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EP About this file: EP1695158

EP1695158 - INTRINSICALLY SAFE DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  05.05.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.01.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip05.05.2023Revocation of patentpublished on 07.06.2023  [2023/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cooper Crouse-Hinds GmbH
Senator-Schwartz-Ring 26
59494 Soest / DE
[2008/39]
Former [2006/35]For all designated states
Cooper Industries, Inc.
Texas Commerce Tower, 600 Travis, Suite 5800, P.O. Box 4446
Houston, TX 77002 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BECKER, Udo
Aldenraderstrasse 13f
47169 Duisburg / DE
02 / SCHARFENBERG, Manfred
Hallohweg 81
59425 Unna / DE
 [2006/43]
Former [2006/35]01 / BECKER, Udo
Luxemburger Allee 59
45481 Mülheim / DE
02 / SCHARFENBERG, Manfred
Hallohweg 81
59425 Unna / DE
Representative(s)Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Bauerstraße 22
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/35]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04819652.103.12.2004
[2006/35]
WO2004EP13778
Priority number, dateDE2003105698505.12.2003         Original published format: DE 10356985
[2006/35]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005054966
Date:16.06.2005
Language:DE
[2005/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1695158
Date:30.08.2006
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.06.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1695158
Date:24.02.2010
Language:DE
[2010/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/042, H02H9/00
[2006/35]
CPC:
H02H9/008 (EP,NO,US); G05B2219/24028 (EP,NO,US); G05B2219/31121 (EP,NO,US);
G05B2219/31135 (EP,NO,US); G05B2219/34481 (EP,NO,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2006/35]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:EIGENSICHERE DATENÜBERTRAGUNGSEINRICHTUNG[2006/35]
English:INTRINSICALLY SAFE DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE[2006/35]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRANSMISSION DE DONNEES A SECURITE INTRINSEQUE[2006/35]
Entry into regional phase29.06.2006National basic fee paid 
29.06.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
29.06.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.09.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
29.06.2006Examination requested  [2006/35]
01.03.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.09.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.01.2010Fee for grant paid
07.01.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  23.11.2010  01.12.2010  ADMISSIBLE
R. Stahl Schaltgeräte GmbH
Am Bahnhof 30
74638 Waldenburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rüger Abel Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 04 61
73704 Esslingen a.N. / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2018/41]
Opponent(s)01  23.11.2010  01.12.2010  ADMISSIBLE
R. Stahl Schaltgeräte GmbH
Am Bahnhof 30
74638 Waldenburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rüger Abel
Patentanwälte
Postfach 10 04 61
73704 Esslingen a.N. / DE
Former [2011/01]
Opponent(s)01  23.11.2010  01.12.2010  ADMISSIBLE
R. Stahl Schaltgeräte GmbH
Am Bahnhof 30
74638 Waldenburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Jakubczyk, Adam Rafael
Rüger, Barthelt & Abel Patentanwälte Postfach 10 04 61
73704 Esslingen / DE
Former [2010/52]
Opponent(s)01  23.11.2010   
R. Stahl Schaltgeräte GmbH
Am Bahnhof 30
74638 Waldenburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rüger, Rudolf
Patentanwälte Dr.-Ing. R. Rüger Dipl.-Ing. H.P. Barthelt Webergasse 3
D-73728 Esslingen / DE
30.12.2010Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
09.05.2011Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
17.05.2011Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
23.08.2011Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
08.06.2012Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
20.08.2012Reply to a communication from the opposition division
05.11.2013Date of oral proceedings
29.11.2013Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
20.03.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.04.2020
01.04.2020Date of oral proceedings
10.08.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.12.2020
09.12.2020Date of oral proceedings
06.10.2021Date of oral proceedings
06.10.2021Legal effect of revocation of patent [2023/23]
14.01.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
14.01.2022Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition10.02.2014Appeal received No.  T0327/14
08.04.2014Statement of grounds filed
30.04.2018Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M01) [2018/18]
05.06.2018Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2018/23]
27.11.2018Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
27.11.2018Date of oral proceedings
04.12.2018Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
05.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
08.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
07.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
PL03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
ES04.12.2016
HU04.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
DK31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
FI03.12.2017
RO03.12.2017
IT03.12.2019
FR31.12.2019
[2021/35]
Former [2020/48]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
PL03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
ES04.12.2016
HU04.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
DK31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
FI03.12.2017
RO03.12.2017
IT03.12.2019
Former [2018/42]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
PL03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
ES04.12.2016
HU04.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
DK31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
FI03.12.2017
RO03.12.2017
Former [2018/36]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
PL03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
ES04.12.2016
HU04.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
DK31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
FI03.12.2017
Former [2018/28]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
PL03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
ES04.12.2016
HU04.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
DK31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
Former [2018/23]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
PL03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
HU04.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
DK31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
Former [2018/09]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
HU04.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
DK31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
Former [2017/51]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
HU04.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
Former [2017/49]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
AT03.12.2016
CZ03.12.2016
IE03.12.2016
SK03.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
SI04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
Former [2017/42]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
CZ03.12.2016
SE04.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
PT05.06.2017
Former [2017/36]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
CZ03.12.2016
BE31.12.2016
Former [2015/21]NL24.02.2010
TR24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
LU03.12.2010
MC31.12.2010
CY03.12.2011
LT03.12.2011
EE31.12.2011
GR04.07.2012
Former [2011/36]NL24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
MC31.12.2010
Former [2010/51]NL24.02.2010
BG24.05.2010
IS24.06.2010
Former [2010/45]NL24.02.2010
IS24.06.2010
Former [2010/36]IS24.06.2010
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