The European Patent Office has granted Patent N° 1679562B1 to Winwatch SA for a ‘Hand, axis or axis cover of an analog timepiece comprising a transponder at least partially integrated therein’ 
June 21, 2007: The Examining Division acting for Directorate General 1 of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued a decision to grant a European Patent to Winwatch SA  for a ‘Hand, axis or axis cover of an analog timepiece comprising a transponder at least partially integrated therein’. The European Patent will take effect from 18 July 2007 pursuant to Article 97(2) EPC and will be published in European Patent Bulletin N° 07/29 of July 18, 2007.

The European Patent Office intends to grant a patent to Winwatch SA for a ‘Hand, axis or axis cover of an analog timepiece comprising a transponder at least partially integrated therein’ 
April 3, 2007: The Examining Division of the European Patent Office (EPO) intends to grant a European patent as communicated to Winwatch SA by the communication under Rule 51(4) EPC for a ‘Hand, axis or axis cover of an analog timepiece comprising a transponder at least partially integrated therein’.  

The European Patent Office has granted Patent N° 1597636 to Winwatch SA for a ‘Method for integrating at least one electronic module in or on the glass of a watch’ 
December 7, 2006: The Examining Division acting for Directorate General 1 of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued a decision to grant a European Patent to Winwatch SA for a ‘Method for integrating at least one electronic module in or on the glass of a watch’. The European Patent will take effect from 3 January 2007 pursuant to Article 97(2) EPC and will be published in European Patent Bulletin N° 07/01 of January 3, 2007. 

Winwatch has been referenced in ‘ADVANCED SUBSTRATE NEWS’ N° 6 / Winter 06/07 issue: Hitachi’s tiny µ-chip  (full article in PDF)
December 6, 2006:  Advanced Substrate News N°6 / Winter 06/07 issue; a newsletter for the engineered substrates community: engineers, scientists, researchers, designers and technical staff, today published an article ‘Hitachi’s tiny µ-chip’  referencing Winwatch SA in relation to SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology.

The European Patent Office has just published a second patent application EP1679562 A1 for Winwatch S.A. 
July 12, 2006: The European Patent Office (EPO has published a patent application  for Winwatch S.A . that has been  filed on Jan. 28, 2005 for an “Analog timepiece comprising a transponder at least partially integrated inside one of the hands or on the hands stem”, that should probably be issued in early 2007.

The US Patent & Trademark Office on Thursday June 29, 2006 published the details of the application Winwatch has filed for “Method for integrating at least one electronic module in or on the glass of a watch and watch glass obtained by such a method”.
June 29, 2006: The USPTO  has published patent application US2006/0140058 A1  for Winwatch S.A.as a Continuation of application No PCT/CH04/00649 filed on Oct. 28, 2004: Method for integrating at least one electronic module in or on the glass of a watch and watch glass obtained by such a method.

A fully playable and free Demo Version of ‘Brand Control System’ is now accessible online: 
Mai 15, 2006: The Demonstration of a RFID web application for the authentication and traceability of wristwatches with possibility to activate online customer services and e-commerce (proof of concept): RFID technology and ASP.NET web applications of the newest generation make it now possible to use Internet as a very powerful tool to access securely and process data of a database on a central server while controlling there the authorizations and authentications necessary to get the right information and access. For the employee in charge of a certain job a simple Internet browser (e.g. Internet Explorer) is enough to work fully from anywhere in the world. The same applies to the watchmaker’s partners, distributors, retailers, own shops and of course customers. RFID technology allows a very fast search of all information of each single product equipped with a RFIDtag and allows to record its own history through its whole lifecycle. All the information, or part of it, is only available to the appropriate authority. The database administrator defines the users, the memberships, the rights of access and the roles. The combination of ASP.NET and RFID allows thus not only the follow-up in real time of each single product, but also an instant view of all products as a whole.

Démo ‘Brand Control System’ est dès maintenant gratuitement accessible online sur :
15 Mai 2006: Logiciel web de démonstration d’un système d’authentification et de traçabilité de montres RFID avec possibilité de services clients online et e-commerce: La technologie RFID ainsi que les applications web de toute nouvelle génération (ASP.NET) à savoir les Active Server Pages permettent désormais d'utiliser l'Internet comme un outil très performant pour accéder et traiter les informations d'une base de données déposée sur un serveur central tout en y contrôlant les autorisations et authentifications nécessaires pour accèder à celle-ci. Pour l'employé un simple navigateur Internet suffit pour travailler pleinement et depuis n'importe quel endroit dans le monde. Il en va de même pour vos partenaires, vos boutiques et naturellement vos clients. La technologie RFID quant à elle permet la recherche rapide de tout produit équipé d'une puce et de trouver toutes les informations réliées à chaque produit unique et d'enregistrer son historique unique à travers son cycle de vie. Ces informations, ou une partie de celles-ci, sont seulement disponibles à qui de droit. L'administrateur de la base de données définit les utilisateurs, les droits d'accès et les rôles.
La combinaison d'ASP.NET et de RFID permet ainsi non seulement un suivi en temps réel de tout produit, mais également de l'ensemble de tous les produits. 

