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EP About this file: EP1932278

EP1932278 - SECURE PROTECTION OF BIOMETRIC TEMPLATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  30.08.2019
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.04.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2017/19]
Former [2013/39]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2008/25]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / TUYLS, Pim T.
C/o Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
02 / AKKERMANS, Antonius, H. M.
C/o Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
03 / GOSELING, Jasper
C/o Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
 [2008/25]
Representative(s)van Velzen, Maaike Mathilde
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2017/19]
Former [2008/25]Van Velzen, Maaike Mathilde
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date06809275.811.09.2006
[2008/25]
WO2006IB53200
Priority number, dateEP2005010900729.09.2005         Original published format: EP 05109007
[2008/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007036822
Date:05.04.2007
Language:EN
[2007/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1932278
Date:18.06.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1932278
Date:10.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.04.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04L9/32
[2008/25]
CPC:
H04L9/3231 (EP,US); H04L2209/08 (EP,US); H04L2209/34 (EP,US)
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 [2017/19]
Former [2008/25]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
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SICHERER SCHUTZ BIOMETRISCHER SCHABLONEN[2008/25]
English:SECURE PROTECTION OF BIOMETRIC TEMPLATES[2008/25]
French:METHODE DE PROTECTION SECURISEE DE MODELES BIOMETRIQUES[2008/25]
Entry into regional phase29.04.2008National basic fee paid 
29.04.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
29.04.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.04.2008Examination requested  [2008/25]
20.05.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.12.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.04.2017Fee for grant paid
03.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.04.2017Receipt 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  01.12.2016
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  12.02.2018  15.02.2018  ADMISSIBLE
Molnia, David
Theatinerstrasse 16
80333 Munich / DE
Opponent's representative
Molnia, David
Df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Theatinerstrasse 16
80333 München / DE
 [2018/12]
20.02.2018Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
08.06.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
04.04.2019Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2019/40]
04.04.2019Date of oral proceedings
15.05.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
15.05.2019Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
01.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
30.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
30.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
30.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.09.2006
AT10.05.2017
CY10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
IT10.05.2017
LT10.05.2017
LV10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
PT10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
TR10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
IS10.09.2017
IE11.09.2017
LU11.09.2017
BE30.09.2017
CH30.09.2017
LI30.09.2017
[2020/27]
Former [2020/15]HU11.09.2006
AT10.05.2017
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Cited inInternational search[X]US6038315  (STRAIT ROBERT S [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * abstract * * column 3, line 6 - column 4, line 24 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [X]DE19940341  (VOGEL KOLJA [DE], et al) [X] 1-11 * column 9, line 51 - column 13, line 14 * * figure 5 *;
 [DX]US2003219121  (VAN SOMEREN NICHOLAS BENEDICT [GB]) [DX] 1-11 * abstract * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0029] * * figures 2(a)-7 *;
 [PX]  - PIM TUYLS ET AL, "Practical Biometric Authentication with Template Protection", LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, SPRINGER VERLAG, BERLIN, DE, (2005), vol. 3546, ISSN 0302-9743, pages 436 - 446, XP019013299 [PX] 1-11 * abstract * * page 437, line 1 - page 442, line 24 * * figure 2 *
 [A]  - CASALI D ET AL, "Neural associative memory storing gray-coded gray-scale images", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (200305), vol. 14, no. 3, ISSN 1045-9227, pages 703 - 707, XP011096550 [A] 1,8-11 * page 705, column L, line 16 - column R, line 3; figures 1,2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TNN.2003.810596
OppositionJP2001251295
 US2004128511
 CN1623506
    - PIM TUYLS et al., "Practical Biometric Authentication with Template Protection", 5th International Conference on Audio- and Video-Based Biometric Person Au- thentication held, Hilton Rye Town, New York, USA, (20050700), pages 436 - 446, XP019013299
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