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EP1622778 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSERTING SHEETS INTO AN ENVELOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2006/06]	DEVICE FOR INSERTING SHEETS INTO AN ENVELOPE
	[2017/40]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 22.12.2017 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.07.2020	Change - lapse in a contracting state New state(s): ES	published on 19.08.2020 [2020/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kern, Inc. 3940 Gantz Road, Suite A Grove City, OH 43123 / US
	[2017/26]
Former [2015/17]	For all designated states Kern International, Inc. 3940 Gantz Road, Suite A Grove City, OH 43123 / US
Former [2006/06]	For all designated states Kern Investment Consulting Management Ltd. Nerine House, St. George's Place St. Peter Port Guernsey GY1 3ZG / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / KERN, Peter Alpenweg 16 CH-3672 Oberdiessbach / CH
	[2006/06]
Representative(s)	Roshardt, Werner Alfred Keller & Partner Patentanwälte AG Eigerstrasse 2 Postfach 3000 Bern 14 / CH
	[2018/04]
Former [2006/06]	Roshardt, Werner Alfred Keller & Partner Patentanwälte AG Schmiedenplatz 5 Postfach 3000 Bern 7 / CH
Application number, filing date	03718585.7	12.05.2003
	[2006/06]
	WO2003CH00302
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2004098905
	Date:	18.11.2004
	Language:	DE
	[2004/47]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1622778
	Date:	08.02.2006
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.11.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2006/06]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1622778
	Date:	02.07.2008
	Language:	DE
	[2008/27]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1622778
	Date:	24.01.2018
	Language:	DE
	[2018/04]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	18.11.2004
Classification	IPC:	B43M3/04	[2006/06]
	CPC:	B43M3/04 (EP,US)
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, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2018/04]
Former [2006/06]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Extension states	LT	04.10.2005
	LV	04.10.2005
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM EINFÜLLEN VON BLÄTTERN IN EIN KUVERT	[2017/40]
	English:	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSERTING SHEETS INTO AN ENVELOPE	[2017/40]
	French:	SYSTEME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR INSERER DES FEUILLES DANS UNE ENVELOPPE	[2017/40]
	Former [2006/06]	VORRICHTUNG ZUM EINFÜLLEN VON BLÄTTERN IN EIN KUVERT
	Former [2006/06]	DEVICE FOR INSERTING SHEETS INTO AN ENVELOPE
	Former [2006/06]	SYSTEME POUR INSERER DES FEUILLES DANS UNE ENVELOPPE
Entry into regional phase	04.10.2005	National basic fee paid
	04.10.2005	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.10.2005	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.10.2005	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.10.2005	Examination requested [2006/06]
	09.01.2007	Observations by third parties
	31.10.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.02.2008	Fee for grant paid
	16.02.2008	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 01.04.2009 09.04.2009 ADMISSIBLE Böwe Systec AG Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 1 86159 Augsburg / DE Opponent's representative Burger, Markus, et al, et al Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstraße 2 81373 München / DE
		02 01.08.2012 01.08.2012 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE BÖWE SYSTEC GmbH Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 1 86159 Augsburg / DE Opponent's representative Charrier Rapp & Liebau Patentanwälte PartG mbB Fuggerstraße 20 86150 Augsburg / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2015/15]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.04.2009 09.04.2009 ADMISSIBLE Böwe Systec AG Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 1 86159 Augsburg / DE Opponent's representative Burger, Markus, et al, et al Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstraße 2 81373 München / DE
		02 01.08.2012 01.08.2012 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE BÖWE SYSTEC GmbH Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 1 86159 Augsburg / DE Opponent's representative Charrier, Rapp & Liebau Patentanwälte Fuggerstrasse 20 86150 Augsburg / DE
	Former [2012/36]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.04.2009 09.04.2009 ADMISSIBLE Böwe Systec AG Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 1 86159 Augsburg / DE Opponent's representative Burger, Markus, et al, et al Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246 82043 Pullach bei München / DE
		02 01.08.2012 01.08.2012 INTERVENTION BÖWE SYSTEC GmbH Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 1 86159 Augsburg / DE Opponent's representative Charrier, Rapp & Liebau Patentanwälte Fuggerstrasse 20 86150 Augsburg / DE
