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EP About this file: EP1165976

EP1165976 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.12.2005
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MEDERER, Gerhard
Heinrich Nikolaus Strasse 19
87480 Weitnau-Seltmans / DE
[2002/01]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2002/01]
Representative(s)Lösch, Christoph Ludwig Klaus
LÖSCH Patentanwälte
Albrecht-Dürer-Platz 4
90403 Nürnberg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/50]Lösch, Christoph
Patentkanzlei Postfach 13 01 28
90113 Nürnberg / DE
Former [2002/34]Mielke, Klaus
Patentanwaltskanzlei Klaus Mielke Lohmühlenweg 24
91413 Neustadt a.d Aisch / DE
Former [2002/01]Göbel, Matthias, Dipl.-Ing.
Pruppacher Hauptstrasse 5-7
90602 Pyrbaum / DE
Application number, filing date00958415.210.08.2000
[2002/01]
WO2000EP07767
Priority number, dateDE200010346724.01.2000         Original published format: DE 10003467
[2002/01]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0155606
Date:02.08.2001
Language:DE
[2001/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1165976
Date:02.01.2002
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.08.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1165976
Date:16.02.2005
Language:DE
[2005/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.08.2001
ClassificationIPC:F16C7/02
[2002/01]
CPC:
F16C7/023 (EP); F01B9/02 (EP); F02B75/048 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/01]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBRENNUNGSKRAFTMASCHINE[2002/01]
English:INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE[2002/01]
French:MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE[2002/01]
Entry into regional phase17.09.2001National basic fee paid 
17.09.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
17.09.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.09.2001Examination requested  [2002/01]
09.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.08.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.2004Fee for grant paid
20.12.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.11.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
13.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
21.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.200304   M06   Fee paid on   13.01.2004
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Stay/Interruption25.03.2002Interruption of proceedings. Reason: representative has died[2002/25]
22.06.2002Resumption of proceedings[2002/36]
25.03.2002Interruption of proceedings. Reason: representative has died[2002/36]
Lapses during opposition  TooltipES16.02.2005
FI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
IT16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
PT22.07.2005
CY10.08.2005
LU10.08.2005
BE31.08.2005
MC31.08.2005
[2007/35]
Former [2007/26]ES16.02.2005
FI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
PT22.07.2005
CY10.08.2005
LU10.08.2005
BE31.08.2005
MC31.08.2005
Former [2007/20]ES16.02.2005
FI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
PT22.07.2005
CY10.08.2005
BE31.08.2005
LU31.08.2005
MC31.08.2005
Former [2007/08]ES16.02.2005
FI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
PT22.07.2005
BE31.08.2005
LU31.08.2005
MC31.08.2005
Former [2006/36]FI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
PT22.07.2005
BE31.08.2005
MC31.08.2005
Former [2006/31]FI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
PT22.07.2005
MC31.08.2005
Former [2006/28]FI16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
PT22.07.2005
MC31.08.2005
Former [2006/14]FI16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
PT22.07.2005
Former [2006/13]FI16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
Former [2006/12]FI16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
Former [2005/48]FI16.02.2005
SE16.05.2005
Former [2005/46]FI16.02.2005
Cited inInternational search[A]WO8808922  (MEDERER GERHARD [DE]) [A] 1-5,7,8 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9321422  (MEDERER JENS [DE]) [A] 1,6 * figures 14,16; claims 1-7 *;
 [A]DE4317226  (SCHWEIZER VIKTOR DIPL ING FH [DE]) [A] 1,7 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE19504735  (PROSSER DIETER DIPL ING [DE]) [A] 1,7* column 1, line 1 - line 65; figure 1 *;
 [A]US5595146  (BOLLIG CHRISTOPH [DE], et al) [A] 1 * column 5, line 21 - column 6, line 51; figure 1 *
ExaminationDE3030615
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