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EP About this file: EP2619597

EP2619597 - CLOSED-LOOP CURRENT TRANSDUCER WITH SWITCHED MODE AMPLIFIER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  05.05.2023
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.06.2023Change - applicantpublished on 02.08.2023  [2023/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LEM International SA
Route du Nant-d'Avril 152
1217 Meyrin / CH
[2023/31]
Former [2020/08]For all designated states
LEM International SA
Chemin des Aulx 8
1228 Plan-les-Ouates / CH
Former [2013/31]For all designated states
LEM Intellectual Property SA
Avenue de Beauregard 1
1700 Fribourg / CH
Inventor(s)01 / Schaerrer, Marc
12 route du Merley
CH-1233 Bernex / CH
 [2013/31]
Representative(s)reuteler & cie SA
Chemin de la Vuarpillière 29
1260 Nyon / CH
[2013/31]
Application number, filing date11769940.520.09.2011
WO2011IB54112
Priority number, dateEP2010017805021.09.2010         Original published format: EP 10178050
[2013/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012038889
Date:29.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2619597
Date:31.07.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.03.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:G01R15/18
[2013/31]
CPC:
G01R15/202 (EP,US); G01R15/185 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2013/31]
TitleGerman:REGELKREIS-STROMWANDLER MIT SCHALTVERSTÄRKER[2013/31]
English:CLOSED-LOOP CURRENT TRANSDUCER WITH SWITCHED MODE AMPLIFIER[2013/31]
French:TRANSDUCTEUR DE COURANT EN CIRCUIT FERMÉ COMPRENANT UN AMPLIFICATEUR À DÉCOUPAGE[2013/31]
Entry into regional phase08.04.2013National basic fee paid 
08.04.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
08.04.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.04.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.04.2013Examination requested  [2013/31]
20.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.04.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2018Date of oral proceedings
26.07.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/23]
26.07.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
09.03.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/23]
Appeal following examination26.09.2018Appeal received No.  T2980/18
05.12.2018Statement of grounds filed
09.03.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
17.04.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
09.03.2023Date of oral proceedings
Divisional application(s)EP23160560.1
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  20.11.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
22.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
17.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
26.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
26.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
17.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
19.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 11
20.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 12
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0686850  (LEM SA [CH]) [A] 1 * figure 1 ** column 3, line 6 - line 51 *;
 [A]EP0742440  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1 * figure 2 * * column 7, line 19 - column 9, line 11 *;
 [A]DE19642472  (ABB RESEARCH LTD [CH]) [A] 1,5,6 * figures 1,2 * * column 2, line 43 - column 3, line 61 *;
 [XD]WO9836281  (VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH [DE], et al) [XD] 1-15 * figure 5 * * page 1, line 5 - page 5, line 19 * * page 6, line 27 - page 9, line 8 * * page 10, line 29 - page 11, line 5 *;
 [A]DE10204424  (VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [A] 1 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0001] * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0019] *;
 [X]US6713999  (LENHARD FRIEDRICH [DE], et al) [X] 1-15 * figures 1,3,5,7,8 * * column 1, line 11 - line 19 * * column 1, line 53 - line 67 * * column 2, line 54 - column 4, line 5 *;
 [A]US2004204875  (KOPKEN HANS-GEORG [DE]) [A] 1 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0034] *
by applicantWO9836281
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