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EP1563574 - improved memory card connector [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/33]IMPROVED MEMORY CARD CONNECTOR
[2006/24]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.11.2007
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.11.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.01.2008  [2008/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MOLEX INCORPORATED
2222 Wellington Court
Lisle, Illinois 60532 / US
[2007/04]
Former [2005/33]For all designated states
MOLEX INCORPORATED
2222 Wellington Court
Lisle Illinois 60532 / US
Inventor(s)01 / TOSHIHISA, Hirata
Corpo-Sunrise 101, 2-31, Fukami-nishi, 1-chome
Yamato-shi, Kanagawa 242-0018 / JP
 [2005/33]
Representative(s)Herden, Andreas F.
Blumbach - Zinngrebe
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Alexandrastraße 5
65187 Wiesbaden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/33]Herden, Andreas, Dipl.-Ing.
Blumbach - Zinngrebe Patentanwälte Alexandrastrasse 5
65187 Wiesbaden / DE
Application number, filing date03811633.119.11.2003
[2005/33]
WO2003US36952
Priority number, dateJP2002033497219.11.2002         Original published format: JP 2002334972
[2005/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004047228
Date:03.06.2004
Language:EN
[2004/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1563574
Date:17.08.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.06.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1563574
Date:24.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/04]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP1563574
Date:27.06.2007
[2007/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.06.2004
ClassificationIPC:H01R12/16, G06K7/00
[2005/33]
CPC:
G06K7/003 (EP); G06K7/0021 (EP); H01R12/83 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   IT,   SE [2006/10]
Former [2005/33]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 statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:verbesserter speicherkartenverbinder[2006/24]
English:improved memory card connector[2006/24]
French:connecteur de carte mémoire amélioré[2006/24]
Former [2005/33]VERBESSERTER SPEICHERKARTENVERBINDER
Former [2005/33]IMPROVED MEMORY CARD CONNECTOR
Former [2005/33]CONNECTEUR DE CARTE MEMOIRE AMELIORE
Entry into regional phase27.05.2005National basic fee paid 
27.05.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
27.05.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.06.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
27.05.2005Examination requested  [2005/33]
04.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.05.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.09.2006Fee for grant paid
20.09.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.10.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]EP1072998  (AMPHENOL TUCHEL ELECT) [X] 1-15 * column 4, line 50 - column 6, line 13; figure 1 *;
 [X]US5320552  (REICHARDT MANFRED ET AL) [X] 1-15 * column 3, line 14 - column 6, line 27; figure 1 *;
 [A]WO9813905  (WHITAKER CORP) [A] 1-15 * page 3, line 12 - page 6, line 10; figure 1 *
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