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EP0981120 - Passport transaction apparatus, passport transaction method, and passport transaction system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.01.2008
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.01.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.02.2008  [2008/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/12]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Former [2000/08]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Saito, Hiroyuki, c/o Fujitsu Terminal Systems Ltd.
8-3, Tonyamachi 1-chome
Maebashi, Gunma 371-0855 / JP
02 / Nagumo, Tomoe, c/o Fujitsu Terminal Systems Ltd.
8-3, Tonyamachi 1-Chome
Maebashi, Gunma 371-0855 / JP
03 / Mori, Katsuyoshi, c/o Fujitsu Terminal Systems Ltd
8-3, Tonyamachi 1-Chome
Maebashi, gunma 371-0855 / JP
[2000/08]
Representative(s)Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn London
WC1V 7JH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/08]Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date98309782.530.11.1998
[2000/08]
Priority number, dateJP1998020788523.07.1998         Original published format: JP 20788598
[2000/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0981120
Date:23.02.2000
Language:EN
[2000/08]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0981120
Date:26.04.2000
[2000/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0981120
Date:21.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:G07F17/42
[2000/08]
CPC:
G07F17/40 (EP,US); G06Q20/102 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/01]
Former [2000/08]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Ausgabe eines Reisepasses[2000/08]
English:Passport transaction apparatus, passport transaction method, and passport transaction system[2000/08]
French:Dispositif et méthode pour la fabrication d'un passeport[2000/08]
Examination procedure18.10.2000Examination requested  [2000/50]
17.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.08.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.12.2006Fee for grant paid
27.12.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.12.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
26.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
25.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
28.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
29.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5717776  (WATANABE YOSHIHIRO [JP]) [Y] 1-23 * column A; figures 1-5,79A,10A,10C,10D; claims 1-12 *;
 [Y]WO9704353  (CHUMBLEY GREGORY R [US]) [Y] 1-23 * abstract *;
 [A]JPH03171255  (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO) [A] 1-23 * abstract *
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