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EP1268685 - COLOR IMPARTING COMPOSITIONS FOR INK JET PRINTER INKS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 29.01.2010 Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	29.01.2010	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 03.03.2010 [2010/09]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Pitney Bowes Inc. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/35]	For all designated states PITNEY BOWES INC. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926 / US
Former [2003/01]	For all designated states PITNEY BOWES INC. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / AUSLANDER, Judith 5 Hermit Lane Westport, Connecticut 06880 / US
	02 / BERNARD, Richard, A. 255 Fillow Street Norwalk, CT 06850 / US
	03 / ZELLER, Claude 97 Fan Hill Road Monroe, CT 06468 / US
	[2003/11]
Former [2003/01]	01 / AUSLANDER, Judith 52 Hills Lane Westport, CT 06880 / US
	02 / BERNARD, Richard, A. 255 Fillow Street Norwalk, CT 06850 / US
	03 / ZELLER, Claude 97 Fan Hill Road Monroe, CT 06468 / US
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/01]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01910398.5	01.02.2001
	[2003/01]
	WO2001US03279
Priority number, date	US20000496372	02.02.2000 Original published format: US 496372
	[2003/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0157146
	Date:	09.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1268685
	Date:	02.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1268685
	Date:	31.08.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/35]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1268685
	Date:	03.03.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/09]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	09.08.2001
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.02.2004
Classification	IPC:	C09D11/00, C09D11/02	[2003/01]
	CPC:	C09D11/32 (EP,US); C09D11/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2004/20]
Former [2003/01]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	FARBGEBENDE ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN FÜR TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKTINTEN	[2003/01]
	English:	COLOR IMPARTING COMPOSITIONS FOR INK JET PRINTER INKS	[2003/01]
	French:	COMPOSITIONS DE COLORATION D'ENCRES D'IMPRESSION POUR IMPRIMANTES A JET D'ENCRE	[2003/01]
Entry into regional phase	28.08.2002	National basic fee paid
	28.08.2002	Search fee paid
	28.08.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.08.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	31.08.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	28.08.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.08.2002	Examination requested [2003/01]
	02.07.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.10.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.03.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.06.2005	Fee for grant paid
	24.06.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 31.05.2006 22.09.2009 WITHDRAWN Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Triftweg 21-26 D-16547 Birkenwerder / DE Opponent's representative Jungblut, Bernhard Jakob Jungblut & Seuss Patentanwälte Wittestraße 30 J 13509 Berlin / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/45]
	Opponent(s)	01 31.05.2006 22.09.2009 WITHDRAWN Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Triftweg 21-26 D-16547 Birkenwerder / DE Opponent's representative Jungblut, Bernhard Jakob JUNGBLUT & SEUSS Patentanwälte Max-Dohrn-Strasse 10 10589 Berlin / DE
	Former [2008/33]
	Opponent(s)	01 31.05.2006 12.06.2006 ADMISSIBLE Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Triftweg 21-26 D-16547 Birkenwerder / DE Opponent's representative Jungblut, Bernhard Jakob JUNGBLUT & SEUSS Patentanwälte Max-Dohrn-Strasse 10 10589 Berlin / DE
	Former [2006/27]
	Opponent(s)	01 31.05.2006 Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Triftweg 21-26 D-16547 Birkenwerder / DE Opponent's representative Jungblut, Bernhard Jakob Albrecht, Lüke & Jungblut, Patentanwälte, Gelfertstrasse 56 14195 Berlin / DE
	05.07.2006	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.09.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	01.04.2009	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	01.04.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	19.05.2009	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	19.05.2009	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	22.09.2009	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	21.12.2009	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5605566 (YUI TOSHITAKE [JP], et al) [Y] 1-12* column 4, line 45 - column 5, line 4; examples 4,5,9,10 *;
		[Y]US5766327 (MAZE ROBERT CRAIG [US]) [Y] 1-12 * column 2, lines 37-46; example 7 * * column 3, lines 50-67 * * column 5, lines 11-17 *;
		[Y]US5851273 (MORRIS PETER C [US], et al) [Y] 1-12 * column 8; claims 1,8-1; table 1 * * column 5, lines 38-67 *
	International search	[Y]JPS62567 (ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD)
	Opposition	US5630867
		EP1072653

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