| EP0941455 - OPTICAL RULE FOR LINEAR MEASURES INCORPORATING A GUIDE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF THE OPTICAL READER [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 29.01.2010 Database last updated on 19.03.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 10.07.2020 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES | published on 12.08.2020 [2020/33] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Givi Misure S.r.l. Via Assunta, 57 20054 Nova Milanese / IT | [1999/37] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
BRAMBILLA, Stefano Via Val Cannobina, 6 I-20152 Milano / IT | [1999/37] | Representative(s) | Faggioni, Giovanmaria, et al Fumero-Studio Consulenza Brevetti Snc Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [1999/37] | Faggioni, Giovanmaria, Dr., et al Fumero-Studio Consulenza Brevetti Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 97951983.2 | 26.11.1997 | [1999/37] | WO1997EP06602 | Priority number, date | IT1996MI02486 | 28.11.1996 Original published format: IT MI962486 | [1999/37] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9823924 | Date: | 04.06.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/22] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0941455 | Date: | 15.09.1999 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.06.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [1999/37] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0941455 | Date: | 14.08.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/33] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 04.06.1998 | Classification | IPC: | G01D5/347 | [1999/37] | CPC: |
G01D5/34761 (EP);
G01D5/34753 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | CH, DE, ES, GB, IT, LI, NL, PT [1999/37] | Title | German: | OPTISCHES MESSLINEAL FÜR LINEARMESSUNGEN MIT EINER FÜHRUNG FÜR DEN MESSWAGEN DES OPTISCHEN ABLESEKOPFES | [1999/37] | English: | OPTICAL RULE FOR LINEAR MEASURES INCORPORATING A GUIDE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF THE OPTICAL READER | [1999/37] | French: | LECTEUR MICROMETRIQUE DE MESURE LINEAIRE INCORPORE DANS UN GUIDE POUR LE CHARIOT DU LECTEUR OPTIQUE | [1999/37] | Entry into regional phase | 05.05.1999 | National basic fee paid | 05.05.1999 | Designation fee(s) paid | 05.05.1999 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 09.06.1998 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | 21.05.1999 | Examination requested [1999/37] | 12.04.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 13.08.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.02.2002 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 06.05.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 06.05.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 24.05.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
09.05.2003
22.05.2003
ADMISSIBLE DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH Postfach 1260 83292 Traunreut / DE | [2003/28] | 20.06.2003 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 24.11.2003 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 10.10.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06) | 20.04.2006 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 07.04.2009 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.05.2009 | 07.04.2009 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 06.05.2009 | Date of oral proceedings | 15.10.2009 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 25.10.2009 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [2010/09] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 25.02.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 16.11.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 09.11.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 30.11.1999 | 03   M06   Fee paid on   25.02.2000 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | GB | 26.11.2008 | IT | 26.11.2008 | ES | 27.11.2008 | CH | 30.11.2008 | LI | 30.11.2008 | PT | 26.05.2009 | NL | 01.06.2009 | DE | 03.06.2009 | [2020/33] |
| Former [2010/05] | GB | 26.11.2008 | |
| IT | 26.11.2008 | ||
| CH | 30.11.2008 | ||
| LI | 30.11.2008 | ||
| PT | 26.05.2009 | ||
| NL | 01.06.2009 | ||
| DE | 03.06.2009 | Cited in | International search | [A] JPS5923210 | [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 8, no. 117 (P - 277)<1554> 31 May 1984 (1984-05-31) [A] 1 * abstract * |