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Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 10.01.1996 Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. 5-1, 1-chome, Taito Taito-ku Tokyo 110-0016 / JP
	For all designated states MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1986/38]	For all designated states Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. 5-1, 1-chome, Taito Taito-ku Tokyo / JP
	For all designated states MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Masuda, Toshiro 3-8-402, Izumi-cho Itabashi-ku Tokyo / JP
	02 / Fujita, Toshiji 5-20-7, Nobitome Niiza-shi Saitama-ken / JP
	03 / Ishizuka, Kouichi 5-7-3, Minamikoshigaya Koshigaya-shi Saitama-ken / JP
	04 / Kinoshita, Yoshio 1043-53, Sojo Nutanischicho Mihara-shi Hiroshima-ken / JP
	[1986/38]
Representative(s)	Tiedtke, Harro, et al Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1992/04]	Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing., et al Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE
Former [1986/38]	Grupe, Peter, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne-Grupe-Pellmann-Grams-Struif Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	85102956.1	14.03.1985
	[1986/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0194331
	Date:	17.09.1986
	Language:	EN
	[1986/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0194331
	Date:	18.07.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/29]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.12.1985
Classification	IPC:	B41F33/00	[1986/38]
	CPC:	B41F33/0036 (EP,US); H04N1/00037 (EP,US); G01N21/956 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, IT, LI [1986/38]
Title	German:	Einrichtung zum Überprüfen von Abdrücken	[1986/38]
	English:	Inspecting device for print	[1986/38]
	French:	Dispositif d'inspection d'impressions	[1986/38]
Examination procedure	20.02.1987	Examination requested [1987/17]
	24.06.1988	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	03.01.1989	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.03.1989	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.07.1989	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.11.1989	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	17.01.1990	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.04.1990	Fee for grant paid
	17.04.1990	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 05.04.1991 19.04.1991 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Patentabteilung Postfach 10 12 64 D-63012 Offenbach / DE
		02 17.04.1991 06.05.1991 ADMISSIBLE GAO Gesellschaft für Automation und Organisation mbH Euckenstrasse 12 D-81369 München / DE Opponent's representative Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch, et al, et al Patentanwälte Destouchesstraße 68 80796 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1992/43]
	Opponent(s)	01 05.04.1991 19.04.1991 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Patentabteilung Postfach 10 12 64 D-63012 Offenbach / DE
		02 17.04.1991 06.05.1991 ADMISSIBLE GAO Gesellschaft für Automation und Organisation mbH Euckenstrasse 12 D-81369 München / DE Opponent's representative Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch, et al, et al Winzererstrasse 106 D-80797 München / DE
	Former [1991/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 05.04.1991 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Patentabteilung Postfach 10 12 64 D-63012 Offenbach / DE
		02 17.04.1991 GAO Gesellschaft für Automation und Organisation mbH Euckenstrasse 12 D-81369 München / DE
	Former [1991/22]
	Opponent(s)	01 05.04.1991 ADMISSIBLE MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG Patentabteilung Postfach 10 12 64 D-63012 Offenbach / DE
	23.05.1991	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	22.11.1991	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	03.12.1991	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
	13.04.1992	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	25.01.1993	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	29.11.1995	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [1996/08]
Appeal following opposition	17.02.1993	Appeal received No. T0179/93
	24.05.1993	Statement of grounds filed
	29.11.1995	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	29.11.1995	Date of oral proceedings
	15.12.1995	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	04.03.1987	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.03.1988	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.03.1989	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.03.1990	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB2115145 (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD);
		[AD]GB2066949 (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD);
		[A]GB2044925 (RCA CORP);
		[A]GB2119928 (POWERS MANUFACTURING)
	by applicant	US4488808
		GB2044925

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