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EP About this file: EP3273673

EP3273673 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, FABRICATING SYSTEM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.03.2022
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.04.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.01.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2018/04]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHII, Shigeyuki
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / YUKUMOTO, Reiji
c/o Ricoh Company, Limited
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2018/04]
Representative(s)Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0QL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/04]Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House The Oxford Science Park
Heatley Road
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date17179792.105.07.2017
[2018/04]
Priority number, dateJP2016014180019.07.2016         Original published format: JP 2016141800
[2018/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3273673
Date:24.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3273673
Date:05.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/40, B33Y50/00, B29C64/386, B29C64/118
[2018/04]
CPC:
B29C64/386 (EP,US); B29C64/393 (US); B32B38/1808 (US);
B33Y50/00 (EP,US); G05B19/4099 (US); H04N1/40 (EP,US);
B29C64/118 (EP,US); B33Y10/00 (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 [2018/04]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, HERSTELLUNGSSYSTEM UND DATENVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/04]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, FABRICATING SYSTEM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD[2018/04]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, SYSTÈME DE FABRICATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNÉES[2018/04]
Examination procedure05.07.2017Examination requested  [2018/04]
05.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.01.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.03.2021Fee for grant paid
24.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.02.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [XYI]US2015310148  (LACAZE ALBERTO DANIEL [US], et al) [X] 1,10,11 * paragraphs [0003] , [0 26] - [0031] * [Y] 6-8 [I] 2-5,9;
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 [Y]  - PRASHANT KULKARNI ET AL, "A review of process planning techniques in layered manufacturing", RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL, (20000301), vol. 6, no. 1, doi:10.1108/13552540010309859, ISSN 1355-2546, pages 18 - 35, XP055160953 [Y] 6-8 * Section 2.0; Section 3.1. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13552540010309859
by applicantJP2012096426
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