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EP About this file: EP0902386

EP0902386 - Card reader [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.08.2006
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.08.2008Change - representativepublished on 01.10.2008  [2008/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National Rejectors Inc. GmbH
Postfach 260 Zum Fruchthof 6
21614 Buxtehude / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/11]For all designated states
National Rejectors Inc. GmbH
Postfach 260 Zum Fruchthof 6
21614 Buxtehude / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Glück, Anton
Dresdner Strasse 2
21698 Harsefeld / DE
02 / Meyer-Steffens, Klaus
Rehn-Campe 30a
21717 Deinste / DE
[1999/11]
Representative(s)Graalfs, Edo, et al
Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Neuer Wall 50
20354 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]Graalfs, Edo, et al
Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Neuer Wall 50
20354 Hamburg / DE
Former [1999/11]Graalfs, Edo, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons, et al
Neuer Wall 41
20354 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date98112035.530.06.1998
[1999/11]
Priority number, dateDE199713841203.09.1997         Original published format: DE 19738412
[1999/11]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0902386
Date:17.03.1999
Language:DE
[1999/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0902386
Date:29.09.1999
[1999/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0902386
Date:12.10.2005
Language:DE
[2005/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06K7/00, G06K13/08
[1999/40]
CPC:
G06K13/0875 (EP); G06K7/0021 (EP)
Former IPC [1999/11]G06K7/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   DE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   NL,   SE [2000/24]
Former [1999/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Kartenlesevorrichtung[1999/11]
English:Card reader[1999/11]
French:Lecteur de carte[1999/11]
Examination procedure27.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/13]
16.07.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.04.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.07.2005Fee for grant paid
16.07.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.07.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
18.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
16.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
22.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
26.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI12.10.2005
NL12.10.2005
SE12.01.2006
AT30.06.2006
BE30.06.2006
[2008/12]
Former [2007/29]FI12.10.2005
NL12.10.2005
SE12.01.2006
BE30.06.2006
Former [2006/27]FI12.10.2005
NL12.10.2005
SE12.01.2006
Former [2006/24]FI12.10.2005
NL12.10.2005
Former [2006/22]NL12.10.2005
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH08279240  ;
 [A]DE3518247  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1,2,16 * page 7, line 1 - line 10; figure 1 *;
 [A]US5508501  (FUJIMOTO OSAMU [JP], et al) [A] 1,2,16* column 5, line 11 - line 38; figure 2 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970228), vol. 097, no. 002, & JP08279240 A 19961022 (NEURON:KK) [A] 1,2,16 * abstract *
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