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EP2723578 - SECURITY ELEMENT, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTUR THEREOF, AND USE THEROF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/18]SECURITY ELEMENT, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE OF THE SECURITY ELEMENT
[2015/46]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.02.2017
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL
published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
Prinzregentenstrasse 159
81677 München / DE
[2014/18]
Inventor(s)01 / ZERBES, Jürgen
Höhenkircher Str. 43
81247 München / DE
02 / DEPTA, Georg
Regina-Protmann-Straße 12
83024 Rosenheim / DE
03 / MENGEL, Christoph
Haidstraße 7a
83607 Holzkirchen / DE
04 / REINER, Harald
Urbanstraße 16
81371 München / DE
 [2014/18]
Application number, filing date12730800.519.06.2012
[2016/14]
WO2012EP02582
Priority number, dateDE20111010539922.06.2011         Original published format: DE102011105399
[2014/18]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012175191
Date:27.12.2012
Language:DE
[2012/52]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2723578
Date:30.04.2014
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2723578
Date:06.04.2016
Language:DE
[2016/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.11.2013
ClassificationIPC:B41M5/24, B42D15/00, G07D7/12
[2014/25]
CPC:
B41M5/24 (EP); B42D25/29 (EP); B42D25/382 (EP,US);
B42D25/41 (EP,US); G07D7/1205 (EP); B41M3/148 (EP);
B42D2033/20 (EP); B42D2035/24 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2014/18]B41M5/28
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/14]
Former [2014/18]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:SICHERHEITSELEMENT UND VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN DESSELBEN SOWIE VERWENDUNG DES SICHERHEITSELEMENTS[2014/18]
English:SECURITY ELEMENT, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTUR THEREOF, AND USE THEROF[2015/46]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE SÉCURITÉ, SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION ET L' UTILISATION D'UN TEL ÉLÉMENT DE SÉCURITÉ[2015/46]
Former [2014/18]SECURITY ELEMENT, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE OF THE SECURITY ELEMENT
Former [2014/18]ÉLÉMENT DE SÉCURITÉ ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION ET UTILISATION DUDIT ÉLÉMENT DE SÉCURITÉ
Entry into regional phase22.01.2014National basic fee paid 
Examination procedure07.05.2014Examination requested  [2014/25]
14.11.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.10.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.02.2016Fee for grant paid
03.02.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.02.2016Receipt 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  27.10.2015
Opposition(s)10.01.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.06.2012
AL06.04.2016
BG06.04.2016
CY06.04.2016
CZ06.04.2016
DK06.04.2016
EE06.04.2016
ES06.04.2016
FI06.04.2016
HR06.04.2016
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LT06.04.2016
LV06.04.2016
MC06.04.2016
MK06.04.2016
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NL06.04.2016
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SI06.04.2016
SK06.04.2016
SM06.04.2016
TR06.04.2016
IE19.06.2016
LU19.06.2016
BE30.06.2016
CH30.06.2016
LI30.06.2016
NO06.07.2016
GR07.07.2016
IS06.08.2016
PT08.08.2016
[2018/46]
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Cited inInternational search[ID]WO2010149266  (MERCK PATENT GMBH [DE], et al) [ID] 1,2,5,6,9,10 * page 18, line 7 - page 19, line 12 *;
 [IDA]WO2007110155  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE], et al) [ID] 9-11 * pages 3-5, 17, * [A] 1,8;
 [IA]DE102004057918  (MERCK PATENT GMBH [DE]) [I] 9,10 * paragraphs [0011] , [0012] , [0034] - [0042] - [0 49] - [0052] * [A] 1-3,7,8;
 [A]DE19618569  (MERCK PATENT GMBH [DE]) [A] 3 * column 1, line 43 - column 2, line 14; figure 1 *;
 [A]DE102008033693  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,2,5,6,8 * columns 3-,17-23; figures 2,3 *
by applicantWO2007110155
 WO2010149266
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