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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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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]
Former [2004/28]	AT	02.07.2003
	BE	02.07.2003
	CH	02.07.2003
	LI	02.07.2003
	NL	02.07.2003
	PT	02.10.2003
	SE	02.10.2003
Former [2004/22]	AT	02.07.2003
	CH	02.07.2003
	LI	02.07.2003
	NL	02.07.2003
	PT	02.10.2003
	SE	02.10.2003
Former [2004/16]	AT	02.07.2003
	NL	02.07.2003
	PT	02.10.2003
	SE	02.10.2003
Former [2004/14]	AT	02.07.2003
	NL	02.07.2003
	PT	02.10.2003
Former [2004/13]	NL	02.07.2003
	PT	02.10.2003
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 *

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