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EP About this file: EP2179600

EP2179600 - LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING PEOPLE AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/17]LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS
[2015/02]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.05.2016
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.12.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 10.01.2018  [2018/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TRX Systems, Inc.
7500 Greenway Center Drive Suite 820
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770 / US
[2015/27]
Former [2011/26]For all designated states
TRX Systems, Inc.
7500 Greenway Center Drive Suite 820
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770 / US
Former [2010/17]For all designated states
TRX Systems, Inc.
387 Technology Drive Suite 2104
College Park, MD 20742 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BANDYOPADHYAY, Amrit
3014 13th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009 / US
02 / HAKIM, Daniel
12602 Taylor Court
Silver Spring, MD 20904 / US
03 / FUNK, Benjamin, E.
6478 Hanover Road
Hanover, MD 21076 / US
04 / KOHN, Eric, Asher
507 West 113th Street
Apt. 3
New York NY 10025 / US
05 / TEOLIS, Carole, A.
8101 Hollygate Drive
Glenn Dale, MD 20769 / US
06 / BLANKENSHIP, Gilmer
4500 Lowell Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016 / US
 [2015/27]
Former [2010/30]01 / BANDYOPADHYAY, Amrit
3014 13th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009 / US
02 / HAKIM, Daniel
12602 Taylor Court
Silver Spring, MD 20904 / US
03 / FUNK, Benjamin, E.
6478 Hanover Road
Hanover, MD 21076 / US
04 / KOHN, Eric, Asher
507 West 113th Street, Apt. 3
New York NY 10025 / US
05 / TEOLIS, Carole, A.
8101 Hollygate Drive
Glenn Dale, MD 20769 / US
06 / BLANKENSHIP, Gilmer
4500 Lowell Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016 / US
Former [2010/17]01 / BANDYOPADHYAY, Amrit
3014 13th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009 / US
02 / HAKIM, Daniel
12602 Taylor Court
Silver Spring, MD 20904 / US
03 / FUNK, Benjamin, E.
6478 Hanover Road
Hanover, MD 21076 / US
04 / KOHN, Eric, Asher
2514 K Street N.W. Apt. 34
Washington, DC 20037 / US
05 / TEOLIS, Carole, A.
8101 Hollygate Drive
Glenn Dale, MD 20769 / US
06 / BLANKENSHIP, Gilmer
4500 Lowell Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016 / US
Representative(s)Small, Gary James
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2013/39]
Former [2010/17]Beck, Simon Antony, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane London
SE1 2HW / GB
Application number, filing date08797306.106.08.2008
[2010/17]
WO2008US72378
Priority number, dateUS20070954112P06.08.2007         Original published format: US 954112 P
US20080049020P30.04.2008         Original published format: US 49020 P
[2010/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009021068
Date:12.02.2009
Language:EN
[2009/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2179600
Date:28.04.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.02.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2179600
Date:01.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US12.02.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.09.2012
ClassificationIPC:G01S19/39, G01S19/49, G01S19/48, G01C17/38, G01C21/16, G01C21/20, G01S5/02, H04W64/00, H04W4/02, H04W4/04
[2015/02]
CPC:
G01C21/1652 (EP,US); G01C17/38 (EP,US); G01C21/1654 (EP,US);
G01C21/188 (EP,US); G01C21/206 (EP,US); G01C21/3438 (US);
G01C21/3626 (US); G01S19/48 (EP,US); G01S19/49 (EP,US);
G01S5/015 (EP); G01S5/0294 (EP,US); H04W4/021 (EP,US);
H04W4/029 (EP,US); H04W4/33 (US); H04W64/00 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/40]H04W4/00, G01C17/38
Former IPC [2010/17]H04W4/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2015/27]
Former [2010/17]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 
TitleGerman:ORTUNG, VERFOLGUNG UND/ODER ÜBERWACHUNG VON PERSONEN UND/ODER OBJEKTEN DRINNEN UND DRAUßEN[2015/02]
English:LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING PEOPLE AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS[2015/02]
French:LOCALISER, SUIVRE ET/OU SURVEILLER DES PERSONNES ET/OU DES BIENS À L'INTÉRIEUR ET À L'EXTÉRIEUR[2015/02]
Former [2010/17]ORTUNG, VERFOLGUNG UND/ODER ÜBERWACHUNG VON PERSONEN UND/ODER OBJEKTEN INNEN UND AUSSEN
Former [2010/17]LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS
Former [2010/17]LOCALISER, SUIVRE ET/OU SURVEILLER LE PERSONNEL ET/OU LES CAPITAUX À LA FOIS À L'INTÉRIEUR ET À L'EXTÉRIEUR
Entry into regional phase02.03.2010National basic fee paid 
02.03.2010Search fee paid 
02.03.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
02.03.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.03.2010Examination requested  [2010/17]
22.03.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.09.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.07.2014Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.12.2014
04.12.2014Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.12.2014
10.12.2014Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
12.01.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.05.2015Fee for grant paid
20.05.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.05.2015Receipt 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  15.05.2013
Opposition(s)04.04.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
23.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
26.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
13.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU06.08.2008
AT01.07.2015
BG01.07.2015
CY01.07.2015
CZ01.07.2015
DK01.07.2015
EE01.07.2015
ES01.07.2015
FI01.07.2015
HR01.07.2015
IT01.07.2015
LT01.07.2015
LV01.07.2015
MC01.07.2015
MT01.07.2015
NL01.07.2015
PL01.07.2015
RO01.07.2015
SE01.07.2015
SI01.07.2015
SK01.07.2015
TR01.07.2015
IE06.08.2015
LU06.08.2015
BE31.08.2015
CH31.08.2015
LI31.08.2015
NO01.10.2015
GR02.10.2015
IS01.11.2015
PT02.11.2015
[2018/02]
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