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EP About this file: EP1778490

EP1778490 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE FOR PROCESSING SHEET MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  17.11.2017
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.06.2018Change - lapse in a contracting state
New state(s): LV		published on 04.07.2018  [2018/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
manroland sheetfed GmbH
Mühlheimer Straße 341
63075 Offenbach / DE
[2017/51]
Former [2013/03]For all designated states
manroland sheetfed GmbH
Mühlheimer Straße 341
63075 Offenbach / DE
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
manroland AG
Mühlheimer Straße 341
63075 Offenbach / DE
Former [2007/18]For all designated states
MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
Mühlheimer Strasse 341
63075 Offenbach / DE
Inventor(s)01 / WIESE, Holger
Golfstrasse 4
63179 Obertshausen / DE
02 / LINDNER, Bernd
Hohebergstrasse 51
63150 Heusenstamm / DE
03 / SCHILD, Helmut
Am Wingertsgrund 148
61449 Steinbach/Ts / DE
04 / KÜHLMEYER, Lothar
Sandbergstr. 66
64285 Darmstadt / DE
05 / MARNETH, Bernd
Reinheimer Strasse 71
64846 Gross-Zimmern / DE
06 / BLUMÖR, Joachim
Waldstrasse 12
63512 Hainburg / DE
 [2007/18]
Representative(s)(deleted)
[2017/51]
Former [2014/26]Stahl, Dietmar
manroland sheetfed GmbH
Intellectual Property (SRI)
Mühlheimerstrasse 341
63075 Offenbach am Main / DE
Former [2014/11]Stahl, Dietmar
manroland AG
Intellectual Property (IPB)
Postfach 10 12 64
63012 Offenbach am Main / DE
Former [2008/30]Stahl, Dietmar
manroland AG Intellectual Property (IPB) Postfach 10 12 64
63012 Offenbach am Main / DE
Former [2007/18]Stahl, Dietmar
MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG, Mühlheimer Strasse 341
63075 Offenbach / DE
Application number, filing date05764308.228.07.2005
[2007/18]
WO2005EP08160
Priority number, dateDE2004103953613.08.2004         Original published format: DE102004039536
[2007/18]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006018105
Date:23.02.2006
Language:DE
[2006/08]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1778490
Date:02.05.2007
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.02.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1778490
Date:12.03.2014
Language:DE
[2014/11]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1778490
Date:20.12.2017
Language:DE
[2017/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:B41F31/02, B41F13/004, B41F27/12
[2013/49]
CPC:
B41F31/02 (EP,US); B41F13/0045 (EP,US); B41F27/1206 (EP,US);
B41P2213/734 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2007/18]B41F33/00, B41F13/004
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/51]
Former [2007/18]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM STEUERN EINER VERARBEITUNGSMASCHINE FÜR BOGENMATERIAL[2013/49]
English:METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE FOR PROCESSING SHEET MATERIAL[2007/18]
French:PROCEDE DE COMMANDE D'UNE MACHINE TRANSFORMATRICE DE MATERIAU EN FEUILLES[2007/18]
Former [2007/18]VERFAHREN ZUM STEUERN EINER VERARBEITUNGSMASCHINE F]R BOGENMATERIAL
Entry into regional phase13.03.2007National basic fee paid 
13.03.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
13.03.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.03.2007Examination requested  [2007/18]
19.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.06.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.01.2014Fee for grant paid
28.01.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP08007735.7  / EP1952987
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  19.12.2007
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  12.12.2014  17.12.2014  ADMISSIBLE
Koenig & Bauer AG
Schutzrechte/Lizenzen Friedrich-List-Str. 47
01445 Radebeul / DE
Opponent's representative
Koenig & Bauer AG
- Lizenzen - Patente -
Friedrich-Koenig-Straße 4
97080 Würzburg / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2015/29]
Opponent(s)01  12.12.2014  17.12.2014  ADMISSIBLE
Koenig & Bauer AG
Schutzrechte/Lizenzen Friedrich-List-Str. 47
01445 Radebeul / DE
Opponent's representative
Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft Lizenzen - Patente
Friedrich-Koenig-Straße 4
97080 Würzburg / DE
Former [2015/04]
Opponent(s)01  12.12.2014  17.12.2014  ADMISSIBLE
Koenig & Bauer AG
Schutzrechte/Lizenzen Friedrich-List-Str. 47
01445 Radebeul / DE
Opponent's representative
Schinkel, Olaf
Koenig & Bauer AG
Friedrich-List-Straße 47
01445 Radebeul / DE
16.01.2015Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
07.05.2015Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
22.03.2017Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.03.2017Date of oral proceedings
31.03.2017Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
31.03.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
31.07.2017Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
10.11.2017Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
15.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
20.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
23.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
22.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
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Stay/Interruption01.02.2012Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant[2012/12]
03.12.2012Resumption of proceedings[2012/43]
01.02.2012Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant[2012/43]
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.07.2005
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
TR12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
GR13.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
IE28.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
BE31.07.2014
AT28.07.2016
[2018/27]
Former [2018/24]HU28.07.2005
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
TR12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
GR13.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
IE28.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
BE31.07.2014
AT28.07.2016
Former [2017/36]HU28.07.2005
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
TR12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
GR13.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
IE28.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
BE31.07.2014
AT28.07.2016
Former [2016/33]HU28.07.2005
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
TR12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
GR13.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
IE28.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
BE31.07.2014
Former [2016/32]HU28.07.2005
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
GR13.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
IE28.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
BE31.07.2014
Former [2016/28]CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
GR13.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
IE28.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
Former [2016/21]CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
IE28.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
Former [2015/37]CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
IE28.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
Former [2015/36]CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
Former [2015/18]CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
Former [2015/13]CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
LU28.07.2014
Former [2015/08]CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
DK12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
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RO12.03.2014
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CZ12.03.2014
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ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
NL12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
Former [2014/49]CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
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CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
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FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US5983793  (VOLZ ALBRECHT [DE], et al) [Y] 1-5 * column 1, lines 30-57 * * column 4 * * column 5, lines 15-17 *;
 [Y]DE4223583  (HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCH AG [DE]) [Y] 1-5 * column 2, lines 15,16,30-33,37-41 *;
 [DA]EP0812683  (ROLAND MAN DRUCKMASCH [DE]) [DA] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE10129555  (HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCH AG [DE]) [A] 1,4 * paragraphs [0024] , [0044] *;
 [A]US5964157  (HUMMEL PETER [DE], et al) [A] 1,4 * column 3, lines 55-67 * * column 4, lines 1-32 *;
 [A]US2004074409  (ROTHER MICHAEL [DE], et al) [A] 1,4,6-8 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0149841  (HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCH AG [DE]) [A] 6-8 * figures 1-5 *;
 [A]EP0974461  (ROLAND MAN DRUCKMASCH [DE]) [A] 6-8 * paragraph [0010]; figure 1 *
ExaminationEP0435413
by applicantEP0812683
 US5983793
 EP0834398
 DE4223583
 DE10129555
 US5964157
 US2004074409
OppositionDE19650075
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