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EP About this file: EP1568544

EP1568544 - Side impact restraint device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  19.04.2013
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.10.2013Change: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TRW Automotive GmbH
Industriestrasse 20
73553 Alfdorf / DE
[2005/35]
Inventor(s)01 / Hofmann, Sven
Ronsperger Strasse 16
73525 Schwaebisch Gmund / DE
02 / Acker, Dominique
Panoramastrasse 5
74417 Gschwend / DE
 [2005/35]
Representative(s)Prinz & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Rundfunkplatz 2
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/21]Prinz & Partner
Patentanwälte Rundfunkplatz 2
80335 München / DE
Former [2009/02]Prinz & Partner
Patentanwälte Rundfunkplatz 2
80335 München / DE
Former [2005/35]Strass, Jürgen
Prinz & Partner GbR, Manzingerweg 7
81241 München / DE
Application number, filing date04029547.914.12.2004
[2005/35]
Priority number, dateDE2004100901325.02.2004         Original published format: DE102004009013
[2005/35]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1568544
Date:31.08.2005
Language:DE
[2005/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1568544
Date:24.01.2007
Language:DE
[2007/04]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1568544
Date:22.05.2013
Language:DE
[2013/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2005
ClassificationIPC:B60R21/16
[2006/38]
CPC:
B60R21/23138 (EP,US); B60R21/239 (EP,US); B60R2021/0044 (EP,US);
B60R2021/0058 (EP,US); B60R2021/2765 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/35]B60R21/16, B60R21/28
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   IT [2006/20]
Former [2005/35]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Seitenaufprall-Rückhaltevorrichtung[2005/35]
English:Side impact restraint device[2005/35]
French:Système de retenue à l'égard d' impacts latéraux[2005/35]
Examination procedure07.02.2006Examination requested  [2006/14]
01.03.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
03.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2006Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
18.08.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.12.2006Fee for grant paid
08.12.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  23.10.2007    ADMISSIBLE
Takata-Petri AG
Bahnweg 1
63743 Aschaffenburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Baumgärtel, Gunnar, et al, et al
Patentanwälte Maikowski & Ninnemann
Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2007/48]
Opponent(s)01  23.10.2007    ADMISSIBLE
Takata-Petri AG
Bahnweg 1
63743 Aschaffenburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Baumgärtel, Gunnar, et al, et al
Patentanwälte Maikowski & Ninnemann, Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
28.12.2007Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
07.05.2008Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
11.03.2009Date of oral proceedings
12.05.2009Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
23.05.2012Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
23.05.2012Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
23.05.2012Date of oral proceedings
01.06.2012Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
31.01.2013Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
11.04.2013Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition21.07.2009Appeal received No.  T1525/09
21.09.2009Statement of grounds filed
23.05.2012Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
05.04.2006AT   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006BE   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006BG   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006CH   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006CY   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006CZ   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006DK   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006EE   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006FI   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006GB   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006GR   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006HU   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006IE   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006IS   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006LT   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006LU   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006MC   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006NL   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006PL   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006PT   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006RO   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006SE   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006SI   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006SK   M01   Not yet paid
05.04.2006TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5556128  (SINNHUBER RUPRECHT DIPL ING [DE], et al) [A] 1-4 * column 4, line 19 - line 29; figure 2 *;
 [X]US2001017458  (ROTHWEILER STEFFEN [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,5,6 * paragraphs [0018] , [0019]; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]FR2805505  (AERAZUR [FR]) [A] 1,2,5,6 * page 4, line 6 - page 5, line 6; figure - *;
 [XD]DE10020729  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [XD] 1-3 * paragraphs [0025] - [0030]; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US2002047253  (RASCH GEORG [DE], et al) [A] 1,3,4 * paragraphs [0074] - [0076]; figures 7a,7b *;
 [A]US2002096869  (KAI TAKESHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-3,5,6 * paragraphs [0053] - [0059]; figures 4-11 *;
 [A]US2003178831  (ROBERTS BRAD [US], et al) [A] 1,2,8* paragraphs [0052] , [0053]; figures 5,6 *
OppositionUS3511519
 EP0670247
 DE19633883
 DE29804005U
 DE29906477U
 DE20000144U
 FR2805505
 DE10032791
 EP0734918
 DE20207388U
 EP1044855
 US2004012179
 WO2005070729
 WO2006050757
 DE202006017996U
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    - US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, "laboratory test procedure for fmvss 202 - head restraints", (19891012), vol. TP-202-8
    - GNS SYSTEMS, "Positionierung von FE-Dummy und FE-Sitz mit Generator2", NEWSLETTER VON GNS UND GNS SYSTEMS, (200601), vol. 1/8
    - "H-point", WIKIPEDIA, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-point
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