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EP1232887 - Door frame structure of motor vehicle [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.02.2008 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	21.11.2008	Change - lapse in a contracting state Updated state(s): FR	published on 24.12.2008 [2008/52]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD. 1, Nagahata, Ochiai, Haruhi-cho Nishikasugai-gun Aichi-ken 452-8564 / JP
	[2007/16]
Former [2002/34]	For all designated states Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. 1, Nagahata, Ochiai, Haruhi-cho Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi-ken 452-8564 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Nozaki, Masahiro c/o Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. 1 Nagahata, Ochiai, Haruhi-cho Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi-ken, 452-8564 / JP
	02 / Kawai, Katsunori c/o Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. 1 Nagahata, Ochiai, Haruhi-cho Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi-ken, 452-8564 / JP
	[2007/16]
Former [2002/34]	01 / Nozaki, Masahiro Toyoda Gosei Co.,Ltd., 1 Nagahata, Ochiai, Haruhi Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi-ken, 452-8564 / JP
	02 / Kawai, Katsunori Toyoda Gosei Co.,Ltd., 1 Nagahata, Ochiai, Haruhi Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi-ken, 452-8564 / JP
Representative(s)	Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB European Patent Attorneys Landsberger Strasse 300 80687 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/39]	Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen European Patent Attorneys Landsberger Strasse 300 80687 München / DE
Former [2004/26]	Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen European Patent Attorneys Patenta Radeckestrasse 43 81245 München / DE
Former [2002/34]	Blumbach, Kramer & Partner GbR Radeckestrasse 43 81245 München / DE
Application number, filing date	02003601.8	15.02.2002
	[2002/34]
Priority number, date	JP20010038502	15.02.2001 Original published format: JP 2001038502
	JP20010211668	12.07.2001 Original published format: JP 2001211668
	[2002/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1232887
	Date:	21.08.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/34]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1232887
	Date:	05.03.2003
	[2003/10]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1232887
	Date:	18.04.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/16]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.01.2003
Classification	IPC:	B60J5/04, B60J10/04, B60J10/08	[2002/34]
	CPC:	B60J5/0402 (EP,US); B60J10/16 (EP,US); B60J10/235 (EP,US); B60J10/24 (EP,US); B60J10/248 (EP,US); B60J10/265 (EP,US); (+) B60J10/30 (EP,US); B60J10/74 (EP,US); B60J10/84 (EP,US); B60J10/88 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2003/48]
Former [2002/34]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Türzarge für Kraftfahrzeuge	[2002/34]
	English:	Door frame structure of motor vehicle	[2002/34]
	French:	Structure de cadre de porte pour véhicule automobile	[2002/34]
Examination procedure	15.02.2002	Examination requested [2002/34]
	24.11.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.03.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.11.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.02.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.11.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.03.2007	Fee for grant paid
	07.03.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	21.01.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FR	18.04.2007
	[2008/52]
Former [2008/24]	FR	14.12.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[XY] US5743047 (BONNE ANDREAS et al.) [X] 1-5,7,9,10 * abstract * * column 1, lines 6-13 * * column 4, lines 13-44 *[Y] 6,8
		[X] DE4028898 (DAIMLER BENZ AG et al.) [X] 1,3,4,7,9,10 * abstract * * column 2 *
		[Y] DE4314123 (YMOS AG IND PRODUKTE et al.) [Y] 6 * figures 2,3 *
		[Y] US5806247 (YAMAMOTO TAKESHI et al.) [Y] 8 * figure 2 * * column 2, line 26 - column 3, line 12 *
		[A] DE19625593 (NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-5,8-10 * abstract *

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