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EP About this file: EP1226308

EP1226308 - SAFETY ELEMENT AND A VALUABLE OBJECT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  12.10.2012
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Change - lapse in a contracting state
New state(s): ES		published on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
Prinzregentenstrasse 159
81677 München / DE
[2002/31]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHMITZ, Christian
Josefstalerstrasse 3g
83727 Schliersee-Neuhaus / DE
 [2002/31]
Representative(s)Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/46]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
Former [2004/22]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München / DE
Application number, filing date00960544.529.08.2000
[2002/31]
WO2000EP08415
Priority number, dateDE1999104129531.08.1999         Original published format: DE 19941295
[2002/31]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0116426
Date:08.03.2001
Language:DE
[2001/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1226308
Date:31.07.2002
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.03.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1226308
Date:21.06.2006
Language:DE
[2006/25]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1226308
Date:14.11.2012
Language:DE
[2012/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.03.2001
ClassificationIPC:D21H21/48, B41M3/14, B41M5/28, B41M5/40, B42D15/00
[2002/31]
CPC:
D21H21/48 (EP,US); B42D25/355 (EP,US); G03H1/0011 (EP,US);
Y10S428/916 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/31]
TitleGerman:SICHERHEITSELEMENT UND WERTGEGENSTAND[2002/31]
English:SAFETY ELEMENT AND A VALUABLE OBJECT[2002/31]
French:ELEMENT DE SECURITE ET OBJET DE VALEUR[2002/31]
Entry into regional phase02.04.2002National basic fee paid 
02.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
02.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.03.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.02.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/31]
04.12.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2005Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
29.11.2005Date of oral proceedings
08.12.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.04.2006Fee for grant paid
18.04.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  21.03.2007  25.04.2007  ADMISSIBLE
Arjowiggins Security
117 Quai du Président Roosevelt
92130 ISSY LES MOULINEAUX / FR
Opponent's representative
Tanty, François
Nony
11 rue Saint-Georges
75009 Paris / FR
 [N/P]
Former [2008/12]
Opponent(s)01  21.03.2007  25.04.2007  ADMISSIBLE
Arjowiggins Security
117 Quai du Président Roosevelt
92130 ISSY LES MOULINEAUX / FR
Opponent's representative
Tanty, François
Nony & Associés Conseils en Propriété Industrielle 3, rue de Penthièvre
F-75008 Paris / FR
Former [2007/17]
Opponent(s)01  21.03.2007   
Arjowiggins Security
117 Quai du Président Roosevelt
92130 ISSY LES MOULINEAUX / FR
Opponent's representative
Carré, Claudine Bernadette
Arjo Wiggins 117, quai du Président Roosevelt
F-92442 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
30.04.2007Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
30.08.2007Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
15.12.2008Date of oral proceedings
22.01.2009Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.01.2009Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
27.05.2011Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.06.2012Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
02.10.2012Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition18.03.2009Appeal received No.  T0644/09
20.05.2009Statement of grounds filed
27.05.2011Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
27.05.2011Date of oral proceedings
10.06.2011Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
01.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY21.06.2006
FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
LU29.08.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
GR22.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
BE31.08.2009
IT29.08.2010
ES30.08.2010
[2015/21]
Former [2011/31]CY21.06.2006
FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
LU29.08.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
GR22.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
BE31.08.2009
IT29.08.2010
Former [2010/31]CY21.06.2006
FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
LU29.08.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
GR22.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
BE31.08.2009
Former [2009/03]CY21.06.2006
FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
LU29.08.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
GR22.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2008/36]FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
LU29.08.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
GR22.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2008/19]FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
GR22.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2007/45]FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2007/35]FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
IT21.06.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2007/25]FI21.06.2006
IE21.06.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2007/22]FI21.06.2006
MC31.08.2006
DK21.09.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2007/19]FI21.06.2006
MC31.08.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2007/12]FI21.06.2006
PT21.11.2006
Former [2006/51]FI21.06.2006
Cited inInternational search[AD]DE2212350  (TIMM HERMANN M);
 [A]DE2909731  (OESTERR NATIONALBANK) [A] 1,2,29 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0526019  (PILOT INK CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-3,15-17,20,21,29 * the whole document *;
 [AD]EP0608078  (PORTALS BATHFORD LTD [GB]);
 [E]WO0054985  (RUE DE INT LTD [GB], et al) [E] 1,2,4,8,15,19,26,28,29 * page 8, line 1 - page 9, line 4 * * page 11, line 13 - line 22 * * claims 1,7-10,17 *
OppositionAU73762
 FR2038104
 GB2201376
 CA2032587
 EP0522217
 EP0787656
 WO9835096
    - R.L. VAN RENESSE, Optical document Security, (1988), page 96-367
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