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EP About this file: EP0739956

EP0739956 - Printing apparatus and recording solution [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.2001
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2001No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.06.2001 [2001/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1996/44]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Fukuda, Toshio
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Ando, Makoto
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Ito, Kengo
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1996/44]
Representative(s)Müller, Frithjof E., et al
Müller Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/13]Müller, Frithjof E., Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte MÜLLER & HOFFMANN, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Former [1996/44]TER MEER - MÜLLER - STEINMEISTER & PARTNER
Mauerkircherstrasse 45
81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date96106653.726.04.1996
[1996/44]
Priority number, dateJP1995010427527.04.1995         Original published format: JP 10427595
[1996/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0739956
Date:30.10.1996
Language:EN
[1996/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0739956
Date:18.03.1998
[1998/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0739956
Date:28.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.1998
ClassificationIPC:C09D11/00, B41J2/01, B41J2/21, B41J2/195
[1998/12]
CPC:
C09D11/30 (EP,KR,US); B41J2/175 (KR); B41J2/01 (EP,US);
B41J2/211 (EP,KR,US); C09D11/54 (EP,KR,US)
Former IPC [1996/44]C09D11/00, B41J2/01
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [1996/44]
TitleGerman:Druckgerät und Aufzeichnungslösung[1996/44]
English:Printing apparatus and recording solution[1996/44]
French:Appareil d'impression et solution d'enregistrement[1996/44]
Examination procedure19.08.1998Examination requested  [1998/42]
15.02.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.04.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
14.09.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
18.11.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.02.2000Fee for grant paid
08.02.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.03.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
14.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
13.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[YA]JPH0570727  ;
 [A]JPS5723665  ;
 [A]JPS6346277  ;
 [XY]EP0538147  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 12,22-25,34 * column 8, line 14 - column 25, line 27; figure 1 * [Y] 1,2,9-11,26,27;
 [A]EP0642924  (MATTHEWS INT CORP [US]) [A] 1,12,26,34 * column 6, line 1 - column 11, line 7; figure 1 *
 [YA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930722), vol. 017, no. 391, Database accession no. (C - 1087), & JP05070727 A 19930323 (CANON INC) [Y] 1,2,9-11,26,27 * abstract * [A] 4,29
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19820602), vol. 006, no. 094, Database accession no. (C - 105), & JP57023665 A 19820206 (PILOT PEN CO LTD:THE) [A] 8,33,35 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880722), vol. 012, no. 263, Database accession no. (C - 514), & JP63046277 A 19880227 (CANON INC) [A] 20,42 * abstract *
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