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EP About this file: EP1589732

EP1589732 - Folding cellular phone [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.11.2013
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.02.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR, IT
published on 12.03.2014  [2014/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Warren & Lewis Investment Corporation
301 Park Avenue
Falls Church VA 22046 / US
[2013/01]
Former [2012/52]For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Former [2005/43]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Shirota, Hirobumi Nec Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2012/52]
Former [2005/43]01 / Shirota, Hirobumi Nec Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Baronetzky, Klaus
Splanemann
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft
Rumfordstrasse 7
80469 München / DE
[2012/52]
Former [2005/43]Baronetzky, Klaus
Splanemann Reitzner Baronetzky Westendorp Patentanwälte Rumfordstrasse 7
80469 München / DE
Application number, filing date05008077.913.04.2005
[2005/43]
Priority number, dateJP2004012430820.04.2004         Original published format: JP 2004124308
[2005/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1589732
Date:26.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/43]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1589732
Date:26.05.2010
[2010/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1589732
Date:26.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/52]
Former [2010/20]Type: A3 Search report
No.:EP1589732
Date:
Status:(deleted)
[2010/20]
[2010/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.10.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04M1/60, H04M1/02
[2005/43]
CPC:
H04M1/6008 (EP,US); H04M1/0245 (EP,US); H04M1/6016 (EP,US);
H04M1/605 (EP,US); H04M1/0214 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2008/30]
Former [2005/43]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Klappbares zellulares Telefon[2005/43]
English:Folding cellular phone[2005/43]
French:Téléphone cellulaire pliable[2005/43]
Examination procedure27.10.2007Examination requested  [2007/50]
20.05.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
24.06.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
26.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.10.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.03.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.08.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.11.2012Fee for grant paid
08.11.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  26.04.2010
Opposition(s)27.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
16.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
18.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
19.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
29.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
17.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.201107   M06   Fee paid on   29.06.2011
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB13.04.2013
IT13.04.2013
FR30.04.2013
[2014/11]
Former [2014/09]GB13.04.2013
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0993318  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1,3* figure 1 *;
 [X]US5818924  (KING NEAL J [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5 * column 2, line 52 - column 3, line 50 *;
 [A]US6292563  (CLARK JOHN M [US], et al) [A] 1,8 * column 3, line 1 - line 35 *;
 [X]GB2381989  (NEC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-17 * page 4, line 17 - page 5, line 7 * * page 8, line 8 - page 10, line 14 * * page 11, line 16 - line 19 * * page 12, line 9 - line 14 * * page 14, line 14 - line 17 *
ExaminationJP2002111825
 JP2003087379
 GB2381989
by applicantUS5818924
 GB2381989
 JP2003348205
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