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EP2923775 - Postal Sorting System [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.05.2021
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2015/40]For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Adachi, Tadashi
c/o NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2015/40]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/28]Plasseraud IP
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2015/40]Cabinet Plasseraud
52, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date14161849.626.03.2014
[2015/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2923775
Date:30.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2923775
Date:08.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:B07C3/14, G06K9/03, G06K9/20, G06K9/72, G06K9/00
[2015/40]
CPC:
B07C3/14 (EP,US); G06V10/768 (EP,US); G06V10/987 (EP,US);
G06V30/414 (EP,US)
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 [2016/02]
Former [2015/40]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 
TitleGerman:Postsortiersystem[2015/40]
English:Postal Sorting System[2015/40]
French:Système de Tri Postal[2020/13]
Former [2015/40]System de Tri Postal
Examination procedure07.12.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/02]
20.05.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.09.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.05.2020Fee for grant paid
28.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.05.2020Receipt 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  20.05.2016
Opposition(s)09.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.03.2014
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