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EP2729351 - A VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.03.2017 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	12.10.2018	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL	published on 14.11.2018 [2018/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Gale, David Andrew 31a Rosedene Avenue Streatham Hill London SW16 2LS / GB
	[2014/20]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2014/20]
Representative(s)	Beck Greener LLP Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2014/20]	Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
Application number, filing date	12732860.7	29.06.2012
	[2016/19]
	WO2012GB51519
Priority number, date	GB20110011638	07.07.2011 Original published format: GB 201111638
	[2014/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013005007
	Date:	10.01.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/02]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2729351
	Date:	14.05.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.01.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2729351
	Date:	11.05.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/19]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	10.01.2013
Classification	IPC:	B62K5/00, B62K5/02, B60G21/073, B62D9/02, B62D21/11, B60G21/10, B62D61/00, B62D61/06, B62D61/08, B62K5/08, B60G3/01, B60G15/06	[2014/20]
	CPC:	B60G21/026 (GB); B60G21/05 (GB); B60G21/073 (EP,GB,US); B60G21/106 (EP,US); B60G3/08 (EP,US); B60G3/20 (EP,US); (+) B62D31/003 (US); B62D9/02 (EP,GB,US); B62K21/00 (EP,US); B62K5/10 (EP,US); B60G2200/132 (EP,US); B60G2200/144 (EP,US); B60G2202/413 (EP,US); B60G2202/416 (EP,US); B60G2204/82 (EP,US); B60G2204/8304 (EP,US); B60G2300/13 (EP,US); B60G2300/45 (EP,GB,US); B62K2005/001 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2014/20]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	FAHRZEUG	[2014/20]
	English:	A VEHICLE	[2014/20]
	French:	VÉHICULE	[2014/20]
Entry into regional phase	30.01.2014	National basic fee paid
	30.01.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.01.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.05.2013	Observations by third parties
	30.01.2014	Examination requested [2014/20]
	22.08.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	22.10.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.04.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.05.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.06.2015	Observations by third parties
	17.09.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.09.2015	Observations by third parties
	17.11.2015	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.11.2015	Observations by third parties
	24.03.2016	Fee for grant paid
	24.03.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	24.03.2016	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 22.10.2014
Opposition(s)	14.02.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2017/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	01.04.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	29.06.2012
	AL	11.05.2016
	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	BG	11.05.2016
	CY	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IS	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	MC	11.05.2016
	MK	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SI	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	TR	11.05.2016
	IE	29.06.2016
	LU	29.06.2016
	CH	30.06.2016
	LI	30.06.2016
	MT	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
	[2018/46]
Former [2018/45]	HU	29.06.2012
	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	BG	11.05.2016
	CY	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IS	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	MC	11.05.2016
	MK	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SI	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	TR	11.05.2016
	IE	29.06.2016
	LU	29.06.2016
	CH	30.06.2016
	LI	30.06.2016
	MT	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2018/38]	HU	29.06.2012
	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	BG	11.05.2016
	CY	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IS	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	MC	11.05.2016
	MK	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SI	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	IE	29.06.2016
	LU	29.06.2016
	CH	30.06.2016
	LI	30.06.2016
	MT	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2018/31]	HU	29.06.2012
	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	CY	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IS	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	MC	11.05.2016
	MK	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SI	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	IE	29.06.2016
	LU	29.06.2016
	CH	30.06.2016
	LI	30.06.2016
	MT	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2018/28]	HU	29.06.2012
	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	MC	11.05.2016
	MK	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SI	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	IE	29.06.2016
	CH	30.06.2016
	LI	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2017/25]	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	MC	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SI	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	IE	29.06.2016
	CH	30.06.2016
	LI	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2017/22]	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	MC	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	CH	30.06.2016
	LI	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2017/17]	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	MC	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2017/11]	AT	11.05.2016
	BE	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	SM	11.05.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2017/10]	BE	11.05.2016
	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	PL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	SK	11.05.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2017/09]	CZ	11.05.2016
	DK	11.05.2016
	EE	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	RO	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	BE	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2017/07]	DK	11.05.2016
	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	BE	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2017/03]	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	IT	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	BE	30.06.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2016/52]	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	SE	11.05.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2016/51]	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
	GR	12.08.2016
	PT	12.09.2016
Former [2016/50]	ES	11.05.2016
	FI	11.05.2016
	HR	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	LV	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	RS	11.05.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
Former [2016/49]	FI	11.05.2016
	LT	11.05.2016
	NL	11.05.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
Former [2016/46]	LT	11.05.2016
	NO	11.08.2016
Cited in	International search	[XP]WO2011083335 (GALE DAVID ANDREW [GB]) [XP] 1-6,13,14,21-27,29-32,44,45 * the whole document *;
		[XY]WO2008011917 (MARABESE DESIGN S R L [IT], et al) [X] 1,13,44,45 * page 1, line 4 - page 1, line 6; figures 1,2,7,8,10 * * page 2, line 15 - page 2, line 27 * * page 2, line 31 - page 2, line 32 * * page 4, line 19 - page 5, line 23 * * page 6, line 8 - page 6, line 13 * [Y] 17,18,20,24-26;
		[XYI]DE9414724U (HUBER ERNST [DE]) [X] 1,27,44 * the whole document * [Y] 1 [I] 45;
		[Y]US2010032915 (HSU MAU-PIN [TW], et al) [Y] 1 * the whole document *;
		[YA]DE1947232 (ROESSNER HANS DIPL ING) [Y] 17,18,20 * the whole document * [A] 1;
		[YA]CN201023543Y (XIAOLONG LIU [CN]) [Y] 24-26 * figure - * [A] 1;
		[A]US2007262549 (HAERR TIMOTHY A [US], et al) [A] 1-6,9,13,27,28,31,44,45 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0079]; figures 1-13 *;
		[A]US2184202 (TSCHANZ CARL A) [A] 1,13,14,21,22 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE4035128 (HOERMANN ERNST DIPL ING [DE]) [A] 1,13 * column 1, line 1 - line 9; figures 8,9 * * column 3, line 2 - column 3, line 22 * * column 15, line 13 - column 16, line 21 *;
		[X]WO2008065436 (SHOTTER NICHOLAS RICHARD [GB]) [X] 1 * page 4 - page 18; figures 4,5,9,11,15 *;
		[A]US2005212247 (RAUTENBACH MARTHINUS W [ZA]) [A] 1 * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0033]; figures 1,2,5,6 *;
		[A]WO0018597 (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE], et al) [A] 1,13-15,17 * page 4 - page 7; figures 3,4 *;
		[A]AU1467183 (HORST W V D) [A] 1,24 * the whole document *;
		[AD]WO9961302 (APAX VEHICLE DEVELOPMENTS INC [CA], et al) [AD] 1,13 * page 18, line 19 - page 19, line 14; figures 1,2,21 *;
		[A]GB1561253 (TRAUTWEIN W) [A] 1,33-43 * the whole document *;
		[A]US2007126199 (PENG YU-YIN [TW], et al) [A] 1,33-43 * the whole document *
	Examination	WO2005075278
		WO9941096
	by applicant	US2008238005
		GB2444250
		WO9961302
		WO2006003489
		EP1702773
	other	WO2005075278
		US5778671

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