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EP About this file: EP2681088

EP2681088 - AIR CUSHION TRANSPORT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL, IS		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Game Changers, Llc
41 East 31st Street
New York, New York 10016 / US
[2014/02]
Inventor(s)01 / ZONENBERG, Andrew, D.
1425 5th Ave.
2nd Floor
Troy, NY 12180 / US
02 / SANCHEZ, Jason, D.
995 Los Robles Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94306 / US
03 / GARBUZ, Piotr, A.
Project NMSET
Building 19, Suite 2001
Moffett Field, CA 94035 / US
 [2014/37]
Former [2014/12]01 / ZONENBERG, Andrew, D.
1425 5th Ave.
2nd Floor
Troy, NY 12180 / US
02 / SANCHEZ, Jason, D.
627 Fabulous Drive
San Antonio, TX 78216 / US
03 / GARBUZ, Piotr, A.
Project NMSET
Building 19, Suite 2001
Moffett Field, CA 94035 / US
Former [2014/02]01 / ZONENBERG, Andrew, D.
1425 5th Ave.
2nd Floor
Troy, NY 12180 / US
02 / SANCHEZ, Jason, D.
633 Delaware Avenue
10
Delmar, NY 12054 / US
03 / GARBUZ, Piotr, A.
560 East 43rd Street
43B
New York, NY 10036 / US
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
P.O. Box 11394
404 28 Göteborg / SE
[N/P]
Former [2016/47]Awapatent AB
P.O. Box 11394
404 28 Göteborg / SE
Former [2014/15]Ekstedt, Måns, et al
AWAPATENT AB
P.O. Box 11394
404 28 Göteborg / SE
Former [2014/02]Edlund, Fabian
Awapatent AB
P.O. Box 11 394
404 28 Göteborg / SE
Application number, filing date12752278.701.03.2012
[2016/47]
WO2012US27311
Priority number, dateUS201161448589P02.03.2011         Original published format: US 201161448589 P
[2014/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012118987
Date:07.09.2012
Language:EN
[2012/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2681088
Date:08.01.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.09.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2681088
Date:23.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU07.09.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.05.2015
ClassificationIPC:B60V1/04, F02K99/00, F25B21/02, B60V3/02, B60V1/11
[2015/27]
CPC:
B60V1/043 (EP,US); B60V1/04 (KR); B60V1/10 (US);
B60V1/115 (EP,US); B60V1/16 (US); B60V3/025 (EP,US);
F02K99/00 (KR); F25B21/02 (KR) (-)
Former IPC [2014/02]B60V1/04, F02K99/00, F25B21/02
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 [2014/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:LUFTKISSENTRANSPORT[2014/02]
English:AIR CUSHION TRANSPORT[2014/02]
French:TRANSPORT SUR COUSSIN D'AIR[2014/02]
Entry into regional phase02.10.2013National basic fee paid 
02.10.2013Search fee paid 
02.10.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
02.10.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.10.2013Examination requested  [2014/02]
14.12.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.03.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.06.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
07.07.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.10.2016Fee for grant paid
12.10.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.10.2016Receipt 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  01.03.2016
Opposition(s)24.08.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
10.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU01.03.2012
AL23.11.2016
AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CY23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
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BG23.02.2017
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GR24.02.2017
IE01.03.2017
LU01.03.2017
MT01.03.2017
IS23.03.2017
PT23.03.2017
CH31.03.2017
LI31.03.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2020/15]HU01.03.2012
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