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EP About this file: EP1592561

EP1592561 - METHOD FOR PRINTING A SECURITY ELEMENT AND SECURITY ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.06.2009
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, TR		published on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KBA-GIORI S.A.
4, rue de la Paix
1003 Lausanne / CH
[2005/45]
Inventor(s)01 / GIORI, Fausto
Avenue De Montbenon 4
CH-1003 Lausanne / CH
02 / FORESTI, Gianfranco
Chemin Des Pinsons 2a
CH-1024 Ecublens / CH
 [2005/45]
Representative(s)Noll, Ronald, et al
Griffes Consulting Patent Management S.A.
Route de Florissant 81
1206 Genève / CH
[N/P]
Former [2009/15]Noll, Ronald, et al
Griffes Consulting Patent Management S.A. Route de Florissant 81
1206 Genève / CH
Former [2005/45]Bugnion Genève
Bugnion S.A. Conseils en Propriété Industrielle Case Postale 375
1211 Genève 12 / CH
Application number, filing date04708414.005.02.2004
[2005/45]
WO2004IB00398
Priority number, dateEP2003000333113.02.2003         Original published format: EP 03003331
[2005/45]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004071781
Date:26.08.2004
Language:FR
[2004/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1592561
Date:09.11.2005
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.08.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1592561
Date:30.07.2008
Language:FR
[2008/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.08.2004
ClassificationIPC:B41M3/14, B42D15/00
[2005/45]
CPC:
B41M3/144 (EP,US); B41M3/14 (KR); B42D15/00 (KR);
B42D25/29 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2005/45]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM DRUCKEN EINES SICHERHEITSELEMENTS UND SICHERHEITSELEMENT[2005/45]
English:METHOD FOR PRINTING A SECURITY ELEMENT AND SECURITY ELEMENT[2005/45]
French:PROCEDE D'IMPRESSION D'UN ELEMENT DE SECURITE ET ELEMENT DE SECURITE[2005/45]
Entry into regional phase28.07.2005National basic fee paid 
28.07.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
28.07.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.09.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.07.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.07.2005Examination requested  [2005/45]
08.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.06.2008Fee for grant paid
16.06.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.05.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
22.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT30.07.2008
CY30.07.2008
CZ30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
IT30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
RO30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
SK30.07.2008
TR30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
SE30.10.2008
GR31.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
HU31.01.2009
LU05.02.2009
BE28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
[2011/43]
Former [2011/32]AT30.07.2008
CZ30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
IT30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
RO30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
SK30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
SE30.10.2008
GR31.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
HU31.01.2009
LU05.02.2009
BE28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2011/21]AT30.07.2008
CZ30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
IT30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
RO30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
SK30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
SE30.10.2008
GR31.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
LU05.02.2009
BE28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2010/50]AT30.07.2008
CZ30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
IT30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
RO30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
SK30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
SE30.10.2008
GR31.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
BE28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2010/10]AT30.07.2008
CZ30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
IT30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
RO30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
SK30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
SE30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
BE28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2009/41]AT30.07.2008
CZ30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
IT30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
RO30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
SK30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
MC28.02.2009
Former [2009/26]AT30.07.2008
CZ30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
RO30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
SK30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Former [2009/24]AT30.07.2008
CZ30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
SK30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Former [2009/23]AT30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
IE30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Former [2009/22]AT30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
EE30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Former [2009/20]AT30.07.2008
DK30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Former [2009/14]AT30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
SI30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Former [2009/13]AT30.07.2008
FI30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Former [2009/12]FI30.07.2008
NL30.07.2008
BG30.10.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Former [2009/09]NL30.07.2008
ES10.11.2008
PT30.12.2008
Cited inInternational search[X]NL8901256  (ENSCHEDE & ZONEN GRAFISCH) [X] 1,2,6,8,10 * page 1, line 14 - line 21 * * page 2, line 31 - line 32 * * page 3, line 8 - line 10 * * page 4, line 5 - line 8 *;
 [X]US5087507  (HEINZER PAUL [CH]) [X] 1,6,10 * column 2, line 25 - line 48 * * column 3, line 8 - line 20 *;
 [X]EP0646472  (ENSCHEDE & ZONEN GRAFISCH [NL]) [X] 1,6,10 * column 1, line 1 - line 40 * * column 2, line 12 - line 19 * * column 2, line 46 - column 3, line 17 *;
 [X]WO9719818  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5840142  (STEVENSON MICHAEL J [US], et al) [A] 1,3 * column 2, line 66 - column 3, line 20 ** column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 14 *;
 [X]FR2782470  (IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE [FR]) [X] 1-10 * claims 1,4,5,8,9 * * page 1, line 5 - line 12 * * figure - * * page 4, line 1 - line 26 *;
 [X]DE19907697  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,6,10 * figure 8 * * column 1, line 1 - line 25 * * column 7, line 10 - line 33 *
by applicantFR2222214
 DE3535993
 US5443579
 US5487567
 US5671671
 US5853197
 US6050606
 US6082778
 US6101939
 US6109172
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