EP0723868 - Ink cartridge holding box and ink refill kit [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.10.2000 Database last updated on 22.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.08.2004 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU | published on 22.09.2004 [2004/39] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Mitsubishi Pencil Corporation of America 21050 Lassen Street Chatsworth California 91311 / US | [N/P] |
Former [1996/42] | For all designated states Mitsubishi Pencil Corporation of America 21050 Lassen Street Chatsworth, California 91311 / US | ||
Former [1996/31] | For all designated states SERCOMP CORPORATION 21050 Lassen Street Chatsworth, California 91313 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Hayao, Sakae 21050 Lassen Street Chatsworth, California 91313 / US | [1996/31] | Representative(s) | Neobard, William John, et al Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London, WC1N 2BF / GB | [N/P] |
Former [1996/31] | Neobard, William John, et al Page White & Farrer 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB | Application number, filing date | 95305512.6 | 08.08.1995 | [1996/31] | Priority number, date | US19950408916 | 22.03.1995 Original published format: US 408916 | US19950378975 | 27.01.1995 Original published format: US 378975 | [1996/31] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0723868 | Date: | 31.07.1996 | Language: | EN | [1996/31] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0723868 | Date: | 12.11.1997 | [1997/46] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0723868 | Date: | 22.12.1999 | Language: | EN | [1999/51] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 24.09.1997 | Classification | IPC: | B41J2/175 | [1996/31] | CPC: |
B41J2/17506 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1996/31] | Title | German: | Halterahmen für eine Tintenkassette und Vorrichtung zum Auffüllen der Tinte | [1996/31] | English: | Ink cartridge holding box and ink refill kit | [1996/31] | French: | Cadre support d'une cartouche d'encre et kit de remplissage d'encre | [1996/31] | Examination procedure | 28.11.1997 | Examination requested [1998/05] | 28.12.1998 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 21.06.1999 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 16.09.1999 | Fee for grant paid | 16.09.1999 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 23.09.2000 | No opposition filed within time limit [2000/49] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 18.08.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 25.08.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 23.08.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | AT | 22.12.1999 | ES | 22.12.1999 | GR | 22.12.1999 | NL | 22.12.1999 | SE | 22.12.1999 | DK | 22.03.2000 | PT | 22.03.2000 | IE | 08.08.2000 | LU | 08.08.2000 | MC | 31.08.2000 | [2004/39] |
Former [2004/07] | AT | 22.12.1999 | |
ES | 22.12.1999 | ||
GR | 22.12.1999 | ||
NL | 22.12.1999 | ||
SE | 22.12.1999 | ||
DK | 22.03.2000 | ||
PT | 22.03.2000 | ||
IE | 08.08.2000 | ||
MC | 31.08.2000 | ||
Former [2003/45] | AT | 22.12.1999 | |
ES | 22.12.1999 | ||
NL | 22.12.1999 | ||
SE | 22.12.1999 | ||
DK | 22.03.2000 | ||
PT | 22.03.2000 | ||
IE | 08.08.2000 | ||
MC | 31.08.2000 | ||
Former [2003/08] | AT | 22.12.1999 | |
ES | 22.12.1999 | ||
NL | 22.12.1999 | ||
SE | 22.12.1999 | ||
PT | 22.03.2000 | ||
IE | 08.08.2000 | ||
MC | 31.08.2000 | ||
Former [2002/42] | AT | 22.12.1999 | |
ES | 22.12.1999 | ||
SE | 22.12.1999 | ||
PT | 22.03.2000 | ||
IE | 08.08.2000 | ||
MC | 31.08.2000 | ||
Former [2002/26] | AT | 22.12.1999 | |
ES | 22.12.1999 | ||
SE | 22.12.1999 | ||
PT | 22.03.2000 | ||
IE | 08.08.2000 | ||
Former [2002/23] | AT | 22.12.1999 | |
SE | 22.12.1999 | ||
PT | 22.03.2000 | ||
IE | 08.08.2000 | ||
Former [2001/50] | AT | 22.12.1999 | |
PT | 22.03.2000 | ||
IE | 08.08.2000 | ||
Former [2000/51] | AT | 22.12.1999 | |
PT | 22.03.2000 | ||
Former [2000/43] | PT | 22.03.2000 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]US4240757 (HANNA SAMUEL Y [US]) [A] 10* column 8, line 34 - line 50 *; | [A]US5074418 (BUAN DANILO P [US], et al) [A] 1,4,5,10 * column W *; | [A]US5168996 (JOHNSON WILLIAM P [US]) [A] 4,5,9,10,17 * column 2, line 44 - line 56; figure 1 *; | [A]US5231416 (TERASAWA KOJI [JP], et al) [A] 1,4,5,10 * column 8, line 45 - line 68; figures 11,12 *; | [A]US5251745 (REPP TIMOTHY C [US], et al) [A] 10,11 * column A; figure 1 *; | [A]EP0567308 (LEXMARK INT INC [US]) [A] 1,4,5,10 * column 5, line 1 - line 34; figures 5-7 *; | [A]EP0568124 (SMETS HUBERTUS ANTONIUS JOHANN [NL]) [A] 1,4,5,10 * column 2, line 29 - column 3, line 29; figures 1-3 *; | [A]DE9404685U (BUES & GALLE GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,4,5,10 * page 9, line 10 - page 12, line 18; figures 1,2; claim 1 * | by applicant | US5329294 | US19940327280 |