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EP1515526 - Multicolour illumination system for displaying the status of a portable electronic device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/11]Multicolour illumination system for displaying the status of an electronic device
[2015/32]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.09.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 18.10.2017  [2017/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2016/01]
Former [2005/11]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Suzuki, Kensaku, @NEC Saitama Ltd.
300-18, Aza Toyohara
Oaza Motohara
Kamikawamachi, Kodama-gun, Saitama / JP
 [2016/01]
Former [2005/11]01 / Suzuki, Kensaku, NEC Saitama Ltd.
300-18, Aza Toyohara, Oaza Motohara
Kamikawamachi, Kodama-gun, Saitama / JP
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2016/01]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [2005/11]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date04021742.413.09.2004
[2005/11]
Priority number, dateJP2003031977911.09.2003         Original published format: JP 2003319779
[2005/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1515526
Date:16.03.2005
Language:EN
[2005/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1515526
Date:06.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.01.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04M1/22
[2005/11]
CPC:
H04M1/22 (EP,US); H04M1/0214 (EP,US); H04M19/048 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2016/01]
Former [2005/49]DE,  FR,  GB,  IT 
Former [2005/11]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Mehrfarbige Beleuchtungsvorrichtung zur Statusanzeige für ein tragbares elektronisches Gerät[2015/32]
English:Multicolour illumination system for displaying the status of a portable electronic device[2015/32]
French:Système polychrome d'illumination pour indiquer l'état d'un dispositif électronique portable[2015/32]
Former [2005/11]Mehrfarbige Beleuchtungsvorrichtung zur Statusanzeige für ein elektronisches Gerät
Former [2005/11]Multicolour illumination system for displaying the status of an electronic device
Former [2005/11]Système polychrome d'illumination pour indiquer l'état d'un dispositif électronique
Examination procedure20.01.2005Examination requested  [2005/12]
03.05.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.08.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.12.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.07.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.11.2015Fee for grant paid
05.11.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.11.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  03.05.2005
Opposition(s)07.10.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
24.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
23.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
23.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
24.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
23.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
24.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT06.01.2016
FR30.09.2016
[2017/42]
Former [2016/36]IT06.01.2016
Documents cited:Search[X]JP2002281143  ;
 [A]JP2001103141  ;
 [X]US1880026  (JOSEPH SINGERMAN) [X] 1-25 * the whole document *;
 [X]US3425146  (WINSTANLEY JOHN ERIC) [X] 1-25 * column 3, line 40 - column 4, line 72; figures 1-7 *;
 [X]FR2036356  (BRIZZI ALBERT) [X] 1-25 * the whole document *;
 [X]DE2403564  (GERSCH WILLIAM ROBERT) [X] 1,5-20,23,24 * the whole document *;
 [X]US4641446  (JACKSON THOMAS L [US]) [X] 1-25 * column 3, line 27 - column 6, line 21; figures 1-6 *;
 [X]DE20102247U  (MIZERA ERICH [DE]) [X] 1-15,21-24 * the whole document *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20030114), vol. 2003, no. 01, & JP2002281143 A 20020927 (MAEJIMA SHINOBU) [X] 1-28 * paragraphs [0020] - [0026] - [0031] , [0032]; figures 1-3,5,8 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010803), vol. 2000, no. 21, & JP2001103141 A 20010413 (NEC SAITAMA LTD) [A] 1,12,14,16,26-28 * abstract *
ExaminationUS1702497
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