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EP About this file: EP0894639

EP0894639 - Colour copier [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.08.2003
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.09.2003  [2003/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/18]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Former [1999/05]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Sievert, Otto K.
1457 N. Vulcan Avenue No. 7
Encinitas, California 92024 / US
02 / Brennan, Patrick J.
5125 Manchester Road
San Diego, California 92115 / US
03 / Milkovits, Joseph P.
25861 Forest Drive
Escondido, California 92026 / US
[1999/05]
Representative(s)Jehan, Robert, et al
Williams Powell
44 Prospect Place
Bromley, Kent BR2 9HN / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/05]Jehan, Robert, et al
Williams, Powell & Associates, 4 St Paul's Churchyard
London EC4M 8AY / GB
Application number, filing date98305327.303.07.1998
[1999/05]
Priority number, dateUS1997090146428.07.1997         Original published format: US 901464
[1999/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0894639
Date:03.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0894639
Date:25.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:B41J19/20, B41J2/21
[1999/05]
CPC:
B41J2/21 (EP,US); B41J19/202 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1999/41]
Former [1999/05]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Farbkopierer[1999/05]
English:Colour copier[1999/05]
French:Copieur couleur[1999/05]
Examination procedure29.03.1999Examination requested  [1999/21]
01.09.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.12.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.09.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.01.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
04.04.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.07.2002Fee for grant paid
01.07.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.06.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0615817  ;
 [A]JPH0740549  ;
 [A]JPH01275046  ;
 [A]DE3412531  (OLYMPIA WERKE AG [DE]) [A] 2,8;
 [A]US4864328  (FISCHBECK KENNETH H [US]);
 [X]EP0382023  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP0665111  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1-9 * page 1, paragraph 1; figures 1,12 *;
 [X]EP0720914  (XEROX CORP [US]) [X] 1-9 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940420), vol. 018, no. 220, Database accession no. (M - 1595), & JP06015817 A 19940125 (FUJI XEROX CO LTD) [A] 1-9 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950630), vol. 095, no. 005, & JP07040549 A 19950210 (CANON INC) [A] 2,8 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900126), vol. 014, no. 046, Database accession no. (M - 0926), & JP01275046 A 19891102 (CANON INC) [A] * abstract *
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