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EP About this file: EP3851918

EP3851918 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.04.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  18.06.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC, TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2021/29]
Inventor(s)01 / NISHIDA, Satoshi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / MORIHARA, Ryo
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / AKIZUKI, Tomoo
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2021/29]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2021/29]
Application number, filing date20214822.717.12.2020
[2021/29]
Priority number, dateJP2019023301624.12.2019         Original published format: JP 2019233016
[2021/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3851918
Date:21.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/29]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3851918
Date:29.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3851918
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/20, G03G15/00
[2021/29]
CPC:
G03G15/2039 (EP); G03G15/205 (US); G03G15/01 (US);
G03G15/2064 (US); G03G15/5025 (EP); G03G15/5062 (US);
G03G15/556 (US); G03G2215/00029 (US); G03G2215/00063 (US);
G03G2215/2074 (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 [2022/18]
Former [2021/29]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:BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2021/29]
English:IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS[2021/29]
French:APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES[2021/29]
Examination procedure01.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/18]
29.03.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.09.2022Fee for grant paid
20.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.09.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/40]
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2014016958  (YABUUCHI MASAYUKI [JP], et al) [I] 1 * abstract *;
 [I]EP2708959  (CANON KK [JP]) [I] 1-5 * paragraphs [0043] - [0035]; figures 3,4,7,11A,11B *;
 [X]US2019121268  (ENDO KATSUYA [JP]) [X] 1* abstract *
by applicantJP2006154413
 JP2009092688
 JP2015025946
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