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EP1078140 - PDA LOCK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 26.03.2004 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	26.03.2004	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 12.05.2004 [2004/20]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ACCO Brands, Inc. 2855 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2001/09]	For all designated states Acco Brands, Inc. 2855 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / ZEREN, Gregory 872 Pippin Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94087 / US
	02 / MYERS, Gary 26931 Sylvan Lane Monee, IL 60449 / US
	[2001/35]
Former [2001/09]	01 / ZEREN, Gregory 742 Sutter Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
	02 / MYERS, Gary 26931 Sylvan Lane Monee, IL 60449 / US
Representative(s)	Fritsche, Rainer Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/09]	Fritsche, Rainer, Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner Patentanwälte Arnulfstrasse 25 80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date	99915972.6	29.03.1999
	[2001/09]
	WO1999IB00804
Priority number, date	US19990267421	12.03.1999 Original published format: US 267421
	[2001/09]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0055458
	Date:	21.09.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1078140
	Date:	28.02.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.09.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/09]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	21.09.2000
Classification	IPC:	E05B73/00, G06F1/16	[2001/09]
	CPC:	E05B73/0005 (EP); G06F1/1626 (EP); E05B73/0082 (EP); G06F2200/1632 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/09]
Title	German:	PDA SCHLOSS	[2001/09]
	English:	PDA LOCK	[2001/09]
	French:	ANTIVOL POUR ASSISTANT NUMERIQUE	[2001/09]
Entry into regional phase	12.12.2000	National basic fee paid
	21.03.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.03.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.03.2001	Examination requested [2001/20]
	23.04.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.11.2003	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2004/20]
	10.12.2003	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2004/20]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited in	International search	[XAY]WO9007046 (PIHLMAN TAUNO ILMARI [FI]) [X] 1,3,7 * page 4, line 9 - page 5, line 3; figures 1,2 * * page 5, line 38 - page 6, line 20; figure 5 * [A] 5,10,22,23,28,29 [Y] 2,8,9,30;
		[YA]US3875771 (REISNER SAM) [Y] 2,30 * the whole document * [A] 1,5-7,10;
		[YA]EP0266294 (ALLEGRANZA RENE) [Y] 8,9 * column 3, line 12 - line 33; figures 1,2,4 * [A] 1,10,24,31;
		[XA]WO9624736 (KENSINGTON MICROWAVE LTD [US]) [X] 11,13,20,25-27 * the whole document * [A] 14,15;
		[XA]WO9839541 (QUALTEC DATA PRODUCTS INC [US]) [X] 11,13,25-27 * the whole document * [A] 14;
		[X]WO9510680 (KENSINGTON MICROWAVE LTD [US]) [X] 11,13,20,25-27 * the whole document *;
		[X]JPH1113327 ;
		[A]US5577855 (LEYDEN ROGER J [US], et al) [A] 16 * column 5, line 65 - column 6, line 6; figure 7 *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990430), vol. 1999, no. 04, & JP11013327 A 19990119 (SUGATSUNE IND CO LTD) [X] 11,13,20,25,26 * abstract *
	by applicant	US5381685

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