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EP2811344 - IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE AND TONER CONTAINER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.03.2022 Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.04.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.01.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 13.11.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. 1-2-28, Tamatsukuri Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-8585 / JP
	[2014/50]
Inventor(s)	01 / ETO, Daisuke c/o KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. 2-28 Tamatsukuri 1-Chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-8585 / JP
	02 / TANIO, Koji c/o KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. 2-28 Tamatsukuri 1-Chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-8585 / JP
	[2014/50]
Representative(s)	Keenway Patentanwälte Neumann Heine Taruttis PartG mbB Postfach 10 33 63 40024 Düsseldorf / DE
	[2021/19]
Former [2014/50]	Heine, Christian Klaus KNH Patentanwälte Kahlhöfer Neumann Rößler Heine Postfach 10 33 63 40024 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date	13743833.9	22.01.2013
	[2021/19]
	WO2013JP51223
Priority number, date	JP20120019166	31.01.2012 Original published format: JP 2012019166
	JP20120021646	03.02.2012 Original published format: JP 2012021646
	[2014/50]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013115014
	Date:	08.08.2013
	Language:	JA
	[2013/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2811344
	Date:	10.12.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2811344
	Date:	12.05.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/19]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	08.08.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.09.2015
Classification	IPC:	G03G15/08	[2014/50]
	CPC:	G03G15/0886 (EP,US); G03G15/0865 (US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2014/50]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND TONERBEHÄLTER	[2014/50]
	English:	IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE AND TONER CONTAINER	[2014/50]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE FORMATION D'IMAGE ET RÉCIPIENT DE TONER	[2014/50]
Entry into regional phase	18.08.2014	Translation filed
	18.08.2014	National basic fee paid
	18.08.2014	Search fee paid
	18.08.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.08.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.08.2014	Examination requested [2014/50]
	13.04.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.11.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	15.01.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.01.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.04.2021	Fee for grant paid
	06.04.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.04.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 18.11.2019
Opposition(s)	15.02.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.01.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.01.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.01.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.01.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.01.2021	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	22.01.2013
	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CY	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	MK	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	IE	22.01.2022
	LU	22.01.2022
	BE	31.01.2022
	CH	31.01.2022
	LI	31.01.2022
	[2024/22]
Former [2024/20]	HU	22.01.2013
	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CY	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	IE	22.01.2022
	LU	22.01.2022
	BE	31.01.2022
	CH	31.01.2022
	LI	31.01.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	22.01.2013
	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	IE	22.01.2022
	LU	22.01.2022
	BE	31.01.2022
	CH	31.01.2022
	LI	31.01.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	IE	22.01.2022
	LU	22.01.2022
	BE	31.01.2022
	CH	31.01.2022
	LI	31.01.2022
Former [2023/03]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	LU	22.01.2022
	BE	31.01.2022
	CH	31.01.2022
	LI	31.01.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	LU	22.01.2022
	BE	31.01.2022
Former [2022/46]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	LU	22.01.2022
Former [2022/39]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/26]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/23]	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/09]	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/08]	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/07]	AT	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/04]	AT	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
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	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
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Former [2021/50]	AT	12.05.2021
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	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
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Former [2021/49]	AT	12.05.2021
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	LT	12.05.2021
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Former [2021/46]	AT	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]EP1041454 (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1,4-9 * paragraphs [0046] - [0047] * [Y] 2,3;
		[XY]WO2006052005 (CANON KK [JP], et al) [X] 1,4-9 * page 30, line 8 - page 36, line 6; figures 11a-11c * [Y] 2,3;
		[Y]EP1659456 (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 2,3* paragraphs [0036] - [0046] *
	International search	[X]JPH0635322 (BROTHER IND LTD);
		[Y]JP2008129561 (KYOCERA MITA CORP);
		[X]JP2008185827 (BROTHER IND LTD);
		[X]JP2008233862 (CANON KK);
		[X]JP2009042567 (SHARP KK);
		[X]JP2009098409 (KYOCERA MITA CORP)
	by applicant	JP2005134452
		JP2006309147

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