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EP1008096 - AN AUTOMATED DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM USING FULL IMAGE SCANNING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 02.04.2010 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	09.04.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): DE	published on 12.05.2010 [2010/19]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Cummins-Allison Corp. 891, Feehanville Drive Mount Prospect, IL 60056 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2008/01]	For all designated states CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION 891, Feehanville Drive Mount Prospect, IL 60056 / US
Former [2001/22]	For all designated states CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION 891, Freehanville Drive Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 / US
Former [2000/24]	For all designated states CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION 891, Feehanville Drive Mount Prospect Illinois 60056 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / JONES, John, E. 43 Long Meadow Winnetka, IL 60043 / US
	02 / JONES, William, J. 280 Poteet Barrington, IL 60010 / US
	03 / MENNIE, Douglas, U. 229 Wood Street Barrington, IL 60010 / US
	04 / JONES, Paul, A. 1618 Meadow Lane Glenview, IL 60025 / US
	[2000/24]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/24]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98912915.0	11.03.1998
	[2000/24]
	WO1998US04664
Priority number, date	US19970814978	11.03.1997 Original published format: US 814978
	[2000/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO9840839
	Date:	17.09.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/37]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1008096
	Date:	14.06.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1008096
	Date:	02.01.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	11.03.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.10.2000
Classification	IPC:	G06K9/00, G07D7/12	[2000/47]
	CPC:	G07D7/12 (EP,US); G06Q10/10 (EP,US); G06Q20/042 (EP,US); G06Q20/0425 (EP,US); G06Q20/10 (EP,US); G06Q20/105 (EP,US); (+) G06Q20/108 (EP,US); G06Q20/1085 (EP,US); G06Q20/18 (EP,US); G06Q20/20 (EP,US); G06Q40/00 (EP,US); G06Q40/02 (EP,US); G06T1/00 (EP,US); G06V30/127 (EP,US); G06V30/274 (EP,US); G07D11/50 (EP,US); G07D7/04 (EP,US); G07D7/06 (EP,US); G07D7/1205 (EP,US); G07D7/20 (EP,US); G07F19/20 (EP,US); G07F19/202 (EP,US); G07F19/207 (EP,US); G07F7/04 (EP,US); G06V30/10 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2000/24]	G06K9/00
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2000/24]
Title	German:	AUTOMATISCHES DOKUMENTENVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM MIT VOLLBILDABTASTUNG	[2000/24]
	English:	AN AUTOMATED DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM USING FULL IMAGE SCANNING	[2000/24]
	French:	SYSTEME AUTOMATISE DE TRAITEMENT DE DOCUMENTS A LECTURE OPTIQUE PLEIN CADRE	[2000/24]
Entry into regional phase	06.10.1999	National basic fee paid
	06.10.1999	Search fee paid
	06.10.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.10.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	31.08.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	06.10.1999	Examination requested [2000/24]
	11.06.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	10.02.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.04.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.09.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.06.2007	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.06.2007
	15.06.2007	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	02.07.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.11.2007	Fee for grant paid
	06.11.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP07025211.9 / EP1903513
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 24.09.2008 06.10.2008 ADMISSIBLE DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED De La Rue House, Jays Close, Viables Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS / GB Opponent's representative Skone James, Robert Edmund, et al, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES / GB
		02 30.09.2008 09.10.2008 ADMISSIBLE Talaris Limited De La Rue House, Jays Close, Viables Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS / GB Opponent's representative Gicquel, Olivier Yves Gérard Rouse Patents 1st Floor 228-240 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7BY / GB
		03 02.10.2008 ADMISSIBLE GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GmbH Patent- und Lizenzabteilung Prinzregentenstrasse 159 81688 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/46]
	Opponent(s)	01 24.09.2008 06.10.2008 ADMISSIBLE DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED De La Rue House, Jays Close, Viables Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS / GB Opponent's representative Skone James, Robert Edmund, et al, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
		02 30.09.2008 09.10.2008 ADMISSIBLE Talaris Limited De La Rue House, Jays Close, Viables Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS / GB Opponent's representative Gicquel, Olivier Yves Gérard Rouse Patents 1st Floor 228-240 Banbury Road GB-Oxford OX2 7BY / GB
		03 02.10.2008 ADMISSIBLE GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GmbH Patent- und Lizenzabteilung Prinzregentenstrasse 159 81677 München / DE
	Former [2008/45]
	Opponent(s)	01 24.09.2008 ADMISSIBLE DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED De La Rue House, Jays Close, Viables Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS / GB Opponent's representative Skone James, Robert Edmund, et al, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
		02 30.09.2008 Talaris Limited De La Rue House, Jays Close, Viables Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS / GB
	10.11.2008	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	19.11.2009	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	24.02.2010	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2010/18]
Appeal following opposition	29.01.2010	Appeal received No. T0189/10
	24.02.2010	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	11.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	09.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.03.2007	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	02.01.2008
	FR	24.10.2008
	DE	01.10.2009
	[2010/19]
Former [2010/05]	IT	02.01.2008
	FR	24.10.2008
Former [2009/30]	FR	24.10.2008
Documents cited:	Search	[A]FR2539898 (PROD INDLS STE EUROP [FR]) [A] 24-26,37* figure 4; claim - *
	International search	[Y]US5135115 (MILLER JOHN P [US], et al);
		[X]US5371798 (MCWHORTOR WILLIAM F [US]);
		[A]US5467405 (RATERMAN DONALD E [US], et al);
		[X]US5467406 (GRAVES BRADFORD T [US], et al);
		[X]US5537486 (STRATIGOS WILLIAM N [US], et al);
		[Y]US5592377 (LIPKIN EDWARD B [US])
	Examination	WO9610800
	by applicant	US4205780
		US4841358
		US5023782
		US5187750
		US5237158
		US5295196
		US5335292
		US5467406

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