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EP About this file: EP1536203

EP1536203 - SURFACE SHAPE RECOGNITION SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  25.12.2015
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.12.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 27.01.2016  [2016/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
3-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/22]For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
3-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SHIMAMURA, Toshishige
c/o NTT Intell.Prop.Ctr. 9-11, Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 1808585 / JP
02 / MORIMURA, Hiroki
c/o NTT Intell.Prop.Ctr. 9-11, Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 1808585 / JP
03 / SHIGEMATSU, Satoshi
c/o NTT Intell.Prop.Ctr. 9-11, Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 1808585 / JP
04 / SATO, Norio
c/o NTT Intell.Prop.Ctr. 9-11, Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 1808585 / JP
05 / URANO, Masami
c/o NTT Intell.Prop.Ctr. 9-11, Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 1808585 / JP
06 / MACHIDA, Katsuyuki
c/o NTT Intell.Prop.Ctr.9-11, Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 1808585 / JP
 [2005/22]
Representative(s)Stork Bamberger Patentanwälte PartmbB
Meiendorfer Strasse 89
22145 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/07]Stork Bamberger
Patentanwälte
Postfach 73 04 66
22124 Hamburg / DE
Former [2005/22]Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff
Grubesallee 26
22143 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date04771581.812.08.2004
[2005/22]
WO2004JP11606
Priority number, dateJP2003030091326.08.2003         Original published format: JP 2003300913
JP2003031456805.09.2003         Original published format: JP 2003314568
[2005/22]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005019767
Date:03.03.2005
Language:EN
[2005/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1536203
Date:01.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.03.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.03.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.06.2011
ClassificationIPC:G01B7/28
[2005/22]
CPC:
G06V40/1306 (EP,US); G06V40/1394 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/48]
Former [2005/22]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OBERFLÄCHENFORM-ERKENNUNGSSENSOR[2005/22]
English:SURFACE SHAPE RECOGNITION SENSOR[2005/22]
French:DETECTEUR DE RECONNAISSANCE DE FORME DE SURFACE[2005/22]
Entry into regional phase15.03.2005Translation filed 
15.03.2005National basic fee paid 
15.03.2005Search fee paid 
15.03.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
15.03.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.03.2005Examination requested  [2005/22]
08.09.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
06.07.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.04.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.08.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2016/04]
23.09.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2016/04]
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  14.10.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
30.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
28.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
28.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
29.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
30.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
29.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
28.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
Penalty fee
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31.08.201512   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[IA]EP1302908  (BMF CORP [JP]) [I] 1,2,4,6-10 * abstract * * paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0049] * * paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0054] * [A] 3,5;
 [A]  - "FINGERPRINT SENSING", DAVIDE MALTONI ET AL., HANDBOOK OF FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION, SPRINGER, (20030101), pages 59 - 65, ISBN 0-387-95431-7, XP002637938 [A] 1-10 * page 62, line 21 - page 65, line 13 *
International search[A]JP2002112980  (ST MICROELECTRONICS INC);
 [A]JP2003111749  (BMF KK);
 [A]JPH10165382  (SONY CORP);
 [A]JPH021243  (NEC CORP)
Examination   - RATHA N ET AL, Automatic Fingerprint Recognition Systems, PASSAGE, AUTOMATIC FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, NEW YORK, SPRINGER VERLAG, US, PAGE(S) 27 - 53, (20030101), ISBN 978-0-387-95593-3, XP002347781
by applicantEP1187507
 US2001005424
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