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EP About this file: EP0793194

EP0793194 - Device for cancelling card shaped data carriers [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.10.2004
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2005Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AT		published on 07.09.2005  [2005/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
Prinzregentenstrasse 159
81677 München / DE
[1997/36]
Inventor(s)01 / Waschk, Volker
Südliche Münchner Strasse 39 A
82031 Grünwald / DE
[1997/36]
Representative(s)Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/40]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München / DE
Application number, filing date97103337.828.02.1997
[1997/36]
Priority number, dateDE199610798101.03.1996         Original published format: DE 19607981
[1997/36]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0793194
Date:03.09.1997
Language:DE
[1997/36]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0793194
Date:01.12.1999
[1999/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0793194
Date:03.12.2003
Language:DE
[2003/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:G07B11/00
[1997/36]
CPC:
G07F7/08 (EP); G07B11/00 (EP); G07F7/0833 (EP);
G07F9/08 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/36]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Entwertung von kartenförmigen Datenträgern[1997/36]
English:Device for cancelling card shaped data carriers[1997/36]
French:Dispositif d'annulation de supports de données sous forme de carte[1997/36]
Examination procedure02.06.2000Examination requested  [2000/30]
03.08.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.12.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.05.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.09.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.09.2003Fee for grant paid
02.09.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.09.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
29.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI03.12.2003
IE03.12.2003
NL03.12.2003
AT28.02.2004
LU28.02.2004
MC28.02.2004
CH29.02.2004
LI29.02.2004
DK03.03.2004
GR03.03.2004
SE03.03.2004
PT09.03.2004
[2005/36]
Former [2005/23]FI03.12.2003
IE03.12.2003
NL03.12.2003
LU28.02.2004
MC28.02.2004
CH29.02.2004
LI29.02.2004
DK03.03.2004
GR03.03.2004
SE03.03.2004
PT09.03.2004
Former [2005/02]FI03.12.2003
IE03.12.2003
NL03.12.2003
MC28.02.2004
CH29.02.2004
LI29.02.2004
DK03.03.2004
GR03.03.2004
SE03.03.2004
PT09.03.2004
Former [2004/51]FI03.12.2003
IE03.12.2003
NL03.12.2003
CH29.02.2004
LI29.02.2004
GR03.03.2004
SE03.03.2004
PT09.03.2004
Former [2004/40]FI03.12.2003
IE03.12.2003
NL03.12.2003
GR03.03.2004
SE03.03.2004
PT09.03.2004
Former [2004/33]FI03.12.2003
NL03.12.2003
GR03.03.2004
SE03.03.2004
PT09.03.2004
Former [2004/31]FI03.12.2003
SE03.03.2004
PT09.03.2004
Former [2004/26]FI03.12.2003
SE03.03.2004
Former [2004/24]SE03.03.2004
Documents cited:Search[X]US3655946  (MORITA TADAO, et al) [X] 1,12 * the whole document *;
 [Y]GB1551042  (RYAN T) [Y] 1,2,4-6,12 * figure - * * page 1, line 8 - page 3, line 1 *;
 [A]US4204637  (GRAY ALAN M [AU]) [A] 1,11,12 * abstract * * column 2, line 30 - column 3, line 17 *;
 [Y]DE3544188  (ATRON ELECTRONIC GMBH [DE]) [Y] 1,2,4-6,12 * abstract * * column 4, line 6 - column 6, line 6 *;
 [A]US5464971  (SUTCLIFFE PETER H [GB], et al)
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