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EP2160599 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AND OPTIONALLY ALIGNING AN OBJECT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.01.2018
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.02.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Krämer, Thilo
Röntgenstrasse 68
64291 Darmstadt / DE
[2015/36]
Former [2010/10]For all designated states
Kraemer, Thilo
Röntgenstrasse 68
64291 Darmstadt / DE
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2010/10]
Representative(s)Hamel, Armin
Iridium IP
Friedrich-König-Strasse 3-5
68167 Mannheim / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/10]Hamel, Armin
MIERSWA HAMEL VONNEMANN
Rechts- und Patentanwälte in Bürogemeinschaft
M7, 14
68161 Mannheim / DE
Former [2010/10]Mierswa, Klaus
Friedrichstrasse 171
68199 Mannheim / DE
Application number, filing date08773548.620.06.2008
[2010/10]
WO2008EP04995
Priority number, dateDE2007102817120.06.2007         Original published format: DE102007028171
DE2007105490815.11.2007         Original published format: DE102007054908
DE2007105490915.11.2007         Original published format: DE102007054909
[2010/10]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008155128
Date:24.12.2008
Language:DE
[2008/52]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2160599
Date:10.03.2010
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.12.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2160599
Date:08.03.2017
Language:DE
[2017/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.02.2009
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/15, G01N35/04, G01N21/35
[2010/10]
CPC:
G01N35/04 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/10]
Former [2010/10]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM POSITIONIEREN UND GEGEBENENFALLS AUSRICHTEN EINES OBJEKTS[2010/10]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AND OPTIONALLY ALIGNING AN OBJECT[2010/10]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE POSITIONNEMENT ET, ÉVENTUELLEMENT, D'ORIENTATION D'UN OBJET[2010/10]
Entry into regional phase19.01.2010National basic fee paid 
19.01.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
19.01.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.01.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.01.2010Examination requested  [2010/10]
27.03.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.01.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
29.06.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.08.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
26.10.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.01.2017Fee for grant paid
18.01.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.01.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  27.03.2013
Opposition(s)11.12.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2018/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
07.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
18.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
18.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
10.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
03.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
03.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.06.2008
CY08.03.2017
CZ08.03.2017
DK08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
MC08.03.2017
MT08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SI08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
TR08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
LU20.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]HU20.06.2008
CY08.03.2017
CZ08.03.2017
DK08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
MC08.03.2017
MT08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SI08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
LU20.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
Former [2019/31]HU20.06.2008
CZ08.03.2017
DK08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
MC08.03.2017
MT08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SI08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
LU20.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
Former [2018/43]CZ08.03.2017
DK08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
MC08.03.2017
MT08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SI08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
LU20.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
Former [2018/21]CZ08.03.2017
DK08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
MC08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SI08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
LU20.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
Former [2018/14]CZ08.03.2017
DK08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
MC08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SI08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
Former [2018/11]CZ08.03.2017
DK08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
MC08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
Former [2018/09]CZ08.03.2017
DK08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
Former [2017/51]CZ08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
PT10.07.2017
Former [2017/50]CZ08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
PL08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
Former [2017/49]CZ08.03.2017
EE08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
RO08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
SK08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
IS08.07.2017
Former [2017/48]CZ08.03.2017
ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
Former [2017/41]ES08.03.2017
FI08.03.2017
HR08.03.2017
LT08.03.2017
LV08.03.2017
SE08.03.2017
BG08.06.2017
NO08.06.2017
GR09.06.2017
Cited inInternational search[XI]DE8516163U  (ERWEKA APPARATEBAU GMBH, 6056 HEUSENSTAMM, DE) [X] 1-3,9-12,18 * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 3, paragraph 2 * * page 4, paragraph 1 - page 6, paragraph 2 * * figures 1-3 * [I] 19;
 [I]US6237743  (BRACHER MARTIN [CH]) [I] 1,11,19 * column 3, line 18 - column 4, line 33 * * figures 1-7 *;
 [AI]EP1462792  (PFIZER GMBH ARZNEIMITTELWERK G [DE]) [A] 1,2,8,17 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0011] * * figure 1 * [I] 11;
 [A]DE20206782U  (CHARLES ISCHI AG SOLOTHURN [CH]) [A] 1-3,11,19 * abstract * * page 1, line 10 - page 1, line 13 * * page 1, line 20 - page 2, line 4 * * page 2, line 16 - page 2, line 18 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP1445217  (KRAEMER THILO [DE]) [A] 1,2,11,13,19 * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0029] * * figures 1-6 *;
 [A]US7053373  (CLEARY JOSEPH A [US]) [A] 1-3,8,9,11-14,17,19 * column 1, line 1 - column 1, line 3 * * column 1, line 27 - column 3, line 20 * * column 3, line 50 - column 4, line 14 * * column 5, line 4 - column 6, line 18 * * column 6, line 48 - column 6, line 65 * * column 7, line 22 - column 7, line 25 * * column 7, line 38 - column 7, line 47 * * figures 3-8 *;
 [A]DE102004059976  (ERWEKA GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,11,19 * paragraph [0001] * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0024] * * figures 1,6 *
by applicantWO0190744
 DE8516163U
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