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EP About this file: EP1070892

EP1070892 - Electric power supply apparatus for solenoid valve manifold [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  09.12.2011
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.12.2011Opposition rejectedpublished 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 date00306100.918.07.2000
[2001/04]
Priority number, dateJP1999020516219.07.1999         Original published format: JP 20516299
[2001/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: 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:EP27.05.2002
ClassificationIPC: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);
H05K1/18 (EP,US); Y10T137/8376 (EP,US); Y10T137/87885 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   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 
TitleGerman: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 procedure31.07.2000Examination requested  [2001/04]
06.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
18.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.06.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.12.2004Fee for grant paid
09.12.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  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
 [N/P]
Former [2011/13]
Opponent(s)01  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
16.12.2005Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
25.08.2006Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
12.09.2006Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M10)
23.08.2007Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
24.01.2008Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
20.05.2008Reply to a communication from the opposition division
16.08.2011Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
26.08.2011Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2012/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR09.02.2005
IT09.02.2005
GB18.07.2005
[2007/35]
Former [2006/35]FR09.02.2005
GB18.07.2005
Former [2006/31]FR09.02.2005
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 *
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