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EP0973044 - Method for tracking moving objects using specific characteristics [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.06.2007 Database last updated on 15.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.01.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 10.02.2010 [2010/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states OERLIKON CONTRAVES AG Birchstrasse 155 8050 Zürich / CH
	[2000/14]
Former [2000/03]	For all designated states OERLIKON CONTRAVES AG Birchstrasse 155 8050 Zürich / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / Lanini, Nicola Köschenrütistrasse 139 8052 Zürich / CH
	[2000/03]
Representative(s)	OK pat AG Industriestrasse 47 6300 Zug / CH
	[N/P]
Former [2003/47]	OK pat AG Chamerstrasse 50 6300 Zug / CH
Former [2000/14]	Hotz, Klaus, Dipl.-El.-Ing./ETH c/o OK pat AG, Patente Marken Lizenzen, Hinterbergstrasse 36, Postfach 5254 6330 Cham / CH
Former [2000/03]	Hotz, Klaus, Dipl.-El.-Ing./ETH Patentanwalt c/o OK pat AG Hinterbergstrasse 36 Postfach 5254 6330 Cham / CH
Application number, filing date	99112907.3	05.07.1999
	[2000/03]
Priority number, date	CH19980001492	13.07.1998 Original published format: CH 149298
	[2000/03]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0973044
	Date:	19.01.2000
	Language:	DE
	[2000/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0973044
	Date:	09.08.2006
	Language:	DE
	[2006/32]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.11.1999
Classification	IPC:	G01S3/786	[2000/03]
	CPC:	G01S3/7865 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/03]
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Verfolgung bewegter Objekte anhand spezifischer Merkmale	[2000/03]
	English:	Method for tracking moving objects using specific characteristics	[2000/03]
	French:	Procédé pour la poursuite d'objects mobiles utilisant des caractéristiques spécifiques	[2000/03]
Examination procedure	08.06.2000	Examination requested [2000/32]
	07.07.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.09.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.09.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.09.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.10.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.01.2006	Fee for grant paid
	19.01.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.02.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
	25.02.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
Opposition(s)	10.05.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/29]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.06.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.06.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	16.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	16.06.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	09.08.2006
	FI	09.08.2006
	IE	09.08.2006
	IT	09.08.2006
	DK	09.11.2006
	SE	09.11.2006
	GR	10.11.2006
	ES	20.11.2006
	PT	09.01.2007
	[2010/06]
Former [2008/21]	FI	09.08.2006
	IE	09.08.2006
	IT	09.08.2006
	DK	09.11.2006
	SE	09.11.2006
	GR	10.11.2006
	ES	20.11.2006
	PT	09.01.2007
Former [2008/16]	FI	09.08.2006
	IE	09.08.2006
	IT	09.08.2006
	DK	09.11.2006
	SE	09.11.2006
	ES	20.11.2006
	PT	09.01.2007
Former [2007/30]	FI	09.08.2006
	IE	09.08.2006
	DK	09.11.2006
	SE	09.11.2006
	ES	20.11.2006
	PT	09.01.2007
Former [2007/22]	FI	09.08.2006
	DK	09.11.2006
	SE	09.11.2006
	ES	20.11.2006
Former [2007/18]	FI	09.08.2006
	SE	09.11.2006
	ES	20.11.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE2938853 (VER FLUGTECHNISCHE WERKE [DE]) [A] 1 * page 5, line 13 - page 7, line 9; figure . *;
		[A]US4719584 (RUE ARTHUR K [US], et al) [A] 1 * column A * * column 4, line 35 - column 20, line 52; figures 1-11 *;
		[A]US4796187 (NORTH DAVID M [US]) [A] 1 * column A * * column 2, line 36 - column 8, line 11; figures 1-10 *;
		[X]US4849906 (CHODOS STEVEN L [US], et al) [X] 1 * column A * * column 4, line 44 - column 22, line 23; figures 1-12 *;
		[A]US4937878 (LO THOMAS K [US], et al) [A] 1 * column A * * column 2, line 14 - column 6, line 32; figures 1-3 *;
		[A]US5289993 (MCWILLIAMS JOEL K [US], et al) [A] 1 * column A ** column 4, line 1 - column 12, line 49; figures 1-18 *

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