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EP0879456 - SURFACE POSITION LOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 02.06.2006 Database last updated on 17.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	29.08.2008	Change - representative	published on 01.10.2008 [2008/40]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. 6401 Hollis Street Suite 150 Emeryville, CA 94608-1070 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2003/44]	For all designated states LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. 6401 Hollis Street Suite 150 Emeryville, CA 94608-1070 / US
Former [1998/48]	For all designated states Explore Technologies Inc. Suite 112, 2880 Lakeside Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / CONROY, David 3558 Walton Way San Jose, CA 95117 / US
	02 / FLOWERS, Mark 1364 Sprig Court Sunnyvale, CA 94087 / US
	[1998/48]
Representative(s)	Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al Beresford Crump LLP 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2008/40]	Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al BERESFORD & Co. 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX / GB
Former [2002/13]	Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al Beresford & Co., 2-5 Warwick Court, High Holborn London WC1R 5DH / GB
Former [2002/01]	Neobard, William John, et al W.H. Beck, Greener & Co., 7 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Former [1998/48]	Neobard, William John, et al Page White & Farrer 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
Application number, filing date	97907559.5	11.02.1997
	[1998/48]
	WO1997US01717
Priority number, date	US19960601719	15.02.1996 Original published format: US 601719
	[1998/48]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9730429
	Date:	21.08.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/36]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0879456
	Date:	25.11.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.08.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	21.08.1997
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.08.2004
Classification	IPC:	G08C21/00, G09G3/02, G06F3/033	[2004/38]
	CPC:	G06F3/0444 (EP); G06F3/045 (US); G06F3/04166 (EP); G06F3/0441 (EP)
	Former IPC [1998/48]	G08C21/00, G09G3/02
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, NL, PT [1998/48]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR LAGEBESTIMMUNG AUF EINER OBERFLÄCHE	[1998/48]
	English:	SURFACE POSITION LOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD	[1998/48]
	French:	SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE LOCALISATION D'UN ENDROIT SUR UNE SURFACE	[1998/48]
Entry into regional phase	05.09.1998	National basic fee paid
	05.09.1998	Search fee paid
	05.09.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.09.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.08.1997	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	07.09.1998	Examination requested [1998/48]
	02.07.2003	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.12.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.04.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.11.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	17.02.2006	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2006/27]
	17.02.2006	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	27.02.2006	Application refused, date of legal effect [2006/27]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.01.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.02.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.02.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	18.02.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	12.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 08
	14.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]GB2088063 (BOYD GEOFFREY ARTHUR, et al) [X] 1-61 * page 1, column R, line 79 - line 126 * * page 2, column L, line 31 - line 43 * * page 2, column L, line 61 - column R, line 75; figures 1-4 *;
		[X]US4442317 (JANDRELL LOUIS H M [US]) [X] 1-61 * abstract * * column 2, line 24 - line 53 * * column 3, line 22 - column 29 * * column 6, line 10 - line 63 * * column 7, line 16 - line 37 * * column 8, line 19 - line 50; figures 1,2,4,5 *;
		[X]EP0112554 (INTERACTION SYST INC [US]) [X] 1-61 * page 6, line 1 - line 23 * * page 8, line 13 - line 32 * * page 9, line 10 - line 28 * * page 10, line 1 - line 29; figures 1-4 * * page 11, line 27 - page 12, line 9 * * page 15, line 34 - page 16, line 9 * * page 16, line 26 - page 17, line 24 * * page 19, line 30 - line 35 * * page 20, line 11 - line 17; figures 1-4 *;
		[A]EP0267775 (TEKTRONIX INC [US]) [A] 11,31,40* column 6, line 47 - line 49; figure 1 *;
		[A]US4806709 (EVANS BLAIR [US]) [A] 1,8,24,26 * column 2, line 63 - column 3, line 68 * * column 5, line 65 - column 6, line 12 * * column 7, line 9 - line 48; figures 1-4 *
	International search	[A]US3911215 (HURST GEORGE S, et al);
		[A]US4071689 (TALMAGE JOHN E, et al);
		[A]US4220815 (GIBSON WILLIAM A [US], et al);
		[A]US4822957 (TALMAGE JR JOHN E [US], et al)

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