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EP0861150 - METHOD OF TRANSFERRING IMAGES OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS ONTO LEATHER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.04.2004
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 06.06.2012  [2012/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bryant, Terry K.
Apt. 236, 718 Griffin Avenue
Enumclaw, WA 98022-3462 / US
[1998/36]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
[1998/36]
Representative(s)Perry, Robert Edward
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London
EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/36]Perry, Robert Edward
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date96933809.418.09.1996
[1998/36]
WO1996US14929
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9812039
Date:26.03.1998
Language:EN
[1998/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0861150
Date:02.09.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.03.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0861150
Date:04.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US26.03.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.03.2001
ClassificationIPC:B29C59/02, C14B1/00, B41M3/00, B44C1/24
[2001/18]
CPC:
B41M3/00 (EP); B44C1/24 (EP); B44C5/06 (EP);
C14B1/56 (EP)
Former IPC [1998/36]B29C59/02, C14B1/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/36]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM ÜBERTRAGEN VON BILDERN VON BIOLOGISCHEN PROBEN AUF LEDER[1998/36]
English:METHOD OF TRANSFERRING IMAGES OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS ONTO LEATHER[1998/36]
French:PROCEDE DE TRANSFERT D'IMAGES DE SPECIMENS BIOLOGIQUES SUR DU CUIR[1998/36]
Entry into regional phase12.06.1998National basic fee paid 
12.06.1998Search fee paid 
12.06.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
11.09.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.06.1998Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.09.1998Examination requested  [1998/46]
06.12.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.04.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.03.2003Fee for grant paid
19.03.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.03.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
13.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
12.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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