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
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0415754

EP0415754 - An image forming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.10.1997
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.1997No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.11.1997 [1997/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1991/10]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hasegawa, Takashi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Gu, Sono, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[1991/10]
Representative(s)Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
Beresford Crump LLP
16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [1991/10]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn
London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Application number, filing date90309488.630.08.1990
[1991/10]
Priority number, dateJP1989022535331.08.1989         Original published format: JP 22535389
JP1989022537031.08.1989         Original published format: JP 22537089
[1991/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0415754
Date:06.03.1991
Language:EN
[1991/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0415754
Date:27.11.1996
Language:EN
[1996/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.01.1991
ClassificationIPC:G03G15/04, H04N1/407
[1996/48]
CPC:
G06K15/129 (EP,US); G06K15/12 (EP,US); H04N1/295 (EP,US);
H04N1/4072 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1991/10]G06K15/12, G03G15/052, H04N1/40
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1991/10]
TitleGerman:Ein Abbildungsgerät[1991/10]
English:An image forming apparatus[1991/10]
French:Un appareil de formation d'images[1991/10]
Examination procedure31.12.1990Examination requested  [1991/10]
14.04.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.10.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.06.1995Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
01.09.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.01.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
15.05.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
29.05.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.08.1996Fee for grant paid
01.08.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.08.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/47]
Request for further processing for:01.09.1995Request for further processing filed
01.09.1995Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.09.1995Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.08.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.1993Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.1994Renewal fee patent year 05
23.08.1995Renewal fee patent year 06
21.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 07
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[X]EP0276107  (CANON KK [JP]);
 [XP]US4876556  (OHARA YUJI [JP]);
 [X]EP0269033  (DU PONT [US])
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.