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EP4082800 - INK CARTRIDGE, CARTRIDGE HOLDING MECHANISM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.12.2023
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.10.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.12.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.09.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LV, PL, PT, SE
published on 11.09.2024  [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
7-7-1, Nakagaito
Daito
Osaka, 574-0013 / JP
[2022/44]
Inventor(s)01 / OKA, Junpei
Osaka, 574-0013 / JP
02 / HORI, Kohsuke
Osaka, 574-0013 / JP
 [2022/44]
Representative(s)Becker, Eberhard
Becker Kurig & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Bavariastraße 7
80336 München / DE
[2022/44]
Application number, filing date22162985.018.03.2022
[2022/44]
Priority number, dateJP2021007420826.04.2021         Original published format: JP 2021074208
[2022/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4082800
Date:02.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4082800
Date:31.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/175, B41J29/13
[2022/44]
CPC:
B41J2/17503 (EP,CN); B41J2/17523 (EP,US); B41J2/17506 (EP);
B41J2/17509 (EP); B41J2/17513 (CN); B41J2/1752 (EP);
B41J2/1754 (US); B41J2/17543 (CN); B41J2/17553 (EP);
B41J29/13 (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 [2023/05]
Former [2022/44]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:TINTENPATRONE, KARTUSCHENHALTEVORRICHTUNG UND DRUCKVORRICHTUNG[2022/44]
English:INK CARTRIDGE, CARTRIDGE HOLDING MECHANISM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS[2022/44]
French:CARTOUCHE D'ENCRE, MÉCANISME DE SUPPORT DE CARTOUCHE ET IMPRIMANTE[2022/44]
Examination procedure29.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.12.2022Examination requested  [2023/05]
29.12.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.12.2023Fee for grant paid
13.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
LT31.01.2024
LV31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
PL31.01.2024
SE31.01.2024
NO30.04.2024
RS30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
PT31.05.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/35]AT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
LT31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
NO30.04.2024
RS30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
Former [2024/33]LT31.01.2024
NO30.04.2024
IS31.05.2024
Former [2024/32]IS31.05.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0734867  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]);
 [A]US6172695  (LIU WIN-YIN [TW]);
 [Y]EP1069990  (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD [JP]);
 [Y]EP1384589  (BROTHER IND LTD [JP]);
 [A]WO2013044753  (PRINT RITE UNICORN IMAGE PRODUCTS CO LTD ZHUHAI [CN], et al);
 [A]US2017326882  (OKUDE KYOSHIRO [JP], et al);
 [A]EP3797999  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP])
by applicantJP2002370384
 WO2007142263
 JP2008006808
 JP2012196776
 JP2019171734
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