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EP1537542 - RANDOM NUMBER SELECTOR, AND BINGO GAME MACHINE INCORPORATING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.12.2006
Database last updated on 08.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.12.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.01.2007  [2007/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konami Corporation
4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6330 / JP
[2006/04]
Former [2005/23]For all designated states
Konami Corporation
4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6330 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / UCHIYAMA, Takashi, c/o Konami Corporation
4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6330 / JP
02 / GOTO, Nobuhiro, c/o Konami Corporation
4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6330 / JP
03 / YASUDA, Shingo, c/o Konami Corporation
4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6330 / JP
 [2005/23]
Representative(s)Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/23]Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date03794152.329.08.2003
WO2003JP11115
Priority number, dateJP2002026325509.09.2002         Original published format: JP 2002263255
[2005/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004023400
Date:18.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1537542
Date:08.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.03.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1537542
Date:25.01.2006
Language:EN
[2006/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.03.2004
ClassificationIPC:G07C15/00, G07F17/34, A63F5/04
[2005/23]
CPC:
G07F17/3297 (EP,US); G07C15/00 (KR); A63F5/04 (KR);
G07C15/001 (EP,US); G07F17/34 (KR)
Designated contracting statesGB [2005/35]
Former [2005/23]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 
Former [N/P]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 
TitleGerman:ZUFALLSZAHLENAUSWAHLVORRICHTUNG UND BINGOSPIELMASCHINE DIE DIESE ENTHÄLT[2005/23]
English:RANDOM NUMBER SELECTOR, AND BINGO GAME MACHINE INCORPORATING THE SAME[2005/23]
French:SELECTEUR DE NUMERO ALEATOIRE ET MACHINE DE JEU DE BINGO CONTENANT UN TEL SELECTEUR[2005/23]
Entry into regional phase09.03.2005National basic fee paid 
09.03.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
09.03.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.03.2005Examination requested  [2005/23]
28.07.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.11.2005Fee for grant paid
16.11.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.10.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2007/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[A]GB951144  (R G FRENCH EQUIPMENT LTD) [A] 1-6 * page 1, line 55 - line 74 * * page 2, line 18 - line 53 * * page 3, line 73 - page 4, line 54 * * figures 3,4,6-12 *;
 [A]FR2752745  (THIMON ROLAND [FR]) [A] 1,6 * page 3, line 30 - page 4, line 33 * * page 5, line 16 - line 36 * * figures 1-6,9,10 *;
 [A]US5755440  (SHER ABRAHAM M [US]) [A] 1,6 * column 3, line 43 - column 4, line 40 * * figures 1A,1B,2 *;
 [A]US6164647  (CHEE AH-HIM CHONG TOC [AU]) [A] 1-3,6 * column 4, line 48 - column 5, line 61 * * column 6, line 51 - line 56 * * figures 1,6 *;
 [A]GB2363733  (COINMASTER GAMING LTD [GB]) [A] 1,6 * page 5, line 5 - page 6, line 16 * * page 8, lines 10-16 ** figures 1-3 *
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