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EP0586454 - POSITIONAL MEASUREMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.09.1997 Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.12.2002	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): NL	published on 12.02.2003 [2003/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED 2 New Star Road Leicester LE4 9JQ / GB
	[1996/52]
Former [1996/27]	For all designated states RANK TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED 2 New Star Road Leicester LE4 9JQ / GB
Former [1994/11]	For all designated states RANK TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED 2 New Star Road Leicester LE4 7JQ / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / BUEHRING, Ian, Karl 68 Winchester Avenue Leicester LE3 1AW / GB
	02 / MANSFIELD, Daniel 47 South Knighton Road Leicester LE2 3LS / GB
	[1994/11]
Representative(s)	Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al Beresford Crump LLP 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1994/17]	Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Former [1994/11]	Kennington, Eric Alasdair Beresford & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Application number, filing date	92910639.1	29.05.1992
	[1994/11]
	WO1992GB00975
Priority number, date	GB19910011657	30.05.1991 Original published format: GB 9111657
	[1994/11]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9221934
	Date:	10.12.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/31]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0586454
	Date:	16.03.1994
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.12.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1994/11]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0586454
	Date:	20.11.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	10.12.1992
Classification	IPC:	G01B11/30, G01B9/02, G01D5/38	[1994/11]
	CPC:	G01B11/303 (EP,US); G01B5/004 (EP,US); G01B9/02081 (EP,US); G01B2290/30 (EP,US); G01B2290/70 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1994/11]
Title	German:	POSITIONSMESSUNG	[1994/11]
	English:	POSITIONAL MEASUREMENT	[1994/11]
	French:	MESURE DE POSITION	[1994/11]
Miscellaneous	EPB 1996/26: Teilanmeldung 96201032.8 eingereicht am 13/04/96
	EPB 1996/26: Divisional application 96201032.8 filed on 13/04/96
	EPB 1996/26: Demande divisionnaire 96201032.8 déposée le 13/04/96
Entry into regional phase	08.12.1993	National basic fee paid
	08.12.1993	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.12.1993	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.12.1992	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: FR
	08.12.1993	Examination requested [1994/11]
	27.02.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.08.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.10.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	23.05.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.07.1996	Fee for grant paid
	24.07.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP96201032.8 / EP0729007
Opposition(s)	21.08.1997	No opposition filed within time limit [1997/46]
Request for further processing for:	08.05.1996	Request for further processing filed
	08.05.1996	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	24.05.1996	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.05.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.05.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.05.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.11.1996
	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	DK	20.11.1996
	ES	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	NL	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
	[2003/07]
Former [2002/25]	AT	20.11.1996
	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	DK	20.11.1996
	ES	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Former [1998/15]	AT	20.11.1996
	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	DK	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Former [1998/04]	AT	20.11.1996
	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Former [1997/39]	AT	20.11.1996
	BE	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Former [1997/28]	AT	20.11.1996
Cited in	International search	[X]US3419330 (SCHNEIDER JOSEPH R);
		[X]FR2075408 (LEITZ ERNST GMBH);
		[X]EP0242436 (HOMMELWERKE GMBH [DE])
	by applicant	US3419330
		FR2075408
		US3726595
		GB1429973
		GB2085156
		US4629886
		US4669300
		EP0242436

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