blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3317862

EP3317862 - POSTAGE STAMPS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.01.2023
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.11.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.09.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.04.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SICPA HOLDING SA
Avenue de Florissant 41
1008 Prilly / CH
[2021/52]
Former [2018/19]For all designated states
Sicpa Holding SA
Av. de Florissant 41
1008 Prilly / CH
Inventor(s)01 / FRYER, Andrew
Brown owls
Parsonage Lane
Farnham Common Buckinghamshire SL2 3NX / GB
02 / WOOD, Richard, Lewis
5 Easton Way
Frinton-on-Sea Essex CO13 9NU / GB
 [2018/19]
Representative(s)Hepp Wenger Ryffel AG
Friedtalweg 5
9500 Wil / CH
[2018/19]
Application number, filing date16732543.014.06.2016
[2018/19]
WO2016EP63627
Priority number, dateEP2015017479401.07.2015         Original published format: EP 15174794
[2018/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017001188
Date:05.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3317862
Date:09.05.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.01.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3317862
Date:23.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.01.2017
ClassificationIPC:G07D7/00, G09F3/00, G09F3/10, G09F3/02
[2018/19]
CPC:
G09F3/10 (EP,KR,US); G09F3/0286 (KR); G09F3/0292 (US);
B32B27/10 (US); B32B7/06 (US); B32B7/12 (US);
G09F3/02 (EP,US); G09F3/0289 (KR); G09F3/0291 (KR);
B32B2255/26 (US); B32B2554/00 (US); G09F2003/0241 (EP,KR,US);
G09F2003/0276 (EP,US); G09F2003/0277 (EP,KR,US); G09F2003/0285 (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 [2018/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BRIEFMARKEN[2018/19]
English:POSTAGE STAMPS[2018/19]
French:TIMBRES D'AFFRANCHISSEMENT[2021/41]
Former [2018/19]TIMBRES POSTAUX
Entry into regional phase30.10.2017National basic fee paid 
30.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
30.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/19]
30.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.09.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.11.2021Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
19.11.2021Fee for grant paid
19.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
21.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
22.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
23.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.06.2016
AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CY23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
IT23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
MK23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SI23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
TR23.03.2022
IE14.06.2022
LU14.06.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
BE30.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
[2024/29]
Former [2024/22]HU14.06.2016
AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CY23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
IT23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
MK23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SI23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
IE14.06.2022
LU14.06.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
BE30.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2024/20]HU14.06.2016
AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CY23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
IT23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SI23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
IE14.06.2022
LU14.06.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
BE30.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2024/18]HU14.06.2016
AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
IT23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SI23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
IE14.06.2022
LU14.06.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
BE30.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2023/35]AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
IT23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SI23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
IE14.06.2022
LU14.06.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
BE30.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2023/25]AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SI23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
IE14.06.2022
LU14.06.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
BE30.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2023/21]AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
IE14.06.2022
LU14.06.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2023/20]AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
IE14.06.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2023/08]AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
MC23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2023/07]AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
DK23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2023/01]AL23.03.2022
AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2022/51]AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
IS23.07.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2022/50]AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
PL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2022/49]AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SK23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2022/48]AT23.03.2022
CZ23.03.2022
EE23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2022/47]AT23.03.2022
ES23.03.2022
FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
RO23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
SM23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
PT25.07.2022
Former [2022/44]FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
NL23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
Former [2022/39]FI23.03.2022
HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
Former [2022/36]HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
LV23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
GR24.06.2022
Former [2022/35]HR23.03.2022
LT23.03.2022
RS23.03.2022
SE23.03.2022
BG23.06.2022
NO23.06.2022
Former [2022/33]LT23.03.2022
NO23.06.2022
Cited inInternational search[Y]WO9001764  (ENAGY LTD [GB]) [Y] 5,6 * page 5, line 3 - line 19 *;
 [XDYI]WO02063595  (RUE DE INT LTD [GB], et al) [XD] 1,4,7,10,11 * page 6 - page 8; figures 4,5 * [Y] 2,3,5,6,9 [I] 8;
 [A]WO2008019365  (ACTION WOBBLE INC [US], et al) [A] 1-11* figures 8-11 *;
 [A]CN202217447U  (WUXI NEW LIGHT IMPRESSION PREVENTING FAISE TECH CO LTD) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO2014124718  (SICPA HOLDING SA [CH]) [Y] 2,3,9 * claim 1 *
by applicantUS4705300
 US4705356
 US4721271
 US4838648
 US5084351
 US5214530
 US5281480
 US5383995
 US5569535
 US5571624
 EP0686675
 EP0985007
 US6180029
 US6410130
 WO02063595
 WO02073250
 WO03000801
 US6531221
 US6565770
 US6582781
 US6838166
 EP1666546
 WO2006063926
 US7108742
 EP1710756
 WO2007060133
 WO2007065212
 WO2007131833
 WO2008033059
 WO2008083894
 WO2008092522
 WO2009005733
 US7476411
 US7922936
 EP2402401
 EP2038372
 US8257612
 US2014241569
    - G. PFAFF; P. REYNDERS, CHEM. REV., (1999), vol. 99, pages 1963 - 1981
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.