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EP1249344 - Method for producing printed products [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 10.06.2011 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	10.06.2011	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 13.07.2011 [2011/28]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states manroland AG Mühlheimer Straße 341 63075 Offenbach/Main / DE
	[2011/28]
Former [2008/30]	For all designated states manroland AG Mühlheimer Straße 341 63075 Offenbach / DE
Former [2002/42]	For all designated states MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Postfach 10 12 64 63012 Offenbach / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Behmel, Johannes Am Wartberg 29 08529 Plauen / DE
	02 / Koppelkamm, Günter Alte Plauener Strasse 1 08541 Neuensalz / DE
	03 / Schädlich, Ralf, Dr. Nussbaumweg 14 08529 Plauen / DE
	[2002/42]
Representative(s)	Epp, Matthias Heinz, et al manroland AG Intellectual Property (IP) Alois-Senefelder-Allee 1 86153 Augsburg / DE
	[2011/25]
Former [2008/30]	Ulrich, Thomas manroland AG Intellectual Property (IP) 86219 Augsburg / DE
Former [2006/36]	Ulrich, Thomas MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Intellectual Property (IP) Postfach 10 00 96 86135 Augsburg / DE
Former [2002/42]	Schober, Stefan, Dipl.-Ing. MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG, Postfach 10 00 96 86135 Augsburg / DE
Application number, filing date	02016174.1	21.01.1999
	[2002/42]
Priority number, date	DE19981003809	31.01.1998 Original published format: DE 19803809
	[2002/42]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1249344
	Date:	16.10.2002
	Language:	DE
	[2002/42]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1249344
	Date:	30.10.2002
	[2002/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1249344
	Date:	29.10.2003
	Language:	DE
	[2003/44]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1249344
	Date:	13.07.2011
	Language:	DE
	[2011/28]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.09.2002
Classification	IPC:	B41F7/12, B41F13/54	[2002/42]
	CPC:	B41F13/54 (EP,US); B41F7/12 (EP,US); B41P2213/734 (EP,US); B41P2217/13 (EP,US); B41P2227/11 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, FR, GB, LI, SE [2002/42]
Title	German:	Verfahren zum Herstellen von Druckprodukten	[2002/42]
	English:	Method for producing printed products	[2002/42]
	French:	Procédé pour la production de produits imprimés	[2002/42]
Examination procedure	08.11.2002	Examination requested [2003/02]
	16.01.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.03.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.06.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.06.2003	Fee for grant paid
	28.06.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP99100984.6 / EP0933200
Divisional application(s)	EP03009501.2 / EP1329313
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 23.07.2004 30.08.2004 ADMISSIBLE Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 69115 Heidelberg / DE
		02 28.07.2004 20.02.2009 WITHDRAWN Goss Systemes Graphiques Nantes Goss Int. Corp. Goss Graphic Systems Ltd. 20, rue de Koufra/700 Oakmont Lane Greenbank Street F-44300 Nantes/US-Westmont IL 60559 UK-Preston, Lancashire PR1 7LA / FR Opponent's representative Domenego, Bertrand Cabinet Lavoix 2, Place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/14]
	Opponent(s)	01 23.07.2004 30.08.2004 ADMISSIBLE Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 D-69115 Heidelberg / DE
		02 28.07.2004 20.02.2009 WITHDRAWN Goss Systemes Graphiques Nantes Goss Int. Corp. Goss Graphic Systems Ltd. 20, rue de Koufra/700 Oakmont Lane Greenbank Street F-44300 Nantes/US-Westmont IL 60559 UK-Preston, Lancashire PR1 7LA / FR Opponent's representative Domenego, Bertrand Cabinet Lavoix 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
	Former [2004/40]
	Opponent(s)	01 23.07.2004 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 D-69115 Heidelberg / DE
		02 28.07.2004 WITHDRAWN Goss Systemes Graphiques Nantes, Goss Int. Corp., Goss Graphic Systems Ltd. 20, rue de Koufra/700 Oakmont Lane/Greenbank Street F-44300 Nantes/US-Westmont IL 60559/UK-Preston, Lancashire PR1 7LA / FR Opponent's representative Domenego, Bertrand Cabinet Lavoix 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
	Former [2004/39]
	Opponent(s)	01 23.07.2004 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 D-69115 Heidelberg / DE
		02 28.07.2004 Goss Int. Corp., Goss Graphic Systemes LTD. 700 Oakmont Lane, Greenbank Street Westmont IL 60559, Preston Lancashire PR1 7LA / US Opponent's representative Domenego, Bertrand Cabinet Lavoix 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
	Former [2004/38]
	Opponent(s)	01 23.07.2004 ADMISSIBLE Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 D-69115 Heidelberg / DE
	02.09.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.01.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	13.09.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	09.12.2005	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	09.12.2005	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	21.04.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	20.05.2009	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	20.05.2009	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	17.02.2011	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	27.04.2011	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	27.05.2011	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	17.06.2009	Appeal received No. T1283/09
	23.06.2009	Statement of grounds filed
	17.02.2011	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	13.01.2006	Appeal received No. T0110/06
	06.04.2006	Statement of grounds filed
	08.05.2008	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	17.02.2011	Date of oral proceedings
	15.03.2011	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
	08.05.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	21.05.2008	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[A] DE345670 (CARL SCHUENEMANN JR et al.) [A] 1,2 * the whole document *
		[A] DE2558049 [A] 1,2 * the whole document *

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