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

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0706031

EP0706031 - Navigation system and path search method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.07.2000
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 13.08.2008  [2008/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Xanavi Informatics Corporation
4991, Hironodai 2-chome Zama-shi
Kanagawa-ken / JP
For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/37]For all designated states
Xanavi Informatics Corporation
4991, Hironodai 2-chome
Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
For all designated states
HITACHI, LTD.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Former [1996/15]For all designated states
Xanavi Informatics Corporation
4991, Hironodai 2-chome
Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
For all designated states
HITACHI, LTD.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Fujita, Takehiro
Hitachi-Koigakubo-ryo, 3-1-8, Nishi-Koigakubo
Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo / JP
02 / Nomura, Takashi
277-17, Kagawa
Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
[1996/15]
Representative(s)Altenburg, Udo, et al
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Altenburg, Udo, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Former [1996/15]Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Frohwitter . Geissler & Partner, Galileiplatz 1
D-81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date94115656.405.10.1994
[1996/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0706031
Date:10.04.1996
Language:EN
[1996/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0706031
Date:15.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.1995
ClassificationIPC:G01C21/20
[1996/15]
CPC:
G01C21/34 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1996/15]
TitleGerman:Navigationssystem und Wegsuchverfahren[1996/15]
English:Navigation system and path search method[1996/15]
French:Système de navigation et procédé de recherche de route[1996/15]
Examination procedure07.11.1994Examination requested  [1996/15]
02.04.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.10.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
17.03.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.06.1999Fee for grant paid
23.06.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.06.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
28.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
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.
Documents cited:Search[X]EP0575943  (HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA) [X] 1,2,4-6 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO9303452  (MOTOROLA INC.) [X] 1,2,5,6 * page 17, line 24 - page 20, line 14; figures 8,9 *;
 [X]DE4212884  (MITSUBISHI DENKI) [X] 1 * column 10, line 45 - line 61; figure 9 *;
 [X]EP0372840  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC IND LTD) [X] 1 * column 17, line 1 - line 40; figure 8 *;
 [A]JPH03230299
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920113), vol. 16, no. 12, Database accession no. (P - 1297), & JP03230299 A 19911014 (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC IND LTD) [A] 3 * abstract *
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.