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EP About this file: EP1046515

EP1046515 - Method of manufacturing a plastic card with a lenticular lens therein and card made by the method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.02.2005
Database last updated on 15.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.04.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, LU		published on 23.05.2007  [2007/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MBNA America Bank, N.A.
1100 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19804 / US
[2000/43]
Inventor(s)01 / Wang, Jachin
9452 Meadow Lane
Des Plaines, IL 60016 / US
02 / Pfingst, Dale Mitchell
1360 Golfview St.
Aurora, IL 60506 / US
03 / Green, Susan
1 W. Keystone Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19804 / US
04 / McGonigle, George
185 Queen Street
Thorofare, NJ 08086 / US
[2000/43]
Representative(s)Price, Nigel John King, et al
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/10]Price, Nigel John King, et al
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Former [2000/43]Dunleavy, Kevin James
Hunton & Williams, Avenue Louise 326, B6
1050 Brussels / BE
Application number, filing date99203598.001.11.1999
[2000/43]
Priority number, dateUS1999029560022.04.1999         Original published format: US 295600
[2000/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1046515
Date:25.10.2000
Language:EN
[2000/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1046515
Date:07.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.02.2000
ClassificationIPC:B42D15/10
[2000/43]
CPC:
B42D25/23 (EP,US); B41M3/14 (US); B42D25/00 (US);
B42D25/324 (EP); B42D25/425 (US); B42D25/47 (EP,US);
B42D25/475 (US); Y10T156/1052 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/43]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Plastikkarte mit einem Linsenraster und die hergestellte Karte[2000/43]
English:Method of manufacturing a plastic card with a lenticular lens therein and card made by the method[2000/43]
French:Procédé de fabrication d'une carte en matière plastique avec une structure en lentilles et ladite carte[2000/43]
Examination procedure07.02.2001Examination requested  [2001/14]
25.11.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.05.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.08.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.02.2004Fee for grant paid
05.02.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.01.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
21.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT07.04.2004
BE07.04.2004
CH07.04.2004
CY07.04.2004
FI07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
NL07.04.2004
DK07.07.2004
GR07.07.2004
SE07.07.2004
LU01.11.2004
MC30.11.2004
[2007/21]
Former [2006/13]AT07.04.2004
BE07.04.2004
CH07.04.2004
FI07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
NL07.04.2004
DK07.07.2004
GR07.07.2004
SE07.07.2004
MC30.11.2004
Former [2005/48]AT07.04.2004
BE07.04.2004
CH07.04.2004
FI07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
DK07.07.2004
GR07.07.2004
SE07.07.2004
MC30.11.2004
Former [2005/18]AT07.04.2004
BE07.04.2004
CH07.04.2004
FI07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
DK07.07.2004
GR07.07.2004
SE07.07.2004
Former [2005/14]AT07.04.2004
BE07.04.2004
CH07.04.2004
FI07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
GR07.07.2004
SE07.07.2004
Former [2005/11]AT07.04.2004
CH07.04.2004
FI07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
GR07.07.2004
SE07.07.2004
Former [2005/06]CH07.04.2004
FI07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
GR07.07.2004
SE07.07.2004
Former [2005/02]CH07.04.2004
FI07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
SE07.07.2004
Former [2004/52]CH07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
SE07.07.2004
Former [2004/51]CH07.04.2004
LI07.04.2004
Documents cited:Search[Y]US3758970  (ANNENBERG M) [Y] 1,3,6,9 * column W *;
 [A]EP0323108  (NIMSLO CORP [US]) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [Y]DE29621588U  (KOLBE DRUCK GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [Y] 1,3,6,9 * the whole document *
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