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EP About this file: EP0961147

EP0961147 - Binocular telescope [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  03.03.2006
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip03.03.2006Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 19.04.2006  [2006/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SWAROVSKI OPTIK KG
Swarovskistrasse 70
8067 Absam / AT
[2006/16]
Former [1999/48]For all designated states
Swarovski Optik KG
Swarovskistrasse 70
8067 Absam / AT
Inventor(s)01 / Miller, Benno
G. Hauptmannstr. 26
6020 Innsbruck / AT
02 / Murg, Erwin
Kugelfangweg 9
6063 Neu-Rum / AT
03 / Pernstich, Ludwig
Schnatzenbichl 50
6063 Rum / AT
[1999/48]
Representative(s)Kador & Partner Part mbB
Corneliusstraße 15
80469 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/48]Kador & Partner
Corneliusstrasse 15
80469 München / DE
Application number, filing date98109203.418.05.1998
[1999/48]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0961147
Date:01.12.1999
Language:DE
[1999/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0961147
Date:10.01.2001
Language:DE
[2001/02]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0961147
Date:19.04.2006
Language:DE
[2006/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:G02B7/06
[1999/48]
CPC:
G02B23/18 (EP,US); G02B7/06 (EP,US); G02B7/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [2000/32]
Former [1999/48]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Binokulares Fernrohr[1999/48]
English:Binocular telescope[1999/48]
French:Télescope binoculaire[1999/48]
Examination procedure08.09.1999Examination requested  [1999/48]
08.09.1999Request for accelerated examination filed
02.12.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.12.1999Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
06.04.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
25.08.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
08.09.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
08.09.2000Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) GR, IE, LU, MC, PT
21.09.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.2000Fee for grant paid
09.10.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  28.09.2001    ADMISSIBLE
Leica Camera AG
xxx
Solms / DE
Opponent's representative
Stamer, Harald
Patentanwalt
Dipl.-Phys. H. Stamer
Postfach 2604
35536 Wetzlar / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2001/48]
Opponent(s)01  28.09.2001    ADMISSIBLE
Leica Camera AG
xxx
Solms / DE
Opponent's representative
Stamer, Harald
Patentanwalt, Dipl.-Phys. H. Stamer, Postfach 2604
35536 Wetzlar / DE
23.11.2001Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
21.02.2002Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
11.03.2002Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2002Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
20.11.2002Date of oral proceedings
19.12.2002Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
19.12.2002Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
28.09.2005Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
28.09.2005Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
04.11.2005Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
31.01.2006Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition24.02.2003Appeal received No.  T0267/03
16.04.2003Statement of grounds filed
28.09.2005Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
28.09.2005Date of oral proceedings
07.10.2005Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
29.06.2000GR   M01   Not yet paid
29.06.2000IE   M01   Not yet paid
29.06.2000LU   M01   Not yet paid
29.06.2000MC   M01   Not yet paid
29.06.2000PT   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[YD]DE154142  (GOERZ) [YD] 1-3 * das gesamte Dokument *;
 [AY]US4436387  (SHIMIZU FUMIO [JP]) [A] 4 * column 2, line 24 - column 3, line 3 * * figure 1 * [Y] 5;
 [A]EP0152056  (ZEISS CARL FA [DE], et al) [A] 1,3 * claim 1 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0358060  (LEICA GMBH [DE]) [A] 6 * Zusammenfassung *;; claim 1 * * figure 1 *;
 [AD]DE3929825  (SWAROVSKI) [AD] 1,3 * Zusammenfassung *;; claim 1 * * figure 1 *;
 [Y]DD292330  (ZEISS JENA VEB CARL [DD]) [Y] 1-3,5 * Kapitel 'Ausführungsbeispiel' *;; figure 1 *;
 [A]DE4124584  (SWAROVSKI) [A] 6 * claim 1 ** figure 1 *
Opposition   - T. Seeger, feldstecher-Ferngläser im Wandel der Zeit, Edition Bresser Optik (1989), Seiten 86 und 87
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