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EP About this file: EP2037327

EP2037327 - Image forming apparatus and the use of a developing device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/12]Developing Device, Memory Unit Thereof, and Image Forming Apparatus
[2011/12]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  17.12.2021
Database last updated on 12.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.03.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL		published on 20.04.2022  [2022/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HP Printing Korea Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2018/25]
Former [2017/11]For all designated states
S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
Former [2012/38]For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742 / KR
Former [2009/12]For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
416 Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 442-742 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / Kim, Young Min
No. 304-1203, Jugong-greenville Apt.
Maetan-3-dong
Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do / KR
 [2011/36]
Former [2009/12]01 / Kim, Young Min
No. 304-1203, Jugong-greenville Apt., Maetan-3-dong
Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do / KR
Representative(s)Appleyard Lees IP LLP
15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
[2022/03]
Former [2012/41]Waddington, Richard
Appleyard Lees
15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
Former [2011/36]Robinson, Ian Michael
Appleyard Lees 15 Clare Road
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2HY / GB
Former [2009/12]Robinson, Ian Michael
Appleyard Lees 15 Clare Road
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2HY / GB
Application number, filing date08161123.824.07.2008
[2009/12]
Priority number, dateKR2007009199911.09.2007         Original published format: KR 20070091999
KR2008001896929.02.2008         Original published format: KR 20080018969
[2009/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2037327
Date:18.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2037327
Date:12.08.2009
[2009/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2037327
Date:07.09.2011
Language:EN
[2011/36]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2037327
Date:19.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.07.2009
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/08, G03G15/00
[2017/20]
CPC:
G03G15/0896 (EP,US); G03G15/0863 (EP,US); G03G15/553 (EP,US);
G03G15/556 (EP,US); G03G2215/0174 (EP,US); G03G2215/0697 (EP,US);
G03G2221/1657 (EP,US); G03G2221/166 (EP,US); G03G2221/1846 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/36]G03G15/08
Former IPC [2009/12]G03G15/00, G03G15/08
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2022/03]
Former [2009/12]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung und die Verwendung einer Entwicklungsvorrichtung[2017/20]
English:Image forming apparatus and the use of a developing device[2011/12]
French:Appareil de formation d'image et l'utilisation d' un dispositif de développement[2017/20]
Former [2009/12]Entwicklungsvorrichtung, Speichereinheit dafür und Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung
Former [2009/12]Developing Device, Memory Unit Thereof, and Image Forming Apparatus
Former [2009/12]Dispositif de développement, son unité mémoire et appareil de formation d'image
Examination procedure24.07.2008Examination requested  [2009/12]
07.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.02.2011Date of oral proceedings
24.02.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
25.03.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.07.2011Fee for grant paid
11.07.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP10174269.0  / EP2256559
EP11157138.6  / EP2325701
EP11180248.4  / EP2397914
EP14166674.3  / EP2762981
EP19171653.9  / EP3540519
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  07.10.2009
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  08.06.2012  19.06.2012  ADMISSIBLE
ABACUS Patentanwälte
Lise-Meitner-Strasse 21
72202 Nagold / DE
Opponent's representative
Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth
Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2015/32]
Opponent(s)01  08.06.2012  19.06.2012  ADMISSIBLE
ABACUS Patentanwälte
Lise-Meitner-Strasse 21
72202 Nagold / DE
Opponent's representative
Isarpatent
Patentanwälte Behnisch Barth Charles
Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
Former [2015/21]
Opponent(s)01  08.06.2012  19.06.2012  ADMISSIBLE
Sebastian, Jens
ABACUS
Patentanwälte
Lise-Meitner-Straße 21
72202 Nagold / DE
Opponent's representative
Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
Former [2015/13]
Opponent(s)01  08.06.2012  19.06.2012  ADMISSIBLE
Sebastian, Jens
ABACUS
Patentanwälte
Lise-Meitner-Straße 21
72202 Nagold / DE
Former [2015/11]
Opponent(s)01  08.06.2012  19.06.2012  ADMISSIBLE
Sebastian, Jens
ABACUS
Patentanwälte
Lise-Meitner-Straße 21
DE-72202 Nagold / DE
Former [2014/30]
Opponent(s)01  08.06.2012  19.06.2012  ADMISSIBLE
Sebastian, Jens
Ott & Sebastian
Graf-Bentzel-Straße 36
72108 Rottenburg / DE
Former [2012/30]
Opponent(s)01  08.06.2012  19.06.2012  ADMISSIBLE
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
416 Maetan 3-dong
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 443-772 / KR
Opponent's representative
Sebastian, Jens
Ott & Sebastian
Graf-Bentzel-Straße 36
72108 Rottenburg / DE
