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EP About this file: EP1456819

EP1456819 - METHODS AND DEVICES FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF SHEET-TYPE PRODUCTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.05.2009
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.10.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GR		published on 01.12.2010  [2010/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
Prinzregentenstrasse 159
81677 München / DE
[2004/38]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHÜTT, Lothar
Herzog-Wilhelm-Strasse 15
85221 Dachau / DE
02 / RICHTER, Hans-Uwe
Kardinal-Wendel-Strasse 16
81929 München / DE
 [2004/38]
Representative(s)Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/39]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
Former [2008/22]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München / DE
Application number, filing date02781343.509.12.2002
[2004/38]
WO2002EP13941
Priority number, dateDE200116057810.12.2001         Original published format: DE 10160578
[2004/38]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03054809
Date:03.07.2003
Language:DE
[2003/27]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1456819
Date:15.09.2004
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.07.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1456819
Date:02.07.2008
Language:DE
[2008/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.03.2004
ClassificationIPC:G07D7/12
[2004/38]
CPC:
G06Q20/042 (EP,US); G07D7/1205 (EP,US); G07D7/121 (EP,US);
G07D7/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/27]
Former [2004/38]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN FÜR DIE ÜBERPRÜFUNG DER ECHTHEIT VON BLATTGUT[2004/38]
English:METHODS AND DEVICES FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF SHEET-TYPE PRODUCTS[2004/38]
French:PROCEDES ET DISPOSITIFS POUR VERIFIER L'AUTHENTICITE D'ARTICLES EN FEUILLE[2004/38]
Entry into regional phase12.07.2004National basic fee paid 
06.09.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
06.09.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.07.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
06.09.2004Examination requested  [2004/45]
16.12.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.04.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.01.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.05.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2008Fee for grant paid
07.04.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.04.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
02.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY02.07.2008
CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
IT02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
SE02.10.2008
GR03.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
AT09.12.2008
LU09.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
FR31.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
[2010/48]
Former [2010/34]CY02.07.2008
CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
IT02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
SE02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
AT09.12.2008
LU09.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
FR31.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
Former [2010/32]CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
IT02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
SE02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
AT09.12.2008
LU09.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
FR31.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
Former [2010/30]CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
IT02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
SE02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
AT09.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
FR31.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
Former [2010/21]CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
IT02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
SE02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
FR31.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
Former [2010/09]CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
IT02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
SE02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
Former [2009/43]CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
IT02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
BE31.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
Former [2009/39]CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
IT02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
Former [2009/34]CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
MC31.12.2008
Former [2009/24]CZ02.07.2008
DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
SK02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
Former [2009/23]DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
IE02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
Former [2009/22]DK02.07.2008
EE02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
Former [2009/20]DK02.07.2008
FI02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
Former [2009/12]FI02.07.2008
NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
BG02.10.2008
PT02.12.2008
Former [2009/01]NL02.07.2008
SI02.07.2008
Former [2008/48]SI02.07.2008
Cited inInternational search[A]US5280333  (WUNDERER BERND [DE]) [A] 1,4,15 * column 3, line 65 - column 4, line 58; figure 1 *;
 [XA]EP0668576  (LAUREL BANK MACHINE CO [JP]) [X] 1 * column 4, line 4 - column 8, line 40; figures 1,2 * [A] 2-21;
 [XA]DE19901702  (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE]) [X] 1 * column 1, line 33 - line 58 * * column 2, line 1 - line 56; figures 1,2 * [A] 2-21;
 [X]GB2355522  (INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD [GB]) [X] 1-21 * page 1, line 31 - page 2, line 14 * * page 2, line 25 - page 9, line 15 * * page 18, line 5 - line 33; figures 1-4 *;
 [X]FR2801125  (MONTAGE ET CABLAGE ELECTRONIQU [FR]) [X] 1-21 * page 6, line 18 - page 24, line 14; figures 1-19B *;
 [A]US2001006556  (GRAVES BRADFORD T [US], et al) [A] 1,4,15 * paragraph [0079] ** paragraph [0096] - paragraph [0114]; figures 8A-9 *
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