PCT publication WO 2005/064421A1 for Winwatch SA, title: ‘METHOD FOR INTEGRATING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRONIC MODULE IN OR ON THE GLASS OF A WATCH AND WATCH GLASS OBTAINED BY SUCH A METHOD’
July 14, 2005: The World Intellectual Property Organization today has published patent application WO2005/064421A1  for Winwatch SA.. Abstract: The invention relates to the method for integration of at least one electronic module in or on the glass on watches, generally wristwatches, by means of a non-solid solution. The electronic module is injected or positioned with a non-solid solution in a hole in the glass, provided for housing the same, or on a part of the surface of the glass. The electronic module is perfectly integrated and/or fixed within or on the glass, in particular, as a result of the epoxide characteristics and the transparent vitrification of the solution.

N° de publication internationale WO 2005/064421A1 pour Winwatch SA, titre: ‘PROCEDE D’INTEGRATION D’AU MOINS UN MODULE ELECTRONIQUE DANS OU SUR LA GLACE D ’UNE MONTRE ET GLACE DE MONTRE OBTENUE PAR CE PROCEDE’
14 juillet 2005: La demande internationale WO2005/064421A1 pour Winwatch SA a été publiée ce par l’Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle. Abrégé: L’invention concerne le procédé d’intégration d’au moins un module électronique dans ou sur la glace des montres, généralement des montres-bracelets, à l’aide d’une solution non solide. Le module électronique est injecté ou apposé avec une solution non solide dans un évidement de la glace prévu pour son logement, ou sur une partie de la surface de la glace. Grâce notamment à des caractéristiques époxidiques et à la vitrification transparente de la solution, le module électronique se retrouve parfaitement et précisément intégré et/ou fixé dans ou sur la glace.

RFID antennas in glass
March 1, 2005: Fujitsu Frontech, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Labs, and Nippon Sheet Glass co-developed what they call "glass antennas." Developed are UHF RFID antennas integrated in a glass gate and a glass showcase. RFID antennas are directly printed on the glass gate. These devices are being exhibited at the RETAILTECH JAPAN 2005 trade show in Tokyo (starting March 1).
A related news: RFID Journal reported that a swiss startup patented a way of embedding a tiny RFID transponder in the glass crystal of a watch last summer.

Product Tracking System is designed for watch industry
October 26, 2004:   (news.thomasnet.com) Web-based Brand Control System uses RFID technology to track and monitor product movement and help identify counterfeit items. RFID chips attached to watches allow watch factories, distributors, or retail stores equipped with readers to check authenticity, status, and registered location by connecting to addressed database. Watches are validated using a PC, PDA or notebook that communicates via internet by Brand Control System.

Integration de puces rfid dans la glace de montre! 
October 6, 2004:   Etudes de marché (investvalley.com) Winwatch SA est une société de propriété intellectuelle et de consulting qui a pour but l’intégration de puces RFID dans la glace de montre, ouvrant une large variété d’applications.

Wrist-watch tracking: the 'how' and 'why'
August 31, 2004:   News Brief (usingrfid.com) Winwatch is to licence usage of its web-based system called Brand Control System which uses RFID technology to track and monitor product movements to help identify counterfeit watches.

Winwatch's IP Portfolio numbers one more patent 
July 15, 2004:   The Swiss Patent Office has issued and published the patent CH-694111 held by Winwatch S.A.

startup says it's time for rfid
July 13, 2004:  Winwatch has been published in the RFIDJournal: A Swiss company wants to embed tiny RFID transponder in the glass crystal of wristwatches to protect them against counterfeiting and to enable consumer services.

Swiss registry of protective rights titles
June 15, 2004: The Swiss Registry of protective rights titles has published design n° CH-130578; deposit date: 09.04.2004; maximal term of protection: 25 years

Patent CH-692069 has been reissued and published in its final form
Jannuary 15, 2004: In 2003, the Swiss Patent Office was asked by the investors to re-examine the patent CH-692069. The January 15, 2004 it was reissued and published in its final form with its original filing date and enhanced claim.

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