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| EP1617373 - Optical surface inspection [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 28.01.2011 Database last updated on 19.10.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 28.01.2011 | Refusal of application | published on 02.03.2011 [2011/09] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [2006/03] | For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
BRASEN, Gernot Oppenheimer Strasse 54 55130, Mainz / DE | 02 /
LAUE, Christian Am Fort Elisabeth 17/34 55131, Mainz / DE | 03 /
LOEFFLER, Matthias Sanvignesstr. 20 67304, Eisenberg / DE | 04 /
THEUER, Heiko Friedrich Ebert Strasse 42 55130, Mainz / DE | [2006/03] | Representative(s) | Jauregui Urbahn, Kristian IBM Deutschland Management & Business Support GmbH Patentwesen u. Urheberrecht IBM-Allee 71139 Ehningen / DE | [2010/47] |
| Former [2009/38] | Teufel, Fritz IBM Deutschland Management & Business Support GmbH Patentwesen u. Urheberrecht 71137 Ehningen / DE | ||
| Former [2008/37] | Teufel, Fritz IBM Deutschland GmbH Intellectual Property 70548 Stuttgart / DE | ||
| Former [2006/03] | Teufel, Fritz IBM Deutschland GmbH, Intellectual Property, Pascalstrasse 100 70569 Stuttgart / DE | Application number, filing date | 05105224.9 | 14.06.2005 | [2006/03] | Priority number, date | EP20040103350 | 13.07.2004 Original published format: EP 04103350 | [2006/03] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1617373 | Date: | 18.01.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/03] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 28.10.2005 | Classification | IPC: | G06T7/00, G01R31/28, G01N21/956 | [2006/03] | CPC: |
G06T7/001 (EP);
G01N21/8806 (EP);
G01N21/956 (EP);
G06T2207/30148 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2006/03] | Title | German: | Optische Oberflächeninspektion | [2006/03] | English: | Optical surface inspection | [2006/03] | French: | Inspection optique de surface | [2006/03] | Examination procedure | 27.03.2006 | Examination requested [2006/21] | 19.04.2007 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 06.06.2007 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 21.05.2008 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 04.09.2008 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.10.2010 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/09] | 07.10.2010 | Date of oral proceedings | 15.10.2010 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 18.10.2010 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/09] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 18.06.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 30.06.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 19.06.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 23.06.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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