EP1148918A4 - Cooperating doll pair having one doll providing speech for the other - Google Patents

Cooperating doll pair having one doll providing speech for the other

Info

Publication number: EP1148918A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: doll; cooperating; pair; providing speech; speech
Prior art date: 1999-02-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP99963892A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1148918A1 (en

EP1148918B1 (en

Inventor

Brian E Walsh

Esther Levine

Joe Franke

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Mattel Inc

Original Assignee

Mattel Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-02-04

Filing date

1999-11-10

Publication date

2005-01-19

1999-11-10 Application filed by Mattel Inc filed Critical Mattel Inc

2001-10-31 Publication of EP1148918A1 publication Critical patent/EP1148918A1/en

2005-01-19 Publication of EP1148918A4 publication Critical patent/EP1148918A4/en

2007-01-24 Application granted granted Critical

2007-01-24 Publication of EP1148918B1 publication Critical patent/EP1148918B1/en

2019-11-10 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H3/00—Dolls
- A63H3/28—Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds

EP99963892A 1999-02-04 1999-11-10 Cooperating doll pair having one doll providing speech for the other Expired - Lifetime EP1148918B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US24494099A	1999-02-04	1999-02-04
US244940		1999-02-04
PCT/US1999/026774 WO2000045918A1 (en)	1999-02-04	1999-11-10	Cooperating doll pair having one doll providing speech for the other

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1148918A1 EP1148918A1 (en)	2001-10-31
EP1148918A4 true EP1148918A4 (en)	2005-01-19
EP1148918B1 EP1148918B1 (en)	2007-01-24

Family

ID=22924704

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP99963892A Expired - Lifetime EP1148918B1 (en)	1999-02-04	1999-11-10	Cooperating doll pair having one doll providing speech for the other

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1148918B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2344817A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69935010T2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2000045918A1 (en)

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1999
- 1999-11-10 WO PCT/US1999/026774 patent/WO2000045918A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1999-11-10 EP EP99963892A patent/EP1148918B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-11-10 CA CA002344817A patent/CA2344817A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-11-10 DE DE69935010T patent/DE69935010T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Title
No further relevant documents disclosed *
See also references of WO0045918A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE69935010D1 (en)	2007-03-15
CA2344817A1 (en)	2000-08-10
WO2000045918A1 (en)	2000-08-10
WO2000045918A9 (en)	2001-07-19
EP1148918A1 (en)	2001-10-31
DE69935010T2 (en)	2007-06-21
EP1148918B1 (en)	2007-01-24

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2002-04-10	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: FRANKE, JOE Inventor name: LEVINE, ESTHER Inventor name: WALSH, BRIAN, E.
2004-05-26	RBV	Designated contracting states (corrected)	Designated state(s): DE ES FR GB IT
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