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EP0831487 - Optical disc player [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.11.2004 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.09.2008	Change - representative	published on 08.10.2008 [2008/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood 14-6 Dougenzaka 1-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1998/13]	For all designated states KABUSHIKI KAISHA KENWOOD 14-6 Dougenzaka 1-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Goto, Soju No. 201 Dai 2 Kobayashiso, 6-8-1 Minamidaira Hino-shi, Tokyo / JP
	[1998/13]
Representative(s)	Leinweber & Zimmermann Patentanwalts-PartG mbB European Patent Attorneys Viktualienmarkt 8 80331 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/41]	Leinweber & Zimmermann European Patent Attorneys Patentanwälte Rosental 7 80331 München / DE
Former [1998/13]	Patentanwälte Leinweber & Zimmermann Rosental 7 80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date	97119660.5	29.10.1993
	[1998/13]
Priority number, date	JP19920316444	30.10.1992 Original published format: JP 31644492
	JP19920316445	30.10.1992 Original published format: JP 31644592
	[1998/13]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0831487
	Date:	25.03.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/13]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0831487
	Date:	02.05.2002
	[2002/18]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0831487
	Date:	14.01.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/03]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.03.2002
Classification	IPC:	G11B27/036, G11B27/32, G11B27/34, G11B19/12, G11B33/10, G11B27/11, G11B27/10	[2002/18]
	CPC:	G11B27/034 (EP,US); G11B27/036 (EP,US); G11B27/11 (EP,US); G11B27/24 (EP,US); G11B27/329 (EP,US); G11B27/34 (EP,US); (+) G11B33/10 (EP,US); G11B2220/2529 (EP,US); G11B2220/2545 (EP,US); G11B2220/65 (EP,US); G11B27/36 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1998/13]	G11B27/32, G11B27/34
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1998/13]
Title	German:	Abspielgerät für optische Platten	[1998/13]
	English:	Optical disc player	[1998/13]
	French:	Lecteur de disque optique	[1998/13]
Examination procedure	09.09.2002	Examination requested [2002/46]
	11.06.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.09.2003	Fee for grant paid
	22.09.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP93117623.4 / EP0595358
Opposition(s)	15.10.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/01]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.11.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.11.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.11.1997	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.10.1998	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 08
	29.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 09
	31.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 10
	30.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPH02139782 ;
		[A]JPH02187979 ;
		[A]JPS63255889 ;
		[PA]JPH04341990 ;
		[A]EP0346979 (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP0399853 (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 1,2,5 * figure 2; claims 1-3,6-15 *;
		[A]EP0406021 (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 1,2,5 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5124963 (ANDO RYO [JP]) [A] 1,3,5 * column 4, line 44 - column 8, line 44; figure 8 *;
		[PA]EP0535732 (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]) [PA] 1-5 * the whole document *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900814), vol. 14, no. 376, Database accession no. (P - 1092), & JP02139782 A 19900529 (SHARP CORP.) [A] 1,5 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19901015), vol. 14, no. 472, Database accession no. (P - 1116), & JP02187979 A 19900724 (SHARP CORP.) [A] 1,5 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890217), vol. 13, no. 70, Database accession no. (P - 829), & JP63255889 A 19881024 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
		[PA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930415), vol. 17, no. 194, Database accession no. (P - 1522), & JP04341990 A 19921127 (SONY CORP.) [PA] 1 * abstract *

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