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EP1698905 - Nano-drive for high resolution positioning and for positioning of a multi-point probe [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 11.01.2020 Database last updated on 22.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.01.2020	Revocation of patent	published on 19.02.2020 [2020/08]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Capres A/S DTU Bygn. 373 2800 Lyngby / DK
	[2006/36]
Inventor(s)	01 / Petersen, Christian Leth 4861 Ridgelawan Drive Burnaby BC V5C 3Y1 / CA
	02 / Nielsen, Peter Folmer Nordtoftevej 31 3250 Farum / DK
	03 / Bøggild, Peter Ægirsgade 61, 4 sal 2000 Copenhagen N / DK
	04 / Quaade, Ulrich Gammelmosevej 331 2880 Bagsværd / DK
	05 / Grey, Francois 901 rue Francois Estier 01170 Echenevex / FR
	[2006/52]
Former [2006/40]	01 / Petersen, Christian Leth 4861 Ridgelawan Drive Burnaby BC V5C 3Y1 / CA
	02 / Nielsen, Peter Folmer Nordtoftevej 31 3250 Farum / DK
	03 / Bøggild, Peter Ægirsgade 61, 4 sal 2000 Copenhagen N / DK
	04 / Quaade, Ulrich Gammelmosevej 331 2880 Bagsværd / DK
	05 / Grey, Francois Boldhusgade 4 1062 Copenhagen K / DK
Former [2006/36]	01 / Petersen, Christian Leth 4861 Ridgelawan Drive Burnaby BC V5C 3Y1 / CA
	02 / Nielsen, Peter Folmer Nordtoftevej 31 3250 Farum / DK
	03 / Bøggild, Peter Ægirsgade 61, 4 sal 2000 Copenhagen N / DK
	04 / Quaade, Ulrich Gammelmosevej 331 2880 Bagsværd / DK
	05 / Grey, Francois Boldhusgade 4 1062 Copenhagen / DK
Representative(s)	Budde Schou A/S Dronningens Tvaergade 30 1302 Copenhagen K / DK
	[N/P]
Former [2014/25]	Budde Schou A/S Hausergade 3 1128 Copenhagen K / DK
Former [2008/35]	Nielsen, Henrik Sten Budde Schou A/S Vester Søgade 10 1601 Copenhagen V / DK
Former [2006/36]	Nielsen, Henrik Sten Budde, Schou & Ostenfeld A/S Vester Sögade 10 1601 Copenhagen V / DK
Application number, filing date	06009611.2	15.09.1999
	[2006/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1698905
	Date:	06.09.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/36]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1698905
	Date:	18.07.2007
	[2007/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1698905
	Date:	20.07.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/29]
	Type:	B9 Corrected patent specification
	No.:	EP1698905
	Date:	18.01.2012
	[2012/03]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.06.2007
Classification	IPC:	G01R1/073, G01R3/00	[2006/36]
	CPC:	G01R1/073 (EP); G01R1/07307 (EP); G01R3/00 (EP); G01R1/06727 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2006/36]
Title	German:	Nanoantrieb für hochauflösende Positionierung und zur Positionierung einer Mehrpunktsonde	[2010/45]
	English:	Nano-drive for high resolution positioning and for positioning of a multi-point probe	[2006/36]
	French:	Nano-actionneur pour le positionnement de haute résolution et pour le positionnement d'une sonde à points multiples	[2010/45]
	Former [2006/36]	Nanolaufwerk für hochauflösende Positionierung und zur Positionierung einer Mehrpunktsonde
	Former [2006/36]	Commande nano pour le positionnement de haute résolution et pour le positionnement d'une sonde multipoint
Examination procedure	18.01.2008	Examination requested [2008/09]
	14.02.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.08.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.10.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.01.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.02.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.08.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.10.2010	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.02.2011	Fee for grant paid
