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EP About this file: EP2038692

EP2038692 - MICRO-OPTIC SECURITY AND IMAGE PRESENTATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  02.08.2019
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2019Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 04.09.2019  [2019/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Visual Physics, LLC
1245 Old Alpharetta Road
Alpharetta, GA 30005 / US
[2009/13]
Inventor(s)01 / STEENBLIK, Richard, A.
PMB 244
POB 223300
Princeville, HI 96722 / US
02 / HURT, Mark, J.
2241 Makana Ano Place
Kilauea, HI 96754 / US
03 / JORDAN, Gregory, R.
1520 Dunn Road
Cumming, GA 30040 / US
 [2016/16]
Former [2013/40]01 / STEENBLIK, Richard, A.
235 Waters Mill Trail
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
02 / HURT, Mark, J.
2241 Makana Ano Place
Kilauea, HI 96754 / US
03 / JORDAN, Gregory, R.
1520 Dunn Road
Cumming, GA 30040 / US
Former [2009/13]01 / STEENBLIK, Richard, A.
235 Waters Mill Trail
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
02 / HURT, Mark, J.
3816 Turnberry Court
Duluth, GA 30096 / US
03 / JORDAN, Gregory, R.
1520 Dunn Road
Cumming, GA 30040 / US
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2016/16]
Former [2010/03]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2009/13]Seitz, Holger Fritz Karl
Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V. P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
Application number, filing date07840314.428.06.2007
[2009/13]
WO2007US72406
Priority number, dateUS20060817297P28.06.2006         Original published format: US 817297 P
US2007077059228.06.2007         Original published format: US 770592
[2009/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008008635
Date:17.01.2008
Language:EN
[2008/03]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2038692
Date:25.03.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.01.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2038692
Date:20.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/16]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2038692
Date:04.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.10.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.04.2010
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/10, B44F7/00, B44F1/10, G02B3/00, G02B27/12, B42D25/29, B42D25/324, B42D25/355
[2015/31]
CPC:
B42D25/355 (EP,US); B41M3/14 (KR); B42D25/23 (US);
B42D25/29 (EP,US); B42D25/328 (EP); B42D25/351 (EP);
B42D25/36 (EP); B42D25/364 (EP); B42D25/369 (EP);
B42D25/373 (EP); B42D25/378 (EP); B42D25/387 (EP);
B44F1/10 (EP,US); B44F7/00 (EP,US); G02B27/00 (KR);
G02B27/123 (EP,US); G02B3/0031 (EP,US); G02B3/0056 (EP,US);
G02B3/0068 (EP,US); B42D2033/24 (EP); B42D2035/08 (EP);
B42D2035/20 (EP); B42D2035/44 (EP); B42D25/324 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/13]G02B27/10
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 [2016/16]
Former [2009/13]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MIKROOPTISCHES SICHERHEITS- UND BILDDARSTELLUNGSSYSTEM[2009/13]
English:MICRO-OPTIC SECURITY AND IMAGE PRESENTATION SYSTEM[2009/13]
French:SYSTÈME DE PRÉSENTATION D'IMAGE ET DE SÉCURITÉ MICRO-OPTIQUE[2009/13]
Entry into regional phase27.01.2009National basic fee paid 
27.01.2009Search fee paid 
27.01.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
27.01.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.01.2009Examination requested  [2009/13]
30.07.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.10.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.03.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.08.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.04.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.10.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.03.2016Fee for grant paid
02.03.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.03.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP11005040.8  / EP2410370
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  21.10.2010
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.01.2017  31.01.2017  ADMISSIBLE
Giesecke+Devrient GmbH
Prinzregentenstrasse 159
81677 München / DE
Opponent's representative
Zeuner, Stefan
Zeuner Summerer Stütz Nußbaumstrasse 8
80336 München / DE
 [2018/39]
Former [2017/09]
Opponent(s)01  20.01.2017   
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GmbH
Prinzregentenstrasse 159
D-81677 München / DE
Opponent's representative
Zeuner, Stefan
Zeuner Summerer Stütz Nußbaumstrasse 8
80336 München / DE
03.03.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
13.07.2017Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
24.10.2018Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
24.10.2018Date of oral proceedings
10.01.2019Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
10.01.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
15.05.2019Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
26.07.2019Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
08.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
24.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
26.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.06.2007
BE20.04.2016
BG20.04.2016
CY20.04.2016
CZ20.04.2016
DK20.04.2016
EE20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
IS20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
MC20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
RO20.04.2016
SI20.04.2016
SK20.04.2016
TR20.04.2016
IE28.06.2016
LU28.06.2016
MT30.06.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/32]HU28.06.2007
BE20.04.2016
CY20.04.2016
CZ20.04.2016
DK20.04.2016
EE20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
IS20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
MC20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
RO20.04.2016
SI20.04.2016
SK20.04.2016
TR20.04.2016
IE28.06.2016
LU28.06.2016
MT30.06.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2018/29]HU28.06.2007
BE20.04.2016
CY20.04.2016
CZ20.04.2016
DK20.04.2016
EE20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
MC20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
RO20.04.2016
SI20.04.2016
SK20.04.2016
TR20.04.2016
IE28.06.2016
LU28.06.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2018/28]HU28.06.2007
BE20.04.2016
CY20.04.2016
CZ20.04.2016
DK20.04.2016
EE20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
MC20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
RO20.04.2016
SI20.04.2016
SK20.04.2016
IE28.06.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2017/37]BE20.04.2016
CZ20.04.2016
DK20.04.2016
EE20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
MC20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
RO20.04.2016
SI20.04.2016
SK20.04.2016
IE28.06.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2017/10]BE20.04.2016
CZ20.04.2016
DK20.04.2016
EE20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
MC20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
RO20.04.2016
SK20.04.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2017/09]BE20.04.2016
CZ20.04.2016
DK20.04.2016
EE20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
MC20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
RO20.04.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2017/07]BE20.04.2016
DK20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
MC20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2017/03]BE20.04.2016
FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2016/51]FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
LV20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
GR21.07.2016
PT22.08.2016
Former [2016/49]FI20.04.2016
LT20.04.2016
PL20.04.2016
Former [2016/46]LT20.04.2016
Documents cited:Search[Y]WO2005052650  (NANOVENTIONS INC [US], et al) [Y] 1-41 * pages 5,13-74; figures 1, 2, 6, 13, 14, 16, 21,27, 29; claims 11,28,29 *;
 [Y]WO2005106601  (RUE DE INT LTD [GB], et al) [Y] 1-41* page 26, lines 1-4; figure 20 *
International search[X]US5712731  (DRINKWATER KENNETH J [GB], et al);
 [Y]US2003103189  (NEUREUTHER ANDREW R [US], et al);
 [Y]US2003128871  (NASKE ROLF-DIETER [DE], et al);
 [Y]US6616803  (ISHERWOOD ROLAND [GB], et al);
 [Y]US2004020086  (HUDSON PHILIP [GB])
ExaminationUS6542646
 US2006017979
    - HUTLEY M C ET AL, "The moire magnifier", PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS. JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN OPTICAL SOCIETYPART A, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING, BRISTOL, GB, (19940301), vol. 3, no. 2, doi:10.1088/0963-9659/3/2/006, ISSN 0963-9659, pages 133 - 142, XP020071153

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0963-9659/3/2/006
by applicantUS2003103189
 US2003128871
 US6616803
 US2004020086
 WO2005052650
 WO2005106601
OppositionUS3264164
 US3312006
 US4417784
 EP0801324
 DE10100692
 WO2005031687
 WO2005052650
 WO2005106601
 US2006017979
 US8329987
 US6329987
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