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EP About this file: EP2592191

EP2592191 - TUBULAR CONNECTION ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2013/20]Tubular connection element
[2018/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.11.2019
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.02.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Viega Technology GmbH & Co. KG
Viega Platz 1
57439 Attendorn / DE
[2017/11]
Former [2015/51]For all designated states
Viega GmbH & Co. KG
Viega Platz 1
57439 Attendorn / DE
Former [2013/20]For all designated states
VIEGA GmbH & Co. KG
Ennester Weg 9
57439 Attendorn / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Rischen, Christian
Obersalwey 19
59889 Eslohe / DE
02 / Rosenthal, Jörg
Am Rottland 1
51580 Reichshof/Eckenhagen / DE
03 / Hartmann, Anton
Schuhmacherstraße 14
57439 Attendorn / DE
 [2013/20]
Representative(s)Cohausz & Florack
Patent- & Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
[2019/01]
Former [2013/20]Cohausz & Florack
Bleichstraße 14
40211 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date12189183.219.10.2012
[2013/20]
Priority number, dateDE2011105513808.11.2011         Original published format: DE102011055138
[2013/20]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2592191
Date:15.05.2013
Language:DE
[2013/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2592191
Date:31.12.2014
Language:DE
[2015/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2592191
Date:02.01.2019
Language:DE
[2019/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.12.2014
ClassificationIPC:F16L21/00, E03B7/04, F16L41/02, F16L55/027
[2018/04]
CPC:
E03B7/04 (EP); F16L21/002 (EP); F16L41/021 (EP);
F16L55/027 (EP)
Former IPC [2015/01]E03C1/02, E03B7/04, E03B7/09, // F16L55/027
Former IPC [2013/20]E03C1/02, E03B7/04, E03B7/09
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 [2015/29]
Former [2013/20]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 
TitleGerman:ROHRFÖRMIGES VERBINDUNGSELEMENT[2018/10]
English:TUBULAR CONNECTION ELEMENT[2018/10]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE LIAISON TUBULAIRE[2018/10]
Former [2013/20]Rohrförmiges Verbindungselement
Former [2013/20]Tubular connection element
Former [2013/20]Élément de liaison tubulaire
Examination procedure03.06.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/29]
11.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.05.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.08.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.02.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.07.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
22.08.2018Fee for grant paid
22.08.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.08.2018Receipt 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  11.02.2016
Opposition(s)03.10.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/50]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
22.08.2018Request for further processing filed
22.08.2018Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
06.09.2018Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
24.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
23.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
22.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.10.2012
AL02.01.2019
CY02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
MK02.01.2019
MT02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
[2022/31]
Former [2021/34]HU19.10.2012
AL02.01.2019
CY02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
MT02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2021/32]HU19.10.2012
AL02.01.2019
CY02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2021/26]AL02.01.2019
CY02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2020/29]AL02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2020/17]AL02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2020/13]AL02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/52]AL02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
SM02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/49]AL02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/39]ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
HR02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
LV02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RS02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
IS02.05.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/38]ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/37]ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
NO02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/35]ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
NO02.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/34]FI02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
NO02.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/33]FI02.01.2019
LT02.01.2019
NO02.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Documents cited:Search[XI]US1663271  (AUGUST KEHM) [X] 1,3,7-9,11,12 * page 1, line 34 - line 89; figures 1-3 * [I] 2,4-6,10,13;
 [XI]FR625733  (BERGISCHE STAHLINDUSTRIE) [X] 1,3,6-11 * page 1, line 39 - page 2, line 40; figure - * [I] 2,4,5,12,13;
 [XI]GB1490889  (MANNESMANN ROEHREN WERKE AG) [X] 1-5,7-9,11 * page 1, lines 10-15, 66-85; figure - * [I] 10,12,13;
 [AD]EP1882784  (KEMPER GEBR GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [AD] 1-13 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0027]; figure - *
ExaminationUS3894562
by applicantEP1882784
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