EP2460025 - IDENTIFYING THE OPERATION OF A SPECIFIED TYPE OF APPLIANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 20.12.2019 Database last updated on 02.11.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 11.01.2019 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 20.08.2018 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.02.2018 | Most recent event Tooltip | 01.07.2022 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK | published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Sensus USA Inc. 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 700 Raleigh, NC 27615 / US | [2017/19] |
Former [2012/23] | For all designated states Intelligent Sustainable Energy Limited Cranbrook House 287-291 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7JQ / GB | Inventor(s) | 01 /
DONALDSON, James 33 Victor Street Oxford OX2 6BT / GB | 02 /
MCCULLOCH, Malcolm Church Farm Binsey Oxford OX2 0NG / GB | 03 /
SURRALL, Sarah 2 Osborne Close Kidlington Oxford OX5 1TU / GB | 04 /
MATTHEWS, Alex 3 Great Mead Oxford OX1 2RB / GB | [2012/23] | Representative(s) | Boult Wade Tennant LLP Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2019/07] | Boult Wade Tennant LLP Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB | ||
Former [2013/51] | Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB | ||
Former [2012/23] | McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB | Application number, filing date | 10739962.8 | 21.07.2010 | [2019/07] | WO2010GB01383 | Priority number, date | GB20090013312 | 30.07.2009 Original published format: GB 0913312 | [2012/23] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | WO2011012840 | Date: | 03.02.2011 | Language: | EN | [2011/05] | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP2460025 | Date: | 06.06.2012 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.02.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2012/23] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2460025 | Date: | 13.02.2019 | Language: | EN | [2019/07] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 01.09.2011 | Classification | IPC: | G01R31/34, G01D4/00 | [2012/23] | CPC: |
G01R31/343 (EP,GB,US);
G01R21/00 (GB);
G01D4/002 (EP,US);
G01R21/1331 (GB);
G01D2204/24 (EP);
Y02B90/20 (US);
Y04S20/30 (EP,US)
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| Designated contracting states | AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2018/48] |
Former [2012/23] | 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, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | RS | Not yet paid | Title | German: | ERKENNUNG DES BETRIEBS EINES BESTIMMTEN GERÄTETYPS | [2012/23] | English: | IDENTIFYING THE OPERATION OF A SPECIFIED TYPE OF APPLIANCE | [2012/23] | French: | IDENTIFICATION DU FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN TYPE D'APPAREIL SPÉCIFIÉ | [2018/37] |
Former [2012/23] | IDENTIFICATION DU FONCTIONNEMENT D UN TYPE D APPAREIL SPÉCIFIÉ | Entry into regional phase | 07.02.2012 | National basic fee paid | 07.02.2012 | Designation fee(s) paid | 07.02.2012 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 07.02.2012 | Examination requested [2012/23] | 24.08.2012 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 07.02.2018 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 30.04.2018 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 21.08.2018 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 21.12.2018 | Fee for grant paid | 21.12.2018 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 21.12.2018 | 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 07.02.2018 | Opposition(s) | 14.11.2019 | No opposition filed within time limit [2020/04] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 24.07.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 24.07.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 24.07.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 12.11.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 27.07.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 27.07.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 27.07.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 31.07.2015 | 06   M06   Fee paid on   12.11.2015 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Stay/Interruption | 21.04.2015 | Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant | [2017/03] | 03.04.2017 | Resumption of proceedings | [2017/08] | 21.04.2015 | Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant | [2017/08] | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | HU | 21.07.2010 | AL | 13.02.2019 | AT | 13.02.2019 | CY | 13.02.2019 | CZ | 13.02.2019 | DK | 13.02.2019 | EE | 13.02.2019 | ES | 13.02.2019 | FI | 13.02.2019 | HR | 13.02.2019 | LT | 13.02.2019 | LV | 13.02.2019 | MC | 13.02.2019 | MK | 13.02.2019 | MT | 13.02.2019 | NL | 13.02.2019 | PL | 13.02.2019 | RO | 13.02.2019 | SE | 13.02.2019 | SI | 13.02.2019 | SK | 13.02.2019 | SM | 13.02.2019 | TR | 13.02.2019 | BG | 13.05.2019 | NO | 13.05.2019 | GR | 14.05.2019 | IS | 13.06.2019 | PT | 13.06.2019 | IE | 21.07.2019 | LU | 21.07.2019 | BE | 31.07.2019 | CH | 31.07.2019 | LI | 31.07.2019 | [2022/31] |
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PT | 13.06.2019 | Cited in | International search | [X]EP0698795 (LIBERTY TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]); | [X]US2004260488 (AL-HAMRANI MAJED [SA]); | [X]EP2000780 (ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE [FR]); | [XP]WO2009103998 (SENTEC LTD [GB], et al); | [XP]WO2010007369 (ISIS INNOVATION [GB], et al); | Examination | EP2000780 | by applicant | US4858141 | US5483153 |