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EP About this file: EP0838820

EP0838820 - Information reproducing apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  11.05.2012
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.05.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 13.06.2012  [2012/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/18]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Matoba, Hiroshi
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1998/18]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 02 51
80076 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/18]Betten & Resch
Reichenbachstrasse 19
80469 München / DE
Application number, filing date97118558.224.10.1997
[1998/18]
Priority number, dateJP1996028397825.10.1996         Original published format: JP 28397896
[1998/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0838820
Date:29.04.1998
Language:EN
[1998/18]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0838820
Date:12.01.2000
[2000/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.12.1999
ClassificationIPC:G11B27/10, G11B27/28, H04N5/765, G11B27/11, H04N7/087, H04N7/088, H04N5/93
[2000/03]
CPC:
G11B27/3054 (EP,US); G11B27/10 (EP,US); G11B27/107 (EP,US);
G11B27/11 (EP,US); G11B27/28 (EP,US); H04N5/9206 (EP,US);
H04N5/9305 (EP,US); H04N7/088 (EP,US); G11B2220/20 (EP,US);
G11B2220/90 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/18]G11B27/10, G11B27/28, H04N5/765
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/38]
Former [1998/18]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Informationswiedergabegerät[1998/18]
English:Information reproducing apparatus[1998/18]
French:Appareil de reproduction d'information[1998/18]
Examination procedure15.05.2000Examination requested  [2000/28]
09.05.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.09.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.12.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.06.2007Date of oral proceedings
17.09.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
22.10.2007Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
03.05.2011Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/24]
16.11.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2012/24]
Appeal following examination21.12.2007Appeal received No.  T0731/08
28.02.2008Statement of grounds filed
27.04.2012Result of appeal procedure: the application was deemed to be withdrawn
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  09.05.2001
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
31.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
22.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
31.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
31.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 10
31.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 11
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 12
30.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 13
Penalty fee
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31.10.201014   M06   Not yet paid
31.10.201115   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XA]WO9207360  (MORO MARIO [US]) [X] 1,3,5,7,9,11-13 * the whole document * [A] 2,4,6,8,10,14,15;
 [X]US5353121  (YOUNG PATRICK [US], et al) [X] 1,3,5,7,9 * column 11, line 26 - column 13, line 3 *;
 [A]WO9416441  (YUEN HENRY C [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * page 14, line 1 - page 23, line 3 * * page 58, line 8 - page 63, line 32 *;
 [A]EP0692790  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-6 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0581601  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-6 * the whole document *;
 [A]JPH0646366  ;
 [A]EP0608960  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS UK LTD [GB], et al) [A] 1 * page 3, line 1 - page 5, line 12 *;
 [A]US4677466  (LERT JR JOHN G [US], et al) [A] 5-10 * the whole document *;
 [E]US5818441  (THROCKMORTON JOHN A [US], et al) [E] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940525), vol. 018, no. 275, Database accession no. (E - 1553), & JP06046366 A 19940218 (VICTOR CO OF JAPAN LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
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