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EP1288844 - Personal identification method and personal identification device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.03.2008
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.01.2010New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
S-Staff Corporation
No. 2 Okana Building 5F/10F 1-24-16 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ward
Tokio 1050032 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/10]For all designated states
S-Staff Corporation
No. 2 Okana Building 5F/10F#1-24-16 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ward
Tokio 1050032 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Tsukamoto, Uhei, S-Staff Corporation
No. 2 Okana Bldg. 5F/10F,21-24-16 Nishi-shinabashi
Minato-ward, Tokyo 1050032 / JP
02 / Enokida, Masuo, S-Staff Corporation
No. 2 Okana Bldg. 5F/10F,21-24-16 Nishi-shinabashi
Minato-ward, Tokyo 1050032 / JP
03 / Hasegawa, Kyoichiro, S-Staff Corporation
No. 2 Okana Bldg. 5F/10F,21-24-16 Nishi-shinabashi
Minato-ward, Tokyo 1050032 / JP
 [2003/10]
Representative(s)Brykman, Georges, et al
BREVALEX
95 rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2008/44]Brykman, Georges, et al
Brevatome 3, rue du Docteur Lancereaux
75008 Paris / FR
Former [2003/10]Brykman, Georges, et al
c/o Brevalex 3, rue du Docteur Lancereaux
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date01403367.426.12.2001
[2003/10]
Priority number, dateJP2001024486010.08.2001         Original published format: JP 2001244860
[2003/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1288844
Date:05.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1288844
Date:25.10.2006
[2006/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.09.2006
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00
[2003/10]
CPC:
G06V40/1347 (EP,US); G06V40/12 (EP,US); G06V40/13 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2007/27]
Former [2003/10]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zur Identifikation von Personen[2003/10]
English:Personal identification method and personal identification device[2003/10]
French:Procédé et appareil d'identification de personnes[2003/10]
Examination procedure05.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/21]
25.04.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
29.08.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
05.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2009Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.12.2009
01.12.2009Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
21.12.2009Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
30.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
20.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
18.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
18.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
17.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
05.06.2007AT   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007BE   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007CH   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007CY   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007DK   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007ES   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007FI   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007GR   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007IE   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007LU   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007MC   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007NL   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007PT   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007SE   M01   Not yet paid
05.06.2007TR   M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.12.200909   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0762340  (CANON KK [JP], et al) [X] 1-6,8 * column 1, line 1 - line 14 *;
 [XA]EP0895750  (NEC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-6,8 * claims 1,2,4,6,8 * [A] 7;
 [X]US6047282  (WILSON STEVEN D [US], et al) [X] 1-6,8,2,4,6,1,3,5,8 * column 1, line 22 - line 27 ** column 2, line 9 - line 16 *;
 [T]  - P. BABCOCK GOVE, Webster's Third New International Dictionary, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, MERRIAM-WEBSTER, (1986), XP002383291 [T] * page 608 *
 [T]  - JAIN L C ET AL, "INTELLIGENT BIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES IN FINGERPRINT AND FACE RECOGNITION, MINUTIAE DETECTION", INTELLIGENT BIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES IN FINGERPRINT AND FACE RECOGNITION, BOCA RATON, FL : CRC PRESS, US, (1999), ISBN 0-8493-2055-0, XP002383289 [T] * page 156 *
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