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EP About this file: EP1237129

EP1237129 - Service providing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.06.2005
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.08.2005  [2005/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/36]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Eguchi, Toshihiro, c/oHitachi Ltd., Inte.Prop.Group
New Marunouchi Bldg.,5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Sato, Michio, c/oHitachi Ltd., Intell.Propert.Group
New Marunouchi Bldg.,5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Miyatake, Manabu, c/oHitachi Ltd., Int.Prop.Group
New Marunouchi Bldg.,5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Nagano, Hirofumi, c/oHitachi Ltd., Inte.Prope.Group
New Marunouchi Bldg.,5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
05 / Sasaki, Toshiro, c/oHitachi Ltd., Intel.Prope.Group
New Marunouchi Bldg.,5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2002/36]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2002/36]
Application number, filing date01127144.215.11.2001
[2002/36]
Priority number, dateJP2001005762402.03.2001         Original published format: JP 2001057624
[2002/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1237129
Date:04.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1237129
Date:18.08.2004
Language:EN
[2004/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.02.2002
ClassificationIPC:G07F7/08, G07F17/42, G07B15/00
[2002/36]
CPC:
G06Q20/363 (EP,US); G07B15/00 (EP,US); G07B15/02 (EP,US);
G07F7/0866 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   GR [2003/21]
Former [2002/36]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Bereitstellung von Dienstleistungen[2002/36]
English:Service providing method[2002/36]
French:Méthode pour la fourniture de services[2002/36]
Examination procedure15.11.2001Request for accelerated examination filed
17.09.2002Examination requested  [2002/47]
31.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.10.2002Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
10.03.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.04.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.06.2004Fee for grant paid
14.06.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.05.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]FR2793101  (SAGEM [FR]) [X] 1-14 * abstract * * page 3, line 27 - page 8, line 36 *;
 [Y]WO0062260  (SWISSCOM AG [CH], et al) [Y] 1-14 * abstract * * page 3, line 2 - page 4, line 21 * * page 6, line 22 - page 9, line 23 * * page 10, line 28 - page 11, line 22 *;
 [Y]EP1069539  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-14 * column A; figure -; claim - * * column 3, line 8 - line 43 * * column 5, line 22 - column 8, line 57 * * column 10, line 33 - column 14, line 40 *;
 [A]US6192349  (HUSEMANN DIRK [CH], et al) [A] 1,5,10,12 * column A; figure -; claim - * * column 1, line 37 - line 62 * * column 2, line 22 - column 3, line 21 *;
 [A]US5923884  (PEYRET PATRICE [US], et al) [A] 1,5,10,12 * column A; figure -; claim - * * column 1, line 8 - line 32 * * column 3, line 46 - column 4, line 16 * * column 7, line 20 - column 9, line 40 *;
 [A]US5483234  (CARREEL ERIC [FR], et al) [A] 1,5,10,12 * column A; figure - * * column 4, line 41 - column 5, line 34 *;
 [A]EP0623903  (PITNEY BOWES INC [US]);
 [A]US6085976  (SEHR RICHARD P [US])
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