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EP0121649 - Amorphous antipilferage marker [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  14.07.1995
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ALLIED CORPORATION
Columbia Road and Park Avenue P.O. Box 2245R (Law Dept.) Morristown
New Jersey 07960 / US
[N/P]
Former [1984/42]For all designated states
ALLIED CORPORATION
Columbia Road and Park Avenue P.O. Box 2245R (Law Dept.)
Morristown New Jersey 07960 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Anderson, Philip Marron, III
c/o Allied Corporation P.O. Box 2245R
Morristown, NJ 07960 / US
02 / Hasegawa, Ryusuke
c/o Allied Corporation P.O. Box 2245R
Morristown, NJ 07960 / US
03 / VonHone, Robert Michael
c/o Allied Corporation P.O. Box 2245R
Morristown, NJ 07960 / US
[1984/42]
Representative(s)Weber, Dieter, et al
Weber, Seiffert, Lieke Postfach 61 45
65051 Wiesbaden / DE
[N/P]
Former [1984/42]Weber, Dieter, Dr., et al
Weber, Dieter, Dr., Seiffert, Klaus, Dipl.-Phys., Lieke, Winfried, Dr. Postfach 61 45
D-65051 Wiesbaden / DE
Application number, filing date84100307.213.01.1984
[1984/42]
Priority number, dateUS1983046374304.02.1983         Original published format: US 463743
[1984/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0121649
Date:17.10.1984
Language:EN
[1984/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0121649
Date:29.03.1989
Language:EN
[1989/13]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0121649
Date:30.08.1995
Language:EN
[1995/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.1984
ClassificationIPC:G08B13/24, C22C1/00
[1984/42]
CPC:
G08B13/2411 (EP,US); G08B5/00 (KR); G08B13/2442 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1984/42]
TitleGerman:Amorphes Antidiebstahl-Markierungselement[1984/42]
English:Amorphous antipilferage marker[1984/42]
French:Marqueur amorphe antivol[1984/42]
Examination procedure17.12.1984Examination requested  [1985/10]
29.04.1986Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.06.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.06.1987Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.12.1987Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.1988Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
30.09.1988Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.1988Fee for grant paid
20.12.1988Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.12.1989  10.01.1990  ADMISSIBLE
VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH, Hanau
-Bereich Verträge und Patente- Grüner Weg 37 Postfach 2253
D-63412 Hanau / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1990/07]
Opponent(s)01  20.12.1989  10.01.1990  ADMISSIBLE
VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH, Hanau
-Bereich Verträge und Patente- Grüner Weg 37 Postfach 2253
D-63412 Hanau / DE
05.02.1990Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
13.08.1990Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
29.01.1991Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M08)
29.06.1992Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
14.12.1994Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.12.1994Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
10.04.1995Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
22.06.1995Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition12.08.1992Appeal received No.  T0743/92
06.11.1992Statement of grounds filed
28.06.1993Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M06) [1993/26]
07.01.1994Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1994/02]
14.12.1994Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
14.12.1994Date of oral proceedings
20.12.1994Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.12.1985Renewal fee patent year 03
17.12.1986Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.1988Renewal fee patent year 05
13.01.1989Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[AD] FR763681   [AD]
 [AD] US3856513  (CHEN H et al.) [AD]
 [Y] EP0017801  (ALLIED CORP et al.) [Y]
 [Y] DE2835389  (ALLIED CHEM et al.) [Y]
 [A] DE3021536  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD et al.) [A]
 [A] EP0021101  (VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH et al.) [A]
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