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EP0996103 - AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.06.2004 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1-1, Tanabeshinden, Kawasaki-ku Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2002/45]	For all designated states FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1-1, Tanabeshinden, Kawasaki-ku Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
Former [2000/17]	For all designated states Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. 18, Keihanhondori 2-chome Moriguchi-shi, Osaka fu / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / MARUYAMA, Toshitake 1225-18 Kuge, Kumagaya-shi Saitama-ken 360-0026 / JP
	[2000/17]
Representative(s)	Leitner, Waldemar, et al Patentanwalt Dr. techn. Waldemar Leitner Zerrennerstrasse 23-25 75172 Pforzheim / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/17]	Leitner, Waldemar, Dr. techn., et al Zerrennerstrasse 23-25 75172 Pforzheim / DE
Application number, filing date	98917749.8	30.04.1998
	[2000/17]
	WO1998JP01990
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9957691
	Date:	11.11.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/45]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0996103
	Date:	26.04.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.11.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0996103
	Date:	13.08.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/33]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	11.11.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.10.2001
Classification	IPC:	G07F9/00, G07F9/02, G05B19/042, G06F9/445, G06F11/14	[2001/49]
	CPC:	G07F9/02 (EP); G05B2219/23308 (EP); G05B2219/23338 (EP)
	Former IPC [2000/17]	G07F9/00
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL [2000/17]
Title	German:	VERKAUFSAUTOMAT	[2000/17]
	English:	AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE	[2000/17]
	French:	DISTRIBUTEUR AUTOMATIQUE	[2000/17]
Entry into regional phase	08.01.2000	Translation filed
	08.01.2000	National basic fee paid
	08.01.2000	Search fee paid
	08.01.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.01.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.01.2000	Examination requested [2000/17]
	19.02.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.08.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.02.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.06.2003	Fee for grant paid
	11.06.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	14.05.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.02.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.02.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	01.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	13.08.2003
	FR	13.08.2003
	IT	13.08.2003
	LI	13.08.2003
	NL	13.08.2003
	ES	24.11.2003
	[2008/16]
Former [2006/14]	CH	13.08.2003
	FR	13.08.2003
	LI	13.08.2003
	NL	13.08.2003
	ES	24.11.2003
Former [2004/46]	CH	13.08.2003
	LI	13.08.2003
	NL	13.08.2003
	ES	24.11.2003
Former [2004/22]	CH	13.08.2003
	LI	13.08.2003
	NL	13.08.2003
Former [2004/13]	NL	13.08.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5418837 (JOHANSSON KJELL ET AL) [Y] 1-4 * the whole document *;
		[Y]US5619734 (YABUSAKI TATSUMI) [Y] 1-4 * abstract * * column 4, line 11 - line 65 *;
		[A]WO9613814 (VAZVAN BEHRUZ) [A] 1-7 * abstract * * page 2, lines 16-32 * * page 7, lines 6-8 *;
		[A]EP0489227 (TANDBERG DATA) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *;
		[A]GB2244584 (TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO) [A] 1-7 * figures 3,5,7 *;
		[A]WO9001199 (BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC) [A] 1-7 * abstract * * figures 3,4 * * page 13, line 14 - line 22 *;
		[A]DE4321381 (SEL ALCATEL AG) [A] 1-7 * the whole document *;
		[A]US4598379 (AWANE MISAO ET AL) [A] 1-7 * abstract * * figures 8,9,22 *
	International search	[Y]JPH05217052 ;
		[Y]JPH03154922 ;
		[Y]JPH06289911

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