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EP4245560 - BALLPOINT PEN TIP, BALLPOINT PEN REFILL, AND BALLPOINT PEN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.08.2023
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
11.09.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation (also trading as Pilot Corporation)
6-21, Kyobashi 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
[2023/38]
Inventor(s)01 / KAJIWARA Takumi
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
02 / MASUSHIGE Naoto
Tokyo 104-8304 / JP
 [2023/38]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2023/38]
Application number, filing date21892021.315.11.2021
[2023/38]
WO2021JP41929
Priority number, dateJP2020019052216.11.2020         Original published format: JP 2020190522
JP2020019052516.11.2020         Original published format: JP 2020190525
JP2021018477012.11.2021         Original published format: JP 2021184770
JP2021018478212.11.2021         Original published format: JP 2021184782
[2023/38]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022102776
Date:19.05.2022
Language:JA
[2022/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4245560
Date:20.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.05.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.02.2024
ClassificationIPC:B43K1/08, B43K7/10
[2024/13]
CPC:
C09D11/18 (EP,KR); B43K1/08 (KR); B43K1/084 (KR,US);
B43K1/082 (KR); B43K1/086 (EP,KR); B43K1/088 (KR,US);
B43K7/02 (KR); B43K7/10 (EP,US); B43K7/12 (EP);
C09D11/50 (EP,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2023/38]B43K1/08
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 [2023/38]
TitleGerman:KUGELSCHREIBERSPITZE, NACHFÜLLUNG FÜR KUGELSCHREIBER UND KUGELSCHREIBER[2023/38]
English:BALLPOINT PEN TIP, BALLPOINT PEN REFILL, AND BALLPOINT PEN[2023/38]
French:POINTE DE STYLO À BILLE, RECHARGE DE STYLO À BILLE, ET STYLO À BILLE[2023/38]
Entry into regional phase13.06.2023Translation filed 
13.06.2023National basic fee paid 
13.06.2023Search fee paid 
13.06.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
13.06.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/38]
11.09.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.09.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JP2014008629  (PILOT CORP) [Y] 6,7,9* paragraph [0019]; figures 1-5 *;
 [XYI]JP2015202688  (PILOT CORP) [X] 1,8,10 * paragraph [0001] - paragraphs [0014] - [0028]; figures 1-3 * [Y] 6,7,9 [I] 2-5
International search[A]JP2011240503  (PILOT CORP) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0014], [0025], [0027]-[0028], fig. 1-2 *;
 [A]JP2013151153  (PENTEL KK) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0011]-[0017], [0024], [0029], [0032], fig. 1-7, table 1 *;
 [A]JP2017200748  (MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0015], [0028], [0031], [0041], [0048], fig. 1-6 *;
 [A]JP2018035334  (PENTEL KK) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0053], [0057], fig. 8-9 *;
 [A]WO2020007653  (SOCIÉTÉ BIC [FR]) [A] 1-10* paragraphs [0034], [0046], fig. 3-5 *
by applicantJP2002052884
 JP2012006315
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