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EP About this file: EP2021597

EP2021597 - CHANNEL LETTER MACHIINE AND METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip20.07.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 22.08.2018  [2018/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seoul Laser Dieboard System Co., Ltd
10035 Carroll Canyon Rd B
San Diego, CA 92131 / US
[2016/17]
Former [2009/07]For all designated states
SDS USA Inc.
151 Walnut Street
Northvale NJ 07647 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PARK, Ju, Woong
151-1 Mujeenae-dong, Shiheung-si
Kyungki-do / KR
02 / CHO, Man, Sik
151-1 Mujeenae-dong, Shiheung-si
Kyungki-do / KR
03 / LEE, Sang, Moo
151-1 Mujeenae-dong, Shiheung-si
Kyungki-do / KR
04 / SONG, Byoung-young
11 Wood Edge Road
Old Tappan, NJ 07675 / US
 [2009/07]
Representative(s)Miller, James Lionel Woolverton, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/01]Miller, James Lionel Woolverton, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [2009/07]Miller, James Lionel Woolverton, et al
Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date07794659.808.05.2007
[2009/07]
WO2007US11117
Priority number, dateUS2006043124609.05.2006         Original published format: US 431246
[2009/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007133550
Date:22.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2021597
Date:11.02.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2021597
Date:06.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.10.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.02.2013
ClassificationIPC:B21D11/10, B21D19/00, B21D5/04, B21D35/00
[2013/11]
CPC:
B21D11/10 (EP,US); B23Q15/013 (KR); B21D19/00 (EP,US);
B21D35/00 (EP,US); B21D5/04 (EP,US); B23Q15/00 (KR)
Former IPC [2009/18]B21D11/10
Former IPC [2009/07]F02B27/02
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/01]
Former [2009/07]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:KANALBUCHSTABENMASCHINE UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR[2009/07]
English:CHANNEL LETTER MACHIINE AND METHOD THEREOF[2009/07]
French:MACHINE À PLIER POUR LETTRE BOÎTIER ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ[2009/07]
Entry into regional phase09.12.2008National basic fee paid 
09.12.2008Search fee paid 
09.12.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
09.12.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.12.2008Examination requested  [2009/07]
09.09.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.10.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
11.11.2013Request for decision received: Application is deemed to be withdrawn
25.11.2013Result of request for decision (Application is deemed to be withdrawn): Request accepted
10.12.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.10.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.03.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.08.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.2015Fee for grant paid
10.11.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.11.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16150264.6   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 06.02.2016
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  10.12.2013
Opposition(s)07.10.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
25.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
31.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
27.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
27.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.05.2007
AT06.01.2016
BE06.01.2016
CY06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
MC06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SI06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
TR06.01.2016
BG06.04.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
IE08.05.2016
LU08.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
MT31.05.2016
[2018/32]
Former [2018/29]HU08.05.2007
AT06.01.2016
BE06.01.2016
CY06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
MC06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SI06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
TR06.01.2016
BG06.04.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
IE08.05.2016
LU08.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
Former [2018/28]HU08.05.2007
AT06.01.2016
BE06.01.2016
CY06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
MC06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SI06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
BG06.04.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
IE08.05.2016
LU08.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
Former [2017/38]AT06.01.2016
BE06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SI06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
BG06.04.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
IE08.05.2016
LU08.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
Former [2017/13]AT06.01.2016
BE06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SI06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
BG06.04.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
LU08.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
Former [2017/07]AT06.01.2016
BE06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
LU08.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
Former [2017/04]AT06.01.2016
BE06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
LU08.05.2016
Former [2017/03]AT06.01.2016
BE06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
Former [2016/50]AT06.01.2016
CZ06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
RO06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
SK06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
BE31.05.2016
Former [2016/49]AT06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
EE06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
BE31.05.2016
Former [2016/46]AT06.01.2016
DK06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
BE31.05.2016
Former [2016/39]AT06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
LV06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
SE06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
BE31.05.2016
Former [2016/38]AT06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
IS06.05.2016
PT06.05.2016
BE31.05.2016
Former [2016/36]AT06.01.2016
FI06.01.2016
LT06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
PL06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
Former [2016/35]FI06.01.2016
NL06.01.2016
GR07.04.2016
Former [2016/30]NL06.01.2016
Documents cited:Search[X] WO9425194  (LASER PRODUCTS INC et al.) [X] 1-13 * abstract *
 [X] WO9817413  (LASER PRODUCTS INC et al.) [X] 1-13 * abstract *
 [X] WO9806516  (ONDRACEK CARL et al.) [X] 1-13 * abstract *
 [X] WO9427761  (CNC CORP et al.) [X] 1-13 * abstract *
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