blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0204094

EP0204094 - Scanning recording type printing method and apparatus for realizing the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  03.07.1998
Database last updated on 22.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1986/50]For all designated states
HITACHI, LTD.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kobayashi, Shin'ya
2467 Motoyoshidacho
Mito-shi / JP
02 / Anzai, Masayasu
20-8 Kanesawacho 5-chome
Hitachi-shi / JP
[1986/50]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1986/50]Strehl Schübel-Hopf Groening & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date86104403.001.04.1986
[1986/50]
Priority number, dateJP1985006496630.03.1985         Original published format: JP 6496685
JP1985018427423.08.1985         Original published format: JP 18427485
[1986/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0204094
Date:10.12.1986
Language:EN
[1986/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0204094
Date:25.05.1988
Language:EN
[1988/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0204094
Date:21.07.1993
Language:EN
[1993/29]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0204094
Date:19.08.1998
Language:EN
[1998/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.04.1988
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/40, H04N1/46
[1986/50]
CPC:
H04N1/4056 (EP,US); H04N1/52 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   IT,   NL [1986/50]
TitleGerman:Druckverfahren vom Abtastaufzeichnungstyp und dessen Verwirklichungsvorrichtung[1986/50]
English:Scanning recording type printing method and apparatus for realizing the same[1986/50]
French:Procédé d'impression du type d'enregistrement par balayage et appareil pour le mettre en oeuvre[1986/50]
Examination procedure28.10.1988Examination requested  [1988/52]
05.09.1990Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.04.1991Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
27.06.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.04.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.05.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
25.09.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
01.10.1992Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.1992Fee for grant paid
10.11.1992Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.04.1994  03.05.1994  ADMISSIBLE
Armaturen- und Apparatebau Franz Schuck GmbH
Daimlerstrasse 5
D-89555 Steinheim / DE
Opponent's representative
Heusler, Wolfgang
V. Bezold & Partner
Patentanwälte - PartG mbB
Akademiestrasse 7
80799 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1994/24]
Opponent(s)01  20.04.1994  03.05.1994  ADMISSIBLE
Armaturen- und Apparatebau Franz Schuck GmbH
Daimlerstrasse 5
D-89555 Steinheim / DE
Opponent's representative
Heusler, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing.
Dr. Dieter von Bezold Dipl.-Ing. Peter Schütz Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Heusler Brienner Strasse 52
D-80333 München / DE
01.06.1994Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
12.12.1994Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
22.03.1995Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
25.09.1995Reply to a communication from the opposition division
21.05.1996Date of oral proceedings
07.06.1996Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
07.06.1996Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
14.11.1997Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.11.1997Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
23.02.1998Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
26.05.1998Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition31.07.1996Appeal received No.  T0708/96
17.10.1996Statement of grounds filed
14.11.1997Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
14.11.1997Date of oral proceedings
19.11.1997Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:27.06.1991Request for further processing filed
27.06.1991Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
23.07.1991Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.1988Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.1989Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.1990Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.1992Renewal fee patent year 07
29.04.1993Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[Y]JP57064565  ;
 [Y]DE3338722  (VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN [JP]);
 [Y]GB2102240  (DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG [JP]);
 [X]US3230303  (ALBERT MACOVSKI, et al);
 [Y]US4040094  (EVERETT ROBERT CHARLES, et al);
 [Y]US4384297  (OHARA YUJI [JP], et al)
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 6, no. 142 (M-146)[1020], 31st July 1982; & JP-A-57 064 565 (CANON K.K.) 19-04-1982, & JP57064565 A 00000000
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.