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EP1086405 - COLOR TONER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 29.09.2006 Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.11.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR	published on 31.12.2008 [2009/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states International Communication Materials, Inc. Route 119 South, P.O. Box 716 Connellsville Pennsylvania 15425 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/47]	For all designated states International Communications Materials, Inc. Route 119 South, P.O. Box 716 Connellsville Pennsylvania 15425 / US
Former [2001/13]	For all designated states International Communications Materials, Inc. Route 119 South, P.O. Box 716 Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / THOMPSON, Richard J. Route 1, Box 103 Ohiopyle, PA 15470 / US
	02 / WINFIELD, Mark, J. 146 Byerly Drive Jeannette, PA 15644 / US
	03 / POVIRK, Christopher, A. R.R. 3, Box 394 Alberton, PA 15612 / US
	[2001/13]
Representative(s)	Held, Stephan, et al Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/13]	Held, Stephan, Dr.rer.nat., Dipl.-Chem., et al Patentanwälte, Hagemann, Braun und Held, Patentanwälte, Postfach 86 03 29 81630 München / DE
Application number, filing date	99922755.6	30.04.1999
	[2001/13]
	WO1999US09400
Priority number, date	US19980074045	07.05.1998 Original published format: US 74045
	[2001/13]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9957608
	Date:	11.11.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/45]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1086405
	Date:	28.03.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.11.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1086405
	Date:	23.11.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	11.11.1999
Classification	IPC:	G03G9/097	[2001/13]
	CPC:	G03G9/0975 (EP,US); G03G9/09758 (EP,US); G03G9/09783 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI [2001/13]
Title	German:	FARBTONER	[2001/13]
	English:	COLOR TONER	[2001/13]
	French:	TONER COULEUR	[2001/13]
Entry into regional phase	10.11.2000	National basic fee paid
	10.11.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.11.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.12.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	10.11.2000	Examination requested [2001/13]
	26.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	06.04.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.04.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.07.2005	Fee for grant paid
	14.07.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	24.08.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.04.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.04.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.04.2002	04 M06 Fee paid on 27.05.2002
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	23.11.2005
	FR	23.11.2005
	IT	23.11.2005
	LI	23.11.2005
	GB	30.04.2006
	[2009/01]
Former [2008/17]	CH	23.11.2005
	IT	23.11.2005
	LI	23.11.2005
	GB	30.04.2006
Former [2007/31]	CH	23.11.2005
	LI	23.11.2005
	GB	30.04.2006
Former [2006/33]	CH	23.11.2005
	LI	23.11.2005
Cited in	International search	[XAY]DE4442088 (RICOH KK [JP]) [X] 1,2,4,5,10,11,13,14,19,20,22,23,28,29,31,32,37,38,40,41 * page 5 - page 12 * * page 12, line 58 - line 67 * * page 13, line 11 - line 16 * [A] 46 [Y] 7,8,16,17,25,26,34,35,43,44;
		[Y]US5665512 (TSUTSUI CHIKARA [JP], et al) [Y] 7,8,16,17,25,26,34,35,43,44 * column 5 - column 6 * * column 8, line 15 - column 9, line 3 * * column 10, line 1 - line 16 *;
		[A]US4767688 (HASHIMOTO KEN [JP], et al) [A] 1,10,19,28,37,46 * column 3; examples 1-8 * * column 16 - column 17; example 15 *;
		[A]JPH02135370 ;
		[A]EP0531146 (XEROX CORP [US]) [A] 1,10,19,28,37,46 * claim 1 *;
		[A]JPH04256693
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900808), vol. 014, no. 366, Database accession no. (P - 1089), & JP02135370 A 19900524 (RICOH CO LTD) [A] 1,10,19,28,37,48 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930122), vol. 017, no. 034, Database accession no. (M - 1357), & JP04256693 A 19920911 (TAKASAGO THERMAL ENG CO LTD;OTHERS: 02) [A] 1,10,19,28,37,46 * abstract *

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