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EP About this file: EP3412467

EP3412467 - IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.06.2022
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.03.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.11.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2018/50]
Inventor(s)01 / UETAKE, Kazuyuki
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / HOTTA, Yoshihiko
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / SAWAMURA, Ichiro
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / ISHIMI, Tomomi
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
05 / YOKOTA, Yasuroh
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2018/50]
Representative(s)White, Duncan Rohan
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/50]White, Duncan Rohan
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House (2nd Floor)
Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date17747483.001.02.2017
[2018/50]
WO2017JP03672
Priority number, dateJP2016002135705.02.2016         Original published format: JP 2016021357
JP2017001576631.01.2017         Original published format: JP 2017015766
[2018/50]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017135329
Date:10.08.2017
Language:JA
[2017/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3412467
Date:12.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3412467
Date:04.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP10.08.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/475, // H04N1/053, H04N1/06
[2021/15]
CPC:
B41J2/4753 (EP,US); B41J2/473 (US); B41J2/46 (US);
B41J11/008 (US); G02B6/4249 (US); H04N1/053 (EP,US);
H04N1/0685 (EP,US); H04N1/506 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/07]B41J2/475, H04N1/053, H04N1/06
Former IPC [2018/50]B41J2/475, B41J2/447, B41J2/46
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 [2018/50]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDAUFZEICHNUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDAUFZEICHNUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/50]
English:IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD[2018/50]
French:APPAREIL D'IMPRESSION D'IMAGE ET PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION D'IMAGE[2018/50]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2018Translation filed 
24.07.2018National basic fee paid 
24.07.2018Search fee paid 
24.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
24.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/50]
31.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.06.2021Fee for grant paid
25.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)06.05.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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SM04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
IE01.02.2022
LU01.02.2022
BE28.02.2022
CH28.02.2022
LI28.02.2022
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 [A]JP2014133352  (RICOH CO LTD) [A] 1-11 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
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