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EP About this file: EP1872967

EP1872967 - BINDING FASTENER FOR FILES, BINDERS, AND OTHERS OF THAT KIND [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.11.2013
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.12.2013  [2013/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lihit Lab., Inc.
1-22, Noninbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 540-0011 / JP
[2008/01]
Inventor(s)01 / TANAKA, Kanji c/o LIHIT LAB, INC.
1-22, Noninbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka, 5400011 / JP
02 / ARAI, Hiroshi c/o LIHIT LAB, INC.
1-22, Noninbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka, 5400011 / JP
03 / ARIMOTO, Yoshiteru c/o LIHIT LAB, INC.
1-22, Noninbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka, 5400011 / JP
 [2012/52]
Former [2008/01]01 / TANAKA, Kanji c/o LIHIT LAB, INC.
1-22, Noninbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka, 5400011 / JP
02 / ARAI, Hiroshi c/o LIHIT LAB, INC.
1-22, Noninbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka, 5400011 / JP
03 / ARIMOTO, Yoshiteru c/o LIHIT LAB, INC.
1-22, Noninbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka, 5400011 / JP
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[2012/52]
Former [2008/01]Schoppe, Fritz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
Application number, filing date06729954.524.03.2006
[2008/01]
WO2006JP306006
Priority number, dateJP2005008943925.03.2005         Original published format: JP 2005089439
JP2005027877526.09.2005         Original published format: JP 2005278775
[2008/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006101203
Date:28.09.2006
Language:JA
[2006/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1872967
Date:02.01.2008
Language:EN
[2008/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1872967
Date:26.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.09.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.08.2011
ClassificationIPC:B42F13/26, B42F13/22
[2011/38]
CPC:
B42F13/22 (EP,GB,US)
Former IPC [2008/01]B42F13/26
Designated contracting statesFR [2008/27]
Former [2008/01]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:BINDEBEFESTIGER FÜR AKTEN, ORDNER UND DERGLEICHEN[2008/01]
English:BINDING FASTENER FOR FILES, BINDERS, AND OTHERS OF THAT KIND[2008/01]
French:FIXATION DE RELIURE POUR DOSSIERS, RELIURES ET AUTRES ARTICLES DE CE TYPE[2008/01]
Entry into regional phase24.10.2007Translation filed 
24.10.2007National basic fee paid 
24.10.2007Search fee paid 
24.10.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
24.10.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.10.2007Examination requested  [2008/01]
12.03.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.11.2012Fee for grant paid
13.11.2012Fee 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  04.07.2012
Opposition(s)27.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
06.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
03.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE427656  (MUELLER FRIEDRICH);
 [X]CH675706  (CHRISTIAN WUETHRICH);
 [Y]WO2004018225  (SCHNEIDER GUENTER KARL [AT], et al);
 [E]EP1834809  (KING JIM CO LTD [JP])
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