	Former [2009/20]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.04.2009 09.04.2009 ADMISSIBLE Böwe Systec AG Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 1 86159 Augsburg / DE Opponent's representative Burger, Markus, et al, et al Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246 D-82043 Pullach bei München / DE
	deleted	Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
	12.05.2009	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	21.09.2009	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	22.06.2010	Date of oral proceedings
	20.07.2010	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	20.07.2010	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	31.01.2017	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	31.01.2017	Date of oral proceedings
	16.02.2017	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	11.05.2017	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	31.08.2017	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	08.12.2017	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	29.09.2010	Appeal received No. T2054/10
	29.11.2010	Statement of grounds filed
	05.03.2015	Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [2015/10]
	18.06.2015	Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2015/25]
	21.01.2016	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	04.10.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	01.04.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.04.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.05.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	AT	12.05.2016
	FI	12.05.2016
	GB	12.05.2016
	IT	12.05.2016
	LU	12.05.2016
	ES	13.05.2016
	SE	13.05.2016
	BE	31.05.2016
	DK	31.05.2016
	NL	01.06.2016
	PT	14.11.2016
	[2020/34]
Former [2018/47]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	AT	12.05.2016
	FI	12.05.2016
	GB	12.05.2016
	IT	12.05.2016
	LU	12.05.2016
	SE	13.05.2016
	BE	31.05.2016
	DK	31.05.2016
	NL	01.06.2016
	PT	14.11.2016
Former [2018/28]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	AT	12.05.2016
	FI	12.05.2016
	GB	12.05.2016
	IT	12.05.2016
	LU	12.05.2016
	ES	13.05.2016
	SE	13.05.2016
	BE	31.05.2016
	DK	31.05.2016
	NL	01.06.2016
	PT	14.11.2016
Former [2017/36]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	AT	12.05.2016
	FI	12.05.2016
	GB	12.05.2016
	IT	12.05.2016
	LU	12.05.2016
	SE	13.05.2016
	BE	31.05.2016
	DK	31.05.2016
	NL	01.06.2016
	PT	14.11.2016
Former [2017/13]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	AT	12.05.2016
	FI	12.05.2016
	IT	12.05.2016
	LU	12.05.2016
	SE	13.05.2016
	BE	31.05.2016
	NL	01.06.2016
	PT	14.11.2016
Former [2017/11]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	AT	12.05.2016
	FI	12.05.2016
	IT	12.05.2016
	LU	12.05.2016
	SE	13.05.2016
	BE	31.05.2016
	PT	14.11.2016
Former [2017/10]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	FI	12.05.2016
	LU	12.05.2016
	SE	13.05.2016
	BE	31.05.2016
Former [2017/04]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	LU	12.05.2016
	BE	31.05.2016
Former [2016/37]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
	BE	31.05.2016
Former [2015/21]	CY	02.07.2008
	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	TR	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
Former [2011/31]	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	HU	03.01.2009
	MC	31.05.2009
Former [2010/48]	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	GR	03.10.2008
	MC	31.05.2009
Former [2010/04]	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
	MC	31.05.2009
Former [2009/25]	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	RO	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
Former [2009/24]	CZ	02.07.2008
	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	SK	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
Former [2009/23]	EE	02.07.2008
	IE	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
Former [2009/22]	EE	02.07.2008
	SI	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
Former [2009/14]	SI	02.07.2008
	BG	02.10.2008
Former [2008/48]	SI	02.07.2008
Cited in	International search	[X]US3253384 (HUCK WILLIAM F, et al) [X] 1,2,5,8-11,13* column 2, line 29 - line 53; figure 1 *;
		[DX]EP0504114 (KERN AG [CH]) [DX] 1,2,5,8-11 * page 2, line 26 - page 3, line 47; figure 1 *;
		[X]EP1297970 (PITNEY BOWES LTD [GB]) [X] 1,5,8-11 * column 4, line 7 - line 37 * * column 6, line 4 - line 32; figure 1 *
	Examination	US3253385
		US3858381
		EP0392867
		DE4444877
		US6122899
	other	US3253385
		US3858381
		EP0392867
		US6122899
		DE4444877
	Opposition	US1543842
		US1668761
		US2569219
		DE960782
		US3253384
		DE1271124
		US3423900
		DE1461694
		DE2424360
		US4649691
		DE3805520
		US4820909
		EP0392867
		US5019249
		US5101979
		EP0504114
		WO9513197
		US6038835
		EP1226980
		US6435245
		US4020615
		DD220889
		US5061146
		DE3312087
		US5374044
		EP0597485
		US5992132
		EP0825037
		EP1334845

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