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EP2232631 - LOCATING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.01.2016 Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	13.10.2017	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BG, CY, HU, MT, TR	published on 15.11.2017 [2017/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Loc8tor Ltd Devonshire House 404-406 Finchley Road London NW2 2HZ / GB
	[2010/39]
Inventor(s)	01 / RICHARDS, Anthony c/o Loc8tor Ltd. Devonshire House Manor Way Borehamwood WD6 1QQ / GB
	02 / ACKLAND, Andrew 26 Brownlow Ave. Bitterne Southampton SO19 7BY / GB
	03 / BRAITHWAITE, Stephen 5 Shaftesbury Avenue Highfield Southampton SO17 1SB / GB
	[2015/12]
Former [2010/39]	01 / RICHARDS, Anthony c/o Loc8tor Ltd. Devonshire House Manor Way Borehamwood WD6 1QQ / GB
	02 / ACKLAND, Andrew 26 Brownlow Ave. Bitterne Southampton SO19 7BY / GB
	03 / BRAITHWAITE, Stephen 5 Shaftesbury Avenue Highfield Southampton SO17 1SB / GB
Representative(s)	Heuer, Wilhelm Heuer Patentanwälte Jägerberg 6 D-82335 Berg / DE
	[2015/12]
Former [2010/39]	Heuer, Wilhelm Heuer Patentanwälte Jägerberg 6 D-82335 Berg / DE
Application number, filing date	08872396.0	17.11.2008
	[2010/39]
	WO2008IB03861
Priority number, date	US20070988393P	15.11.2007 Original published format: US 988393 P
	US20070988384P	15.11.2007 Original published format: US 988384 P
	[2010/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2009101471
	Date:	20.08.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/34]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2232631
	Date:	29.09.2010
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.08.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2010/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2232631
	Date:	18.03.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	08.10.2009
Classification	IPC:	H01Q1/38, H01Q19/30	[2010/39]
	CPC:	H01Q1/38 (EP,US); H01Q19/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2010/39]
Title	German:	LOKALISIERUNGSSYSTEM	[2010/39]
	English:	LOCATING SYSTEM	[2010/39]
	French:	SYSTÈME DE LOCALISATION	[2010/39]
Entry into regional phase	14.06.2010	National basic fee paid
	14.06.2010	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.06.2010	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.06.2010	Examination requested [2010/39]
	27.07.2010	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.09.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.05.2013	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	15.07.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.10.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.02.2015	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	09.02.2015	Fee for grant paid
	09.02.2015	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 28.09.2012
Opposition(s)	21.12.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2016/08]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	15.07.2013	Request for further processing filed
	16.07.2013	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	26.07.2013	Decision despatched
	28.07.2010	Request for further processing filed
	28.07.2010	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	13.08.2010	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.11.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.11.2013	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.11.2014	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.11.2010	03 M06 Fee paid on 07.03.2011
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	17.11.2008
	AT	18.03.2015
	BE	18.03.2015
	BG	18.03.2015
	CY	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	DK	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	MC	18.03.2015
	MT	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SI	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	TR	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
	IE	17.11.2015
	LU	17.11.2015
	CH	30.11.2015
	LI	30.11.2015
	[2017/39]
Former [2016/45]	AT	18.03.2015
	BE	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	DK	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	MC	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SI	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
	IE	17.11.2015
	LU	17.11.2015
	CH	30.11.2015
	LI	30.11.2015
Former [2016/37]	AT	18.03.2015
	BE	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	DK	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	MC	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SI	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
	LU	17.11.2015
	CH	30.11.2015
	LI	30.11.2015
Former [2016/34]	AT	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	DK	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	MC	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SI	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
	LU	17.11.2015
	CH	30.11.2015
	LI	30.11.2015
Former [2016/31]	AT	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	DK	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	MC	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SI	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
	LU	17.11.2015
Former [2016/28]	AT	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	DK	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	MC	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SI	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
Former [2016/12]	AT	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	DK	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SI	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
Former [2016/07]	AT	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	DK	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
Former [2016/03]	AT	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	IT	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
Former [2015/51]	AT	18.03.2015
	CZ	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
Former [2015/50]	CZ	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	PL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	IS	18.07.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
Former [2015/49]	CZ	18.03.2015
	EE	18.03.2015
	ES	18.03.2015
	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	RO	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	SK	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
	PT	20.07.2015
Former [2015/41]	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	NL	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
Former [2015/39]	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	LV	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
Former [2015/37]	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
	GR	19.06.2015
Former [2015/36]	FI	18.03.2015
	HR	18.03.2015
	LT	18.03.2015
	SE	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
Former [2015/35]	LT	18.03.2015
	NO	18.06.2015
Cited in	International search	[A]GB2015262 (BLONDER TONGUE LAB) [A] 1-10 * figure 1 * * page 2, line 105 - page 3, line 77 *;
		[A]US5913549 (SKLADANY JAMES M [US]) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * column 2, line 38 - column 4, line 8 *;
		[A]US6326922 (HEGENDOERFER MAX HEINRICH [DE]) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * column 3, line 63 - column 4, line 56 *;
		[A]US2006038676 (RICHARDS ANTHONY [GB]) [A] 1-10 * abstract ** paragraphs [0042] - [0071] *;
		[A]US7023909 (ADAMS JOHN A [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * column 6, line 33 - column 11, line 3 *
	Examination	US2002105473
		WO2005036693

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