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EP3306610 - RECORDING DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD, OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.02.2023
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.03.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip03.02.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 08.03.2023  [2023/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2018/15]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IKUTA, Kazuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/15]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2018/15]
Application number, filing date16799651.123.03.2016
[2018/15]
WO2016JP59161
Priority number, dateJP2015010657626.05.2015         Original published format: JP 2015106576
[2018/15]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016189943
Date:01.12.2016
Language:JA
[2016/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3306610
Date:11.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.12.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/0045, G11B7/007, G11B7/1263, G11B7/1267
[2018/15]
CPC:
G11B7/1267 (EP,US); G11B7/0045 (EP,US); G11B7/007 (US);
G11B7/0079 (US); G11B7/1263 (US); G11B2007/0013 (EP)
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 [2018/15]
TitleGerman:AUFZEICHNUNGSVORRICHTUNG, AUFZEICHNUNGSVERFAHREN, OPTISCHES AUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM, WIEDERGABEVORRICHTUNG, WIEDERGABEVERFAHREN[2018/15]
English:RECORDING DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD, OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION METHOD[2018/15]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ENREGISTREMENT, PROCÉDÉ D'ENREGISTREMENT, SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT OPTIQUE, DISPOSITIF DE REPRODUCTION, PROCÉDÉ DE REPRODUCTION[2018/15]
Entry into regional phase17.11.2017Translation filed 
17.11.2017National basic fee paid 
17.11.2017Search fee paid 
17.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
17.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/15]
17.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.10.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 05.10.2022
05.10.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.10.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/10]
27.10.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2006153055  (SUH SANG W [KR]) [X] 1-11 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0067]; figures 2-9 *;
 [A]US2011194393  (AKIMOTO YOSHIHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0245] - paragraph [0610]; figures 11-26 *;
 [A]US2011317535  (MIYAMOTO HARUKAZU [JP], et al) [A] 1-11* paragraph [0104] - paragraph [0110]; figures 1,2 *
International search[A]JP2005071470  (RICOH KK) [A] 1-12* , claims 1 to 5 & US 2005/0052975 A1 claims 1 to 17 *;
 [A]JP2005302086  (SHARP KK) [A] 1-12 * , paragraphs [0024] to [0027]; fig. 3 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2011138575  (HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS) [A] 1-12 * , fig. 2, 3 & US 2011/0158069 A1 fig. 2, 3 & CN 102110447 A *;
 [A]JP2013218782  (PANASONIC CORP) [A] 1-12 * , paragraphs [0097] to [0108]; fig. 3 & US 2011/0096643 A1 paragraphs [0131] to [0140]; fig. 3 & WO 2010/050143 A1 & EP 2341500 A1 & MX 2010013194 A & CN 102077281 A & TW 201025308 A & KR 10-2011-0074956 A & RU 2010154076 A *;
 [A]JP2013225360  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-12 * , fig. 7 & US 2013/0279316 A1 fig. 7 & CN 103377663 A *;
 [XA]JP2014071922  (HITACHI LG DATA STORAGE INC, et al) [X] 1, 5, 6, 9-12 * , paragraphs [0028] to [0037] (Family: none) * [A] 2-4, 7, 8
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