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EP3303096 - AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR COUPLING RAIL VEHICLES AND PROCESS THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/15]	AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR COUPLING RAILWAY VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
	[2021/22]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.08.2022 Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 25.05.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 09.03.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Metrolab 70 bis rue Mademoiselle 75015 Paris / FR
	For all designated states Ricardo UK Limited Shoreham Technical Centre Old Shoreham Road Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex BN43 5FG / GB
	[2018/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / EL KHOURY, Jacques c/o METROLAB 117-119 Quai de Valmy 75010 Paris / FR
	02 / FIORONI, Sylvain c/o METROLAB 117-119 Quai de Valmy 75010 Paris / FR
	03 / UHRICH, Damien c/o METROLAB 117-119 Quai de Valmy 75010 Paris / FR
	04 / HEATHCOTE, Michael c/o RICARDO UK Limited Shoreham Technical Centre Old Shoreham Road Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5FG / GB
	05 / MEISTER, Roland c/o RICARDO UK Limited Shoreham Technical Centre Old Shoreham Road Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5FG / GB
	[2021/42]
Former [2018/15]	01 / EL KHOURY, Jacques c/o METROLAB 117-119 Quai de Valmy 75010 Paris / FR
	02 / FIORONI, Sylvain c/o METROLAB 117-119 Quai de Valmy 75010 Paris / FR
	03 / UHRICH, Damien c/o METROLAB 117-119 Quai de Valmy 75010 Paris / FR
	04 / HEATHCOTE, Michael c/o RICARDO UK Limited Shoreham Technical Centre Old Shoreham Road Shoereham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5FG / GB
	05 / MEISTER, Roland c/o RICARDO UK Limited Shoreham Technical Centre Old Shoreham Road Shoereham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 5FG / GB
Representative(s)	Lavoix 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
	[2018/15]
Application number, filing date	16726508.1	24.05.2016
	[2018/15]
	WO2016EP61681
Priority number, date	FR20150054909	29.05.2015 Original published format: FR 1554909
	[2018/15]
Filing language	FR
Procedural language	FR
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016193063
	Date:	08.12.2016
	Language:	FR
	[2016/49]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3303096
	Date:	11.04.2018
	Language:	FR
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.12.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3303096
	Date:	20.10.2021
	Language:	FR
	[2021/42]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	08.12.2016
Classification	IPC:	B61L23/34, B61L25/02, B61C17/12, B61G7/00	[2021/22]
	CPC:	B61L23/34 (EP); B61C17/12 (EP); B61G7/00 (EP); B61L25/026 (EP); Y02T30/00 (EP)
	Former IPC [2018/15]	B61L23/34, B61L25/02, B61G7/14
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 [2018/15]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AUTOMATISCHES SYSTEM ZUM KUPPELN VON SCHIENENFAHRZEUGEN UND VERFAHREN DAZU	[2021/22]
	English:	AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR COUPLING RAIL VEHICLES AND PROCESS THEREFOR	[2021/25]
	French:	SYSTÈME AUTOMATIQUE DE COUPLAGE DE VÉHICULES FERROVIAIRES ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ	[2018/15]
	Former [2018/15]	AUTOMATISCHES SYSTEM ZUR KOPPLUNG VON SCHIENENFAHRZEUGEN UND ENTSPRECHENDES VERFAHREN
	Former [2018/15]	AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR COUPLING RAILWAY VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Entry into regional phase	17.11.2017	National basic fee paid
	17.11.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.11.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.11.2017	Examination requested [2018/15]
	17.11.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	11.07.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	26.05.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	13.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	13.09.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.04.2020	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.04.2021	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.05.2019	04 M06 Fee paid on 12.07.2019
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	24.05.2016
	AL	20.10.2021
	AT	20.10.2021
	CY	20.10.2021
	CZ	20.10.2021
	DK	20.10.2021
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	HR	20.10.2021
	IT	20.10.2021
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	MK	20.10.2021
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	RO	20.10.2021
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	GB	24.05.2022
	IE	24.05.2022
	LU	24.05.2022
	BE	31.05.2022
	CH	31.05.2022
	FR	31.05.2022
	LI	31.05.2022
	[2024/42]
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Cited in	International search	[XAI]DE102007039687 (DEUTSCH ZENTR LUFT & RAUMFAHRT [DE]) [X] 1,2,10 * paragraphs [0005] , [0006] , [0008] - [0015] - [0020] - [0024]; figure 1 * [A] 3-5,9 [I] 6-8;
		[XA]JP3420840B (NIPPON TETSUDO KENSETSU KODAN; TECHNOVA KK; TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 1,2,6-10 * paragraphs [0001] , [0013] , [0017] , [0021] - [0027] - [0060] - [0099] - [ 150] - [0160]; figures 1-14 * [A] 3-5;
		[XA]DE19529919 (BEULE ERHARD [DE]) [X] 1,2,4,6-10 * page 3, line 30 - line 46 * * page 4, line 65 - page 5, line 52 * * page 6, line 52 - page 7, line 2 * * page 7, line 47 - line 50 * * page 8, line 54 - page 10, line 55 * * figures 1-3 * [A] 3,5;
		[XA]DE102012009114 (DB FERNVERKEHR AG [DE]) [X] 1,2,10 * paragraphs [0009] , [0012] , [0013]; figure 1 * [A] 3-9;
		[A]DE19946168 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-10 * column 1, line 3 - line 10 * * column 2, line 44 - line 67 * * column 4, line 27 - line 37 * * column 5, line 3 - line 20 * * figures 1-7 *;
		[A]US2003182030 (KRAELING MARK BRADSHAW [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0019] - [0021] - [0026] *;
		[A]EP2322404 (VOSSLOH LOCOMOTIVES GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0004] - [0007] - [0012]; figures 1,2 *
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