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EP3403844 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A METALLIZED RELIEF AREA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/47]METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A METALLIZED RELIEF AREA AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY ELEMENT
[2021/14]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.06.2022
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.03.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
Prinzregentenstraße 159
81677 München / DE
[2018/47]
Inventor(s)01 / Teufel, Björn
Wiesseer Straße 10
83700 Weißach / DE
02 / Hoffmüller, Winfried
Marktstraße 75
83646 Bad Tölz / DE
 [2018/47]
Representative(s)Giesecke+Devrient IP
Prinzregentenstraße 161
81677 München / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date18000456.614.05.2018
[2018/47]
Priority number, dateDE2017100478418.05.2017         Original published format: DE102017004784
[2018/47]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3403844
Date:21.11.2018
Language:DE
[2018/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3403844
Date:11.08.2021
Language:DE
[2021/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.08.2018
ClassificationIPC:B42D25/425, B42D25/43, B42D25/445, B42D25/324, B42D25/328, B42D25/373, B42D25/23, B42D25/24, B42D25/29
[2018/47]
CPC:
B42D25/23 (EP); B42D25/24 (EP); B42D25/29 (EP);
B42D25/324 (EP); B42D25/328 (EP); B42D25/373 (EP);
B42D25/425 (EP); B42D25/43 (EP); B42D25/445 (EP) (-)
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 [2019/26]
Former [2018/47]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:VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN EINES SICHERHEITSELEMENTS MIT EINEM METALLISIERTEN RELIEFBEREICH[2021/14]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A METALLIZED RELIEF AREA[2021/14]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN ÉLÉMENT DE SÉCURITÉ POURVU D'UNE ZONE EN RELIEF MÉTALLISÉE[2021/14]
Former [2018/47]VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN EINES SICHERHEITSELEMENTS MIT EINEM METALLISIERTEN RELIEFBEREICH UND ZUGEHÖRIGES SICHERHEITSELEMENT
Former [2018/47]METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A METALLIZED RELIEF AREA AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY ELEMENT
Former [2018/47]PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN ÉLÉMENT DE SÉCURITÉ POURVU D'UNE ZONE EN RELIEF MÉTALLISÉE ET ÉLÉMENT DE SÉCURITÉ ASSOCIÉ
Examination procedure03.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/26]
21.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.07.2021Fee for grant paid
02.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.05.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.05.2018
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Documents cited:Search[XY]WO2009083146  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 14,15 * page 21, line 13 - page 37, line 24; figure 7; claims 1-78 * [Y] 14,15;
 [Y]WO2009100869  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE], et al) [Y] 14,15 * page 16, line 18 - page 18, line 13; figure 4; claims 1-31 *;
 [A]EP1972462  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0086] - paragraph [0113]; figures 6-10,13-14; claims 1-57 *;
 [A]WO2017028950  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-15 * page 26, line 28 - page 28, line 2; figures 23-28; claims 1-17 *
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