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EP About this file: EP2878055

EP2878055 - IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION BOARDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.11.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Schneider Electric Limited
Stirling Court
Stirling Road
Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 4TQ / GB
[2015/23]
Inventor(s)01 / BAKER, Andrew Purdie
2 Harbour Close
Swindon Wiltshire SN25 3DL / GB
02 / ALLEN, James David
15 Jason Close
Oakhurst
Swindon Wiltshire SN25 2NE / GB
03 / LOVETT, Terence Edward John
53 Merton Avenue
Swindon Wiltshire SN2 7PZ / GB
 [2015/23]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/16]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [2015/23]Keane, David Colman, et al
Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date13745463.325.07.2013
[2021/16]
WO2013GB51990
Priority number, dateGB2012001323625.07.2012         Original published format: GB 201213236
[2015/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014016604
Date:30.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2878055
Date:03.06.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2878055
Date:21.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.01.2014
ClassificationIPC:H02B1/20, H02B1/052
[2015/23]
CPC:
H02B1/052 (EP,CN,US); H02B1/205 (EP,CN,GB,US); H01H9/22 (GB);
H02G5/025 (US); H01H9/28 (GB)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2021/15]
Former [2015/23]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBESSERUNGEN VON ODER IN ZUSAMMENHANG MIT ELEKTRISCHEN VERTEILERN[2021/15]
English:IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION BOARDS[2015/23]
French:AMÉLIORATIONS AUX TABLEAUX DE DISTRIBUTION ÉLECTRIQUES[2021/15]
Former [2015/23]VERBESSERUNGEN AN ODER IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT ELEKTRISCHEN VERTEILERN
Former [2015/23]AMÉLIORATIONS DANS OU EN RAPPORT AVEC DES CARTES DE DISTRIBUTION ÉLECTRIQUE
Entry into regional phase16.01.2015National basic fee paid 
16.01.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
16.01.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.01.2015Examination requested  [2015/23]
14.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2021Fee for grant paid
10.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2021Receipt 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  16.05.2018
Opposition(s)24.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
23.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
31.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
29.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[A]GB2230901  (MERLIN GERIN [FR]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [I]EP0788205  (SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA [FR]) [I] 1-14 * column 3, line 15 - column 4, line 12; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]GB2475144  (SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LTD [GB]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [XP]GB2498019  (SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LTD [GB]) [XP] 1-14* page 20, line 16 - page 22, line 29; figures 1, 2, 9-12 *
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