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EP About this file: EP0929047

EP0929047 - IC card reader [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.06.2005
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.06.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.07.2005  [2005/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MOLEX INCORPORATED
2222 Wellington Court
Lisle, Illinois 60532 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/28]For all designated states
MOLEX INCORPORATED
2222 Wellington Court
Lisle Illinois 60532 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Griffin, Patrick
47 Brookhaven Walk, Mill road
Corbally, Limerick / IR
02 / Keane, Mike
Clough, Cummer
Tuam Co, Galway / IR
[1999/28]
Representative(s)Blumbach · Zinngrebe Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Alexandrastraße 5
65187 Wiesbaden / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/28]Blumbach, Kramer & Partner GbR
Patentanwälte, Alexandrastrasse 5
65187 Wiesbaden / DE
Application number, filing date98100303.109.01.1998
[1999/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0929047
Date:14.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0929047
Date:04.08.2004
Language:EN
[2004/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.07.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06K1/00, G06K7/00
[1999/28]
CPC:
G06K7/0026 (EP,US); H01R13/62 (KR); G06K7/0021 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [2000/12]
Former [1999/28]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:ID-Kartenleser[1999/28]
English:IC card reader[1999/28]
French:Lecteur de cartes à puces[1999/28]
Examination procedure31.12.1999Examination requested  [2000/10]
29.04.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.10.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.03.2003Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
01.08.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.11.2003Fee for grant paid
22.11.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.05.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
05.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
10.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
09.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
05.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI04.08.2004
[2005/11]
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0223494  ;
 [X]EP0348929  (CIT ALCATEL [FR]) [X] 1-8 * column 4, line 7 - column 5, line 8; figure -; claim - *;
 [X]FR2658338  (LANDIS GYR [FR]) [X] 1,3,4,6,7 * page 3, line 35 - page 7, line 18; figure - *;
 [A]US5066241  (HILLS ROBERT G [US]);
 [X]US5563397  (FUJIMOTO OSAMU [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,4,6,7 * column 12, line 43 - column 14, line 54 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900330), vol. 014, no. 167, Database accession no. (P - 1031), & JP02023494 A 19900125 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
ExaminationEP0881589
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