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EP2531833 - GAS ACTIVATED CHANGES TO LIGTH ABSORPTION AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS FOR SECURITY ARTICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.10.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 02.12.2020  [2020/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Spectra Systems Corporation
321 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903 / US
[2012/50]
Inventor(s)01 / LAWANDY, Nabil, M.
80 Beauchamp Drive
Saunderstown, RI 02874 / US
 [2012/50]
Representative(s)Blaseby, Matthew Peter
EIP Fairfax House 15 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HU / GB
[2012/50]
Application number, filing date11740436.804.02.2011
WO2011US23767
Priority number, dateUS20100301340P04.02.2010         Original published format: US 301340 P
[2012/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011097495
Date:11.08.2011
Language:EN
[2011/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2531833
Date:12.12.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.08.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US11.08.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.07.2013
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/17, G07D7/12, G01N21/78
[2013/32]
CPC:
G01N21/783 (EP,US); B42D25/36 (US); B42D25/29 (US);
G01N1/22 (US); G01N21/64 (US); G01N21/6408 (EP,US);
G01N21/643 (EP,US); G06F21/00 (US); G06K7/10544 (US);
G07D7/1205 (EP,US); G01N2021/1795 (US); G01N2021/3137 (US);
G01N2021/6417 (EP,US); G01N2021/6419 (US); G01N2021/6439 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/50]G01N21/17
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 [2012/50]
TitleGerman:GASAKTIVIERTE ÄNDERUNGEN AN LICHTABSORPTIONS- UND -EMISSIONSEIGENSCHAFTEN FÜR SICHERHEITSPRODUKTE[2012/50]
English:GAS ACTIVATED CHANGES TO LIGTH ABSORPTION AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS FOR SECURITY ARTICLES[2012/50]
French:MODIFICATIONS ACTIVÉES PAR UN GAZ APPORTÉES AUX CARACTÉRISTIQUES D'ABSORPTION ET D'ÉMISSION DE LA LUMIÈRE ASSOCIÉES À DES ARTICLES DE SÉCURITÉ[2012/50]
Entry into regional phase04.09.2012National basic fee paid 
04.09.2012Search fee paid 
04.09.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
04.09.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.09.2012Examination requested  [2012/50]
21.01.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.06.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/49]
26.05.2020Date of oral proceedings
02.07.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
17.07.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/49]
Divisional application(s)EP20194077.2
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.06.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
07.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
26.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
27.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XI]GB2242161  (SUNMAN ROBERT PETER) [X] 1-3,7,10 * page 2, paragraph 1 * * page 3, paragraph 3 - page 5, paragraph 1 * * figures 1,2 * [I] 4-6,8,9,11-15;
 [XI]DE19808652  (BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-3,7,11,12,15 * column 2, line 24 - column 3, line 17 * * column 6, lines 23-67 * * column 8, line 43 - column 9, line 6 * * figures 1-3,7 *[I] 4-6,8-10,13,14;
 [XI]US2009266875  (RUEDIGER SENS [DE], et al) [X] 1-3,5-7,10-12,15 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0042] * * figure 1 * [I] 4,8,9,13,14
International search[X]WO0038283  (UNIV BROWN RES FOUND [US]);
 [Y]US2005109983  (PAI-PARANJAPE VANDITA [US], et al);
 [Y]US7089420  (DURST DAVID I [US], et al)
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