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EP About this file: EP0989387

EP0989387 - Laser surveying instrument [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.04.2006
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.04.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 31.05.2006  [2006/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
75-1, Hasunuma-cho
Itabashi-ku
Tokyo 174 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/13]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
75-1, Hasunuma-cho Itabashi-ku
Tokyo 174 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kumagai, Kaoru
75-1, Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo, 174 / JP
02 / Ohtomo, Fumio
75-1, Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo, 174 / JP
03 / Nishi, Masayuki
75-1, Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo, 174 / JP
[2000/13]
Representative(s)Altenburg, Udo, et al
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/13]Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle - Pagenberg - Dost - Altenburg - Geissler - Isenbruck, Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date99116733.927.08.1999
[2000/13]
Priority number, dateJP1998029310429.09.1998         Original published format: JP 29310498
JP1999007166617.03.1999         Original published format: JP 7166699
[2000/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0989387
Date:29.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0989387
Date:22.08.2001
[2001/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0989387
Date:08.06.2005
Language:EN
[2005/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.07.2001
ClassificationIPC:G01C15/00, G01C1/02
[2001/34]
CPC:
G01C15/002 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/13]G01C15/00
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   LI [2002/21]
Former [2000/13]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Laservermessungsinstrument[2000/13]
English:Laser surveying instrument[2000/13]
French:Instrument d'arpentage à laser[2000/13]
Examination procedure25.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/14]
07.05.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.11.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.01.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.04.2005Fee for grant paid
05.04.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.03.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
30.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
21.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4136955  (AESCHLIMANN HEINZ, et al) [A] 1 * column 6, line 32 - column 7, line 4; figure 6 *;
 [A]CH677403  (WILD LEITZ AG) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [A]US5537200  (KUMAGAI KAORU [JP], et al) [A] 1 * column 3, line 27 - line 64; figure 2 *;
 [A]EP0802396  (TOPCON CORP [JP]) [A] 1,5,15-17 * abstract *
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