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EP About this file: EP3632687

EP3632687 - INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.10.2023
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.11.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.07.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.10.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip07.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 10.07.2024 [2024/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2020/15]
Inventor(s)01 / FUKASAWA, Takuya
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / OIKAWA, Yuhei
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / NAKANO, Takatoshi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
04 / NAKAGAWA, Yoshinori
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
05 / TAKAHASHI, Atsushi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2020/15]
Representative(s)Canon Europe Limited
European Intellectual Property Group
4 Roundwood Avenue
Stockley Park
Uxbridge UB11 1AF / GB
[2022/51]
Former [2020/15]Williamson, Brian
Canon Europe Ltd
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
Application number, filing date19196749.611.09.2019
[2020/15]
Priority number, dateJP2018019049005.10.2018         Original published format: JP 2018190490
[2020/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3632687
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3632687
Date:21.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/165, B41J2/045, B41J2/14, B41J2/18
[2020/15]
CPC:
B41J2/16526 (EP); B41J2/0451 (EP,RU); B41J2/175 (KR);
B41J2/01 (CN); B41J2/18 (EP,KR,US); B41J2/04563 (EP,US);
B41J2/0458 (EP,US); B41J2/05 (KR); B41J2/14072 (EP);
B41J2/14129 (EP); B41J2/14153 (EP); B41J2/16508 (EP);
B41J2/16579 (EP); B41J2/17503 (CN); B41J2/185 (CN);
B41J29/02 (EP); B41J29/38 (EP); B41J29/393 (CN,KR);
B41J2002/14387 (EP); B41J2202/12 (EP); B41J2202/18 (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 [2020/47]
Former [2020/15]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 
TitleGerman:TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKVORRICHTUNG UND TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKVERFAHREN[2020/15]
English:INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD[2020/15]
French:APPAREIL D'IMPRESSION À JET D'ENCRE ET PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION À JET D'ENCRE[2020/15]
Examination procedure27.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.10.2020Examination requested  [2020/47]
08.10.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.2022Fee for grant paid
10.11.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.11.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP22206628.4  / EP4166340
Opposition(s)22.09.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL21.12.2022
AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
DK21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
IT21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
MC21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
PL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
SI21.12.2022
SK21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
IS21.04.2023
PT21.04.2023
LU11.09.2023
[2024/28]
Former [2024/26]AL21.12.2022
AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
DK21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
IT21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
PL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
SI21.12.2022
SK21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
IS21.04.2023
PT21.04.2023
LU11.09.2023
Former [2024/25]AL21.12.2022
AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
DK21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
PL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
SI21.12.2022
SK21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
IS21.04.2023
PT21.04.2023
LU11.09.2023
Former [2024/11]AL21.12.2022
AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
DK21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
PL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
SI21.12.2022
SK21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
IS21.04.2023
PT21.04.2023
Former [2023/46]AL21.12.2022
AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
DK21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
PL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
SK21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
IS21.04.2023
PT21.04.2023
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AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
PL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
SK21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
IS21.04.2023
PT21.04.2023
Former [2023/38]AL21.12.2022
AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
PL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
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SK21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
PT21.04.2023
Former [2023/37]AL21.12.2022
AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
PT21.04.2023
Former [2023/35]AT21.12.2022
CZ21.12.2022
EE21.12.2022
ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
RO21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
PT21.04.2023
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FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
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NL21.12.2022
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SE21.12.2022
SM21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
GR22.03.2023
PT21.04.2023
Former [2023/33]ES21.12.2022
FI21.12.2022
HR21.12.2022
LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
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NO21.03.2023
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LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
NL21.12.2022
RS21.12.2022
SE21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
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LT21.12.2022
LV21.12.2022
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SE21.12.2022
NO21.03.2023
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NO21.03.2023
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6547367  (HAMADA YASUHIRO [JP]) [X] 1,2,11,12,14,16,19 * figures 1, 6-7 * * column 4, line 47 - line 50 * * column 5, line 3 - line 59 * * column 6, line 58 - line 67 * * column 7, line 1 - line 4 *;
 [A]US2009160887  (HAMAZAKI TOSHINOBU [JP], et al) [A] 1-22* paragraph [0072]; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2011050793  (KUMAGAI TOSHIO [JP], et al) [A] 1-22 * paragraphs [0064] , [ 127]; figure 1 *;
 [XI]US2014292891  (IKE TAKESHI [JP]) [X] 1-4,11-14,16-21 * figures 1-2, 4-5 * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0067] * [I] 5-10,15,22
by applicantJP2011062847
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