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EP0489491 - Personal computer and dissociated keyboard [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.04.1998 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
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 International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1992/24]	For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation Old Orchard Road Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Pollitt, Richard Francis 3908 South Ocean Boulevard 567 Highland Beach, Florida 33467 / US
	[1992/24]
Representative(s)	Burt, Roger James IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/24]	Burt, Roger James, Dr. IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Former [1992/24]	Blakemore, Frederick Norman IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date	91309826.5	23.10.1991
	[1992/24]
Priority number, date	US19900621668	30.11.1990 Original published format: US 621668
	[1992/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0489491
	Date:	10.06.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/24]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0489491
	Date:	16.09.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0489491
	Date:	11.06.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/24]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.07.1992
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/02, G06F1/16	[1992/38]
	CPC:	G06F1/1622 (EP,US); G06F3/02 (KR); B41J5/105 (EP,US); G06F1/1624 (EP,US); G06F1/1664 (EP,US); H01H2223/05 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1992/24]	G06F1/16, G06F3/02
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1992/24]
Title	German:	Personalcomputer und getrennte Tastatur	[1992/24]
	English:	Personal computer and dissociated keyboard	[1992/24]
	French:	Ordinateur personnel et clavier dissocié	[1992/24]
Examination procedure	17.09.1992	Examination requested [1992/46]
	14.12.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.04.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.08.1996	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	13.12.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.01.1997	Fee for grant paid
	16.01.1997	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	12.03.1998	No opposition filed within time limit [1998/23]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.10.1993	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.10.1994	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.10.1995	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.10.1996	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	DK	11.06.1997
	ES	11.06.1997
	FR	11.06.1997
	IT	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	NL	11.06.1997
	SE	11.09.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
	GB	23.10.1997
	[2006/14]
Former [2003/07]	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	DK	11.06.1997
	ES	11.06.1997
	IT	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	NL	11.06.1997
	SE	11.09.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
	GB	23.10.1997
	FR	07.11.1997
Former [2002/25]	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	DK	11.06.1997
	ES	11.06.1997
	IT	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	SE	11.09.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
	GB	23.10.1997
	FR	07.11.1997
Former [1999/42]	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	DK	11.06.1997
	IT	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	SE	11.09.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
	GB	23.10.1997
	FR	07.11.1997
Former [1998/41]	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	DK	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	SE	11.09.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
	GB	23.10.1997
	FR	07.11.1997
Former [1998/19]	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	DK	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	SE	11.09.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
	FR	07.11.1997
Former [1998/15]	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	DK	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	SE	11.09.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
Former [1998/12]	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	SE	11.09.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
Former [1998/10]	AT	11.06.1997
	BE	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
Former [1998/04]	AT	11.06.1997
	CH	11.06.1997
	LI	11.06.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
Former [1998/03]	AT	11.06.1997
	DE	12.09.1997
Former [1998/02]	AT	11.06.1997
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3990565 (FELTON WARREN, et al);
		[A]US4378553 (MCCALL WILLIAM C [US]);
		[A]US4595993 (YAO KEIJI [JP])
		[A] - XEROX DISCLOSURE JOURNAL. vol. 14, no. 3, May 1989, STAMFORD, CONN US pages 139 - 140; MARTIN S. MALTZ: 'folding keyboard'
		[A] - MACHINE DESIGN. vol. 55, no. 3, February 1983, CLEVELAND US page 36; 'folding modules form full-size keyboard'

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