EP0851376 - Method and machine for reading and assigning optical codes [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.05.2004 Database last updated on 09.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 28.05.2004 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): DK | published on 14.07.2004 [2004/29] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states DATALOGIC S.P.A. Via Candini 2 40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno (Bologna) / IT | [N/P] |
Former [2001/24] | For all designated states DATALOGIC S.p.A. Via Candini 2 40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno (Bologna) / IT | ||
Former [1998/27] | For all designated states DATALOGIC S.P.A. Via Candini 2 I-40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno (Bologna) / IT | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Bengala, Moreno Via Pio La Torre, 37 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena / IT | [1998/27] | Representative(s) | Bottero, Claudio, et al Porta, Checcacci & Associati S.p.A. Via Trebbia 20 20135 Milano / IT | [N/P] |
Former [2001/18] | Bottero, Claudio, et al Porta, Checcacci & Associati S.p.A. Viale Sabotino, 19/2 20135 Milano / IT | ||
Former [2001/17] | Checcacci, Giorgio, et al Porta, Checcacci & Associati S.p.A. Viale Sabotino 19/2 20135 Milano / IT | ||
Former [1998/27] | Jorio, Paolo, et al STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino / IT | Application number, filing date | 96830663.9 | 30.12.1996 | [1998/27] | Filing language | IT | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0851376 | Date: | 01.07.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/27] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0851376 | Date: | 02.07.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/27] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 17.06.1997 | Classification | IPC: | G06K7/00, G06K7/10, G06K17/00, B07C5/34 | [1998/27] | CPC: |
G06K7/10861 (EP,US);
G06K7/14 (EP,US);
G06K7/1443 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [1999/12] |
Former [1999/11] | |||
Former [1998/27] | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Verfahren und Maschine zum Lesen und Zuordnen eines optischen Kodes | [1998/27] | English: | Method and machine for reading and assigning optical codes | [1998/27] | French: | Méthode et machine de lecture et d'attribution de codes optiques | [1998/27] | Examination procedure | 29.12.1998 | Examination requested [1999/12] | 05.01.1999 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 17.06.1999 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) FI, GR, IE, LU, MC | 30.05.2001 | Request for accelerated examination filed | 04.07.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 04.07.2001 | Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes | 14.11.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.06.2002 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No) | 04.12.2002 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval) | 16.01.2003 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 25.02.2003 | Fee for grant paid | 25.02.2003 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Divisional application(s) | EP03014935.5 / EP1363228 | Opposition(s) | 05.04.2004 | No opposition filed within time limit [2004/26] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 18.12.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 21.12.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 18.12.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 07.12.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 18.12.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 07.04.1999 | FI   M01   Not yet paid | 07.04.1999 | GR   M01   Not yet paid | 07.04.1999 | IE   M01   Not yet paid | 07.04.1999 | LU   M01   Not yet paid | 07.04.1999 | MC   M01   Not yet paid |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | AT | 02.07.2003 | BE | 02.07.2003 | CH | 02.07.2003 | LI | 02.07.2003 | NL | 02.07.2003 | DK | 02.10.2003 | PT | 02.10.2003 | SE | 02.10.2003 | [2004/29] |
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Former [2004/10] | NL | 02.07.2003 | Documents cited: | Search | [Y]JPH08105952 ; | [A]JPH08178620 ; | [A]DE3303109 (PAULY MANFRED) [A] 1,12-16 * page 6, paragraph 3 - page 7, paragraph 1; figure . *; | [A]EP0115558 (GEBHARDT FOERDERTECH [DE]) [A] 1,13* page 5, line 20 - page 7, line 6; figures 3-6 *; | [A]EP0492410 (SIEMENS NIXDORF INF SYST [DE]) [A] 14 * figure 2; claim 1 *; | [Y]US5252814 (TOOLEY THOMAS P [US]) [Y] 1,2,5,6,13 * column 2, line 65 - column 3, line 19; figure 2; claim 1 *; | [A]EP0565214 (ELECTROCOM AUTOMATION LP [US]) [A] 1,613 * column 8, line 34 - line 52; figure 6 *; | [A]EP0574017 (NEC CORP [JP]) [A] 1,13 * the whole document *; | [A]US5448078 (NAKAZAWA ATSUSHI [JP]) [A] 1,13 * column 3, line 16 - line 42; figure 4 * | [Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960830), vol. 96, no. 8, & JP08105952 A 19960423 (YAMATAKE HONEYWELL CO LTD) [Y] 1,2,5,6,13 * abstract * | [A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19961129), vol. 96, no. 11, & JP08178620 A 19960712 (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1,2,13,14 * abstract * |