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EP0457619 - Piano key covers formed of ivory substitute and pianos having same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 29.11.1996 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state Updated state(s): FR	published on 09.01.2008 [2008/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states STEINWAY MUSICAL PROPERTIES, INC. 800 South Street Waltham Massachusetts 02154-1439 / US
	For all designated states RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 100 8th Street Troy New York 12189-3590 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1991/47]	For all designated states STEINWAY MUSICAL PROPERTIES, INC. 800 South Street Waltham, Massachusetts 02154-1439 / US
	For all designated states RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 100 8th Street Troy New York 12189-3590 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Calabrese, Salvadore J. 4 Lori Lane Clifton Park, New York 12065 / US
	02 / Scarton, Henry A. 14 Kestner Lane Troy, New York 12180 / US
	03 / Murray, Frank S. 10 Nadler Drive Clifton Park, New York 12065 / US
	04 / Ettles, Christopher M. 202 Van Wies Point Road Glenmont, New York 12077 / US
	05 / Kennedy, Warren C. Western Avenue Feura Bush, New York 12067 / US
	06 / Dinc, Saim 10-2 Georgian Terrace Troy, New York 12180 / US
	07 / Jlidi, Bessem 12-2, Georgian Terrace Troy, New York 12180 / US
	08 / Strong, William Y. 71 West Trail Road Stamford, Connecticut 06903 / US
	[1991/47]
Representative(s)	Jump, Timothy John Simon, et al Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1991/47]	Jump, Timothy John Simon, et al Venner Shipley & Co. 20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH / GB
Application number, filing date	91304488.9	17.05.1991
	[1991/47]
Priority number, date	US19900525468	18.05.1990 Original published format: US 525468
	[1991/47]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0457619
	Date:	21.11.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/47]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0457619
	Date:	20.05.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0457619
	Date:	24.01.1996
	[1996/04]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.03.1992
Classification	IPC:	G10C3/12	[1991/47]
	CPC:	G10C3/12 (EP,US); G10C3/00 (KR); B44F9/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1991/47]
Title	German:	Abdeckung aus imitiertem Elfenbein für eine Pianotaste und diese Abdeckung enthaltendes Piano	[1996/04]
	English:	Piano key covers formed of ivory substitute and pianos having same	[1991/47]
	French:	Couverture imitation ivoire pour une touche de piano et piano l'incorporant	[1991/47]
	Former [1991/47]	Abdeckung aus imitiertem Ivor für eine Pianotaste und diese Abdeckung enthaltendes Piano
Examination procedure	03.06.1991	Examination requested [1991/47]
	27.01.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.04.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.06.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.09.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.01.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	21.07.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.10.1995	Fee for grant paid
	04.10.1995	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	25.10.1996	No opposition filed within time limit [1997/03]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.04.1993	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.04.1994	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.04.1995	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	CH	24.01.1996
	DK	24.01.1996
	ES	24.01.1996
	FR	24.01.1996
	GR	24.01.1996
	IT	24.01.1996
	LI	24.01.1996
	NL	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	GB	17.05.1996
	LU	31.05.1996
	[2006/14]
Former [2003/07]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	CH	24.01.1996
	DK	24.01.1996
	ES	24.01.1996
	GR	24.01.1996
	IT	24.01.1996
	LI	24.01.1996
	NL	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	GB	17.05.1996
	LU	31.05.1996
	FR	21.06.1996
Former [2002/25]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	CH	24.01.1996
	DK	24.01.1996
	ES	24.01.1996
	GR	24.01.1996
	IT	24.01.1996
	LI	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	GB	17.05.1996
	LU	31.05.1996
	FR	21.06.1996
Former [2000/05]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	CH	24.01.1996
	DK	24.01.1996
	GR	24.01.1996
	IT	24.01.1996
	LI	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	GB	17.05.1996
	LU	31.05.1996
	FR	21.06.1996
Former [1999/42]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	CH	24.01.1996
	DK	24.01.1996
	IT	24.01.1996
	LI	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	GB	17.05.1996
	FR	21.06.1996
Former [1998/15]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	CH	24.01.1996
	DK	24.01.1996
	LI	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	GB	17.05.1996
	FR	21.06.1996
Former [1997/17]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	CH	24.01.1996
	LI	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	GB	17.05.1996
	FR	21.06.1996
Former [1997/13]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	CH	24.01.1996
	LI	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	FR	21.06.1996
Former [1997/04]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
	FR	21.06.1996
Former [1996/51]	AT	24.01.1996
	BE	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
Former [1996/42]	AT	24.01.1996
	SE	24.04.1996
Former [1996/38]	SE	24.04.1996
Documents cited:	Search	[A]JP62158757 ;
		[AD]US4346639 (VAGIAS ALEX M);
		[A]US4508575 (OSHIMA YUTAKA [JP]);
		[A]EP0323425 (YAMAHA CORP [JP])
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 011, no. 398 (C-466)25 December 1987 & JP-A-62 158 757 ( NIPPON GAKKI SEIZO ) 14 July 1987, & JP62158757 A 19870714

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