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EP About this file: EP0773511

EP0773511 - INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/20]INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE
[2001/22]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.08.2003
Database last updated on 15.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 06.02.2008  [2008/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
43-2, 2-chome, Hatagaya Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/42]For all designated states
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
43-2, 2-chome, Hatagaya Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Former [1997/20]For all designated states
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
43-2, 2-chome, Hatagaya Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MORI, Takeshi
726, Kamioyamada-machi Machida-shi
Tokyo 194-02 / JP
02 / YUNOKI, Yutaka
Villa Kunitachi No. 402 4-23-11, Higashi
Kunitachi-shi Tokyo 186 / JP
03 / FUJIMORI, Hiroyoshi
5-7-8-203, Minamioosawa
Hachiouji-shi Tokyo 192-03 / JP
04 / IMADE, Shinichi
717-4, Mokurenji
Iruma-shi Saitama-ken 358 / JP
05 / MATSUI, Shinzo
2776-78, Shiotsu Uenohara-machi
Kitatsuru-gun Yamanashi-ken 409-01 / JP
06 / SASAKI, Hiroshi
Moriya-Heim-2 No. 101 96-4, Ishikawa-machi
Hachiouji-shi Tokyo 192 / JP
[1997/20]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/20]KUHNEN, WACKER & PARTNER
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date95926016.724.07.1995
[1997/20]
WO1995JP01467
Priority number, dateJP1994017396626.07.1994         Original published format: JP 17396694
[1997/20]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9603710
Date:08.02.1996
Language:EN
[1996/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0773511
Date:14.05.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.02.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0773511
Date:16.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.02.1996
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06K19/00, G11B20/10, G06K7/00
[1997/20]
CPC:
G11B20/10 (EP,US); G06K19/06037 (EP,US); G06K7/14 (EP,US);
G11B20/1261 (EP,US); G11B27/102 (EP,US); G11B27/28 (EP,US);
G11B27/3027 (EP,US); G11B7/0033 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/20]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSWIEDERGABEGERÄT[2001/22]
English:INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE[2001/22]
French:DISPOSITIF DE REPRODUCTION D'INFORMATIONS[2001/22]
Former [1997/20]INFORMATIONSAUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM UND -WIEDERGABEGERÄT
Former [1997/20]INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE
Former [1997/20]SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET DISPOSITIF DE REPRODUCTION D'INFORMATIONS
Entry into regional phase13.02.1997Translation filed 
13.02.1997National basic fee paid 
13.02.1997Search fee paid 
13.02.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
13.02.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.02.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
13.02.1997Examination requested  [1997/20]
03.04.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.08.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.09.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.01.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.09.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
30.01.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.05.2002Fee for grant paid
10.05.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.07.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
05.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
26.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
28.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
31.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
26.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.07.199804   M06   Fee paid on   22.01.1999
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT16.10.2002
BE16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
IT16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
DK16.01.2003
PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
ES29.04.2003
[2008/06]
Former [2007/16]AT16.10.2002
BE16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
DK16.01.2003
PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
ES29.04.2003
Former [2004/04]AT16.10.2002
BE16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
ES29.04.2003
Former [2003/51]AT16.10.2002
BE16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
Former [2003/39]AT16.10.2002
CH16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
LI16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
Former [2003/37]AT16.10.2002
GR16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
Former [2003/31]GR16.10.2002
NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
Former [2003/30]NL16.10.2002
PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
Former [2003/29]PT16.01.2003
SE16.01.2003
Former [2003/27]SE16.01.2003
Documents cited:Search[AY]US5111292  (KURIACOSE JOSEPH [US], et al) [A] 1,2,4-7 * abstract * * column 1, line 51 - column 2, line 18 * * column 3, line 10 - column 5 * * column 6, line 10 - column 7, line 48 * * column 10, line 57 - column 11, line 27 * * column 13, line 38 - line 53 * * figures 1-8 * [Y] 9-41;
 [A]EP0483936  (IBM [US]) [A] * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO9317396  (SPECTRA PHYSICS SCANNING SYST [US]) [Y] 1,4,5,9-41 * abstract * * figures 3,3PRIME,24 *;
 [DX]WO9408314  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO [JP], et al) [DX] 1 * the whole document *;
 [Y]EP0598184  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [Y] 1,4,5 * abstract * * page 5, line 40 - line 58 * * page 6 * * page 7, line 1 - line 25 * * page 11, lines 5-32 - lines 48-52 * * page 12, line 1 - line 47 * * figures 1,5,7 *
International search[Y]JPS60103486  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [Y]JPS63276943  (NEC CORP);
 [Y]JPH0311482  (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD);
 [X]JPH05109068  (WACOM CO LTD);
 [A]JPH0637794  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD)
ExaminationJPS63276943
 EP0713194
    - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890314), vol. 013, no. 106, Database accession no. (E - 726), & JP63276943 A 19881115 (NIPPON ELECTRIC CO)
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