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EP About this file: EP1945467

EP1945467 - INFORMATION PAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  13.07.2022
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES		published on 22.05.2024  [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gemalto Oy
Myllynkivenkuja 4
01620 Vantaa / FI
[2016/08]
Former [2008/33]For all designated states
Gemalto Oy
Turvalaaksonkaari 2
01741 Vantaa / FI
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
Setec Oy
Suometsänkaari 2
01740 Vantaa / FI
Inventor(s)01 / HERLIN, Jari
Lohkopellontie 3 C 22
FI-00650 Helsinki / FI
02 / KORHONEN, Maila
Vaahtokuja 2 B 12
FI-01600 Vantaa / FI
03 / POHJOLA, Teemu
Tiaisentie 3 B 3
FI-02660 Espoo / FI
04 / SYRJÄNEN, Taru
Hansinkatu 2 C 19
FI-01400 Vantaa / FI
05 / HOLMBERG, Mika
Professorintie 10 A 11
FI-00330 Helsinki / FI
 [2008/30]
Representative(s)Lotaut, Yacine Diaw
Thales Dis France SAS
Intellectual Property Department
6, rue de la Verrerie
92190 Meudon / FR
[N/P]
Former [2013/43]Kolster Oy Ab
Iso Roobertinkatu 23
PO Box 148
00121 Helsinki / FI
Former [2008/30]Holmström, Stefan Mikael
Kolster Oy Ab Iso Roobertinkatu 23, P.O. Box 148
00121 Helsinki / FI
Application number, filing date06808021.707.11.2006
[2008/30]
WO2006FI50480
Priority number, dateFI2005000559608.11.2005         Original published format: FI 20055596
[2008/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007054618
Date:18.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1945467
Date:23.07.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.05.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1945467
Date:16.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:FI18.05.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.03.2011
ClassificationIPC:B42D25/00, B42D13/00, // B42D25/24
[2015/40]
CPC:
B42C5/00 (EP,FI,US); B42D25/46 (FI,US); B42D13/00 (EP,FI,US);
B42D25/00 (EP,FI,US); B42D25/24 (EP,FI,US)
Former IPC [2008/30]B42D15/10, B42D111/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/11]
Former [2008/30]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSSEITE[2008/30]
English:INFORMATION PAGE[2008/30]
French:PAGE D'INFORMATION[2008/30]
Entry into regional phase18.04.2008National basic fee paid 
18.04.2008Search fee paid 
18.04.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
18.04.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.09.2007Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: FI
18.04.2008Examination requested  [2008/30]
10.08.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.08.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.09.2015
17.09.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.09.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
12.01.2016Fee for grant paid
12.01.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.01.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  10.08.2011
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  16.12.2016  21.12.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Kommandantenstrasse 18
10969 Berlin / DE
Opponent's representative
Bittner, Thomas L.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
 [2019/39]
Former [2018/28]
Opponent(s)01  16.12.2016  21.12.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Kommandantenstrasse 18
10969 Berlin / DE
Opponent's representative
Keil & Schaafhausen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Friedrichstraße 2-6
60323 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Former [2017/04]
Opponent(s)01  16.12.2016  21.12.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Kommandantenstrasse 18
10969 Berlin / DE
Opponent's representative
Keil & Schaafhausen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Friedrichstraße 2-6
60323 Frankfurt am Main / DE
20.01.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
29.05.2017Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
12.10.2018Date of oral proceedings
01.03.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
10.06.2022Legal effect of revocation of patent [2022/33]
27.06.2022Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition02.05.2019Appeal received No.  T1317/19
10.07.2019Statement of grounds filed
10.06.2022Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
27.06.2022Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
30.04.2019Appeal received No.  T1317/19
02.07.2019Statement of grounds filed
10.06.2022Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
27.06.2022Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
10.06.2022Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
28.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
23.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
29.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
25.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
26.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
FI07.11.2021
GB07.11.2021
ES08.11.2021
SE08.11.2021
BE30.11.2021
DK30.11.2021
FR30.11.2021
IE30.11.2021
PT09.05.2022
[2024/21]
Former [2023/46]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
FI07.11.2021
GB07.11.2021
SE08.11.2021
BE30.11.2021
DK30.11.2021
FR30.11.2021
IE30.11.2021
PT09.05.2022
Former [2023/01]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
FI07.11.2021
GB07.11.2021
SE08.11.2021
BE30.11.2021
DK30.11.2021
FR30.11.2021
PT09.05.2022
Former [2022/47]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
FI07.11.2021
GB07.11.2021
SE08.11.2021
BE30.11.2021
DK30.11.2021
PT09.05.2022
Former [2022/46]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
FI07.11.2021
SE08.11.2021
BE30.11.2021
DK30.11.2021
PT09.05.2022
Former [2022/39]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
FI07.11.2021
SE08.11.2021
BE30.11.2021
PT09.05.2022
Former [2022/36]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
SE08.11.2021
BE30.11.2021
PT09.05.2022
Former [2022/34]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
BE30.11.2021
PT09.05.2022
Former [2022/33]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
BE30.11.2021
Former [2018/29]CY16.03.2016
CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
MC16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
Former [2017/48]CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
LU30.11.2016
Former [2017/37]CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SI16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
Former [2017/20]CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
BG16.06.2016
IS16.07.2016
Former [2016/50]CZ16.03.2016
EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
RO16.03.2016
SK16.03.2016
IS16.07.2016
Former [2016/49]EE16.03.2016
LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
PL16.03.2016
IS16.07.2016
Former [2016/48]LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
IS16.07.2016
Former [2016/39]LT16.03.2016
LV16.03.2016
Former [2016/36]LT16.03.2016
Documents cited:Search[XI]EP1008459  (ENSCHEDE SDU BV [NL]) [X] 1,2,4-6,8 * paragraph [0013]; figure 1 * [I] 3,7;
 [XI]EP1502765  (TRUEB AG [CH]) [X] 1,2,4-6,8 * paragraphs [0019] - [0022] * [I] 3,7;
 [XP]WO2006053738  (BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBH [DE], et al) [XP] 1,2,4-6,8* page 3 - page 5 *
International search[X]EP1008459  (ENSCHEDE SDU BV [NL]);
 [X]EP1574359  (CANADIAN BANK NOTE CO LTD [CA]);
 [X]EP1502765  (TRUEB AG [CH]);
 [A]WO2004110780  (SETEC OY [FI], et al)
by applicantEP1502765
 WO2006053738
 EP1008459
OppositionDD54334
 EP1008459
 EP1213155
 US2004239097
 WO2004110780
 EP1502765
 EP1574359
 WO2006053738
 WO2006097276
    - "A passport with machine readable capability", ICAO Doc. 9303, (19801100), XP055334850
    - "Chapter 1", R.L. VAN RENESSE, Optical Document Security. 2nd ed., (19980000), pages 1 - 29, XP055334860
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