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EP About this file: EP3344915

EP3344915 - VEHICLE LIGHT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LIGHT FUNCTION BY MEANS OF A VEHICLE LIGHT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.01.2023
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
[2018/28]
Inventor(s)01 / STUDENY, Christian
Georg-Westermann-Allee
38104 Braunschweig / DE
02 / MÜLLER, Michael
General-Beck-Strasse 2b
38518 Gifhorn / DE
 [2018/28]
Application number, filing date16756638.910.08.2016
[2018/28]
WO2016EP69017
Priority number, dateDE20151021674402.09.2015         Original published format: DE102015216744
[2018/28]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017036753
Date:09.03.2017
Language:DE
[2017/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3344915
Date:11.07.2018
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.03.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3344915
Date:09.03.2022
Language:DE
[2022/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:B60Q1/26, F21S43/14, F21S43/20, F21S43/31
[2021/47]
CPC:
B60Q1/2607 (EP); F21S41/663 (US); F21S41/143 (US);
F21S41/148 (US); F21S41/151 (US); F21S43/14 (EP);
F21S43/26 (EP); F21S43/31 (EP); F21W2103/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/41]F21S41/33, F21S41/663, F21S41/143, F21S41/151, F21S41/148
Former IPC [2018/28]F21S8/10
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 [2018/28]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FAHRZEUGLEUCHTE UND VERFAHREN ZUM BEREITSTELLEN EINER LICHTFUNKTION MITTELS EINER FAHRZEUGLEUCHTE[2018/28]
English:VEHICLE LIGHT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LIGHT FUNCTION BY MEANS OF A VEHICLE LIGHT[2018/28]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ÉCLAIRAGE DE VÉHICULE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FOURNITURE D'UNE FONCTION D'ÉCLAIRAGE AU MOYEN D'UN DISPOSITIF D'ÉCLAIRAGE DE VÉHICULE[2018/28]
Entry into regional phase03.04.2018National basic fee paid 
03.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
03.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.01.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/28]
16.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.11.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.01.2022Fee for grant paid
27.01.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.01.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.12.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
02.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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