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EP1739614 - Intelligent mail system to coordinate direct mail with other marketing channels using mail prediction and mail control [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 31.10.2014 Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	31.10.2014	Refusal of application	published on 03.12.2014 [2014/49]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Pitney Bowes Inc. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926-0700 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2007/01]	For all designated states PITNEY BOWES INC. One Elmcroft Road Stamford, CT 06926-0700 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Miller, Kenneth G. 9 Cross Hill Road Bethel Connecticut 06801 / US
	02 / Winkelman, John H. 191 Community House Road Southbury, Connecticut 06488 / US
	03 / Rojas, John W. 197 East Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06855 / US
	04 / Powers, Cody 4 Deerfield Road Liverpool, New York 13090 / US
	05 / Reyes, Carlos 75 Prospect Place Ext. East Haven Connecticut 06512 / US
	06 / Norris, James R., Jr. 46 Kenosia Avenue No.31 Danbury, Connecticut 06810 / US
	[2007/01]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2007/01]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	06013246.1	27.06.2006
	[2007/01]
Priority number, date	US20050694304P	27.06.2005 Original published format: US 694304 P
	US20060450533	09.06.2006 Original published format: US 450533
	[2007/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1739614
	Date:	03.01.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/01]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1739614
	Date:	21.05.2008
	[2008/21]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.04.2008
Classification	IPC:	G06Q30/00, G07B17/00	[2007/01]
	CPC:	G06Q30/02 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2009/05]
Former [2007/01]	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
Title	German:	Intelligentes Postsystem zum Koordinieren von Direktwerbung mit anderen Marketing-Kanälen unter Benutzung von Postvorhersage und -steuerung	[2007/01]
	English:	Intelligent mail system to coordinate direct mail with other marketing channels using mail prediction and mail control	[2007/01]
	French:	Système postal intelligent pour coordonner des publicités directes avec d'autres voies de marketing utilisant la prédiction et la commande de courrier	[2007/01]
Examination procedure	31.07.2008	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.10.2008	Examination requested [2008/48]
	03.11.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.11.2008	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	09.01.2009	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	10.02.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.10.2010	Date of oral proceedings
	08.12.2010	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/49]
	08.12.2010	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	17.09.2014	Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/49]
Appeal following examination	04.02.2011	Appeal received No. T0983/11
	01.04.2011	Statement of grounds filed
	17.09.2014	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
	17.09.2014	Date of oral proceedings
	23.09.2014	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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 03.11.2008
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.06.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.06.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:	Search	[DX]US2004049314 (SANSONE RONALD P [US]) [DX] 1-27 * the whole document *;
		[DX]US6549892 (SANSONE RONALD P [US]) [DX] 1-27 * column 5, line 60 - column 6, line 56 *;
		[A]DE19839368 (HEINRICH DETLEV N [DE]) [A] 1-27 * the whole document *
	by applicant	US6549892
		US6738689
		US20060372809

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