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EP2188692 - COMPUTER DOCKING STATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  18.12.2015
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip18.12.2015Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 20.01.2016  [2016/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Whirlpool S.A.
Av. Nações Unidas n[deg]12.995 32[deg] andar Brooklin Novo
São Paulo - SP 04578-000 / BR
[2010/21]
Inventor(s)01 / ZIMMERMANN, Augusto José Pereira
Rua Otto Pfeutzenreuter 884 - Ap. 202 -89219-22
89219-202 Joinville - Sc / BR
02 / POSSAMAI, Fabrício Caldeira
Rua Wolfgang Amon 263 - Bairro Costa E Silva
89217-350 Joinville - Sc / BR
03 / SANTINI JÚNIOR, Otávio
Rua Guilherme Finkbeiner 322
89220-420 Joinville - Sc / BR
 [2010/21]
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Geyer, Fehners & Partner mbB
Perhamerstrasse 31
80687 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/21]Geyer, Fehners & Partner
Patentanwälte Perhamerstrasse 31
80687 München / DE
Application number, filing date08800215.916.09.2008
[2010/21]
WO2008BR00283
Priority number, dateBR2007PI0456618.09.2007         Original published format: BR PI0704566
[2010/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2009036542
Date:26.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/13]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2188692
Date:26.05.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.03.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.07.2009
ClassificationIPC:G06F1/16, G06F1/20
[2010/21]
CPC:
G06F1/1632 (EP,KR,US); G06F1/1656 (KR); G06F1/203 (EP,KR,US)
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 [2010/21]
TitleGerman:COMPUTERANDOCKSTATION[2010/21]
English:COMPUTER DOCKING STATION[2010/21]
French:STATION D'ACCUEIL D'ORDINATEUR[2010/21]
Entry into regional phase16.03.2010National basic fee paid 
16.03.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
16.03.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.03.2010Examination requested  [2010/21]
19.04.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.07.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2015Application withdrawn by applicant  [2016/03]
14.12.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.02.2016
18.02.2016Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  20.01.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
22.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
20.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
26.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
25.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[X]US5706668  (HILPERT BERNHARD [DE]) [X] 1-12,18-28 * column 2, line 40 - column 3, line 59; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US2003123223  (POKHARNA HIMANSHU [US], et al) [A] 1,3,4,20,21 * paragraphs [0012] - [0015]; figure 1 * * paragraphs [0029] - [0031]; figure 4 *;
 [A]US2006133031  (HARA YASUSHI [JP], et al) [A] 10-12,26-28 * paragraphs [0077] - [0092]; figures 10,11 *;
 [X]KR20040107552  (UNIWILL COMP CORP) [X] 1-12,18-28 * corresponding paragraph; page 3, line 21 - line 38; figures 1-4 * * corresponding paragraph; page 3, line 39 - page 4, line 7; figures 5,6 *;
 [A]US6094347  (BHATIA RAKESH [US]) [A] 1,2,6,18,19 * column 3, line 32 - column 4, line 59; figures 1,2 * * column 6, lines 27-54; figures 8a,8b *;
 [A]US6453378  (OLSON ANTHONY [US], et al) [A] 1,2,18,19 * column 3, line 6 - line 52; figure 1 * * column 5, line 43 - line 55; figure 8 *
ExaminationDE20010977U
 DE20018042U
 US2004228085
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