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EP2591159 - WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.07.2021 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 31.07.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.03.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 08.03.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states LG Electronics Inc. 128, Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul, 07336 / KR
	[2020/17]
Former [2013/20]	For all designated states LG Electronics Inc. 20, Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul 150-721 / KR
Inventor(s)	01 / JANG, Ho Yong 391-2 Gaeumjung-dong Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
	02 / BAE, Sun Cheol 391-2 Gaeumjung-dong Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
	03 / LEE, Chung Ill 391-2 Gaeumjung-dong Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
	04 / JUNG, Han Su 391-2 Gaeumjung-dong Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
	05 / KOO, Ja In 391-2 Gaeumjung-dong Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
	[2013/20]
Representative(s)	Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Nymphenburger Straße 4 80335 München / DE
	[2020/36]
Former [2013/20]	Urner, Peter ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner GbR Mauerkircherstrasse 45 81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date	11803797.7	06.07.2011
	[2020/36]
	WO2011KR04947
Priority number, date	KR20100074240	30.07.2010 Original published format: KR 20100074240
	KR20100074241	30.07.2010 Original published format: KR 20100074241
	KR20100065047	06.07.2010 Original published format: KR 20100065047
	KR20100065046	06.07.2010 Original published format: KR 20100065046
	[2013/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2012005511
	Date:	12.01.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/02]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2591159
	Date:	15.05.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.01.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2591159
	Date:	02.09.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/36]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	31.05.2012
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.04.2017
Classification	IPC:	D06F39/00, D06F34/18, // D06L1/20, D06F33/00	[2020/13]
	CPC:	D06L1/20 (EP,US); D06F34/18 (EP,US); D06F2101/20 (EP,US); D06F2103/00 (EP,US); D06F2103/04 (EP,US); D06F2103/18 (EP,US); (+) D06F2103/24 (EP,US); D06F2103/46 (EP,US); D06F2105/02 (EP,US); D06F2105/46 (EP,US); D06F2105/54 (EP,US); D06F2105/58 (EP,US); D06F33/34 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/21]	D06F39/00, // D06F33/02, D06L1/20
	Former IPC [2013/20]	D06F33/02
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 [2013/20]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	WASCHMASCHINE UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER STEUERUNG	[2013/20]
	English:	WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME	[2013/20]
	French:	MACHINE À LAVER ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE	[2013/20]
Entry into regional phase	01.02.2013	National basic fee paid
	01.02.2013	Search fee paid
	01.02.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.02.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.02.2013	Examination requested [2013/20]
	25.09.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.09.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.03.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.07.2020	Fee for grant paid
	01.07.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.07.2020	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 13.03.2019
Opposition(s)	03.06.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.07.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.07.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.07.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
	23.07.2020	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	06.07.2011
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	MT	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	06.07.2011
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2023/29]	HU	06.07.2011
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2023/24]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/37]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/28]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/25]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/24]	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/23]	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/18]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/10]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/09]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XAYI]US5987679 (WON YONG-BOK [KR]) [X] 1,2,4-8,10,11 * column 1, line 15 - column 3, line 11; column 4, lines 37-40; column 5, line 11 - column 7, line 20; claims; figures * [A] 9,15 [Y] 13,14 [I] 3,12;
		[XAI]JPH1057664 (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1,2,4-8,10,11 * paragraphs [0001] , [0009] - [0011] - [0017] - [0025]; figure -; claim - * [A] 9,13-15 [I] 3,12;
		[YA]US5233847 (TANAKA TERUYA [JP]) [Y] 13,14 * column 3, line 14 - column 4, line 65; figure -; claim - * [A] 1-12,15;
		[A]US2005044641 (HYEONG DO KI [KR]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0003] - [0005] - [0025] - [0031]; figure -; claim - *;
		[A]JPS61191393 (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
	International search	[A]KR100519325B (LG ELECTRONICS INC.);
		[A]KR100425120B (LG ELECTRONICS INC.);
		[A]KR19990047136 (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
	Examination	US2010154131
		US2009106913
	by applicant	US2005044641
		JPS61191393
		US2010154131
		US2009106913

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