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EP0575032 - Method for ordering mail items [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1993/51]Paper sheet handling apparatus
[1999/05]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.12.1999
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2003Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 19.02.2003  [2003/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/05]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210 / JP
Former [1995/01]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210, Tokyo / JP
Former [1993/51]For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nagasawa, Tomoji, c/o Intellectual Property Div.
K.K. TOSHIBA, 1-1 Shibaura 1-Chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 / JP
02 / Kurokawa, Koji, c/o Intellectual Property Div.
K.K. TOSHIBA, 1-1 Shibaura 1-Chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 / JP
[1993/51]
Representative(s)Kirk, Geoffrey Thomas
BATCHELLOR, KIRK & CO. 102-108 Clerkenwell Road
London EC1M 5SA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1993/51]Kirk, Geoffrey Thomas
BATCHELLOR, KIRK & CO. 2 Pear Tree Court Farringdon Road
London EC1R 0DS / GB
Application number, filing date93302078.618.03.1993
[1993/51]
Priority number, dateJP1992016096019.06.1992         Original published format: JP 16096092
[1993/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0575032
Date:22.12.1993
Language:EN
[1993/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0575032
Date:15.02.1995
Language:EN
[1995/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0575032
Date:03.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.01.1995
ClassificationIPC:B07C3/02, G06F7/08
[1993/51]
CPC:
B07C3/02 (EP,US); G06F7/08 (EP,US); Y10S209/90 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1993/51]
TitleGerman:Methode zum Ordnen vom Poststücken[1999/05]
English:Method for ordering mail items[1999/05]
French:Pocédé pour ranger des articles postaux[1999/05]
Former [1993/51]Blattpapierbehandlungsvorrichtung
Former [1993/51]Paper sheet handling apparatus
Former [1993/51]Dispositif de manipulation de feuilles de papier
Examination procedure01.04.1993Examination requested  [1993/51]
28.05.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.12.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.03.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.07.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.10.1998Fee for grant paid
22.10.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.11.1999No opposition filed within time limit [2000/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.03.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
08.03.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
12.03.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
10.03.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL03.02.1999
[2003/08]
Documents cited:Search[X]EP0429118  (NEDERLAND PTT [NL]) [X] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE1277606  (TELEFUNKEN PATENT) [A] 1,4,5 * the whole document *
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