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EP3120236 - INK LEVEL BASED PRINTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.07.2021 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 31.07.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.04.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 23.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 10300 Energy Drive Spring TX 77389 / US
	[2019/20]
Former [2017/04]	For all designated states Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 11445 Compaq Center Drive W. Houston, Texas 77070 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BHASKARAN, Shinoj Pritech Park- SEZ Sarjapur Marathalli Outer Ring Road SY No.- 51-64/4 Bellandur Village Bangalore Karnataka 560103 / IN
	02 / TOMAR, Ruby Pritech Park- SEZ Sarjapur Marathalli Outer Ring Road SY No.- 51-64/4 Bellandur Village Bangalore Karnataka 560103 / IN
	[2017/04]
Representative(s)	HGF HGF Limited 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/36]	HGF 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Former [2017/04]	Hufton, David Alan HGF Limited Fountain Precinct Balm Green Sheffield S1 2JA / GB
Application number, filing date	14886517.3	07.07.2014
	[2017/04]
	WO2014US45548
Priority number, date	IN2014CHE1403	17.03.2014 Original published format: IN 1403CH2014
	[2017/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015142377
	Date:	24.09.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3120236
	Date:	25.01.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3120236
	Date:	02.09.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/36]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	24.09.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.10.2017
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/12, B41J2/175	[2017/04]
	CPC:	B41J2/17566 (EP,US); B41J2/175 (EP,US); B41J2/17546 (EP,US); G06F3/1219 (EP,US); G06F3/1239 (EP,US); G06F3/1285 (EP,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 [2017/04]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	TINTENPEGELBASIERTES DRUCKEN	[2017/04]
	English:	INK LEVEL BASED PRINTING	[2017/04]
	French:	IMPRESSION FONDÉE SUR LE NIVEAU D'ENCRE	[2017/04]
Entry into regional phase	08.09.2016	National basic fee paid
	08.09.2016	Search fee paid
	08.09.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.09.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.09.2016	Examination requested [2017/04]
	08.09.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	04.05.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.04.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.06.2020	Fee for grant paid
	22.06.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.06.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	03.06.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.09.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.07.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.07.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	MT	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	TR	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	07.07.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	TR	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	07.07.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	07.07.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2023/29]	HU	07.07.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/37]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/28]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/25]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/23]	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/18]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/10]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/09]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US5706037 (MCINTYRE LLOYD F [US]) [X] 9-15 * column 1, lines 50-64 * * column 2, lines 9-37 * * column 3, lines 1-17, 23-46, 66, 67 * * column 4, lines 1-7, 25-31; figure 2 * [Y] 1-8;
		[A]US2009046115 (SEACAT LISA ANNE [US], et al) [A] 9-15* paragraphs [0002] , [00 5] , [0 11] , [0 12] , [0 13] *;
		[A]US2012044285 (OGASAWARA NAOKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-3,9-15 * paragraphs [0009] , [0 13] , [0 49] , [0 50]; figures 1, 2, 4, 5 *;
		[YA]US2013308165 (VENKATESH KULKARNI SUDHINDRA [IN], et al) [Y] 1-8 * paragraphs [0010] - [0013] - [0 18] , [0 20] - [0022] - [0 30] * [A] 9-15
	International search	[XY]US5706037 (MCINTYRE LLOYD F [US]) [X] 1-3, 7-15 * See column 3, line 3 - column 4, line 61; and figure 2. * [Y] 4-6;
		[A]US2004207878 (FERLITSCH ANDREW RODNEY [US]) [A] 1-15* See paragraphs 64-65; and figure 6. *;
		[A]US2009046115 (SEACAT LISA ANNE [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs 3, 13-19; and figure 2. *;
		[A]US2009167813 (MITCHELL JOAN L [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs 20-21; figure 1; and claim 1. *;
		[Y]US2013308165 (VENKATESH KULKARNI SUDHINDRA [IN], et al) [Y] 4-6 * See paragraph 13. *

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