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EP About this file: EP1001602

EP1001602 - Image output processing apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.01.2012
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.01.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 22.02.2012  [2012/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22 Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2011/11]For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22 Nagaike-cho Abeno-ku
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
Former [2000/20]For all designated states
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22 Nagaike-cho Abeno-ku
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nakai, Yasuhiro
42-5, Tonotsubo Hishida Seika-cho
Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0246 / JP
02 / Nakamura, Masakatsu
68-5, Tanaka-cho
Kashihara-shi, Nara 634-0032 / JP
03 / Yoshiura, Syoichiro
2072-1, Ichinomoto-cho
Tenri-shi, Nara 632-0004 / JP
04 / Maeda, Hiroshi
3-4-43, Minamiyagimachi
Kashihara-shi, Nara 634-0077 / JP
[2000/20]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/20]MÜLLER & HOFFMANN Patentanwälte
Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date99122390.010.11.1999
[2000/20]
Priority number, dateJP1998032401013.11.1998         Original published format: JP 32401098
[2000/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1001602
Date:17.05.2000
Language:EN
[2000/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1001602
Date:17.04.2002
[2002/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1001602
Date:16.03.2011
Language:EN
[2011/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/32
[2000/20]
CPC:
H04N1/32464 (EP,US); H04N1/3248 (EP,US); H04N1/32486 (EP,US);
H04N2201/3288 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/02]
Former [2000/20]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Ausgabeverarbeitungsgerät für Bilder[2000/20]
English:Image output processing apparatus[2000/20]
French:Dispositif de traitement de sortie pour images[2000/20]
Examination procedure03.07.2002Examination requested  [2002/36]
18.10.2002Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
10.02.2003Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
05.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.01.2011Fee for grant paid
28.01.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.12.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2012/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
19.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
26.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
24.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
28.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
29.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
26.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
26.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
25.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
25.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
26.11.2002AT   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002BE   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002CH   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002CY   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002DK   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002ES   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002FI   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002GR   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002IE   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002IT   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002LU   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002MC   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002NL   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002PT   M01   Not yet paid
26.11.2002SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[YA]US5724490  (SHIBAKI MASAKO [JP], et al) [Y] 1 * the whole document * [A] 2-21;
 [YA]US4860119  (MANIWA YOSHIO [JP], et al) [Y] 1 * column 22, line 17 - column 23, line 34 * [A] 2-21;
 [A]EP0727903  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1-21 * column 31, line 26 - column 33, line 4 *;
 [A]US5241397  (YAMADA TATSUTOSHI [JP]) [A] 1-21 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0704792  (XEROX CORP [US]) [A] 1-21 * column 1, line 1 - column 3, line 7 *
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