EP1540445A4

Method and system for verifying entitlement to play a game using a biometric identifier

Abstract

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EP1540445A4, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 2

Term

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Projected expiry passed 27 August 2023, 3.1 years ago.

2 sheets

Sheet 1
Sheet 2

Every citation, both ways

Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
WO0182176A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	YA	Search report	1,9,11,13
DE19944140A1	Cites	Germany	A	Search report	1,8,9,11-15,17-21
US2003092489A1	Cites	United States of America	AP	Search report	1,2,8-11,15-21
US2003131265A1	Cites	United States of America	AP	Search report	–
WO9416416A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	YA	Search report	1,9,11,13
WO0182176A	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	–	–	–
WO9416416A	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	–	–	–
DE19944140A	Cites	Germany	–	–	–

13 members in 6 offices

This recordMember, by publication datePriority claim

Priority claims9

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
244156	United States of America	–	2002-09-12
24415602	United States of America	A	2002-09-12
24415602	United States of America	A	2002-09-12
0327136	United States of America	W	2003-08-27
0327136	United States of America	W	2003-08-27
244156	–	–	–
US20020244156	–	–	–
US2003027136	–	–	–
WO2003US27136	–	–	–

Members13

Family members, oldest first
Document	Office	Kind
US2004053692A1	United States of America	A1	2004-03-18
CA2497622A1	Canada	A1	2004-03-25
WO2004025397A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2004-03-25
AU2003278735A1	Australia	A1	2004-04-30
WO2004025397A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2004-05-13
EP1540445A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-06-15
RU2005110677A	Russian Federation	A	2005-11-10
US6979264B2	United States of America	B2	2005-12-27
US2006100012A1	United States of America	A1	2006-05-11
EP1540445A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2007-01-24
AU2003278735B2	Australia	B2	2007-07-19
US8251806B2	United States of America	B2	2012-08-28
CA2497622C	Canada	C	2013-03-12

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	Event	Code
2014-05-14	Application withdrawnWithdrawn18W	18W
2014-04-11	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWNSTAA	STAA
2013-12-25	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1
2010-03-17	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q
2007-01-24	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4
2007-01-24	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2007-01-24	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1
2007-01-24	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1
2006-01-04	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX
2005-07-13	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2005-06-15	Request for examination filed17P	17P
2005-06-15	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2005-06-15	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX
2005-04-29	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI