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EP About this file: EP0443522

EP0443522 - Optical information recording medium [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.09.1997
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.1997No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 22.10.1997 [1997/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1991/35]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Anezaki, Yoshikazu, c/o SONY MAGNETIC PRODUCTS INC
5-6, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Sasaki, Koji, c/o SONY MAGNETIC PRODUCTS INC
5-6, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1991/35]
Representative(s)Müller, Frithjof E.
Müller Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/13]Müller, Frithjof E., Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte MÜLLER & HOFFMANN, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Former [1991/35]TER MEER - MÜLLER - STEINMEISTER & PARTNER
Mauerkircherstrasse 45
D-81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date91102352.119.02.1991
[1991/35]
Priority number, dateJP1990003979522.02.1990         Original published format: JP 3979590
JP1990029428631.10.1990         Original published format: JP 29428690
[1991/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0443522
Date:28.08.1991
Language:EN
[1991/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0443522
Date:02.09.1992
Language:EN
[1992/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0443522
Date:30.10.1996
Language:EN
[1996/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.07.1992
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/24, G11B7/26
[1991/35]
CPC:
B29C39/00 (EP,US); B29C39/28 (EP,US); B29D17/005 (EP,US);
G11B7/24 (EP,US); G11B7/263 (EP,US); B29C2035/0827 (EP,US);
Y10S428/913 (EP,US); Y10S430/146 (EP,US); Y10T428/24777 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   FR,   GB [1991/35]
TitleGerman:Optischer Informationsaufzeichnungsträger[1991/35]
English:Optical information recording medium[1991/35]
French:Milieu d'enregistrement d'information optique[1991/35]
Examination procedure29.01.1993Examination requested  [1993/13]
11.07.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.11.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
04.05.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
18.08.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.01.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.04.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.07.1996Fee for grant paid
29.07.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)31.07.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
08.02.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
10.02.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
08.02.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0129225  (POLYGRAM GMBH [DE]);
 [A]EP0280028  (HITACHI LTD [JP]);
 [A]EP0284387  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]);
 [A]EP0306316  (SONY CORP [JP])
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, unexamined applications, P field, vol. 11, no. 134, April 28, 1987 THE PATENT OFFICE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT page 76
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, unexamined applications, P field, vol. 11, no. 118, April 14, 1987 THE PATENT OFFICE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT page 165
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, unexamined applications, P field, vol. 9, no. 334, December 27, 1985 THE PATENT OFFICE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT page 86
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