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EP2556415 - METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND CHANGING STATION FOR TRACKING A PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip05.03.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.04.2021  [2021/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hammelbacher, Stephan
Raiffeisenstrasse 3
83607 Holzkirchen / DE
[2013/07]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2013/07]
Representative(s)Beckord & Niedlich Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Marktplatz 17
83607 Holzkirchen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/07]Beckord & Niedlich
Marktplatz 17
83607 Holzkirchen / DE
Application number, filing date11718261.806.04.2011
WO2011DE00364
Priority number, dateDE2010101404806.04.2010         Original published format: DE102010014048
[2013/07]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2011124209
Date:13.10.2011
Language:DE
[2011/41]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2556415
Date:13.02.2013
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.10.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.12.2011
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/042, A01K11/00, H01Q1/22, G06F19/00
[2013/07]
CPC:
A01K1/031 (EP,US); G06K7/10366 (US); G05B19/0423 (EP,US);
H01Q1/2216 (EP,US); H01Q21/28 (EP,US); G05B2219/36371 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/07]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT UND WECHSELSTATION ZUR PROZESSVERFOLGUNG[2013/07]
English:METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND CHANGING STATION FOR TRACKING A PROCESS[2013/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ, PRODUIT-PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR ET STATION D'ACCUEIL POUR SUIVI DE PROCESSUS[2013/07]
Entry into regional phase18.10.2012National basic fee paid 
18.10.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
18.10.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.10.2012Examination requested  [2013/07]
14.05.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2017Date of oral proceedings
11.04.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/14]
11.04.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
20.01.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/14]
Appeal following examination07.06.2017Appeal received No.  T2272/17
10.08.2017Statement of grounds filed
20.01.2021Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
15.02.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
20.01.2021Date of oral proceedings
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  14.10.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
18.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
18.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
08.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[XA]US5432702  (BARNETT GERALD W [US]) [X] 1,6,11 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0002]; claim 1 * [A] 2-5,7-10,12-20;
 [XI]WO2005083614  (INTELLIGENT MEDICAL MICROSYSTE [GB], et al) [X] 1-7,9,11,12,16-19 * pages 19-22 * [I] 8,10,13-15,20;
 [A]US2005205658  (BAKER KENNETH D [US], et al) [A] 1-20* the whole document *;
 [A]US2006065713  (KINGERY JOHN RUSSELL [US]) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [XA]US2010023429  (BOLANDER JARIE G [US], et al) [X] 1 * the whole document * [A] 2-20
by applicantWO2005083614
 US2010023429
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