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EP2444662 - Connection of wind turbine components [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2012/17]	Connection of wind turbine components
	[2014/44]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 27.10.2017 Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	01.06.2018	Change - lapse in a contracting state New state(s): LV	published on 04.07.2018 [2018/27]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Senvion GmbH Überseering 10 22297 Hamburg / DE
	[2015/36]
Former [2014/50]	For all designated states Senvion SE Überseering 10 (Oval Office) 22297 Hamburg / DE
Former [2014/42]	For all designated states Senvion SE Überseering 10 22297 Hamburg / DE
Former [2012/17]	For all designated states REpower Systems SE Überseering 10 22297 Hamburg / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Trede, Alf Ahrenviöler Weg 20 25885 Immenstedt / DE
	[2012/17]
Representative(s)	Seemann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Raboisen 6 20095 Hamburg / DE
	[2017/48]
Former [2014/44]	Seemann, Ralph Patentanwälte Seemann & Partner Raboisen 6 20095 Hamburg / DE
Former [2012/17]	Seemann, Ralph Patentanwälte Seemann & Partner Ballindamm 3 20095 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date	12151703.1	06.03.2008
	[2014/44]
Priority number, date	DE20071014861	26.03.2007 Original published format: DE102007014861
	[2012/17]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2444662
	Date:	25.04.2012
	Language:	DE
	[2012/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2444662
	Date:	29.10.2014
	Language:	DE
	[2014/44]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP2444662
	Date:	29.11.2017
	Language:	DE
	[2017/48]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.03.2012
Classification	IPC:	F03D15/00	[2017/43]
	CPC:	F03D1/0658 (EP,US); F03D13/20 (US); F03D15/00 (EP,US); F03D80/00 (EP,US); F16B2/005 (EP,US); F16D1/033 (EP); (+) F03D15/10 (US); F03D80/50 (US); F05B2230/90 (EP,US); F05B2280/6011 (EP,US); F05C2253/12 (EP,US); Y02E10/72 (EP,US); Y02E10/728 (EP); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2012/17]	F03D11/00
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, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2012/17]
Title	German:	Verbindung von Bauteilen einer Windenergieanlage	[2014/44]
	English:	Connection of wind turbine components	[2014/44]
	French:	Liaison de composants d'une éolienne	[2014/44]
	Former [2012/17]	Verbindung von Bauteilen einer Windenergieanlage
	Former [2012/17]	Connection of wind turbine components
	Former [2012/17]	Liaison de composants d'une éolienne
Examination procedure	19.01.2012	Examination requested [2012/17]
	10.12.2012	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	31.01.2013	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	08.07.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.09.2014	Fee for grant paid
	10.09.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	10.09.2014	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP08716308.5 / EP2126353
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 28.07.2015 09.09.2015 ADMISSIBLE 3M Deutschland GmbH Carl-Schurz-Strasse 1 41453 Neuss / DE Opponent's representative Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner, et al, et al Patentanwälte mbB Nymphenburger Straße 4 80335 München / DE
		[2016/37]
	Former [2015/36]
	Opponent(s)	01 28.07.2015 3M Deutschland GmbH Carl-Schurz-Strasse 1 41453 Neuss / DE Opponent's representative Merkle, Gebhard, et al, et al Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Nymphenburger Straße 4 DE-80335 München / DE
	16.09.2015	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	26.01.2016	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	28.03.2017	Date of oral proceedings
	24.05.2017	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	24.05.2017	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	31.08.2017	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	26.09.2017	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	23.10.2017	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	17.07.2017	Appeal received No. T1604/17
	31.08.2017	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
	31.01.2013	Request for further processing filed
	31.01.2013	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	21.02.2013	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
	31.01.2013	Request for further processing filed
	31.01.2013	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	21.02.2013	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	06.03.2008
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	MT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	TR	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	AT	06.03.2015
	IE	06.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
	BE	31.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	[2018/27]
Former [2018/24]	HU	06.03.2008
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	MT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	TR	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	AT	06.03.2015
	IE	06.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
	BE	31.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
Former [2017/39]	HU	06.03.2008
	BG	29.10.2014
	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	MT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	TR	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	AT	06.03.2015
	IE	06.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
	BE	31.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
Former [2017/03]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	MT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	AT	06.03.2015
	IE	06.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
Former [2016/36]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	AT	06.03.2015
	IE	06.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
Former [2016/12]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SI	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	IE	06.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
Former [2016/07]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	IE	06.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
Former [2016/06]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
Former [2015/47]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
	LU	06.03.2015
Former [2015/46]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	MC	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/37]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	IT	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	SK	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/36]	CY	29.10.2014
	CZ	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	RO	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/35]	CY	29.10.2014
	EE	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/26]	CY	29.10.2014
	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/24]	FI	29.10.2014
	HR	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	LV	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	PL	29.10.2014
	SE	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	GR	30.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/23]	FI	29.10.2014
	LT	29.10.2014
	NL	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	IS	28.02.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/22]	LT	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
	PT	02.03.2015
Former [2015/21]	LT	29.10.2014
	NO	29.01.2015
Former [2015/20]	LT	29.10.2014
Documents cited:	Search	[I]US2879092 (HARGROVE FRANK L, et al);
		[I]DE3237096 (MANNESMANN AG [DE]);
		[I]DE8625580U ;
		[I]EP0961038 (KEMPTEN ELEKTROSCHMELZ GMBH [DE]);
		[A]DE10119427 (ENRON WIND GMBH [DE]);
		[I]DE10134809 (FISCHER ARTUR WERKE GMBH [DE]);
		[Y]EP1302685 (WACKER CHEMIE GMBH [DE]);
		[X]US6713891 (KIRKEGAARD KARSTEN [DK], et al);
		[Y]DE102005011023 (SCHWEDLER KNUT [DE]);
		[AP]DE102006009616 (DEUTZ AG [DE])
	Opposition	EP0573383
		DE10231948
		WO2008116549

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