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EP About this file: EP2121469

EP2121469 - TETHERED PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  14.11.2014
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.11.2014Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 17.12.2014  [2014/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Master Lock Company LLC
137 W. Forest Hill Avenue
Oak Creek, WI 53154 / US
[2009/48]
Inventor(s)01 / HACKER, Dean, D.
3839 E. Stargrass Lane
Oak Creek, WI 53154 / US
 [2009/48]
Representative(s)Quintelier, Claude, et al
Gevers
Intellectual Property House
Holidaystraat 5
1831 Diegem / BE
[N/P]
Former [2009/48]Quintelier, Claude, et al
Gevers & Vander Haeghen Intellectual Property House Holidaystraat 5 Brussels Airport Business Park
1831 Diegem / BE
Application number, filing date07749266.826.01.2007
[2009/48]
WO2007US02144
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008094137
Date:07.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/32]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2121469
Date:25.11.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.08.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.12.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.11.2013
ClassificationIPC:B65D55/14, E05B73/00, E05B37/02
[2013/49]
CPC:
E05G1/005 (EP,US); E05B19/0005 (EP,US); E05B37/02 (EP,US);
E05B73/0005 (EP,US); Y10T70/40 (EP,US); Y10T70/409 (EP,US);
Y10T70/435 (EP,US); Y10T70/5009 (EP,US); Y10T70/5031 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/48]B65D55/14
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2009/48]
TitleGerman:ANGEBUNDENE, TRAGBARE AUFBEWAHRUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2009/48]
English:TETHERED PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE[2009/48]
French:DISPOSITIF DE STOCKAGE PORTABLE RETENU PAR UNE SANGLE[2009/48]
Entry into regional phase14.08.2009National basic fee paid 
14.08.2009Search fee paid 
14.08.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
14.08.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.08.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.08.2009Examination requested  [2009/48]
03.06.2014Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2014/51]
08.07.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2014/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[XA]EP0043859  (NAKAMURA SEITAI CO LTD [JP]) [X] 11,15 * page 9, line 4 - page 23, line 17; figures 1-14 * [A] 1,8;
 [XA]GB2181781  (LUDLOW RUSSELL IVOR) [X] 11 * page 1, line 62 - page 2, line 9; figures 1-14 *[A] 1-4,6-8,12-15;
 [XA]US2006037370  (BRIGHT AARON L [US]) [X] 11,15 * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0046]; figures 1-5 * [A] 1,8
International search[A]US4573332  (MA HANSAN [US]);
 [A]US5531082  (WOLK DOUGLAS J [US], et al);
 [A]US5737947  (LING CHONG-KUAN [TW]);
 [A]US2004045329  (FARNHAM MARK P [US], et al);
 [A]USD539540S  (PERLMAN ROBERT [US], et al);
 [A]US2007277566  (YU CHUN TE [TW]);
 [A]US7305858  (WU CHUN-HSIEN [TW])
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