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EP About this file: EP3158844

EP3158844 - SEED FIRMER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.11.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.03.2017
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
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265 / US
[2017/17]
Inventor(s)01 / Garner, Elijah
2789 Pleasant Ridge Ct
Bettendorf, IA Iowa 52722 / US
02 / Natarajan, Kamalakannan
Plot 5&6, Maruthi Nagar, Mettukulam Post, Kalpudur
Kat
632059 Vellore / IN
03 / Underwood, Mark
Quad City Airport - Adv Lab, Linear Soil
Milan, IL Illinois 61264 / US
04 / Graham, Charles T
5540 Wittenberg Ct
Co Springs, CO Colorado 809188164 / US
05 / Whitcomb, Drew
Coal Valley Farm Atpl
Coal Valley, IL Illinois 61240 / US
06 / Salowitz, Jacob
2517 East 18th St
Davenport, IA Iowa 52803 / US
07 / Dhobale, Dnyanesh
c/o Shelke, Servey No. 151/11, A-3
Near Sundar Sunkal
Magarpatta City, Hadapsar
Pune / IN
 [2017/17]
Representative(s)Holst, Sönke
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
Mannheim Regional Center
Global Intellectual Property Services
John-Deere-Strasse 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
[2017/17]
Application number, filing date16191120.128.09.2016
[2017/17]
Priority number, dateUS20151487122230.09.2015         Original published format: US201514871222
[2017/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3158844
Date:26.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3158844
Date:22.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:A01B61/04, A01C5/06
[2017/17]
CPC:
A01C5/068 (EP,US); A01C7/205 (US); A01B61/046 (EP,US)
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 [2017/49]
Former [2017/17]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:SAATGUTANDRUECKER[2021/20]
English:SEED FIRMER[2017/17]
French:LANGUETTE ANTI-REBOND DE GRAINE[2021/20]
Former [2017/17]SAMENFESTIGER
Former [2017/17]ROUE DE TASSEMENT DE GRAINE
Examination procedure28.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.10.2017Examination requested  [2017/49]
10.05.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.08.2021Fee for grant paid
11.08.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.08.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
17.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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AL22.09.2021
AT22.09.2021
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LI30.09.2021
BG22.12.2021
GB22.12.2021
NO22.12.2021
GR23.12.2021
IS22.01.2022
PT24.01.2022
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