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EP2347062 - CRACK INDUCER APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 14.09.2018 Database last updated on 26.03.2026
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 14.11.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	14.09.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 17.10.2018 [2018/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states DB & BA Finn Pty Ltd. 22 Connors Court Buderim, QLD 4556 / AU
	[2011/30]
Inventor(s)	01 / FINDLAY, Donald, Bruce 22 Connors Court Buderim QLD 4556 / AU
	[2011/30]
Representative(s)	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2011/30]	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte Grafinger Straße 2 81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date	09820123.9	19.10.2009
	[2011/30]
	WO2009AU01377
Priority number, date	AU20080905392	17.10.2008 Original published format: AU 2008905392
	[2011/30]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2010043004
	Date:	22.04.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2347062
	Date:	27.07.2011
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.04.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2011/30]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	22.04.2010
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.07.2014
Classification	IPC:	E04C5/16, E01C11/04, E01C11/18, E04F15/14, E04B5/32, E01C11/12	[2014/34]
	CPC:	E01C11/18 (EP,US); E01C11/126 (EP,US); E04B5/32 (EP,US); E04F15/14 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2011/30]	E04C5/16, E01C11/04, E01C11/18
Designated contracting states	AT, 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, SM, TR [2011/30]
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON RISSEN	[2011/30]
	English:	CRACK INDUCER APPARATUS	[2011/30]
	French:	APPAREIL DE FISSURATION	[2011/30]
Entry into regional phase	17.05.2011	National basic fee paid
	17.05.2011	Search fee paid
	17.05.2011	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.05.2011	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.05.2011	Examination requested [2011/30]
	13.02.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.04.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.08.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.10.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.03.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.05.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.09.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.11.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.05.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2018/42]
	12.06.2018	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2018/42]
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 07.04.2015
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.10.2011	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.10.2012	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.11.2013	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.10.2015	Renewal fee patent year 07
	21.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 09
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2013	05 M06 Fee paid on 28.11.2013
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Documents cited:	Search	[XI] US2008072504 (HOUGH REGINALD D et al.) [X] 1,4-6 * paragraphs [0030] - [0033]; figures 1,2 *[I] 3,7,8
		[XI] US5918428 (HOUGH REGINALD D et al.) [X] 1,4-6 * column 3, line 32 - column 4, line 37; figures 1,3,4 *[I] 3,7,8

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