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EP1530167 - Method and system for a mailing machine to verify the integrity of printed postage [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 22.04.2011 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	22.04.2011	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 25.05.2011 [2011/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Pitney Bowes Inc. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926-0700 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/19]	For all designated states PITNEY BOWES INC. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926-0700 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Nambudiri, Easwaran 9 Castleview Court Rye Brook CT 10573 / US
	[2005/19]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2005/19]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	04025765.1	29.10.2004
	[2005/19]
Priority number, date	US20030698150	31.10.2003 Original published format: US 698150
	[2005/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1530167
	Date:	11.05.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/19]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1530167
	Date:	16.08.2006
	[2006/33]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.07.2006
Classification	IPC:	G07B17/02	[2005/19]
	CPC:	G07B17/00467 (EP,US); G07B2017/00483 (EP,US); G07B2017/00588 (EP,US); G07B2017/00717 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2007/17]
Former [2005/19]	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
Title	German:	Frankiermaschine mit zugehörigem Verfahren und Anordnung zum Überprüfen der Richtigkeit des aufgedruckten Portos	[2005/19]
	English:	Method and system for a mailing machine to verify the integrity of printed postage	[2005/19]
	French:	Machine à affranchir comportant un procédé et système pour verifier l'intégrité des marques d'affranchissement	[2005/19]
Examination procedure	09.02.2007	Examination requested [2007/12]
	22.07.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.12.2010	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2011/21]
	10.01.2011	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2011/21]
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 22.07.2010
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.10.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.10.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2010	07 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0331352 (ALCATEL BUSINESS SYSTEMS [GB], et al) [X] 1-12 * abstract * * column 3, line 35 - column 6, line 17; figures 1,2 *;
		[X]US5917925 (MOORE LEWIS J [US]) [X] 1 * column 4, line 8 - column 6, line 14 *;
		[X]US2002088866 (DLUGOS DANIEL F [US]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0052] - paragraph [0053]; figure 8 *;
		[X]GB2376332 (POST OFFICE [GB], et al) [X] 1-12 * page 36, line 21 - page 42, line 14 * * figures 15,16 *;
		[X]WO03044620 (PSI SYSTEMS INC [US]) [X] 13-16 * page 2, line 8 - page 3, line 15 *;
		[L] - "Information Based Indicia Program (IBIP) Indicium Specification", INFORMATION BASED INDICIA PROGRAM (IBIP) INDICIUM SPECIFICATION, (19960613), page COMPLETE23, XP002137735 [L] * the whole document *
		[L] - "Information Based Indicia Program Host System Specification", INFORMATION BASED INDICIA PROGRAM HOST SYSTEM SPECIFICATION, (19961009), page complete42, XP002142880 [L] * the whole document *

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