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EP1069954 - METHOD FOR DEBASING COINS AND DEVICE SUITABLE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/04]	METHOD FOR DEBASING COINS, DEVICES SUITABLE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD AS WELL AS DEBASED COINS
	[2002/01]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.07.2003 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	30.10.2009	Change - representative	published on 02.12.2009 [2009/49]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Syntech Holdings B.V. L.J. Costerstraat 6 5916 PS Venlo / NL
	[2001/04]
Inventor(s)	01 / KUSTERS, Wilhelmus, Martinus, Antonius Burg. v. Liebergenstraat 16 NL-5913 AT Venlo / NL
	[2001/04]
Representative(s)	Veldman-Dijkers, Cornelia G. C., et al Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau P.O. Box 645 5600 AP Eindhoven / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2009/49]	Veldman-Dijkers, Cornelia G. C., et al Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau P.O. Box 645 5600 AP Eindhoven / NL
Former [2001/04]	Veldman-Dijkers, Cornelia G.C., Ir., et al Algemeen Octrooibureau, P.O. Box 645 5600 AP Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date	99913756.5	08.04.1999
	[2001/04]
	WO1999NL00212
Priority number, date	NL19981008854	09.04.1998 Original published format: NL 1008854
	NL19981010532	11.11.1998 Original published format: NL 1010532
	[2001/04]
Filing language	NL
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9952638
	Date:	21.10.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/42]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1069954
	Date:	24.01.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.10.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1069954
	Date:	11.09.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/37]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	21.10.1999
Classification	IPC:	B02C19/12, B02C18/14, B02C18/18, B02C23/10	[2001/04]
	CPC:	B21H8/005 (EP,US); B02C18/142 (EP,US); B02C18/182 (EP,US); B02C19/0056 (EP,US); B02C23/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/04]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR ENTWERTUNG VON MÜNZEN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG DIESES VERFAHRENS	[2002/01]
	English:	METHOD FOR DEBASING COINS AND DEVICE SUITABLE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD	[2002/01]
	French:	PROCEDE SERVANT A DEPRECIER DES PIECES DE MONNAIE ET DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT DE METTRE CE PROCEDE EN APPLICATION	[2002/01]
	Former [2001/04]	VERFAHREN ZUR ENTWERTUNG VON MÜNZEN, VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG DIESES VERFAHRENS UND ENTWERTETE MÜNZEN
	Former [2001/04]	METHOD FOR DEBASING COINS, DEVICES SUITABLE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD AS WELL AS DEBASED COINS
	Former [2001/04]	PROCEDE SERVANT A DEPRECIER DES PIECES DE MONNAIE, DISPOSITIFS PERMETTANT DE METTRE CE PROCEDE EN APPLICATION ET PIECES DE MONNAIE DEPRECIEES
Entry into regional phase	21.10.1999	Translation filed
	28.09.2000	National basic fee paid
	28.09.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.09.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.08.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	28.09.2000	Examination requested [2001/04]
	03.04.2001	Request for accelerated examination filed
	23.04.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.04.2001	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	22.10.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.12.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	08.03.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	05.04.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.07.2002	Fee for grant paid
	04.07.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP02020145.5 / EP1273350
	EP02078733.9
Opposition(s)	12.06.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/36]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	11.09.2002
	BE	11.09.2002
	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
	NL	11.09.2002
	PT	18.12.2002
	ES	28.03.2003
	CY	08.04.2003
	IE	08.04.2003
	LU	08.04.2003
	MC	30.04.2003
	[2005/02]
Former [2004/44]	AT	11.09.2002
	BE	11.09.2002
	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
	NL	11.09.2002
	PT	18.12.2002
	ES	28.03.2003
	CY	08.04.2003
	IE	08.04.2003
	LU	08.04.2003
Former [2004/39]	AT	11.09.2002
	BE	11.09.2002
	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
	NL	11.09.2002
	PT	18.12.2002
	ES	28.03.2003
	IE	08.04.2003
	LU	08.04.2003
Former [2004/29]	AT	11.09.2002
	BE	11.09.2002
	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
	NL	11.09.2002
	PT	18.12.2002
	ES	28.03.2003
	IE	08.04.2003
Former [2004/05]	AT	11.09.2002
	BE	11.09.2002
	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
	NL	11.09.2002
	PT	18.12.2002
	ES	28.03.2003
Former [2003/48]	AT	11.09.2002
	BE	11.09.2002
	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
	NL	11.09.2002
	PT	18.12.2002
Former [2003/31]	AT	11.09.2002
	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
	NL	11.09.2002
	PT	18.12.2002
Former [2003/22]	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
	NL	11.09.2002
	PT	18.12.2002
Former [2003/20]	FI	11.09.2002
	GR	11.09.2002
Former [2003/14]	FI	11.09.2002

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