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EP3608116 - MARKING SYSTEM AND MARKING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.04.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.12.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip05.04.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 08.05.2024  [2024/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[2020/07]
Inventor(s)01 / MORI Shunsuke
c/o HITACHI, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / AIDA Kohhei
c/o HITACHI, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / KAWASAKI Masahiro
c/o HITACHI, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
04 / TOKUDA Yuya
c/o HITACHI, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2020/07]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[2020/07]
Application number, filing date18781626.906.03.2018
[2020/07]
WO2018JP08584
Priority number, dateJP2017007502905.04.2017         Original published format: JP 2017075029
[2020/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018186094
Date:11.10.2018
Language:JA
[2018/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3608116
Date:12.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3608116
Date:08.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.10.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:B41J25/20, B41M5/00, B41M5/28, G06K7/10, G06K7/14, G06K19/06
[2020/07]
CPC:
G06K19/06028 (EP,US); G01D7/005 (US); B41J3/01 (EP);
B41J3/407 (EP); B41M5/28 (US); G06K19/06037 (EP,US);
G06K7/1413 (US); G06K7/1417 (US); G06K7/1434 (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 [2020/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MARKIERUNGSSYSTEM UND MARKIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/07]
English:MARKING SYSTEM AND MARKING DEVICE[2020/07]
French:SYSTÈME DE MARQUAGE ET DISPOSITIF DE MARQUAGE[2020/07]
Entry into regional phase04.10.2019Translation filed 
05.11.2019National basic fee paid 
05.11.2019Search fee paid 
05.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
05.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/07]
03.03.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.2024Fee for grant paid
22.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2004341273  (LINTEC CORP) [A] 1,10 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0015] ** figure - *
International search[Y]JP2001348568  (TOSHIBA TEC KK) [Y] 8-9 * , paragraphs [0045], [0050], [0059] & US 2002/0026002 A1, paragraphs [0045], [0052], [0058] *;
 [YA]JP3086000U  (ISHIKAWA, Hiroko) [Y] 1-2, 5-10 * , paragraphs [0010]-[0017] (Family: none) * [A] 3-4;
 [Y]JP2002310809  (TOSHIBA CORP) [Y] 8-9 * , paragraphs [0017]-[0030] (Family: none) *;
 [YA]JP2004142758  (SATO KK) [Y] 1-2, 5-10 * , paragraph [0010] (Family: none) * [A] 3-4;
 [YA]JP2006150735  (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD) [Y] 1-2, 5-10 * , paragraphs [0039]-[0065], [0134] (Family: none) * [A] 3-4;
 [A]US2013340885  (CLAYTON TERRILL SCOTT [US], et al) [A] 1-10* , entire text, all drawings & WO 2013/192549 A1 & EP 2864740 A1 *
by applicantJP20100526386
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