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EP1717454 - Joint connecting clip and joint connecting structure [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2009
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.10.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 25.11.2009  [2009/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toflo Corporation
3-17, Minamidaira 4-chome
Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-0041 / JP
[2006/44]
Inventor(s)01 / Iida, Shuhei
TOFLO CORPORATION, 3-17, Minamidaira 4-chome
Hino-shi, 191-0041, Tokyo / JP
 [2008/49]
Former [2006/44]01 / Iida, Shuhei
TOFLO CORPORATION, 3-17, Minamidaira 4-chome, Hin
191-0041, Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Hengelhaupt, Jürgen
Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstrasse 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/43]Hengelhaupt, Jürgen
Gulde Hengelhaupt Ziebig & Schneider Patentanwälte - Rechtsanwälte Wallstrasse 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
Former [2006/44]Hengelhaupt, Jürgen
Gulde Hengelhaupt Ziebig & Scheider Wallstrasse 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date05109409.211.10.2005
[2006/44]
Priority number, dateJP2005012869726.04.2005         Original published format: JP 2005128697
[2006/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1717454
Date:02.11.2006
Language:EN
[2006/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1717454
Date:17.12.2008
Language:EN
[2008/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:F16B7/04, F16L23/032, F16L23/00
[2006/44]
CPC:
F16L37/1225 (EP,US); F16L23/04 (EP,KR,US); F16B2/10 (EP,US);
F16B7/0426 (EP,US); F16L37/04 (KR); Y10T403/57 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   GB,   NL [2007/28]
Former [2006/44]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verbindungsclip und Verbindungsstruktur[2006/44]
English:Joint connecting clip and joint connecting structure[2006/44]
French:Clip de raccordement et structure de raccordement[2006/44]
Examination procedure23.11.2006Examination requested  [2007/01]
20.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.06.2007Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
06.06.2007Request for decision received: Application is deemed to be withdrawn
19.06.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2007Result of request for decision (Application is deemed to be withdrawn): Request granted
16.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.07.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.10.2008Fee for grant paid
29.10.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.09.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
29.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT17.12.2008
NL17.12.2008
[2009/45]
Former [2009/27]NL17.12.2008
Documents cited:Search[AD]JP2003028368  ;
 [A]US4776721  (LANGE FREDRIC A [US]) [A] 2,6,7,9,13,14* column 5, line 28 - column 6, line 18; figure 9 *;
 [A]EP0332507  (COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE [FR]) [A] 1,3,4,8,10,11 * column 2, line 30 - column 3, line 33; figures 3,4 *;
 [A]US5048876  (WALLSKOG HARVEY A [US]) [A] 1,3,8,10 * column 4, line 18 - column 5, line 23; figures 1-3 *
 [AD]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20030512), vol. 2003, no. 05, & JP2003028368 A 20030129 (OCHIAI:KK) [AD] 1,2,6,8,9,13 * abstract *
by applicantJP2003028368
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