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EP About this file: EP0051258

EP0051258 - Electronic document information filing system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  23.02.1993
Database last updated on 09.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1982/19]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kimoto, Katsumi
40 Saitobuncho
Kanagawa-ku Yokohama-shi / JP
[1982/19]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1982/19]Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel & Partner
Möhlstrasse 37
D-81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date81109039.827.10.1981
[1982/19]
Priority number, dateJP1980015547205.11.1980         Original published format: JP 15547280
[1982/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0051258
Date:12.05.1982
Language:EN
[1982/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0051258
Date:21.08.1985
Language:EN
[1985/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0051258
Date:20.04.1988
Language:EN
[1988/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.06.1985
ClassificationIPC:G06F15/40
[1982/19]
CPC:
G06F16/40 (EP,US); G06F16/93 (US); Y10S707/99933 (US);
Y10S707/99945 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   IT,   NL [1982/19]
TitleGerman:Elektronisches Dokumenteninformationsspeichersystem[1982/19]
English:Electronic document information filing system[1982/19]
French:Système électronique d'enregistrement d'information documentaire[1982/19]
Examination procedure27.10.1981Examination requested  [1982/19]
15.12.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.03.1987Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.05.1987Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
17.09.1987Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.12.1987Fee for grant paid
07.12.1987Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  19.01.1989  14.02.1989  ADMISSIBLE
GRUNDIG E.M.V. Elektro-Mechanische Versuchsanstalt Max Grundig holländ. Stiftung & Co. KG
Kurgartenstrasse 37
D-90762 Fürth / DE
 [1989/11]
21.02.1989Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
27.06.1989Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.07.1989Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
23.11.1989Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
06.02.1990Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
13.06.1990Reply to a communication from the opposition division
06.03.1991Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.12.1992Legal effect of revocation of patent [1993/15]
14.12.1992Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition10.05.1991Appeal received No.  T0367/91
12.07.1991Statement of grounds filed
02.04.1992Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [1992/14]
05.08.1992Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1992/32]
14.12.1992Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
14.12.1992Date of oral proceedings
16.12.1992Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.1983Renewal fee patent year 03
26.10.1984Renewal fee patent year 04
29.10.1985Renewal fee patent year 05
29.10.1986Renewal fee patent year 06
29.10.1987Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3030609  (ALBRECHT JOHN C);
 [A]FR2383481  (WESTERN ELECTRIC CO [US]);
 [A]GB2014339  (WESTERN ELECTRIC CO)
 [A]  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE FALL JOINT COMPUTER CONFERENCE, Anaheim, 5th-7th December 1972, vol. 41, part I and II, A.F.I.P.S. Conference Proceedings, pages 479-488, Montvala, N.J., US; R.H.BULLEN et al.: "Microtext-The design of a microprogrammed finite state search machine for full-text retrieval"
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