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EP About this file: EP1947611

EP1947611 - Settlement terminal and IC card [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.06.2012
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.06.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.07.2012  [2012/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Aikawa, Makoto
c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group, 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Takami, Yutaka
c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group, 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Ito, Shigeyuki
c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group, 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Hashimoto, Kazunori
c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group, 12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2008/30]
Representative(s)Calderbank, Thomas Roger, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]Calderbank, Thomas Roger, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date08250184.215.01.2008
[2008/30]
Priority number, dateJP2007000760217.01.2007         Original published format: JP 2007007602
[2008/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1947611
Date:23.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/30]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1947611
Date:27.08.2008
[2008/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1947611
Date:03.08.2011
Language:EN
[2011/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.07.2008
ClassificationIPC:G07C9/00, G06F21/00, // G07F7/10
[2008/30]
CPC:
G06F21/32 (EP,US); G06K17/00 (KR); G07C9/257 (EP,US);
G06F21/34 (EP,US); G06K19/07 (KR); G06Q20/341 (EP,US);
G06Q20/4014 (EP,US); G06Q20/40145 (EP,US); G07F7/1008 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/19]
Former [2008/30]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:Abrechnungsendgerät und Chipkarte[2008/30]
English:Settlement terminal and IC card[2008/30]
French:Terminal de règlement et carte à puce[2008/30]
Examination procedure04.02.2008Examination requested  [2008/30]
03.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.02.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
12.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2009Despatch 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
19.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.02.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.07.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.11.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.03.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2011Fee for grant paid
22.06.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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
Opposition(s)04.05.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
20.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6084968  (KENNEDY PAUL ROY [US], et al) [X] 1-4 * column 3, line 8 - line 10 * * column 4, line 14 - column 6, line 5 * * figures 1-4 *;
 [X]EP1669942  (FUJITSU LTD [JP], et al) [X] 5-13 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0059] - paragraph [0066] * * figures 3,8-10 *;
 [X]US2004039708  (ZHANG XIAOMANG [JP], et al) [X] 14,15 * paragraph [0089] - paragraph [0108] * * paragraph [0152] - paragraph [0156] * * figures 6A,6B,8 *;
 [X]US2002095587  (DOYLE RONALD P [US], et al) [X] 14,15 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0036] * * paragraph [0063] - paragraph [0064] * * paragraph [0069] - paragraph [0074] * * paragraph [0079] - paragraph [0081] * * figures 1-3,5,6 *;
 [X]US2002021001  (STRATFORD WILLIAM D [US], et al) [X] 14,15 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0042] * * figures 1A,4 *;
 [A]EP1727098  (HITACHI OMRON TERMINAL SOLU [JP]) [A] 5-13 * paragraph [0077] - paragraph [0099] * * figures 11-15 *
ExaminationEP1473618
by applicantUS7162058
 EP1473618
 EP1669942
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