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EP About this file: EP2683038

EP2683038 - CONNECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.03.2020
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.04.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.01.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yazaki Corporation
4-28, Mita 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8333 / JP
[2014/02]
Inventor(s)01 / KAWAI Ryuji
c/o Yazaki Corporation
4-28, Mita 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8333 / JP
02 / FUKUSHIMA Hirotaka
c/o Yazaki Corporation
4-28, Mita 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8333 / JP
 [2014/02]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2019/20]
Former [2014/02]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date12754724.828.02.2012
[2019/20]
WO2012JP54945
Priority number, dateJP2011004833004.03.2011         Original published format: JP 2011048330
[2014/02]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012121061
Date:13.09.2012
Language:JA
[2012/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2683038
Date:08.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2683038
Date:15.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.09.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:H01R13/426, H01R13/14, // H01R13/24
[2019/07]
CPC:
H01R13/14 (EP,US); H01R13/6315 (US); H01M50/296 (EP,US);
H01R13/426 (EP,US); H01R13/2421 (EP,US); H01R2103/00 (EP,US);
H01R2201/26 (EP,US); Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2014/31]H01R13/42, H01R13/24, H01R13/52, // H01R13/11
Former IPC [2014/02]H01R13/42, H01R13/24
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:VERBINDER[2014/02]
English:CONNECTOR[2014/02]
French:CONNECTEUR[2014/02]
Entry into regional phase15.02.2013Translation filed 
15.02.2013National basic fee paid 
15.02.2013Search fee paid 
15.02.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
15.02.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.02.2013Examination requested  [2014/02]
16.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.04.2019Fee for grant paid
08.04.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.04.2019Receipt 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  15.02.2017
Opposition(s)18.02.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
25.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.02.2012
AL15.05.2019
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 [A]US5906520  (FRINKER UWE [DE], et al) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [I]EP1102360  (YAZAKI CORP [JP]) [I] 1 * abstract *;
 [I]WO2010024362  (YAZAKI CORP [JP], et al) [I] 1 * page 1, lines 5-16 * * page 5, lines 11-35 * * page 6, line 4 - page 7, line 28 * * figures 1-3 *;
 [A]JP2010267452  (SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS) [A] 1 * abstract *
International search[Y]US7070458  (AXENBOECK JOSEF [DE], et al);
 [Y]JP2010267452  (SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS)
ExaminationUS2005048848
by applicantJPH0515073
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