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EP3340212 - READER DEVICE FOR READING A COMPOSITE MARKING COMPRISING A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEITING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/26]PUF BASED COMPOSITE SECURITY MARKING FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
[2019/42]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.09.2020
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.01.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[2018/26]
Inventor(s)01 / Endress, Thomas
Hesseloherstrasse 15
80802 München / DE
02 / Szabo, Daniel
Friedrich Ebert Platz 16
64289 Darmstadt / DE
03 / Wahl, Fabian
Grosse Grof 8
9470 Buchs / CH
 [2018/26]
Representative(s)Platzöder, Michael Christian
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7
80331 München / DE
[2018/26]
Application number, filing date16205920.821.12.2016
[2018/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3340212
Date:27.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3340212
Date:13.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:G09C1/00, H04L9/32
[2018/26]
CPC:
G09C1/00 (EP,IL,RU,US); G06K7/1417 (IL,US); G06K7/1434 (KR);
G06K19/06046 (KR); G06V30/32 (KR); G09C5/00 (EP,IL,KR,US);
H04L9/0643 (IL,US); H04L9/3278 (EP,IL,KR,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 [2019/07]
Former [2018/26]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:LESERVORRICHTUNG ZUM LESEN EINER KOMPOSIT-MARKIERUNG MIT EINER PHYSIKALISCHEN UNKLONBAREN FUNKTION ZUR FÄLSCHUNGSBEKÄMPFUNG[2019/42]
English:READER DEVICE FOR READING A COMPOSITE MARKING COMPRISING A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEITING[2019/42]
French:DISPOSITIF DE LECTURE PERMETTANT DE LIRE UNE MARQUE COMPOSITE COMPRENANT UNE FONCTION PHYSIQUE INCLONABLE POUR L'ANTICONTREFACON[2019/42]
Former [2018/26]LESERVORRICHTUNG ZUM LESEN EINER MARKIERUNG MIT EINER PHYSIKALISCHEN UNKLONBAREN FUNKTION
Former [2018/26]PUF BASED COMPOSITE SECURITY MARKING FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
Former [2018/26]DISPOSITIF DE LECTURE PERMETTANT DE LIRE UNE MARQUE COMPRENANT UNE FONCTION PHYSIQUE NON CLONABLE
Examination procedure27.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/07]
27.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.08.2019Fee for grant paid
06.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19208613.0  / EP3640923
Opposition(s)14.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.12.2016
AL13.11.2019
AT13.11.2019
CY13.11.2019
CZ13.11.2019
HR13.11.2019
LT13.11.2019
LV13.11.2019
MC13.11.2019
MK13.11.2019
MT13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
RO13.11.2019
RS13.11.2019
SI13.11.2019
SK13.11.2019
SM13.11.2019
TR13.11.2019
LU21.12.2019
BE31.12.2019
BG13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
PT13.03.2020
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Former [2022/27]HU21.12.2016
AL13.11.2019
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CY13.11.2019
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TR13.11.2019
LU21.12.2019
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BG13.02.2020
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MC13.11.2019
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LU21.12.2019
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BG13.02.2020
GR14.02.2020
PT13.03.2020
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MC13.11.2019
PL13.11.2019
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