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EP1433035 - GEOFENCING MOVEABLE VEHICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  04.11.2011
Database last updated on 14.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.11.2011Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.12.2011  [2011/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LoJack Corporation
333 Elm Street
Dedham, MA 02026 / US
[2004/27]
Inventor(s)01 / DUVALL, William
67 Bowditch Road
Sudbury, MA 01776 / US
 [2004/27]
Representative(s)Allsop, John Rowland
MacLeod Allsop
Wellington House
57 Dyer Street
Cirencester, Glos GL7 2PP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/31]Allsop, John Rowland
MacLeod Allsop Island House Lower High Street Burford
Oxfordshire OX18 4RR / GB
Former [2004/27]Allsop, John Rowland
McLeod Allsop, Bledington Grounds
Bledington, Glos 0X7 6XL / GB
Application number, filing date02799447.419.09.2002
[2004/27]
WO2002IB03852
Priority number, dateUS2001096295625.09.2001         Original published format: US 962956
[2004/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03027786
Date:03.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1433035
Date:30.06.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.04.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.06.2003
ClassificationIPC:G05D1/00
[2004/27]
CPC:
G08G1/207 (EP,US); B60R25/1012 (EP,US); B60R25/102 (EP,US);
H04W4/021 (EP,US); B60R2325/205 (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,   SK,   TR [2004/27]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:GEOFENCING BEWEGLICHER FAHRZEUGE[2004/27]
English:GEOFENCING MOVEABLE VEHICLES[2004/27]
French:GARDIENNAGE VIRTUEL DE VEHICULES[2004/27]
Entry into regional phase23.04.2004National basic fee paid 
23.04.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
23.04.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.04.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
23.04.2004Examination requested  [2004/27]
12.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.04.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.10.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.04.2008Date of oral proceedings
07.05.2008Date of oral proceedings
09.06.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/49]
09.06.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
18.08.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/49]
Appeal following examination08.08.2008Appeal received No.  T2110/08
07.10.2008Statement of grounds filed
18.08.2011Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
18.08.2011Date of oral proceedings
24.08.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  12.05.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
14.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
15.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
29.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.200403   M06   Fee paid on   11.03.2005
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Cited inInternational search[X]US6204772  (DEMAY RODNEY W [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * column 2, lines 25-61 * * column 3, lines 21-26 * * column 4, lines 1-19 * * column 5, line 66 - column 6, line 2 * * column 6, lines 61-65 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0736425  (KLASCHKA RUEDIGER [DE]) [A] 1-16 * column 1, lines 35-38 * * column 2, lines 44-49 * * column 4, lines 17-24 * * column 4, lines 53-58 * * column 12, lines 26-31 *;
 [A]US5987379  (SMITH STEVE [US]) [A] 1-16 * column 2, line 65 - column 3, line 23 * * column 3, lines 60-62 * * figures 1,3 *;
 [A]JP2000339029
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010406), vol. 2000, no. 15, & JP2000339029 A 20001208 (KOMATSU LTD) [A] 1-16 * abstract *
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