blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2251247

EP2251247 - ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.03.2015
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.06.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 25.07.2018  [2018/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JTEKT Corporation
5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 542-8502 / JP
[2010/46]
Inventor(s)01 / SHIMIZU, Yoshinobu
c/o JTEKT CORPORATION
5-8 Minamisemba 3-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 542-8502 / JP
 [2014/19]
Former [2010/46]01 / SHIMIZU, Yoshinobu
c/o JTEKT CORPORATION 5-8 Minamisemba 3-chome Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 542-8502 / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2014/19]
Former [2010/46]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date09716891.805.03.2009
[2010/46]
WO2009JP54131
Priority number, dateJP2008005569206.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008055692
[2010/46]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009110533
Date:11.09.2009
Language:JA
[2009/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2251247
Date:17.11.2010
Language:EN
[2010/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2251247
Date:07.05.2014
Language:EN
[2014/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.09.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.10.2012
ClassificationIPC:B62D6/00, B62D5/04, H02P6/08, H02P27/06, B62D101/00, B62D113/00, B62D119/00, H02M3/155, H02P29/02
[2012/47]
CPC:
B62D5/0484 (EP,US); B62D5/0481 (EP,US); H02P27/06 (EP,US);
H02P29/025 (EP,US); H02P6/085 (EP,US); H02P2201/07 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2010/46]B62D6/00, B62D5/04, H02P6/08, H02P27/06, B62D101/00, B62D113/00, B62D119/00, H02M3/155
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/46]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRISCHE SERVOLENKVORRICHTUNG[2010/46]
English:ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS[2010/46]
French:APPAREIL DE DIRECTION ASSISTÉE ÉLECTRIQUE[2010/46]
Entry into regional phase02.09.2010Translation filed 
02.09.2010National basic fee paid 
02.09.2010Search fee paid 
02.09.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
02.09.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.09.2010Examination requested  [2010/46]
21.05.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.11.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.03.2014Fee for grant paid
11.03.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  08.11.2013
Opposition(s)10.02.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.03.2009
AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
BG07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
IT07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
MC07.05.2014
MK07.05.2014
MT07.05.2014
NL07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
RO07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SI07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
TR07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
[2018/30]
Former [2017/39]HU05.03.2009
AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
BG07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
IT07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
MC07.05.2014
MT07.05.2014
NL07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
RO07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SI07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
TR07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2017/03]AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
IT07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
MC07.05.2014
MT07.05.2014
NL07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
RO07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SI07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2015/46]AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
IT07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
MC07.05.2014
NL07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
RO07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SI07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2015/36]AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
IT07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
NL07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
RO07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SI07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2015/22]AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
IT07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
NL07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
RO07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2015/12]AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
NL07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
RO07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2015/11]AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
RO07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2015/10]AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
CZ07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
EE07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
SK07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2015/08]AT07.05.2014
BE07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
DK07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2015/02]AT07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
PT08.09.2014
Former [2014/51]AT07.05.2014
CY07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
Former [2014/50]CY07.05.2014
ES07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
HR07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
LV07.05.2014
PL07.05.2014
SE07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
GR08.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
Former [2014/49]CY07.05.2014
FI07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
NO07.08.2014
IS07.09.2014
Former [2014/48]CY07.05.2014
LT07.05.2014
Former [2014/47]CY07.05.2014
Documents cited:Search[YA]WO2007066487  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 1 * paragraphs [0018] , [0021] , [0022] , [0027] , [0030] , [0031] , [0040] , [0046]; figures 1-6; claim 1 * [A] 2,3;
 EP1958851  [ ] (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [ ] * paragraphs [0018] , [0021] , [0022] , [0027] , [0030] , [0031] , [0040] , [0046]; figures 1-6; claim 1 *;
 [YA]JP2007001324  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [Y] 1 * paragraphs [0007] , [0014] , [0018] , [0020]; figures 1,3 * [A] 2,3;
 [YA]JP2007210365  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [Y] 1 * paragraphs [0002] , [0005] , [0009] , [0012] , [0019] , [0040] , [0044] * [A] 2,3
International search[Y]JP2004017732  (HITACHI LTD);
 [Y]JP2007210365  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
 [Y]JPH06191418  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD);
 [A]JPH08127355  (JIDOSHA KIKI CO);
 [A]JP2007112345  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
 [AE]JP2009040224  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
 [AE]JP2009061844  (JTEKT CORP)
by applicantJP2007052263
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.