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EP About this file: EP1504439

EP1504439 - A COMBINED WRITING INSTRUMENTAND DIGITAL DOCUMENTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  31.01.2014
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip31.01.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.03.2014  [2014/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
O'Donnell, Frank E.
709 The Hamptons Lane
Town and Country, MO 63017 / US
[2005/06]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2005/06]
Representative(s)Jones, Keith William, et al
Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/31]Jones, Keith William, et al
Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow
G5 8PL / GB
Former [2005/06]Jones, Keith William, et al
Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date02807418.516.10.2002
[2005/06]
WO2002US32916
Priority number, dateUS2002014241410.05.2002         Original published format: US 142414
[2005/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03096321
Date:20.11.2003
Language:EN
[2003/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1504439
Date:09.02.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.11.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.11.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.09.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/033, G06K9/22
[2008/43]
CPC:
G06F3/03545 (EP,US); G06V30/1423 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/06]G09G5/04
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 [2005/06]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMBINIERTES SCHREIBINSTRUMENT UND DIGITALE DOKUMENTORVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG[2005/06]
English:A COMBINED WRITING INSTRUMENTAND DIGITAL DOCUMENTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE[2005/06]
French:APPAREIL ET DISPOSITIF D'INSTRUMENT D'ECRITURE ET DE DOCUMENT NUMERIQUE COMBINES ET PROCEDE D'UTILISATION[2005/06]
Entry into regional phase27.11.2004National basic fee paid 
27.11.2004Search fee paid 
27.11.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
27.11.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.11.2004Examination requested  [2005/06]
26.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.10.2013
15.10.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
18.10.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/10]
28.10.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/10]
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  26.02.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
07.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
29.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
26.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
25.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
25.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
Penalty fee
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31.10.201312   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[DXY]US5294792  (LEWIS RUSSELL F [US], et al) [DX] 12-28 * the whole document * [Y] 1-11;
 [A]WO9816896  (OMNIPLANAR INC [US], et al) [A] 14,15 * Paragraph bridging pages 12 and 13 *;
 [Y]EP0953934  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [Y] 1-11 * paragraphs [0006] - [0016]; figure 1 *;
 [X]WO0025293  (COHEN RAPHAEL [US]) [X] 1-28 * page 4, lines 4-9 * * page 9, line 21 - page 16, line 23; figures 1-5 * * page 18, line 29 - page 20, line 18; figures 6-8 * * claim 15 *;
 [A]GB2354824  (PANKHURST DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT [GB]) [A] 18* page 7, paragraph L *;
 [A]WO0217222  (IBM [US], et al) [A] 1-28 * page 4, line 6 - page 7, line 32; figures 1-3; claim 17 *
International search[A]US5247137  (EPPERSON MARK [US]);
 [X]US5294792  (LEWIS RUSSELL F [US], et al);
 [A]US5446559  (BIRK JOHN R [US]);
 [A]US5581783  (OHASHI KATSUYUKI [JP]);
 [A]US5774602  (TAGUCHI TOSHIO [JP], et al);
 [A]US6130666  (PERSIDSKY ANDRE [US]);
 [A]US6348914  (TULI RAJA S [CA])
ExaminationWO0122207
 WO0248853
    - GOLDBERG D ET AL, "STYLUS USER INTERFACES FOR MANIPULATING TEXT", UIST '91. 4TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM SYMPOSIUM ON USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY. HILTON HEAD, SC, NOV. 11 - 13, 1991; [ACM SYMPOSIUM ON USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY], NEW, (19911111), pages 127 - 135, XP000315073
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