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EP0895205 - Card reader [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.08.2004
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.08.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.09.2004  [2004/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/05]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yanagi, Ryouichi
c/o Fujitsu Limited, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
02 / Hiramoto, Yoshio
c/o Fujitsu Limited, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
03 / Asoh, Izumi
c/o Fujitsu Limited, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
04 / Kato, Masashi
c/o Fujitsu Limited, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
[1999/05]
Representative(s)Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn London
WC1V 7JH / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/05]Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date98301103.216.02.1998
[1999/05]
Priority number, dateJP1997020694131.07.1997         Original published format: JP 20694197
[1999/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0895205
Date:03.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0895205
Date:24.11.1999
[1999/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0895205
Date:08.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:G07F7/10, G06K19/073, G06K7/00
[1999/47]
CPC:
G07F7/1008 (EP,US); G06K7/0008 (EP,US); G06Q20/105 (EP,US);
G06Q20/341 (EP,US); G06Q20/3576 (EP,US); G07F7/0886 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/05]G07F7/10, G06K19/073
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/31]
Former [1999/05]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Kartenleser[1999/05]
English:Card reader[1999/05]
French:Lecteur de cartes[1999/05]
Examination procedure22.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/20]
22.06.2001Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.07.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.08.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.02.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.07.2003Fee for grant paid
18.07.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.07.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
26.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XA]WO9700500  (UESTRA HANNOVERSCHE VERKEHRSBE [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,8-10,12,13 * abstract * * claims 1-4,11 * * figure 2 * [A] 3-6;
 [A]WO9419777  (MIKROKIT OY [FI], et al) [A] 1-3,8-12 * abstract * * column 3, line 10 - line 25 * * claims 1,2 *;
 [E]EP0838789  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [E] 1,2,4-6,8-10,12,13 * abstract * * column 1, line 9 - line 28 * * column 6, line 46 - line 56 * * column 9, line 44 - line 47 * * claims 1,5,7,10,11 *;
 [PXA]DE19629085  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [PX] 1-3,8-10,12,13 * abstract * * column 5, line 50 - column 6, line 31 * * claims 1,10 * [A] 11
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