16.07.2012Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.11.2012Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.10.2014Date of oral proceedings
26.11.2014Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
13.03.2017Date of oral proceedings
28.06.2017Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
28.06.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
07.10.2021Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
04.11.2021Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
08.12.2021Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition28.08.2017Appeal received No.  T1938/17
08.11.2017Statement of grounds filed
07.10.2021Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
12.10.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
15.01.2015Appeal received No.  T0203/15
26.03.2015Statement of grounds filed
23.09.2015Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2015/39]
23.11.2015Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2015/48]
25.01.2016Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
28.01.2016Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
19.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.07.2008
AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
DK07.09.2011
EE07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
MT07.09.2011
NL07.09.2011
RO07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
SK07.09.2011
TR07.09.2011
BG07.12.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
PT09.01.2012
IE24.07.2012
LU24.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
[2022/16]
Former [2014/34]HU24.07.2008
AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
DK07.09.2011
EE07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
MT07.09.2011
RO07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
SK07.09.2011
TR07.09.2011
BG07.12.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
PT09.01.2012
IE24.07.2012
LU24.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2014/27]AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
DK07.09.2011
EE07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
MT07.09.2011
RO07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
SK07.09.2011
TR07.09.2011
BG07.12.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
PT09.01.2012
IE24.07.2012
LU24.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2014/21]AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
DK07.09.2011
EE07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
MT07.09.2011
RO07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
SK07.09.2011
TR07.09.2011
BG07.12.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
PT09.01.2012
IE24.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2013/35]AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
DK07.09.2011
EE07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
MT07.09.2011
RO07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
SK07.09.2011
BG07.12.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
PT09.01.2012
IE24.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2013/33]AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
DK07.09.2011
EE07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
RO07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
SK07.09.2011
BG07.12.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
PT09.01.2012
IE24.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2013/29]AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
DK07.09.2011
EE07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
RO07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
SK07.09.2011
BG07.12.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
PT09.01.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2012/23]AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
EE07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
RO07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
SK07.09.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
PT09.01.2012
Former [2012/21]AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
CZ07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
IS07.01.2012
Former [2012/18]AT07.09.2011
BE07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
Former [2012/12]AT07.09.2011
CY07.09.2011
FI07.09.2011
HR07.09.2011
LT07.09.2011
LV07.09.2011
SI07.09.2011
NO07.12.2011
GR08.12.2011
Documents cited:Search[Y]JP2002202698  (SHARP KK) [Y] 11* abstract *;
 [XY]US2003091361  (NODA SHINYA [JP], et al) [X] 1,10 * paragraphs [0073] - [0079]; figures 1-3 * [Y] 11;
 [X]JP2003195723  (CANON KK) [X] 1,10-13 * paragraphs [0013] - [0018]; figures 1,8 *;
 [Y]JP2003255698  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [Y] 7-9,14,15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0020] - [0024] *;
 [XY]US2005078978  (SUZUKI TATSUYA [JP], et al) [X] 1-6,10 * paragraphs [0040] , [0082] - [0097] - [0125] - [0135]; figures 1-5,13 * [Y] 7-9,11,14,15;
 [Y]US2005095020  (EOM YOON-SEOP [KR], et al) [Y] 7,9,14,15 * paragraph [0020]; figure 5 *;
 [XY]EP1621942  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1,10,13 * paragraphs [0024] - [0102] - [0121] , [0122]; figures 1,3,4,8-13 * [Y] 11
ExaminationUS2006219770
 US2007189781
by applicantJP2003195723
 US2005078978
 US2006219770
 US2007189781
OppositionJP2002202698
 US2003091361
 JP2003255698
 KR20040002453
 KR20040071549
 KR20050003878
 US2005095020
 US6898402
 EP1621942
 US2006159487
 US7082276
 US7082281
 US2007019985
 EP1930786
 WO2008081603
 WO2008081667
 EP1970776
 EP1970777
 KR20080084142
 EP2100194
 EP2100195
 US7650088
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