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EP1154226 - Procedure and device for measuring of thickness and unroundness of elongated objects [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 16.12.2016 Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	16.12.2016	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 18.01.2017 [2017/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen Zeppelinstrasse 23 D-21337 Lüneburg / DE
	[2001/46]
Inventor(s)	01 / Hofmann, Karsten Barskamper Weg 46 21354 Bleckede / DE
	[2001/46]
Representative(s)	Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
	[2017/03]
Former [2007/15]	Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
Former [2001/46]	Graalfs, Edo, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons, et al Neuer Wall 41 20354 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date	01105634.8	07.03.2001
	[2001/46]
Priority number, date	DE20001023172	11.05.2000 Original published format: DE 10023172
	[2001/46]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1154226
	Date:	14.11.2001
	Language:	DE
	[2001/46]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1154226
	Date:	02.05.2002
	[2002/18]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1154226
	Date:	04.01.2006
	Language:	DE
	[2006/01]
	Type:	B9 Corrected patent specification
	No.:	EP1154226
	Date:	21.06.2006
	[2006/25]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1154226
	Date:	18.01.2017
	Language:	DE
	[2017/03]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.03.2002
Classification	IPC:	G01B11/24, G01B11/10, G01B11/255, B21B38/04	[2002/18]
	CPC:	G01B11/2433 (EP,US); G01B11/105 (EP,US); G01B11/245 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2001/46]	G01B11/24, G01B11/10
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI [2017/03]
Former [2003/04]	CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI
Former [2001/46]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Messung der Dicke und Unrundheit von länglichen Werkstücken	[2001/46]
	English:	Procedure and device for measuring of thickness and unroundness of elongated objects	[2001/46]
	French:	Procédé et dispositif pour mesurer l'épaisseur et l'excentricité d'objets longitudinaux	[2001/46]
Examination procedure	01.08.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.08.2002	Examination requested [2002/40]
	06.09.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.03.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.06.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.09.2005	Fee for grant paid
	21.09.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 04.10.2006 10.10.2006 ADMISSIBLE ZUMBACH ELECTRONIC AG Hauptstrasse 93 2552 Orpund / CH Opponent's representative Köster, Hajo, et al, et al Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Widenmayerstraße 47 80538 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2016/16]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.10.2006 10.10.2006 ADMISSIBLE ZUMBACH ELECTRONIC AG Hauptstrasse 93 2552 Orpund / CH Opponent's representative Köster, Hajo, et al, et al Meissner Bolte & Partner GbR Widenmayerstraße 47 80538 München / DE
	Former [2008/33]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.10.2006 10.10.2006 ADMISSIBLE ZUMBACH ELECTRONIC AG Hauptstrasse 93 CH-2552 Orpund / CH Opponent's representative Köster, Hajo, et al, et al propindus Patentanwälte Niedmers Jaeger Köster Pippinplatz 4a 82131 Gauting / DE
	Former [2006/46]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.10.2006 10.10.2006 ADMISSIBLE ZUMBACH ELECTRONIC AG Hauptstrasse 93 CH-2552 Orpund / CH Opponent's representative Köster, Hajo, et al, et al propindus Patentanwälte NIEDMERS JAEGER KÖSTER Pippinplatz 4a 82131 Gauting b. München / DE
	14.11.2006	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	14.12.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	12.08.2008	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	09.06.2011	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	23.06.2016	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	26.09.2016	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	09.12.2016	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	18.08.2011	Appeal received No. T1878/11
	19.10.2011	Statement of grounds filed
	23.06.2016	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	11.09.2008	Appeal received No. T1794/08
	09.12.2008	Statement of grounds filed
	26.11.2009	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	26.11.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	03.12.2009	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
	23.06.2016	Date of oral proceedings
	28.06.2016	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.01.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	deleted
	[2007/45]
Former [2007/36]	IT	04.01.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH036407 ;
		[X]JPS56117107 ;
		[A]JPS58131503 ;
		[A]JPH10260270 ;
		[A]JPS60253907 ;
		[A]US4121292 (GALANIS TOM L, et al) [A] 9* abstract *;
		[X]US4264208 (HABERL RAINER, et al) [X] 1,4,11 * column 11, line 43 - column 12, line 30; figures 4-6 *;
		[X]GB2121956 (RICHTER BRUNO DIPL ING FA) [X] 9 * page 2, line 88 - page 3, line 40; figure 2 *;
		[X]US5028798 (BISWAS AMIT K [DE], et al) [X] 1,4,11 * column 3, line 25 - line 60; figure 1 *;
		[X]DE4037383 (MESACON MESSTECHNIK [DE]) [X] 1,3,11 * the whole document *;
		[AD]EP0843156 (LASER APPLIKATIONAN GMBH [DE]) [AD] 9,12 * the whole document *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19910320), vol. 015, no. 116, Database accession no. (P - 1182), & JP03006407 A 19910111 (DAIDO STEEL CO LTD) [X] 1,4,11 * abstract *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19811205), vol. 005, no. 191, Database accession no. (P - 092), & JP56117107 A 19810914 (SUMITOMO METAL IND LTD) [X] 5-8 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19831029), vol. 007, no. 245, Database accession no. (P - 233), & JP58131503 A 19830805 (KAWASAKI SEITETSU KK) [A] * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19981231), vol. 1998, no. 14, & JP10260270 A 19980929 (TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO INC:THE;HITACHI CABLE LTD) [A] 5-8 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860516), vol. 010, no. 132, Database accession no. (P - 456), & JP60253907 A 19851214 (DAIDO TOKUSHUKO KK) [A] 9 * abstract *

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