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EP About this file: EP0587350

EP0587350 - Optical disc apparatus and miserasing preventing circuit and method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.05.2002
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/30]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1994/11]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Arataki, Yuji, c/o Intellectual property division
Sony Corporation, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shibagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
02 / Nakazawa, Tetsuji, c/o Intellectual Property Div.
Sony Corporation, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
[1994/11]
Representative(s)Harris, Ian Richard, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [1994/11]Harris, Ian Richard, et al
c/o D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date93306756.325.08.1993
[1994/11]
Priority number, dateJP1992026818709.09.1992         Original published format: JP 26818792
[1994/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0587350
Date:16.03.1994
Language:EN
[1994/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0587350
Date:19.10.1994
Language:EN
[1994/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0587350
Date:25.07.2001
Language:EN
[2001/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.08.1994
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/085, G11B7/09, G11B7/125
[1994/11]
CPC:
G11B7/126 (EP,US); G11B7/00 (KR); G11B7/0946 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1994/11]
TitleGerman:Optisches Scheibegerät und Kreis und Verfahren zum Zuvorkommen ungewünschten Löschens[1994/11]
English:Optical disc apparatus and miserasing preventing circuit and method[1994/11]
French:Appareil de disque optique et circuit et méthode pour la prévention d'effacement érroné[1994/11]
Examination procedure22.02.1995Examination requested  [1995/16]
23.12.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.04.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.04.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.09.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.02.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.12.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
25.01.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.04.2001Fee for grant paid
04.04.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.04.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.08.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
10.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
08.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
10.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
11.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
16.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 08
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Former [2002/18]FR21.12.2001
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS6010429  ;
 [A]GB2087628  (PHILIPS NV) [A] 12 * page 1, line 72 - line 110 * * page 10, line 6 - line 24 * * page 10, line 119 - page 11, line 10 *;
 [A]US4730290  (TAKASAGO MASAHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1,2,4,5,9,11,12 * column 5, line 47 - column 6, line 50; figure 3 * * column 2, line 45 - column 3, line 60 *;
 [A]US4748608  (MATSUMOTO KEIICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1,9 * column 5, line 46 - column 6, line 7; figure 4 * * column 6, line 51 - line 59 * * column 7, line 22 - line 27 *;
 [A]US4759006  (KOISHI KENJI [JP], et al) [A] 12 * column 7, line 7 - column 8, line 23; figures 6,7 *;
 [A]EP0407573  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 12* the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850531), vol. 9, no. 127, Database accession no. (P - 360), & JP60010429 A 19850119 (TOSHIBA) [A] 1,9 * abstract *
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