EP1070892 - Electric power supply apparatus for solenoid valve manifold [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Opposition rejected Status updated on 09.12.2011 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 09.12.2011 | Opposition rejected | published on 11.01.2012 [2012/02] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states SMC CORPORATION 16-4, Shinbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo / JP | [N/P] |
Former [2001/04] | For all designated states SMC CORPORATION 16-4, Shinbashi 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Hayashi, Bunya, SMC Corp. Tsukuba Technical Center 4-2-2, Kinunodai, Yawara-mura Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki / JP | 02 /
Miyazoe, Shinji, SMC Corp. Tsukuba Tech. Center 4-2-2, Kinunodai, Yawara-mura Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki / JP | 03 /
Yoshimura, Shinichi, SMC Corp. Tsukuba Tech. Cent. 4-2-2, Kinunodai, Yawara-mura Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki / JP | [2001/04] | Representative(s) | Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 8QS / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2008/34] | Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL / GB | ||
Former [2008/27] | Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL / GB | ||
Former [2001/04] | Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW / GB | Application number, filing date | 00306100.9 | 18.07.2000 | [2001/04] | Priority number, date | JP19990205162 | 19.07.1999 Original published format: JP 20516299 | [2001/04] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1070892 | Date: | 24.01.2001 | Language: | EN | [2001/04] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1070892 | Date: | 10.07.2002 | [2002/28] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1070892 | Date: | 09.02.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/06] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.05.2002 | Classification | IPC: | F16K27/00, F15B13/08 | [2001/04] | CPC: |
F15B13/0839 (EP,US);
F16K31/06 (KR);
F15B13/0817 (EP,US);
F15B13/0821 (EP,US);
F15B13/0828 (EP,US);
F15B13/0853 (EP,US);
F15B13/0857 (EP,US);
F15B13/0875 (EP,US);
F16K27/003 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [2003/14] |
Former [2001/04] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Stromversorgung einer Magnetventilverteilplatte | [2001/04] | English: | Electric power supply apparatus for solenoid valve manifold | [2001/04] | French: | Alimentation de puissance électrique d'un distributeur pour électrovannes | [2001/04] | Examination procedure | 31.07.2000 | Examination requested [2001/04] | 06.03.2003 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 16.09.2003 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 17.03.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 18.05.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.06.2004 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 09.12.2004 | Fee for grant paid | 09.12.2004 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE FESTO AG & CO Ruiter Strasse 82 73734 Esslingen / DE Opponent's representative Kocher, Mark Werner Magenbauer & Kollegen Patentanwälte Plochinger Straße 109 73730 Esslingen / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2011/13] | |||
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02.11.2005
11.11.2005
ADMISSIBLE FESTO AG & CO Ruiter Strasse 82 73734 Esslingen / DE Opponent's representative Kocher, Mark Werner Magenbauer & Kollegen Patentanwälte Plochinger Strasse 109 73730 Esslingen / DE | ||
Former [2005/52] | |||
Opponent(s) | 01
02.11.2005
FESTO AG & CO Ruiter Strasse 82 73734 Esslingen / DE Opponent's representative Vetter, Hans Patentanwälte, Magenbauer, Reimold, Vetter & Abel, Plochinger Strasse 109 73730 Esslingen / DE | 16.12.2005 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 25.08.2006 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 12.09.2006 | Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M10) | 23.08.2007 | Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor | 24.01.2008 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04) | 20.05.2008 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 16.08.2011 | Date of despatch of rejection of opposition | 26.08.2011 | Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2012/02] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.07.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 14.07.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 14.07.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | FR | 09.02.2005 | IT | 09.02.2005 | GB | 18.07.2005 | [2007/35] |
Former [2006/35] | FR | 09.02.2005 | |
GB | 18.07.2005 | ||
Former [2006/31] | FR | 09.02.2005 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]US5234033 (STOLL KURT [DE], et al) [X] 1,2 * column 5, line 11 - column 6, line 9 * * column 7, line 40 - column 8, line 11; figures 1,2,4 *; | [XP]US6053198 (ATKIN BRADLY J [US], et al) [XP] 1,2* column 4, line 14 - column 5, line 10; figures 1-7B,13 * |