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StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.02.2010
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip19.02.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.03.2010  [2010/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bionics Co., Ltd.
7th Fl., Honmachi-Fuji Bldg., 4-12 Utsubo-Honmachi 1-chome Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi
Osaka 550-0004 / JP
[2009/16]
Former [2004/01]For all designated states
Bionics Co., Ltd.
7th Fl., Honmachi-Fuji Bldg., 4-12 Utsubo-Honmachi 1-chome
Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0004 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / CHOSHI, Kinya, BIONICS CO., LTD.
7th Fl, Honmachi-Fuji Bldg, 4-12-1 Utsubo-Honmachi
Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0004 / JP
02 / KANEDA, Yusuke, BIONICS CO., LTD.
7th Fl, Honmachi-Fuji Bldg, 4-12-1 Utsubo-Honmachi
Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0004 / JP
 [2004/01]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/34]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Former [2004/01]Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner, Bavariaring 4
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date02700728.525.02.2002
[2004/01]
WO2002JP01635
Priority number, dateJP2001004982326.02.2001         Original published format: JP 2001049823
JP2001020431405.07.2001         Original published format: JP 2001204314
[2004/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO02069260
Date:06.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1376465
Date:02.01.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.09.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1376465
Date:15.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.09.2002
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.07.2006
ClassificationIPC:G06T1/00, A61B5/117
[2006/32]
CPC:
G06V40/14 (EP,US); A61B5/0059 (EP,US); A61B5/015 (EP,US);
A61B5/1171 (EP,US); A61B5/489 (EP,US); A61B5/6825 (EP,US);
A61B5/6826 (EP,US); A61B5/6838 (EP,US); G06V40/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/01]G06T1/00
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   LI [2009/16]
Former [2004/01]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUTENTIFIZIEREN VON ORGANISMEN[2004/01]
English:ORGANISM AUTHENTICATING APPARATUS[2004/01]
French:APPAREIL D'AUTHENTIFICATION D'ORGANISME[2004/01]
Entry into regional phase25.08.2003Translation filed 
25.08.2003National basic fee paid 
25.08.2003Search fee paid 
25.08.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
25.08.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.07.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
25.08.2003Examination requested  [2004/01]
21.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2009Fee for grant paid
10.02.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.01.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
29.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
27.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X] JPH10127609  
 [X] JPH11203452  
 [A] JP2000005148  
 [X]   PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 10 31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) [X] 1,2,5,6 * the whole document *
 [X]   PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 12 29 October 1999 (1999-10-29) [X] 1,2,5,6 * the whole document *
 [A]   PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 04 31 August 2000 (2000-08-31) [A] * abstract *
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