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EP About this file: EP1504415

EP1504415 - COMPUTER TERMINALS BIOMETRICALLY ENABLED FOR NETWORK FUNCTIONS AND VOICE COMMUNICATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.04.2013
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.04.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.05.2013  [2013/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bloomberg Finance L.P.
731 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022 / US
[2008/24]
Former [2005/06]For all designated states
Bloomberg LP
499 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BLOOMBERG, Michael R., Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Attn. Richard K. DeScherer, 787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019 / US
02 / WAANDERS, John D.
65 Harmon Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803 / US
03 / OZOLINS, Helmars E.
P.O. Box 26, 600 Major Pond Road
Orient, NY 11957 / US
 [2005/06]
Representative(s)Hackett, Sean James, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/31]Hackett, Sean James, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP Alpha Tower Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham
B1 1TT / GB
Former [2005/06]Reeve, Anna Elizabeth, et al
Lloyd Wise, Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date03711149.921.02.2003
[2005/06]
WO2003US05068
Priority number, dateUS2002008113221.02.2002         Original published format: US 81132
[2005/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03073378
Date:04.09.2003
Language:EN
[2003/36]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1504415
Date:09.02.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.09.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US27.05.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2009
ClassificationIPC:G06T1/00, G06F1/00
[2009/12]
CPC:
H04M1/67 (EP,US); H04M1/2473 (US); G06F21/32 (EP,US);
H04M1/06 (US); H04M3/53308 (US); H04M1/724 (EP,US);
H04M2203/6054 (US); H04M2250/12 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/06]G06T1/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/06]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
TitleGerman:COMPUTERTERMINALS MIT BIOMETRISCHEN FÄHIGKEITEN FÜR NETZWERKFUNKTIONEN UND SPRACHKOMMUNIKATION[2005/06]
English:COMPUTER TERMINALS BIOMETRICALLY ENABLED FOR NETWORK FUNCTIONS AND VOICE COMMUNICATION[2005/06]
French:TERMINAUX INFORMATIQUES ACTIVES DE MANIERE BIOMETRIQUE POUR DES FONCTIONS DE RESEAUX ET DES COMMUNICATIONS VOCALES[2005/06]
Entry into regional phase21.09.2004National basic fee paid 
21.09.2004Search fee paid 
21.09.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
21.09.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.09.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
21.09.2004Examination requested  [2005/06]
22.11.2004Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.06.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.11.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/22]
04.12.2012Date of oral proceedings
11.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/22]
11.01.2013Minutes 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  02.06.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
24.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
23.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
24.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
28.02.201311   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO9719519  (FIRECREST GROUP PLC [GB], et al) [Y] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [Y]DE29722222U  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [Y]WO9852371  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE]) [Y] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [Y]EP1011285  (NEC CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [Y]WO0042796  (SIEMENS AG [DE], et al) [Y] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [Y]DE20008345U  (MUELLER ANGELIKA [DE], et al) [Y] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [Y]US6219793  (LI YANG [US], et al) [Y] 1-20 * column 6, lines 15-25 * * abstract *;
 [Y]EP1154383  (SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB [JP]) [Y] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [Y]US2002003892  (IWANAGA MASAKUNI [JP]) [Y] 1-20* abstract *
International search[X]US6141436  (SREY LENA [US], et al);
 [Y]US6282304  (NOVIKOV SERGEY OLEGOVICH [RU], et al);
 [YP]US6404862  (HOLT NICHOLAS PETER [GB]);
 [YP]US2002106077  (MOQUIN PHILIPPE [CA], et al);
 [YP]US2002122415  (CHANG JU-NAN [TW], et al);
 [YP]US2002152391  (WILLINS BRUCE [US], et al);
 [YP]US2002174345  (PATEL PANKAJ B [US]);
 [YE]US2003046557  (MILLER KEITH F [US], et al)
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