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EP1521160 - Systems and methods for deterring theft of electronic devices [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 24.06.2011 Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	24.06.2011	Refusal of application	published on 27.07.2011 [2011/30]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/14]	For all designated states MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Chandley, Adrian M. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	[2005/14]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2005/14]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	04019313.8	13.08.2004
	[2005/14]
Priority number, date	US20030676967	01.10.2003 Original published format: US 676967
	[2005/14]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1521160
	Date:	06.04.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/14]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1521160
	Date:	28.09.2005
	[2005/39]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.08.2005
Classification	IPC:	G06F1/00	[2005/14]
	CPC:	G06F21/88 (EP,US); G08C17/02 (KR); G06F21/554 (EP,US); G06F21/74 (EP,US); G06F2221/2105 (EP,US); G06F2221/2111 (EP,US); (+) G06F2221/2129 (EP,US); G06F2221/2143 (EP,US); G06F2221/2147 (EP,US); H04W68/00 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2005/14]
Title	German:	Systeme und Methoden zur Abschreckung vor Diebstahl von elektronischen Geräten	[2005/14]
	English:	Systems and methods for deterring theft of electronic devices	[2005/14]
	French:	Systèmes et méthodes de dissuasion du vol d'appareils éléctroniques.	[2005/14]
Examination procedure	26.01.2006	Examination requested [2006/13]
	31.03.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.08.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.01.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.05.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.10.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.03.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.02.2011	Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/30]
	10.02.2011	Date of oral proceedings
	09.03.2011	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/30]
	09.03.2011	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 31.03.2006
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	17.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.2006	03 M06 Fee paid on 14.11.2006
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US5406261 (GLENN JAMES T [US]) [X] 1-7,9-12,22-37 * column 2, line 15 - line 34 * * column 2, line 56 - line 59 * * column 3, line 32 - line 65 * * column 4, line 16 - line 36 * * column 5, line 37 - column 6, line 7 * * figure 8b *;
		[A]GB2304250 (NAT VULCAN SAFETY PRODUCTS LTD [GB]) [A] 7 * the whole document *;
		[X]US5748084 (ISIKOFF JEREMY M [US]) [X] 1-27,37,38 * column 4, line 62 - column 5, line 11 * * column 5, line 59 - column 6, line 16 * * column 7, line 27 - line 36 * * column 9, line 64 - column 10, line 10 *;
		[X]EP0899647 (COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP [US]) [X] 1-3,5,8,10-12,22,23,26-29,37 * paragraphs [0015] - [0017] *;
		[XA]US6185688 (GREAVES THOMAS W [US], et al) [X] 13 * the whole document * [A] 9;
		[A]US6269392 (COTICHINI CHRISTIAN [CA], et al) [A] 34 * column 2, line 20 - column 4, line 21 * * column 7, line 54 - line 58 * * column 9, line 59 - column 11, line 24 *;
		[X]US2001045884 (BARRUS JEFF [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,7-11,22-37 * paragraphs [0005] - [0007] - [0013] , [0028] , [0029] , [0031] , [0033] - [0036] *;
		[A]US2002016838 (GELUC CEKI [CH], et al) [A] 9* the whole document *;
		[A] - "Microsoft Presents Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT)-Based Wristwatsches at CES", (20030109), URL: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/jan03/01-09SPOTWatchesPR.asp, (20041101), XP002304128 [A] 2 * the whole document *
	Examination	US5966081
		WO03030575
	by applicant	US5406261
		GB2304250
		US5748084
		EP0899647
		US5945915
		US6185688
		US2001045884
		WO0219121
		WO0241122

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