	28.02.2011	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP99610052.5 / EP1085327
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP19990610052) is 07.07.2004
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 13.04.2012 14.05.2012 ADMISSIBLE SmartTip BV Drienerlolaan 5 7522 NB Enschede / NL Opponent's representative Altenburg, Bernardus Stephanus Franciscus DOGIO Patents BV PO Box 2350 1200 CJ Hilversum / NL
		[N/P]
	Former [2012/22]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.04.2012 SmartTip BV Drienerlolaan 5 7522 NB Enschede / NL Opponent's representative Altenburg, Bernardus Stephanus Franciscus ALTENBURG PATENT Ravelijnstraat 125 4102 AJ Culemborg / NL
	27.04.2012	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	12.05.2012	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	29.08.2012	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	17.12.2012	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	01.04.2014	Date of oral proceedings
	06.05.2014	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	24.07.2019	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2020/08]
	12.12.2019	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	02.07.2014	Appeal received No. T1485/14
	06.09.2014	Statement of grounds filed
	24.07.2019	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	24.07.2019	Date of oral proceedings
	02.08.2019	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	11.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	02.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
	01.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 09
	30.09.2008	Renewal fee patent year 10
	30.09.2009	Renewal fee patent year 11
	30.09.2010	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.07.2011
	BE	20.07.2011
	CY	20.07.2011
	DK	20.07.2011
	FI	20.07.2011
	SE	20.07.2011
	LU	15.09.2011
	CH	30.09.2011
	LI	30.09.2011
	MC	30.09.2011
	GR	21.10.2011
	ES	31.10.2011
	PT	21.11.2011
	GB	15.09.2013
	IT	15.09.2013
	[2014/38]
Former [2014/34]	AT	20.07.2011
	BE	20.07.2011
	CY	20.07.2011
	DK	20.07.2011
	FI	20.07.2011
	SE	20.07.2011
	LU	15.09.2011
	CH	30.09.2011
	LI	30.09.2011
	MC	30.09.2011
	GR	21.10.2011
	ES	31.10.2011
	PT	21.11.2011
	GB	15.09.2013
Former [2012/20]	AT	20.07.2011
	BE	20.07.2011
	CY	20.07.2011
	DK	20.07.2011
	FI	20.07.2011
	SE	20.07.2011
	MC	30.09.2011
	GR	21.10.2011
	PT	21.11.2011
Former [2012/17]	AT	20.07.2011
	BE	20.07.2011
	CY	20.07.2011
	DK	20.07.2011
	FI	20.07.2011
	SE	20.07.2011
	GR	21.10.2011
	PT	21.11.2011
Former [2012/12]	AT	20.07.2011
	BE	20.07.2011
	CY	20.07.2011
	FI	20.07.2011
	SE	20.07.2011
	GR	21.10.2011
	PT	21.11.2011
Former [2012/11]	AT	20.07.2011
	BE	20.07.2011
	FI	20.07.2011
	SE	20.07.2011
	GR	21.10.2011
	PT	21.11.2011
Former [2012/10]	BE	20.07.2011
	FI	20.07.2011
	SE	20.07.2011
	GR	21.10.2011
	PT	21.11.2011
Former [2012/09]	BE	20.07.2011
	FI	20.07.2011
	PT	21.11.2011
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US5172050 (SWAPP MAVIN [US]) [X] 1-6,9,10 * abstract * * column 4, line 15 - line 48 * * figure 1 *;
		[A]JPH06224449 (SHARP KK) [A] 1,5 * abstract *;
		[A]US5347226 (BACHMANN WALTER A [US], et al) [A] 1,5 * figures 5-9 *;
		[A]JPH0815318 (YAMAICHI ELECTRIC CO LTD, et al) [A] 1,5* figures 8,9 *;
		[A]WO9721105 (NAM JAE WOO [KR]) [A] 1,5 * pages 10,13 * * figures 1a-1e *;
		[A]EP0802419 (NEC CORP [JP]) [A] 1,5 * page 7, line 17 - line 43 * * figure - *
	Examination	US5475318
	other	- Stick-Slip Piezoelectric Actuators., XP003030476

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