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EP2458456 - Watch with rigid casing and casing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.01.2021 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.09.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 02.03.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 17.08.2022 [2022/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ROLEX SA 3-5-7 rue François Dussaud 1211 Genève 26 / CH
	[2012/22]
Inventor(s)	01 / Cattaneo, Julien 133, Clos Moillés 74930 Esery / FR
	02 / La China, Marco Rue de la Coulouvrenière, 16 1204 Genève / CH
	[2012/22]
Representative(s)	Moinas & Savoye SARL 27, rue de la Croix-d'Or 1204 Genève / CH
	[N/P]
Former [2020/12]	Moinas & Savoye SARL 19A, rue de la Croix-d'Or 1204 Genève / CH
Former [2012/51]	Moinas & Savoye SA 42, rue Plantamour 1201 Genève / CH
Former [2012/27]	Aivazian, Denis, et al Moinas & Savoye S.A. 42, rue Plantamour 1201 Genève / CH
Former [2012/22]	Aivazian, Denis, et al Moinas & Savoye S.A. 42, rue Plantamour 1201 Geneve / CH
Application number, filing date	10405228.7	25.11.2010
	[2012/22]
Filing language	FR
Procedural language	FR
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2458456
	Date:	30.05.2012
	Language:	FR
	[2012/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2458456
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	FR
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.06.2011
Classification	IPC:	G04B37/05, G04B37/08, G04B43/00	[2012/22]
	CPC:	G04B37/052 (EP,US); G04B37/05 (US); G04B37/084 (EP,US); G04B43/002 (EP,US); Y10T29/49584 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2020/12]
Former [2012/22]	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
Title	German:	Armbanduhr mit starrem Werkgestell, und Einsetzverfahren in das Werkgestell	[2012/22]
	English:	Watch with rigid casing and casing method	[2012/22]
	French:	Montre à emboîtage rigide et procédé d'emboîtage	[2012/22]
Examination procedure	27.11.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.11.2012	Examination requested [2013/01]
	06.03.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.09.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.10.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.02.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	23.05.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.02.2020	Fee for grant paid
	11.02.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.02.2020	Receipt 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 06.03.2018
Opposition(s)	21.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/08]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.11.2012	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.11.2013	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.11.2014	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.10.2015	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 07
	24.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 09
	25.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	25.11.2010
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	25.11.2020
	LU	25.11.2020
	BE	30.11.2020
	[2022/33]
Former [2022/31]	HU	25.11.2010
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	25.11.2020
	LU	25.11.2020
Former [2022/30]	HU	25.11.2010
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	25.11.2020
	LU	25.11.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	25.11.2010
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	25.11.2020
	LU	25.11.2020
Former [2022/26]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	25.11.2020
	LU	25.11.2020
Former [2021/46]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	25.11.2020
	LU	25.11.2020
Former [2021/33]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	LU	25.11.2020
Former [2021/31]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
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