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EP About this file: EP3909782

EP3909782 - IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.10.2021
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome, 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2021/46]
Inventor(s)01 / KUROHA, Mizuki
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
02 / YOKOHAMA, Yuuki
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
03 / MIYAAKE, Azumi
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
04 / TAKAHASHI, Satoshi
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
05 / OYAMA, Koichiro
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
06 / SUGITA, Kento
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
 [2021/46]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/46]Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House The Oxford Science Park
Heatley Road
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date21173624.412.05.2021
[2021/46]
Priority number, dateJP2020008506714.05.2020         Original published format: JP 2020085067
JP2021003549305.03.2021         Original published format: JP 2021035493
[2021/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3909782
Date:17.11.2021
Language:EN
[2021/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.2021
ClassificationIPC:B41M7/00, B41J11/00, C09D11/324
[2021/46]
CPC:
B41M7/0081 (EP); C09D11/106 (EP); C09D11/107 (EP);
C09D11/324 (EP); B41J11/00214 (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 [2021/46]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDERZEUGUNGSVERFAHREN[2021/46]
English:IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD[2021/46]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION D'IMAGES[2021/46]
Examination procedure12.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/46]
13.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XA]WO2014045969  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,4 * paragraphs [0028] , [0030] , [0040] , [0051] - [0054]; figure 1 *[A] 3,5
by applicantJP2000225719
 JP2002327138
 JP2004082709
 JP2006140655
 JP2016196177
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