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EP2051215 - Counter management apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.02.2019
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.02.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 20.03.2019  [2019/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD.
1-2, Toranomon 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2009/17]
Inventor(s)01 / Asakura, Mitsutaka
c/o LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. 1-2, Toranomon
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
02 / Kaneko, Yoshiyuki
c/o LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. 1-2,Toranomon
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
03 / Kimura, Takashi
c/o LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. 1-2, Toranomon
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
 [2009/17]
Representative(s)Ilgart, Jean-Christophe, et al
BREVALEX
95, Rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2009/17]Ilgart, Jean-Christophe, et al
BREVALEX 3, rue du Docteur Lancereaux
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date08166419.513.10.2008
[2009/17]
Priority number, dateJP2007027261419.10.2007         Original published format: JP 2007272614
[2009/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2051215
Date:22.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2051215
Date:24.08.2011
[2011/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.07.2011
ClassificationIPC:G07C11/00
[2009/17]
CPC:
G07C11/00 (EP,US); G07B1/00 (KR); G06Q10/06316 (EP,US);
G07F19/00 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2012/18]
Former [2009/17]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Zählverwaltungsvorrichtung[2009/17]
English:Counter management apparatus[2009/17]
French:Appareil de gestion de compteurs[2009/17]
Examination procedure13.01.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.01.2012Examination requested  [2012/08]
25.02.2012Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
05.04.2012Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
18.08.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/12]
20.09.2018Date of oral proceedings
25.10.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/12]
25.10.2018Minutes 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  18.08.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
23.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
28.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
28.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
29.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
25.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5006983  (WAYNE KENNETH P [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO0197198  (TAN BAHN JEE LOLA [SG]) [A] 1-6* abstract *;
 [A]FR2836256  (FRANCE TELECOM [FR]) [A] 1-6 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO2006110650  (U S BIOMETRICS CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-6 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0007]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0049] * * paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0065] *
by applicantJPH10320482
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