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EP2009578 - Finger vein authentication unit and information processing unit [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 13.03.2015 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	13.03.2015	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 15.04.2015 [2015/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2009/01]	For all designated states Hitachi Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Kiyomizu, Harumi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg. 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Miura, Naoto c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg. 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Miyatake, Takafumi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg. 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	04 / Nagasaka, Akio c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg. 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	05 / Sakurai, Souichi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg. 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	06 / Takizawa, Hitoshi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg. 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	[2014/19]
Former [2009/01]	01 / Kiyomizu, Harumi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg., 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Miura, Naoto c/o Hitachi, Ltd., 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg., 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	03 / Miyatake, Takafumi c/o Hitachi, Ltd., 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg., 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	04 / Nagasaka, Akio c/o Hitachi, Ltd., 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg., 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	05 / Sakurai, Souichi c/o Hitachi, Ltd., 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg., 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	06 / Takizawa, Hitoshi c/o Hitachi, Ltd., 12F, Marunouchi Center Bldg., 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Representative(s)	Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
	[2014/19]
Former [2009/01]	Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	08011730.2	27.06.2008
	[2009/01]
Priority number, date	JP20070169873	28.06.2007 Original published format: JP 2007169873
	[2009/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2009578
	Date:	31.12.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2009/01]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2009578
	Date:	24.04.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2009578
	Date:	07.05.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/19]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.03.2013
Classification	IPC:	G06K9/20, A61B5/117, G06K9/00	[2009/01]
	CPC:	G06V40/14 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, TR [2014/12]
Former [2014/01]	DE, FR, GB, IT
Former [2009/01]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	Fingervenen-Authentifizierungseinheit und Informationsverarbeitungseinheit	[2009/01]
	English:	Finger vein authentication unit and information processing unit	[2009/01]
	French:	Unité d'authentification des veines du doigt et unité de traitement d'informations	[2009/01]
Examination procedure	25.07.2008	Examination requested [2009/01]
	21.10.2013	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.10.2013	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	27.11.2013	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.12.2013	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
	04.12.2013	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) TR
	17.02.2014	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	25.03.2014	Fee for grant paid
	25.03.2014	Fee 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 27.11.2013
Opposition(s)	10.02.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2015/16]
Request for further processing for:	Loss of rights: Designated contracting state(s) TR
	12.12.2013	Request for further processing filed
	07.02.2014	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.02.2014	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]WO0039744 (POEHS HANS JUERGEN [DE]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
		[I]EP1308876 (NEC CORP [JP], et al) [I] 1-15 * column 13, line 12 - column 14, line 30; figures 17,18 *;
		[I]US6668071 (MINKIN VIKTOR ALBERTOVICH [RU], et al) [I] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[I]US2005254690 (NAGASAKA AKIO [JP], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0037]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0053] *;
		[I]WO2006134669 (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [I] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[I]WO2007024018 (HITACHI INF & CONTROL SYST [JP], et al) [I] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[I]WO2007037471 (HITACHI INF & CONTROL SYST [JP], et al) [I] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[IP]EP1929947 (HITACHI INF & CONTROL SYST [JP]) [IP] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[E]EP2372608 (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [E] 1-15 * paragraph [0249] - paragraph [0284]; figures 14-15 *
	by applicant	JP2006155575

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