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EP About this file: EP2348364

EP2348364 - Image forming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  11.06.2021
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip11.06.2021Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 14.07.2021  [2021/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2011/30]For all designated states
Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ishii, Hiroki
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2011/30]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/30]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date11151340.419.01.2011
[2011/30]
Priority number, dateJP2010001296425.01.2010         Original published format: JP 2010012964
[2011/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2348364
Date:27.07.2011
Language:EN
[2011/30]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2348364
Date:03.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/00, G03G21/00
[2011/30]
CPC:
G03G21/0011 (EP,US); G03G15/50 (EP,US); G03G2215/00118 (EP,US);
G03G2221/1627 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2011/30]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung[2011/30]
English:Image forming apparatus[2011/30]
French:Appareil de formation d'images[2011/30]
Examination procedure19.01.2011Examination requested  [2011/30]
23.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.06.2021Application withdrawn by applicant  [2021/28]
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  19.02.2021
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
30.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
23.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
20.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
26.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
22.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
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31.01.202111   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2007171395  (FUJI XEROX CO LTD) [A] 1-7 * abstract *;
 [A]US2007286636  (INADA YASUYUKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-7* the whole document *;
 [A]JP2009282487  (RICOH KK) [A] 1-7 * abstract *;
 [A]US2009324279  (MIYAHARA KENSUKE [JP], et al) [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0125]; figure 9 *
by applicantJP2006235563
 JP2010012964
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