INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS[2006/43]
French:APPAREIL D'ENREGISTREMENT ET DE REPRODUCTION D'INFORMATIONS ET PROCEDE DE COMMANDE DE CET APPAREIL[2006/43]
Entry into regional phase30.03.2006National basic fee paid 
30.03.2006Search fee paid 
30.03.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
30.03.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/43]
26.06.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.06.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.10.2010Fee for grant paid
08.10.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.08.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT24.11.2010
NL24.11.2010
ES07.03.2011
[2012/03]
Former [2011/33]NL24.11.2010
ES07.03.2011
Documents cited:Search[A]JP2004288293  ;
 [A]EP1160773  (PIONEER CORP [JP]) [A] 31,35,39 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] - [0006] * * paragraphs [0021] - [0028] * * figure 3 *;
 [A]EP1291854  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,16,31,35,39 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] - [0009] * * paragraphs [0022] - [0034] * * paragraphs [0057] - [0073] * * figures 1-5,14-18 *;
 [XA]US2003048733  (HEEMSKERK JACOBUS PETRUS JOSEP [NL], et al) [X] 31,35,39 * the whole document * [A] 1,16;
 [A]US2003174624  (KOBAYASHI SHOEI [JP]) [A] 1,16,31,35,39 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] - [0009] * * paragraphs [0042] - [0053] * * paragraphs [0076] - [0093] * * figures 1-5,14-18 *;
 [A]WO03105149  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1,16,31,35,39 * abstract * * page 1, line 1 - page 2, line 20 * * page 10, line 10 - page 17, line 25 * * figures 4-6 *;
 [XA]US2005036427  (SUH SANG WOON [KR]) [X] 31,35,39 * the whole document * [A] 1,16
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031205), vol. 2003, no. 12, & JP2004288293 A 20041014 (RICOH CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
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