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EP About this file: EP1056318

EP1056318 - Improvements relating to electrical circuits [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.08.2007
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 07.10.2009  [2009/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TRW LucasVarity Electric Steering Ltd.
Stratford Road Solihull
West Midlands B90 4AX / GB
[2006/46]
Former [2006/41]For all designated states
TRW LucasVarity Electric Steering Ltd.
Woden Road West Wednesbury
West Midlands WS10 7SY / GB
Former [2000/48]For all designated states
TRW LucasVarity Electric Steering Ltd.
Woden Road West
Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7SY / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Penketh, David Michael
49 Grayling Dosthill
Tamworth, Staffordshire B77 1NR / GB
[2000/48]
Representative(s)Spall, Christopher John
Barker Brettell LLP 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham
B16 9PW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/48]Spall, Christopher John
BARKER BRETTELL 138 Hagley Road
Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
Application number, filing date00304230.618.05.2000
[2000/48]
Priority number, dateGB1999001190522.05.1999         Original published format: GB 9911905
[2000/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1056318
Date:29.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/48]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1056318
Date:17.04.2002
[2002/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1056318
Date:11.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:H05K1/14, B62D5/04
[2000/48]
CPC:
H05K1/144 (EP,US); B62D5/0406 (EP,US); H05K1/0215 (EP,US);
H05K1/0231 (EP,US); H05K1/0263 (EP,US); H05K2201/0397 (EP,US);
H05K2201/10409 (EP,US); H05K2201/10636 (EP,US); H05K3/202 (EP,US);
H05K3/325 (EP,US); H05K3/3447 (EP,US); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2003/02]
Former [2000/48]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verbesserungen an elektrischen Schaltungen[2000/48]
English:Improvements relating to electrical circuits[2000/48]
French:Améliorations de circuits électriques[2000/48]
Examination procedure05.10.2002Examination requested  [2002/49]
18.10.2002Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
07.02.2003Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
15.05.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.08.2006Fee for grant paid
25.08.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.07.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
07.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
05.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
13.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
25.11.2002AT   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002BE   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002CH   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002CY   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002DK   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002ES   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002FI   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002GR   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002IE   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002LU   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002MC   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002NL   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002PT   M01   Not yet paid
25.11.2002SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT18.05.2007
[2009/41]
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH11225459  ;
 [A]JPH10303522  ;
 [A]DE3630830  (BREGENHORN BUETOW & CO [DE]);
 [A]US5101322  (GHAEM SANJAR [US], et al);
 [A]US5602451  (KOHGE SHINICHI [JP], et al);
 [A]US5699235  (TSURUMIYA OSAMU [JP], et al);
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