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EP About this file: EP1233571

EP1233571 - Method for allocating digital time stamps [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.06.2007
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 14.10.2009  [2009/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Wendenburg, Jan
Hammerstrasse 24
40219 Düsseldorf / DE
[2006/38]
Former [2002/34]For all designated states
Wendenburg, Jan
Im Pastoratsbusch 16
44797 Bochum / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Wendenburg, Jan
Hammer Str. 24
40219 Düsseldorf / DE
02 / Dahm, Percy
Schieferbergstrasse 23
44755 Castrop-Rauxel / DE
 [2006/38]
Former [2006/34]01 / Wendenburg, Jan
Im Pastoratsbusch 16
44797 Bochum / DE
02 / Dahm, Percy
Schieferbergstrasse 23
44755 Castrop-Rauxel / DE
Former [2002/34]01 / Wendenburg, Jan
Im Pastoratsbusch 16
44797 Bochum / DE
02 / Dahm, Percy
Schieferberstrasse 23
44755 Castrop-Rauxel / DE
Representative(s)Stute, Ivo Peter
Patentanwalt Postfach 200 221
40100 Düsseldorf / DE
[2008/37]
Former [2002/34]Stute, Ivo, Dipl.-Ing.
Alt-Niederkassel 75
40547 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date02002858.508.02.2002
[2002/34]
Priority number, dateDE200110608308.02.2001         Original published format: DE 10106083
[2002/34]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1233571
Date:21.08.2002
Language:DE
[2002/34]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1233571
Date:23.04.2003
[2003/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1233571
Date:23.08.2006
Language:DE
[2006/34]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP1233571
Date:11.10.2006
[2006/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04L9/32, H04K1/00
[2003/17]
CPC:
H04L9/3297 (EP); H04L2209/60 (EP)
Former IPC [2002/34]H04L9/32
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2004/10]
Former [2004/03](deleted) 
Former [2002/34]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Zuordnung von digitalen Zeitstempeln[2002/34]
English:Method for allocating digital time stamps[2002/34]
French:Methode pour l'assignation des horodateurs numériques[2002/34]
Examination procedure19.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/10]
26.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
08.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.05.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.02.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2006Fee for grant paid
30.03.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.05.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
03.12.2003AT   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003BE   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003CH   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003CY   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003DE   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003DK   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003ES   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003FI   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003FR   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003GB   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003GR   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003IE   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003IT   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003LU   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003MC   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003NL   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003PT   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003SE   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
03.12.2003TR   M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
03.12.2003M01   Fee paid on   19.12.2003
Additional fee for renewal fee
28.02.200605   M06   Fee paid on   06.07.2006
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY23.08.2006
FI23.08.2006
TR23.08.2006
DK23.11.2006
SE23.11.2006
GR24.11.2006
PT24.01.2007
LU08.02.2007
MC28.02.2007
[2009/42]
Former [2009/37]CY23.08.2006
FI23.08.2006
DK23.11.2006
SE23.11.2006
GR24.11.2006
PT24.01.2007
LU08.02.2007
MC28.02.2007
Former [2008/20]FI23.08.2006
DK23.11.2006
SE23.11.2006
GR24.11.2006
PT24.01.2007
MC28.02.2007
Former [2008/04]FI23.08.2006
DK23.11.2006
SE23.11.2006
PT24.01.2007
MC28.02.2007
Former [2007/48]FI23.08.2006
IT23.08.2006
DK23.11.2006
SE23.11.2006
PT24.01.2007
MC28.02.2007
Former [2007/37]FI23.08.2006
IT23.08.2006
DK23.11.2006
SE23.11.2006
PT24.01.2007
Former [2007/27]FI23.08.2006
DK23.11.2006
SE23.11.2006
PT24.01.2007
Former [2007/22]FI23.08.2006
DK23.11.2006
SE23.11.2006
Former [2007/10]FI23.08.2006
SE23.11.2006
Documents cited:Search[A]WO9203000  (BELL COMMUNICATIONS RES [US]) [A] 1-6 * page 4, line 30 - page 5, line 19 * * page 7, line 22 - page 8, line 6 * * page 11, line 11 - page 12, line 11 *;
 [Y]US5946396  (DAVIS DEREK L [US]) [Y] 1-6 * column 1, line 22 - line 57 * * column 2, line 48 - column 4, line 9 * * column 5, line 32 - line 45 * * column 6, line 4 - line 51 * * figures 1-3 *;
 [Y]  - HABER S ET AL, HOW TO TIME-STAMP A DIGITAL DOCUMENT, USA, ADVANCES IN CRYPTOLOGY - PROCEEDINGS OF CRYPTO. SANTA BARBARA, AUG. 11 - 15, 1990, BERLIN, SPRINGER VERLAG, DE, VOL. CONF. 10, PAGE(S) 437-455, (19911230), XP000260024 [Y] 1-6 * page 440 - page 444 * * page 452 *
 [A]  - BULDAS A ET AL, TIME-STAMPING WITH BINARY LINKING SCHEMES, ESTONIA, ADVANCES IN CRYPTOLOGY. CRYPTO '98. 18TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CRYPTOLOGY CONFERENCE. SANTA BARBARA, AUG. 23 - 27, 1998. PROCEEDINGS, LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE;VOL. 1462, BERLIN: SPRINGER, DE, PAGE(S) 486-501, (19980823), ISBN 3-540-64892-5, XP000792183 [A] 1-6 * page 488, paragraph 2.2 *
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