| EP1439509 - Gaming system with surround sound [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 25.12.2009 Database last updated on 21.03.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 25.12.2009 | Application deemed to be withdrawn | published on 27.01.2010 [2010/04] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states WMS Gaming Inc 800 S. Northpoint Boulevard Waukegan, IL 60085 / US | [2004/30] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Loose, Timothy C. 4920 North Oak Park Avenue Chicago 60656 Illinois / US | 02 /
Pryzby, Eric M. 5119 Greenleaf Street Skokie 60077 Illinois / US | 03 /
Rothschild, Wayne H. 2802 Fern Avenue Northbrook 60062 Illinois / US | [2004/30] | Representative(s) | Maury, Richard Philip Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2008/33] | Maury, Richard Philip Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB | ||
| Former [2005/35] | Maury, Richard Philip Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB | ||
| Former [2004/30] | Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 04000865.8 | 16.01.2004 | [2004/30] | Priority number, date | US20030345787 | 16.01.2003 Original published format: US 345787 | [2004/30] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1439509 | Date: | 21.07.2004 | Language: | EN | [2004/30] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1439509 | Date: | 01.12.2004 | [2004/49] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 15.10.2004 | Classification | IPC: | G07F17/32 | [2004/30] | CPC: |
G07F17/3227 (EP,US);
A63F13/00 (US);
G07F17/32 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | GB [2005/34] |
| Former [2004/30] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Spielautomat mit Raumklangwiedergabesystem | [2004/30] | English: | Gaming system with surround sound | [2004/30] | French: | Machine à sous avec système d'ambiphonie | [2004/30] | Examination procedure | 31.05.2005 | Examination requested [2005/30] | 02.06.2005 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 26.09.2005 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | 14.05.2007 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 24.09.2007 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.08.2009 | Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2010/04] | 08.09.2009 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2010/04] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.01.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 12.01.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 14.01.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 08.07.2005 | AT   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | BE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | BG   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | CH   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | CY   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | CZ   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | DE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | DK   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | EE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | ES   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | FI   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | FR   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | GR   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | HU   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | IE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | IT   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | LU   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | MC   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | NL   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | PT   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | RO   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | SE   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | SI   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | SK   M01   Not yet paid | 08.07.2005 | TR   M01   Not yet paid | Additional fee for renewal fee | 31.01.2009 | 06   M06   Not yet paid |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [XY] WO0240921 (COLOR KINETICS INC et al.) [X] 1,2,16,17,21,35,36 * page 19, line 20 - page 20, line 6 * * page 34, line 23 - page 36, line 6 * * page 36, line 1 - page 38, line 11; figures 1,4,13,16; claims 102-104 *[Y] 3-15,18-20,22-34,37-59 | [YA] WO0133905 (DIGITAL THEATER SYST INC et al.) [Y] 3-15,18-20,22-34,37-59 * page 1, line 5 - line 8 * * page 1, line 11 - page 5, line 4 * * page 5, line 29 - page 14, line 13; figures 1a-2 *[A] 1,21 | [XA] US2002142825 (LARK DAVID R et al.) [X] 1,21 * paragraphs [0005] , [0029] , [0116]; figure 5 *[A] 2-20,40,50 | [XA] WO0105477 (GAMECOM INC et al.) [X] 1,21 * page 10, line 8 - page 12, line 21; figures 1-4 *[A] 2-20,40,50 | [A] US2002090990 (JOSHI SHRIDHAR P et al.) [A] 1,21,40,50 * paragraphs [0032] - [0076]; figures 1-17 * |