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EP3549776 - PRINTING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM CONVEYANCE METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.01.2022 Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 12.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.10.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 21.02.2020
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 06.09.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Seiko Epson Corporation 1-6, Shinjuku 4-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-8801 / JP
	[2019/41]
Inventor(s)	01 / YAMASHITA, Takahiro c/o Seiko Epson Corporation 3-5 Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 / JP
	02 / SASAKI, Tsutomu c/o Seiko Epson Corporation 3-5 Owa 3-chome Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 / JP
	[2019/41]
Representative(s)	Miller Sturt Kenyon 9 John Street London WC1N 2ES / GB
	[2019/41]
Application number, filing date	19163496.3	18.03.2019
	[2019/41]
Priority number, date	JP20180051039	19.03.2018 Original published format: JP 2018051039
	[2019/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3549776
	Date:	09.10.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3549776
	Date:	17.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/11]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.09.2019
Classification	IPC:	B41J11/00, B41J3/407, B41J11/42	[2019/41]
	CPC:	B41J11/007 (EP,US); B41J11/04 (US); B41J11/0045 (CN); B41J11/42 (EP,US); B41J13/02 (CN); B41J15/046 (CN); (+) B41J3/4078 (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 [2020/13]
Former [2019/41]	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
Title	German:	DRUCKVORRICHTUNG UND MEDIUMFÖRDERVERFAHREN	[2019/41]
	English:	PRINTING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM CONVEYANCE METHOD	[2019/41]
	French:	IMPRIMANTE ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSPORT DE SUPPORTS	[2019/41]
Examination procedure	13.02.2020	Examination requested [2020/13]
	13.02.2020	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	09.10.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.02.2021	Fee for grant paid
	04.02.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	04.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	20.12.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/08]
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	18.03.2019
	AL	17.03.2021
	AT	17.03.2021
	CY	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	DK	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	ES	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	IT	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	MC	17.03.2021
	MK	17.03.2021
	NL	17.03.2021
	PL	17.03.2021
	RO	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
	SE	17.03.2021
	SI	17.03.2021
	SK	17.03.2021
	SM	17.03.2021
	TR	17.03.2021
	IE	18.03.2021
	LU	18.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	FR	17.05.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
	[2024/29]
Former [2024/23]	HU	18.03.2019
	AL	17.03.2021
	AT	17.03.2021
	CY	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	DK	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	ES	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	IT	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	MC	17.03.2021
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	NL	17.03.2021
	PL	17.03.2021
	RO	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
	SE	17.03.2021
	SI	17.03.2021
	SK	17.03.2021
	SM	17.03.2021
	IE	18.03.2021
	LU	18.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	FR	17.05.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	18.03.2019
	AL	17.03.2021
	AT	17.03.2021
	CY	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	DK	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	ES	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	IT	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	MC	17.03.2021
	NL	17.03.2021
	PL	17.03.2021
	RO	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
	SE	17.03.2021
	SI	17.03.2021
	SK	17.03.2021
	SM	17.03.2021
	IE	18.03.2021
	LU	18.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	FR	17.05.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	17.03.2021
	AT	17.03.2021
	CY	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	DK	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	ES	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	IT	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
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	MC	17.03.2021
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	RO	17.03.2021
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	SE	17.03.2021
	SI	17.03.2021
	SK	17.03.2021
	SM	17.03.2021
	IE	18.03.2021
	LU	18.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	FR	17.05.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	17.03.2021
	AT	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	DK	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	ES	17.03.2021
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	IE	18.03.2021
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	BE	31.03.2021
	FR	17.05.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
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	AT	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
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	EE	17.03.2021
	ES	17.03.2021
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	IE	18.03.2021
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	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2022/13]	AL	17.03.2021
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	CZ	17.03.2021
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	EE	17.03.2021
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	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	17.03.2021
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	DK	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
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	IE	18.03.2021
	LU	18.03.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
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	AT	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	DK	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	ES	17.03.2021
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	LV	17.03.2021
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	SE	17.03.2021
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	SM	17.03.2021
	IE	18.03.2021
	LU	18.03.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	17.03.2021
	AT	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
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	LV	17.03.2021
	MC	17.03.2021
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	PL	17.03.2021
	RO	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
	SE	17.03.2021
	SK	17.03.2021
	SM	17.03.2021
	IE	18.03.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	NL	17.03.2021
	PL	17.03.2021
	RO	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
	SE	17.03.2021
	SK	17.03.2021
	SM	17.03.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	NL	17.03.2021
	RO	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
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	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
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	IS	17.07.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	17.03.2021
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	EE	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	NL	17.03.2021
	RO	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
	SE	17.03.2021
	SK	17.03.2021
	SM	17.03.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
	PT	19.07.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	17.03.2021
	CZ	17.03.2021
	EE	17.03.2021
	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
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	HR	17.03.2021
	LT	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
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	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
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	HR	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	NL	17.03.2021
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	SE	17.03.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
	SE	17.03.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	LV	17.03.2021
	RS	17.03.2021
	BG	17.06.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
	GR	18.06.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
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Former [2021/35]	FI	17.03.2021
	HR	17.03.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	17.03.2021
	NO	17.06.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[AD]JP2012116093 (KONICA MINOLTA IJ TECHNOLOGIES) [AD] 1-9 * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0042]; figure 1 ** paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0012] *
	by applicant	JP2012116093

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