blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0777373

EP0777373 - Image input apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.03.2003
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 27.08.2008  [2008/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/21]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1997/23]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mutou, Hiroyuki
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Iwakawa, Masato
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1997/23]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [1997/23]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date96119179.829.11.1996
[1997/23]
Priority number, dateJP1995031222330.11.1995         Original published format: JP 31222395
[1997/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0777373
Date:04.06.1997
Language:EN
[1997/23]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0777373
Date:03.05.2000
[2000/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0777373
Date:22.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.03.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/04
[1997/23]
CPC:
H04N1/0405 (EP,US); H04N1/0402 (EP,US); H04N1/0414 (EP,US);
H04N1/0429 (EP,US); H04N1/0443 (EP,US); H04N1/0455 (EP,US);
H04N1/38 (EP,US); H04N1/12 (EP,US); H04N1/193 (EP,US);
H04N2201/04756 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   DK,   FR [1997/23]
TitleGerman:Bildeingabegerät[1997/23]
English:Image input apparatus[1997/23]
French:Appareil d'entrée d'image[1997/23]
Examination procedure30.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/21]
31.07.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.02.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
14.08.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
27.08.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.11.2001Fee for grant paid
06.11.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.02.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[A]US4600266  (OMI KYOJI [JP]);
 [A]JPH03113961  (CANON KK);
 [A]US5128778  (BLITZ WILLIAM A [US], et al);
 [A]JPH05300322  (SHARP KK);
 [A]JPH0750745  (FUJITSU LTD);
 [PA]JPH0865467  (NIKON CORP);
 US5568573  [ ] (WADA MINORU [JP], et al);
 US5585620  [ ] (NAKAMURA YASUNORI [JP], et al)
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.