EP0338733A3
Bookmarker
Abstract
An improved bookmarker (10) for maintaining the place of a reader in a book has a spring retaining marking arm (30). The spring arm (30) comprises a generally horizontal section and a generally vertical section which extends into the book for placement against the pages.

Term
Term ended
Projected expiry passed 14 April 2009, 17.4 years ago.
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1 sheet
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8 members in 4 offices
Priority claims8
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 184369 | United States of America | – | |
| 18436988 | United States of America | A | |
| 287118 | United States of America | – | |
| 28711888 | United States of America | A | |
| 184369 | – | – | – |
| 287118 | – | – | – |
| US19880184369 | – | – | – |
| US19880287118 | – | – | – |
Members8
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US4813370A | United States of America | A | |
| EP0338733A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| EP0338733A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US4928621A | United States of America | A | |
| US4932351A | United States of America | A | |
| CA1336290C | Canada | C | |
| EP0338733B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE68924494D1 | Germany | D1 |
22 legal events, as 2 offices reported them to INPADOC
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Point at a mark for the eventEvents
| Event | Code | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC | GBPC | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02 | IF02 | GB | |
| Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP | PGFP | EP | |
| No opposition filedOpposition26N | 26N | EP | |
| No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE | PLBE | EP | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA | STAA | EP | |
| Fr: translation not filedEN | EN | EP | |
| Nl: lapsed or annulled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents actLapsedNLV1 | NLV1 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Corresponds to:REF | REF | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| (expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA | GRAA | EP | |
| First examination report despatched17Q | 17Q | EP | |
| Request for examination filed17P | 17P | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL | PUAL | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI | PUAI | EP |
Numbers
- Publication
- 0338733
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0338733
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0338733
- Application
- 89303705
- Application, DOCDB
- 89303705
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19890303705
Titles3
- English
- Bookmarker
- German
- Lesezeichen
- French
- Signet
Classification
- CPC, 2
- B42D9/004
- B42D3/14
- IPC, 1
- B42D3 14
Designated states5
- Contracting states, 5
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)