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EP About this file: EP3820043

EP3820043 - STEP MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.04.2024
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.04.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip07.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
1-12, Tanashicho 6-chome
Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo 188-8511 / JP
[2021/19]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKYOH, Yu
c/o Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
1-12, Tanashicho 6- chome
Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo 188-8511 / JP
 [2021/19]
Representative(s)Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Kaistraße 16A
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/19]Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Speditionstraße 21
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date19830398.421.06.2019
[2021/19]
WO2019JP24760
Priority number, dateJP2018012605502.07.2018         Original published format: JP 2018126055
[2021/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020008918
Date:09.01.2020
Language:JA
[2020/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3820043
Date:12.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.01.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:H02P8/02, G04C3/14
[2021/19]
CPC:
G04C3/143 (EP,US); H02P6/182 (US); H02P8/02 (EP,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 [2021/19]
TitleGerman:SCHRITTMOTORANTRIEBSVORRICHTUNG[2021/19]
English:STEP MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE[2021/19]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ENTRAÎNEMENT DE MOTEUR PAS À PAS[2021/19]
Entry into regional phase28.12.2020Translation filed 
28.12.2020National basic fee paid 
28.12.2020Search fee paid 
28.12.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
28.12.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/19]
29.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP2487549  (CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1-11 * paragraphs [0008] , [00 9] * * paragraphs [0057] - [0059] * * paragraphs [0077] - [0082]; figures 1-7 *;
 [X]EP2538285  (CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1-11 * paragraphs [0068] - [0078] * * figures 6, 7 *;
 [X]EP3203329  (CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-11 * paragraphs [0031] - [0044] * * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0059] - [0074] * * figure 4 * * paragraphs [0075] - [0126] * * figures 5-7 *;
 [X]US2017261939  (HOSOBUCHI HIROYUKI [JP]) [X] 1-11 * paragraphs [0027] - [0038] * * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0045] - [0103] * * figures 3-5 ** paragraphs [0125] - [0127]; figure 6 *
International search[A]JP2009213221  (CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO LTD) [A] 1-11 * , *;
 [A]JP2016003877  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [A] 1-11 * , *;
 [A]JP2016170019  (CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-11* , *
by applicantJP2016003877
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