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EP1016468 - Method and system for generating and finishing documents [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.01.2006 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	21.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT, SE	published on 23.04.2008 [2008/17]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Neopost Industrie B.V. De Tijen 3 9201 BX Drachten / NL
	[2004/14]
Former [2000/27]	For all designated states Neopost B.V. De Tijen 3 9201 BX Drachten / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / van der Meer, Hendrik Theodorus Martinus de Boerstraat 3 9203 RC Drachten / NL
	02 / Edens, Bertus Karel Flevo 184 9204 JT Drachten / NL
	[2000/27]
Representative(s)	Prins, Adrianus Willem, et al V.O. Johan de Wittlaan 7 2517 JR Den Haag / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2003/15]	Prins, Adrianus Willem, et al Vereenigde, Nieuwe Parklaan 97 2587 BN Den Haag / NL
Former [2000/27]	Ottevangers, Sietse Ulbe, et al Vereenigde, Postbus 87930 2508 DH Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date	99204610.2	30.12.1999
	[2000/27]
Priority number, date	NL19981010936	31.12.1998 Original published format: NL 1010936
	[2000/27]
Filing language	NL
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1016468
	Date:	05.07.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/27]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1016468
	Date:	02.03.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/09]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.04.2000
Classification	IPC:	B07C1/00, G06F17/21	[2000/27]
	CPC:	B07C1/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/27]
Title	German:	System und Verfahren zum Generieren und Fertigstellen von Dokumenten	[2000/27]
	English:	Method and system for generating and finishing documents	[2000/27]
	French:	Système et procédé pour générer et achever la préparation des documents	[2000/27]
Examination procedure	05.01.2001	Examination requested [2001/10]
	29.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.04.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.08.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.12.2004	Fee for grant paid
	21.12.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	05.12.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/08]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.2001	03 M06 Fee paid on 15.03.2002
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	02.03.2005
	BE	02.03.2005
	CH	02.03.2005
	FI	02.03.2005
	IT	02.03.2005
	LI	02.03.2005
	NL	02.03.2005
	DK	02.06.2005
	GR	02.06.2005
	SE	02.06.2005
	ES	13.06.2005
	PT	17.08.2005
	[2008/17]
Former [2006/14]	AT	02.03.2005
	BE	02.03.2005
	CH	02.03.2005
	FI	02.03.2005
	LI	02.03.2005
	NL	02.03.2005
	DK	02.06.2005
	GR	02.06.2005
	ES	13.06.2005
	PT	17.08.2005
Former [2006/12]	AT	02.03.2005
	BE	02.03.2005
	CH	02.03.2005
	FI	02.03.2005
	LI	02.03.2005
	DK	02.06.2005
	ES	13.06.2005
Former [2005/51]	AT	02.03.2005
	BE	02.03.2005
	FI	02.03.2005
Former [2005/46]	FI	02.03.2005
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0376467 (PITNEY BOWES INC [US]) [A] 4-6,15,26 * abstract *;
		[X]NL8901557 (HADEWE BV) [X] 1-3,7,8,20-22,31 * page 2, line 10 - line 37 * * page 3, line 6 - line 27 * * page 5, line 8 - line 18 *;
		[XD]US5283752 (GOMBAULT JACOBUS F [NL], et al);
		[A]EP0628357 (HADEWE BV [NL]) [A] 11-14 * abstract * * column 2, line 5 - column 7, line 2 *;
		[A]EP0678346 (PITNEY BOWES INC [US]) [A] 1,22,24,31 * abstract * * column 1, line 6 - line 16 * * column 2, line 11 - line 29 *;
		[XD]EP0719597 (PITNEY BOWES INC [US]) [XD] 1,7,10,13,14,22-24,31 * abstract * * column 3, line 58 - column 4, line 35 *;
		[A]US5726897 (TAMMI CHRISTIAN E [US], et al) [A] 1,22,31* abstract *;
		[A]EP0851365 (HADEWE BV [NL]) [A] 1,22,31 * abstract *

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