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EP0823234 - Novelty device for attachment to an article [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.01.2004 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.09.2008	Change - representative	published on 08.10.2008 [2008/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Megaprint Group Limited Mega House, 159A High Street Hampton Hill Middlesex TW12 1NL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2000/26]	For all designated states Megaprint Group Limited Mega House, 159A High Street Hampton Hill, Middlesex TW12 1NL / GB
Former [2000/05]	For all designated states Admote Limited Mega House, 159A High Street Hampton Hill, Middlesex TW12 1NL / GB
Former [1998/07]	For all designated states Megaprint Group Limited Mega House, 159A High Street Hampton Hill, Middlesex TW12 1NL / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Aiken, Mary 78 Park Avenue Sandymount, Dublin 4 / IE
	[1998/07]
Representative(s)	Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2008/41]	Carpmaels & Ransford One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2002/40]	Carpmaels & Ransford 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [2001/17]	Carpmael, John William Maurice, et al CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square London, WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [1998/07]	Votier, Sidney David CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43, Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date	97305938.9	05.08.1997
	[1998/07]
Priority number, date	GB19960016564	07.08.1996 Original published format: GB 9616564
	[1998/07]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0823234
	Date:	11.02.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/07]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0823234
	Date:	08.12.1999
	[1999/49]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0823234
	Date:	19.03.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.10.1999
Classification	IPC:	A47G21/00, B43K29/00	[1998/07]
	CPC:	A47G21/02 (EP,US); B43K29/00 (EP,US); Y10T428/24314 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IE, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [2000/33]
Former [1998/07]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Neuheitsartikel zur Befestigung auf einem Gegenstand	[1998/07]
	English:	Novelty device for attachment to an article	[1998/07]
	French:	Dispositif nouveau pour être fixé à un article	[1998/07]
Examination procedure	16.05.2000	Examination requested [2000/28]
	15.05.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.06.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.07.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.12.2002	Fee for grant paid
	12.12.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	22.12.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/11]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.08.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	19.03.2003
	BE	19.03.2003
	CH	19.03.2003
	IT	19.03.2003
	LI	19.03.2003
	DK	19.06.2003
	SE	19.06.2003
	PT	20.06.2003
	IE	05.08.2003
	[2008/07]
Former [2004/40]	AT	19.03.2003
	BE	19.03.2003
	CH	19.03.2003
	LI	19.03.2003
	DK	19.06.2003
	SE	19.06.2003
	PT	20.06.2003
	IE	05.08.2003
Former [2004/23]	AT	19.03.2003
	BE	19.03.2003
	CH	19.03.2003
	LI	19.03.2003
	DK	19.06.2003
	SE	19.06.2003
	PT	20.06.2003
Former [2004/10]	AT	19.03.2003
	BE	19.03.2003
	CH	19.03.2003
	LI	19.03.2003
	SE	19.06.2003
	PT	20.06.2003
Former [2004/01]	AT	19.03.2003
	CH	19.03.2003
	LI	19.03.2003
	SE	19.06.2003
	PT	20.06.2003
Former [2003/50]	AT	19.03.2003
	CH	19.03.2003
	LI	19.03.2003
	SE	19.06.2003
Former [2003/47]	AT	19.03.2003
	CH	19.03.2003
	LI	19.03.2003
Former [2003/40]	CH	19.03.2003
	LI	19.03.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[DA]US2787055 (WERTZ JOHN L);
		[X]US3299891 (SMETON ROBERT L) [X] 1-6 * column 2, line 15 - column 3, line 24; figure - *;
		[X]US3615596 (PETTI ALBERT F, et al) [X] 1,2,4,6 * column W *;
		[X]US5479708 (THOMAS MARTHA M [US]) [X] 1,2,5,6 * column 3, line 44 - column 4, line 17; figures 1-3 *

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