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DE file number : 60 2012 055 064.3 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: September 26, 2025)

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Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2012 055 064.3
96	EP file number	EAKZ	12 18 5991.2
97	EP publication number	EPN	2575076
54	Designation/title	TI	Vorrichtung und Verfahren unter Verwendung von zwei-zieligen automatischen Belichtungseinstellung.
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 25, 2012
96	EP application date	EAT	Sep 25, 2012
43	Date of first publication	OT	Apr 3, 2013
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Dec 26, 2018
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Hand Held Products, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, N.Y., US
72	Inventor	IN	Meier, Timothy P., Morristown NJ New Jersey 07962-2245, US; Deloge, Stephen P., Morristown NJ New Jersey 07962-2245, US
74	Representative	VTR	Bird & Bird LLP, 20457 Hamburg, DE
	Address for service		Bird & Bird LLP, 20457 Hamburg, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 201113250282 Sep 30, 2011
	Due date	FT FG	Sep 30, 2025 Annual fee for the 14th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		59
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002575076 Searchable text: EP000002575076 Original document: EP000002575076B1 Searchable text: EP000002575076B1
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Apr 3, 2013
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	May 17, 2013
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Oct 8, 2024 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Oct 8, 2024 Due date: changed Oct 6, 2023; Oct 8, 2022; Jun 15, 2022; Oct 7, 2021; Apr 22, 2021; Mar 17, 2021; Oct 6, 2020; Aug 28, 2020; Jun 30, 2020; Dec 19, 2019; Nov 14, 2019; Oct 12, 2019; Aug 8, 2019; Apr 25, 2019; Jan 17, 2019; Dec 8, 2018; Dec 6, 2018; Aug 23, 2018; Jul 26, 2018; Jul 31, 2013 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) May 17, 2013 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Apr 3, 2013		Details anzeigen
2	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	May 16, 2013	May 16, 2013	Details anzeigen
3	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 10, 2013		Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Dec 26, 2018		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jan 17, 2019	Jan 17, 2019	Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Sep 27, 2019	Dec 19, 2019	Details anzeigen
7	Nullity procedure	Action brought for declaration of nullity	Aug 21, 2020	Oct 8, 2020	Details anzeigen
8	Nullity procedure	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court	Aug 21, 2020		Details anzeigen
9	Nullity procedure	Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings	Feb 18, 2021	Apr 22, 2021	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 3, 2013

View procedures Publications (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 16, 2013
Issue number	HN	20
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	May 16, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 3)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 10, 2013
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G06K 7/14 (2006.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 26, 2018

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 17, 2019
Issue number	HN	3
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Jan 17, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 27, 2019
Issue number	HN	51
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Dec 19, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Action brought for declaration of nullity
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 21, 2020
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Oct 8, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		6Ni28/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 6, 2020

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Case file pending with Federal Patent Court
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 21, 2020
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		6Ni28/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 28, 2020

View procedures Nullity procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Nullity procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 18, 2021
Issue number	HN	16
Year	PJ	2021
Publication date	VT	Apr 22, 2021
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
BPatG (Federal Patent Court) file number		6Ni28/20(EP)
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 22, 2021