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EP1485775 - RF POINT OF SALE AND DELIVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM USING COMMUNICATION WITH REMOTE COMPUTER AND HAVING FEATURES TO READ A LARGE NUMBER OF RF TAGS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 26.07.2013 Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	26.07.2013	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 28.08.2013 [2013/35]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states PROMEGA CORPORATION 2800 Woods Hollow Road Madison, Wisconsin 53711 / US
	[2004/51]
Inventor(s)	01 / DEARING, Michael 5200 County Z Spring Green, WI 53588 / US
	02 / VIDUGIRIS, Gediminas 5719 Longford Terrace Fitchburg, WI 53711 / US
	03 / LINTON, William, A. 5846 Persimmon Street Madison, Wisconsin 53711 / US
	04 / LINTON, John 1338 Holly Street, Apt. 1 San Carlos, CA 94070 / US
	05 / KRUEGER, Julia, E. 3676 Saddle Ridge Road Deerfield, Wisconsin 53531 / US
	[2005/01]
Former [2004/51]	01 / DEARING, Michael 5200 County Z Spring Green, WI 53588 / US
	02 / VIDUGIRIS, Gediminas 5719 Longford Terrace Fitchburg, WI 53711 / US
Representative(s)	Thomas, Philip John Duval, et al Potter Clarkson LLP The Belgrave Centre Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2010/29]	Thomas, Philip John Duval, et al Potter Clarkson LLP Park View House 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Former [2004/51]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	03713485.5	18.02.2003
	[2004/51]
	WO2003US04653
Priority number, date	US20020080330	21.02.2002 Original published format: US 80330
	[2004/51]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO03073201
	Date:	04.09.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/36]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1485775
	Date:	15.12.2004
	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.
	[2004/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	24.12.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.07.2006
Classification	IPC:	G06F17/60	[2005/06]
	CPC:	G06Q10/08 (EP,KR,US); G06K7/10336 (EP,KR,US); G06Q10/087 (EP,KR,US); G06Q30/06 (EP,US); G06Q30/0603 (EP,KR,US); G07F9/026 (EP,KR,US); (+) G07G1/0045 (EP,KR,US); G07G1/009 (EP,US); H04W4/35 (EP); F25D2500/06 (EP,KR,US); F25D2700/08 (EP,KR,US); Y02D30/70 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2004/51]	G06F1/00
Designated contracting states	AT, 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 [2004/51]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
Title	German:	HF-VERKAUF.-UND ABLIEFERVERFAHREN UND SYSTEM MIT KOMMUNIKATION MIT FERNCOMPUTER UND MIT MERKMALEN ZUM LESEN EINER GROSSEN ANZAHL VON RF-TAGS	[2004/51]
	English:	RF POINT OF SALE AND DELIVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM USING COMMUNICATION WITH REMOTE COMPUTER AND HAVING FEATURES TO READ A LARGE NUMBER OF RF TAGS	[2004/51]
	French:	POINT DE VENTE RF ET SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE DISTRIBUTION UTILISANT LA TELEMATIQUE ET AYANT DES CARACTERISTIQUES DE LECTURE D'UN GRAND NOMBRE D'ETIQUETTES	[2004/51]
Entry into regional phase	01.09.2004	National basic fee paid
	01.09.2004	Search fee paid
	01.09.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.09.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.12.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	01.09.2004	Examination requested [2004/51]
	31.01.2007	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.02.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.06.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.10.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.02.2013	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2013/35]
	28.03.2013	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2013/35]
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 07.02.2008
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	24.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 08
	23.02.2011	Renewal fee patent year 09
	24.02.2012	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.02.2013	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:	Search	[XA]US5621199 (CALARI UMBERTO [IT], et al) [X] 36,37,43-46,50 * abstract * * column 2 *[A] 38-42,47-49;
		[X]WO9945495 (TROLLEY SCAN PROPRIETARY LIMIT [ZA], et al) [X] 51-56 * abstract * * page 4 - page 11 *;
		[X]US5959568 (WOOLLEY LOUIS A [US]) [X] 1-14,51-59,65-71 * abstract * * column 1 - column 14 *;
		[X]DE29912346U (LIEBHERR HAUSGERAETE [DE]) [X] 1-14,36,38-43,50,60-71 * the whole document *;
		[X]US2001000019 (BOWERS JOHN H [US], et al) [X] 1-14,51-59,65-71 * abstract * * page 1 - page 3 *;
		[XA]WO0155931 (TRAFFICOP INC [US]) [X] 15-35 * abstract * * page 5 - page 8 * [A] 1-14,51-59,65-71;
		[PX]WO0235432 (PROMEGA CORP [US]) [PX] 1-14,51-59,65-71 * the whole document *;
		[PX]US2002183882 (DEARING MICHAEL [US], et al) [PX] 1-71 * the whole document *;
		[L]US2003034390 (LINTON WILLIAM A [US], et al) [L] 1-35,51-59,65-71 * the whole document *
	International search	[Y]US4616694 (HSIEH SHIH-YUNG [US]);
		[Y]US4866661 (DE PRINS MAURITS L [BE]);
		[Y]US5285041 (WRIGHT CHRISTOPHER B [US]);
		[Y]US5822714 (CATO ROBERT THOMAS [US]);
		[X]US6057756 (ENGELLENNER THOMAS J [US])

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