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Card Printing Mechanism With Card Return Path - EP3383662

The patent EP3383662 was granted to Entrust on Sep 2, 2020. The application was filed on Dec 30, 2016 under application number EP16884229A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3383662

ENTRUST
Application Number
EP16884229A
Filing Date
Dec 30, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jul 31, 2020
Publication Date
Sep 2, 2020
External Links
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Patent Summary

A card processing system for personalizing plastic cards such as financial cards, identification cards, and gift cards. The system includes a card processing mechanism that applies personal information to the card, such as printing, magnetic stripe encoding, or chip embedding, and a card handling mechanism that transports the cards through the processing system.

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
MB AUTOMATIONMay 21, 2021SCHMIDTADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (25) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

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DESCRIPTIONWO0122356
EXAMINATIONJP2011131952
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2005053406
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2011243634
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2012286464
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS5129641
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO0235911
SEARCHEP1246449
SEARCHJPS58167347
SEARCHUS5337134
SEARCHWO0122356

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