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EP0822546 - Storage medium with large capacity [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.08.2004
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 22.09.2004  [2004/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc.
Klybeckstrasse 141
4057 Basel / CH
[1998/06]
Inventor(s)01 / Schmidhalter, Beat
Einschlag 3
1735 Giffers / CH
02 / Wolleb, Heinz
Chesalles
1723 Marly / CH
03 / Baumann, Marcus
Arlesheimerstrasse 18
4053 Basel / CH
[1998/06]
Application number, filing date97810439.603.07.1997
[1998/06]
Priority number, dateCH1996000175612.07.1996         Original published format: CH 175696
[1998/06]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0822546
Date:04.02.1998
Language:DE
[1998/06]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0822546
Date:22.04.1998
[1998/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0822546
Date:01.10.2003
Language:DE
[2003/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.03.1998
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/24
[1998/06]
CPC:
G11B7/248 (EP,US); G11B7/241 (KR); C09B47/00 (EP,US);
G11B7/258 (KR); G11B7/24 (EP,US); Y10S430/146 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1999/01]
Former [1998/06]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Speichermedien mit hoher Kapazität[1998/06]
English:Storage medium with large capacity[1998/06]
French:Support d'enregistrement à grande capacité[1998/06]
Examination procedure15.06.1998Examination requested  [1998/33]
14.04.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.07.2003Fee for grant paid
17.07.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)02.07.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
08.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
05.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
20.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
20.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[DA]JPH0229385  ;
 [A]EP0252360  (BASF AG [DE]) [A] 1-16 * claims 1,4 *;
 [A]JPS58197088  ;
 [A]JPH07304257
 [DA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900405), vol. 014, no. 174, Database accession no. (M - 0959), & JP02029385 A 19900131 (RICOH CO LTD) [DA] 1-16 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19840221), vol. 008, no. 040, Database accession no. (M - 278), & JP58197088 A 19831116 (TDK KK) [A] 1-16 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960329), vol. 096, no. 003, & JP07304257 A 19951121 (SONY CORP) [A] 1-16 * abstract *
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