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EP About this file: EP2921914

EP2921914 - CARD WITH LIGHT DIFFRACTION LAYER LAMINATED SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CARD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2015/39]LIGHT DIFFRACTION LAYER LAMINATED SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARD
[2017/18]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  16.11.2024
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.08.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.11.2024Revocation of patentpublished on 25.12.2024  [2024/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-8001 / JP
[2015/39]
Inventor(s)01 / MOTOI, Takumi
c/o DNP Data Techno Co. Ltd.
1650-70 Okubara-cho
Ushiku-shi Ibaraki 300-1283 / JP
 [2015/39]
Representative(s)KATZAROV S.A.
Geneva Business Center
12 Avenue des Morgines
1213 Petit-Lancy / CH
[N/P]
Former [2015/39]KATZAROV S.A.
European Patent Attorneys 19, rue des Epinettes
1227 Genève / CH
Application number, filing date13854849.012.11.2013
[2015/39]
WO2013JP80608
Priority number, dateJP2012024965013.11.2012         Original published format: JP 2012249650
[2015/39]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014077256
Date:22.05.2014
Language:JA
[2014/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2921914
Date:23.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2921914
Date:27.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.05.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:G03H1/02, B42D25/328, B42D25/47, G02B5/18, B42D25/324, B42D25/351, B42D25/369, B42D25/475
[2016/24]
CPC:
G03H1/0252 (EP,US); B32B27/08 (EP,US); B32B27/304 (EP,US);
B32B27/36 (EP,US); B32B27/365 (EP,US); B32B3/04 (EP,US);
B32B5/142 (EP,US); B32B7/05 (EP,US); B32B7/12 (EP,US);
B42D25/00 (EP,US); B42D25/29 (US); B42D25/324 (EP,US);
B42D25/328 (EP,US); B42D25/351 (EP,US); B42D25/369 (EP,US);
B42D25/45 (US); B42D25/455 (EP,US); B42D25/46 (EP,US);
B42D25/47 (EP,US); B42D25/475 (EP,US); G02B5/18 (EP,US);
G03H1/0011 (EP,US); B32B2307/31 (EP,US); B32B2307/40 (EP,US);
B32B2307/4023 (EP,US); B32B2307/406 (EP,US); B32B2307/408 (EP,US);
B32B2307/412 (EP,US); B32B2307/414 (EP,US); B32B2307/75 (EP,US);
B32B2425/00 (EP,US); B42D2033/16 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2015/39]G03H1/02, B42D25/328, B42D25/47, G02B5/18
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 [2015/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:KARTE MIT LAMINIERTER FOLIE MIT LICHTBEUGUNGSSCHICHT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DER KARTE[2017/18]
English:CARD WITH LIGHT DIFFRACTION LAYER LAMINATED SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CARD[2017/18]
French:CARTE AVEC FEUILLE STRATIFIÉE À COUCHE DE DIFFRACTION DE LA LUMIÈRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CETTE CARTE[2017/18]
Former [2015/39]LAMINIERTE FOLIE MIT LICHTBEUGUNGSSCHICHT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER KARTE
Former [2015/39]LIGHT DIFFRACTION LAYER LAMINATED SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARD
Former [2015/39]FEUILLE STRATIFIÉE À COUCHE DE DIFFRACTION DE LA LUMIÈRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE CARTE
Entry into regional phase21.05.2015Translation filed 
21.05.2015National basic fee paid 
21.05.2015Search fee paid 
21.05.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
21.05.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.05.2015Examination requested  [2015/39]
18.11.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.04.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.08.2017Fee for grant paid
21.08.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.08.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP17188126.1  / EP3270231
EP19195171.4  / EP3597445
EP23220571.6  / EP4328671
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  25.04.2017
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  26.06.2018    ADMISSIBLE
Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG
Schwabacher Strasse 482
90763 Fürth / DE
Opponent's representative
Zinsinger, Norbert
Louis Pöhlau Lohrentz
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Merianstraße 26
90409 Nürnberg / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2018/31]
Opponent(s)01  26.06.2018    ADMISSIBLE
Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG
Schwabacher Strasse 482
90763 Fürth / DE
Opponent's representative
Zinsinger, Norbert
Louis, Pöhlau, Lohrentz
Patentanwälte
Postfach 30 55
90014 Nürnberg / DE
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
09.07.2018Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
16.11.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
22.11.2019Date of oral proceedings
20.12.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
20.12.2019Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
24.07.2024Legal effect of revocation of patent [2024/52]
07.11.2024Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition19.02.2020Appeal received No.  T0437/20
27.04.2020Statement of grounds filed
24.07.2024Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
07.11.2024Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
24.07.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
21.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.11.2013
AL27.09.2017
AT27.09.2017
CY27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
MK27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
PT27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SI27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
TR27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
[2020/34]
Former [2020/28]HU12.11.2013
AT27.09.2017
CY27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
MK27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
PT27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SI27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
TR27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2020/16]HU12.11.2013
AT27.09.2017
CY27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
MK27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SI27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
TR27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2019/52]HU12.11.2013
AT27.09.2017
CY27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
MK27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SI27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2019/47]HU12.11.2013
AT27.09.2017
CY27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SI27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2019/31]HU12.11.2013
AT27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SI27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2018/52]AT27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SI27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2018/50]AT27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2018/43]AT27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
MT12.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2018/39]AT27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
PL27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
LU12.11.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2018/33]AT27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
DK27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
MC27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2018/24]AT27.09.2017
CZ27.09.2017
EE27.09.2017
ES27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
IT27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
RO27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
SK27.09.2017
SM27.09.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
IS27.01.2018
Former [2018/21]CZ27.09.2017
HR27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
Former [2018/12]HR27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
LV27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
Former [2018/11]HR27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
BG27.12.2017
NO27.12.2017
GR28.12.2017
Former [2018/10]HR27.09.2017
LT27.09.2017
RS27.09.2017
SE27.09.2017
NO27.12.2017
Former [2018/07]LT27.09.2017
NO27.12.2017
Documents cited:Search[A] WO2012118170  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD et al.)
 [A] EP1702766  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD et al.)
International search[X] WO2012050223  (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD et al.) [X]
 [Y] JP3131943   [Y]
by applicantJP2002032724
OppositionWO2008000392
 WO2012019588
 WO0162516
 US2012286504
 WO0168383
 DE102006030865
 WO2012118170
 EP0201323
 WO2005108066
 DE69415547
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