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EP About this file: EP0989727

EP0989727 - Improvements in image projection systems [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.03.2007
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 09.04.2008  [2008/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fujifilm Electronic Imaging Limited
Fuji Film House, 125 Finchley Road
London NW3 6HY / GB
[2006/17]
Former [2000/13]For all designated states
Fujifilm Electronic Imaging Limited
Fuji Film House, 125 Finchley Road
London NW3 6HY / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Westlake, Philip Andrew
15 Sandalls Spring
Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP1 3QD / GB
02 / Bromley, Nigel Ingram
24 Burghley Court, Great Holm
Milton Keynes, Bucks MK8 9EL / GB
03 / Stedman, Elaine Kathryn
Flat 2, 14 Prospect Road
St Albans, Herts AL1 2AX / GB
[2000/13]
Representative(s)Skone James, Robert Edmund
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/13]Skone James, Robert Edmund
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date98307683.722.09.1998
[2000/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0989727
Date:29.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0989727
Date:26.04.2006
Language:EN
[2006/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.02.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/00
[2000/13]
CPC:
H04N1/00018 (EP,US); H04N1/00002 (EP,US); H04N1/00039 (EP,US);
H04N1/0005 (EP,US); H04N1/00063 (EP,US); H04N1/00068 (EP,US);
H04N1/00076 (EP,US); H04N1/00408 (EP,US); H04N1/1013 (EP,US);
H04N1/193 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2000/49]
Former [2000/13]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verbesserungen an Bildprojektionssystemen[2000/13]
English:Improvements in image projection systems[2000/13]
French:Améliorations apportées au système de projection d'image[2000/13]
Examination procedure18.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/46]
05.08.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.09.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.10.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.01.2006Fee for grant paid
27.01.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.01.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
12.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
14.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
14.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.200003   M06   Fee paid on   13.11.2000
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB22.09.2006
[2008/15]
Documents cited:Search[A]US4827351  (SAKAMOTO MASAHIRO [JP]) [A] 1,7,8,12-14 * the whole document *;
 [A]JPH07107250  ;
 [A]US4675533  (SHIMIZU KATSUICHI [JP]) [A] 1,2,7,8,10-14 * figures 1A,1B; claims 1-19 * * column 1, line 11 - line 52 *;
 [A]US4691365  (NAGASHIMA NAO [JP]) [A] 7-14 * column 4, line 41 - line 68; claims 1-3 *;
 [A]US4580172  (RAJAGOPAL GANESH [US]) [A] 1,3-5,11 * abstract *;
 [A]US5214470  (DENBER MICHEL J [US]) [A] 7 * figures 1,2; claims 1-6 *;
 [A]JPS63153680
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950831), vol. 095, no. 007, & JP07107250 A 19950421 (RICOH CO LTD) [A] 1,2,4-6 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19881104), vol. 012, no. 415, Database accession no. (P - 781), & JP63153680 A 19880627 (HITACHI LTD) [A] * abstract *
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