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EP1224033 - MAILING MACHINE INCLUDING A STRIPPER BLADE HAVING A RAISED EDGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 17.11.2017 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.11.2017	Opposition withdrawn	published on 20.12.2017 [2017/51]
	17.11.2017	Opposition rejected	published on 20.12.2017 [2017/51]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Pitney Bowes Inc. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2010/35]	For all designated states PITNEY BOWES INC. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926 / US
Former [2002/30]	For all designated states PITNEY BOWES INC. One Elmcroft Stamford Connecticut 06926-0790 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BECKSTROM, David, W. 201 River Road Roxbury, CT 06783 / US
	02 / THRAILKILL, Patrick, T. 137 Woodin Street Hamden, Connecticut 06514 / US
	[2010/34]
Former [2002/37]	01 / BECKSTROM, David, W. 212 York Road Fairfield, CT 06432 / US
	02 / THRAILKILL, Patrick, T. 137 Woodin Street Hamdin, Connecticut 06544 / US
Former [2002/30]	01 / BECKSTROM, David, W. 212 York Road Fairfield, CT 06432 / US
	02 / THRAILKILL, Patrick, T. 636 Orange Street New Haven, CT 06511 / US
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2002/30]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	00950718.7	26.07.2000
	[2002/30]
	WO2000US20339
Priority number, date	US19990364079	30.07.1999 Original published format: US 364079
	[2002/30]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0108813
	Date:	08.02.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1224033
	Date:	24.07.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.02.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/30]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1224033
	Date:	08.09.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/36]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	08.02.2001
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.03.2008
Classification	IPC:	B05C1/02, B43M5/00, B65H9/00, B43M5/04	[2008/16]
	CPC:	B43M5/042 (EP,US); Y10T156/1798 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2002/30]	B05C1/02, B43M5/00, B65H9/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/30]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KUVERTIERVORRICHTUNG MIT EINER KLINGENABSTREIFANORDNUNG MIT HOHER KANTE	[2002/30]
	English:	MAILING MACHINE INCLUDING A STRIPPER BLADE HAVING A RAISED EDGE	[2002/30]
	French:	MACHINE A TRAITER LE COURRIER COMPORTANT UNE LAME DE SEPARATION A BORD RELEVE	[2002/30]
Entry into regional phase	18.02.2002	National basic fee paid
	18.02.2002	Search fee paid
	18.02.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.02.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.02.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	18.02.2002	Examination requested [2002/30]
	17.07.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.11.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.04.2010	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.07.2010	Fee for grant paid
	16.07.2010	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 08.06.2011 06.11.2017 WITHDRAWN Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Prenzlauer Promenade 28 13089 Berlin / DE Opponent's representative Schaumburg und Partner Patentanwälte mbB, et al, et al Mauerkircherstraße 31 81679 München / DE
		[2017/51]
	Former [2015/25]
	Opponent(s)	01 08.06.2011 15.06.2011 ADMISSIBLE Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Prenzlauer Promenade 28 13089 Berlin / DE Opponent's representative Schaumburg & Partner Patentanwälte (GbR), et al, et al Mauerkircherstraße 31 81679 München / DE
	Former [2015/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 08.06.2011 15.06.2011 ADMISSIBLE Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Prenzlauer Promenade 28 13089 Berlin / DE Opponent's representative Eckert, Lars, et al, et al Schaumburg, Thoenes, Thurn, Landskorn, Eckert Patentanwälte Mauerkircherstraße 31 81679 München / DE
	Former [2011/29]
	Opponent(s)	01 08.06.2011 15.06.2011 ADMISSIBLE Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Triftweg 21-26 D-16547 Birkenwerder / DE Opponent's representative Eckert, Lars, et al, et al Schaumburg, Thoenes, Thurn, Landskorn, Eckert Patentanwälte Mauerkircherstraße 31 81679 München / DE
	15.07.2011	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.11.2011	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	04.12.2013	Date of oral proceedings
	03.01.2014	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	03.01.2014	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	06.11.2017	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2017/51]
Appeal following opposition	23.01.2014	Appeal received No. T0183/14
	13.05.2014	Statement of grounds filed
	06.11.2017	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	20.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.07.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.07.2007	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.07.2008	Renewal fee patent year 09
	28.07.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	26.07.2010	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	08.09.2010
	BE	08.09.2010
	CY	08.09.2010
	DK	08.09.2010
	FI	08.09.2010
	IT	08.09.2010
	NL	08.09.2010
	SE	08.09.2010
	GR	09.12.2010
	ES	19.12.2010
	PT	10.01.2011
	IE	26.07.2011
	LU	26.07.2011
	MC	31.07.2011
	[2015/21]
Former [2011/31]	AT	08.09.2010
	BE	08.09.2010
	CY	08.09.2010
	FI	08.09.2010
	IT	08.09.2010
	NL	08.09.2010
	SE	08.09.2010
	GR	09.12.2010
	ES	19.12.2010
	PT	10.01.2011
Former [2011/24]	AT	08.09.2010
	CY	08.09.2010
	FI	08.09.2010
	NL	08.09.2010
	SE	08.09.2010
	GR	09.12.2010
	PT	10.01.2011
Former [2011/17]	AT	08.09.2010
	CY	08.09.2010
	FI	08.09.2010
	NL	08.09.2010
	SE	08.09.2010
	GR	09.12.2010
Former [2011/15]	AT	08.09.2010
	CY	08.09.2010
	FI	08.09.2010
	SE	08.09.2010
	GR	09.12.2010
Former [2011/13]	AT	08.09.2010
	CY	08.09.2010
	FI	08.09.2010
Former [2011/10]	AT	08.09.2010
	FI	08.09.2010
Former [2011/08]	AT	08.09.2010
Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB175467 (STANDARD ENVELOPE SEALER MFG C) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[Y]US3996727 (IRVINE ROBERT, et al) [Y] 1-8 * see abstract; column 1, line 4 - column 2, line 31; figure 1 *;
		[A]DE3337488 (FRANCOTYP POSTALIA GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-8* the whole document *;
		[Y]EP0455387 (PITNEY BOWES PLC [GB]) [Y] 1-8 * see abstract; column 1, line 1 - column 4, line 10; figures 1-6 *;
		[A]EP0540292 (PITNEY BOWES INC [US]) [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
	International search	[A]US4971686 (O'DEA KEVIN J [US], et al);
		[A]US5022953 (FASSMAN ARNOLD [US], et al);
		[A]US5138816 (HOLBROOK RUSSELL W [US], et al);
		[Y]US5385627 (WEIMER CHARLES M [US])
	Examination	US4551188
		US5209806
		US5489358
		US6477512
		US6499020
	by applicant	US3859955
		US3996727
		US4450037
		US4643123
		US4775143
		US4903633
		US4926787
		US4971686
		US5006194
		US5022953
		EP0455287
		US5138816
		US5385627
		US5569327
		US5746881
		US6477512
		US6499020

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