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EP About this file: EP1214219

EP1214219 - Steering wheel with MULTIFUNCTION OPERATING ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/25]MULTIFUNCTION OPERATING ELEMENT
[2004/05]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.09.2005
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/25]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / HEIMERMANN, Matthias
Campestrasse 3A
38302 Wolfenbüttel / DE
02 / DIRKSEN, Susanne
Dunantplatz 7
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
03 / LILIENTHAL, Jörg
Zimmerer Strasse 6
38518 Gifhorn / DE
 [2002/25]
Representative(s)Zucker, Volker, et al
Patentanwälte Bressel und Partner mbB
Potsdamer Platz 10
10785 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/51]Zucker, Volker, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Effert, Bressel und Kollegen Patentanwälte Radickestrasse 48
12489 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date00954627.614.08.2000
[2002/25]
WO2000EP07912
Priority number, dateDE199914196003.09.1999         Original published format: DE 19941960
[2002/25]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0117814
Date:15.03.2001
Language:DE
[2001/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1214219
Date:19.06.2002
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.03.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1214219
Date:03.11.2004
Language:DE
[2004/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.03.2001
ClassificationIPC:B60K37/06, G06K11/18
[2002/25]
CPC:
G05G1/10 (EP); B60K35/10 (EP); G06F3/0362 (EP);
H01H2019/146 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/45]
Former [2002/25]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Lenkrad mit MULTIFUNKTIONS-BEDIENELEMENT[2004/05]
English:Steering wheel with MULTIFUNCTION OPERATING ELEMENT[2004/05]
French:Volant avec ELEMENT DE REGLAGE POLYVALENT[2004/05]
Former [2002/25]MULTIFUNKTIONS-BEDIENELEMENT
Former [2002/25]MULTIFUNCTION OPERATING ELEMENT
Former [2002/25]ELEMENT DE REGLAGE POLYVALENT
Entry into regional phase03.04.2002National basic fee paid 
03.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
03.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.11.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
03.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/25]
06.09.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.01.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.06.2004Fee for grant paid
02.06.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.08.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
01.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT03.11.2004
[2007/35]
Cited inInternational search[A]US5086510  (GUENTHER CLEMENS [DE], et al);
 [DA]EP0366132  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]);
 [X]EP0669715  (LOEWE OPTA GMBH [DE]);
 [Y]DE19604351  (MARQUARDT GMBH [DE]);
 [A]EP0796756  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]);
 [X]US5825353  (WILL CRAIG ALEXANDER [US]);
 [XY]EP0901262  (NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD [FI])
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