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EP About this file: EP3312820

EP3312820 - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/17]MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT CONTROL DEVICE, AND IN-VEHICLE TERMINAL DEVICE
[2021/01]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.03.2022
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.04.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.03.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.12.2016
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
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
16-1, Higashiueno 2-chome
Taito-ku
Tokyo 110-0015 / JP
[2021/18]
Former [2018/17]For all designated states
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
16-1, Higashiueno 2-chome
Taito-ku
Tokyo 110-0015 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KANAI Masaki
c/o HITACHI LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / KATOU Manabu
c/o HITACHI LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / HAMADA Tomoyuki
c/o Tsuchiura Works
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, CO. LTD.
650 Kandatsumachi
Tsuchiura-shi Ibaraki 300-0013 / JP
 [2021/03]
Former [2018/17]01 / KANAI Masaki
c/o HITACHI LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / KATOU Manabu
c/o HITACHI LTD.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / HAMADA Tomoyuki
c/o Tsuchiura Works
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO. LTD.
650 Kandatsumachi
Tsuchiura-shi Ibaraki 300-0013 / JP
Representative(s)Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Postfach 31 02 20
80102 München / DE
[2021/18]
Former [2018/17]Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Steinsdorfstraße 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date16811271.209.03.2016
[2018/17]
WO2016JP57470
Priority number, dateJP2015012202217.06.2015         Original published format: JP 2015122022
[2018/17]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016203796
Date:22.12.2016
Language:JA
[2016/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3312820
Date:25.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3312820
Date:05.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.12.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:G08G1/00, B60R21/00, G08G1/0969, G08G1/16, G08G1/0967
[2019/08]
CPC:
G08G1/167 (EP,US); B60R21/00 (EP,US); G08G1/00 (EP,US);
G08G1/096716 (EP,US); G08G1/096775 (EP,US); G08G1/096855 (US);
G08G1/0969 (EP,US); G08G1/16 (EP,US); G08G1/166 (US);
G08G1/207 (EP,US); G08G1/096822 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/17]G08G1/00, B60R21/00, G08G1/0969, G08G1/16
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 [2018/17]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERKEHRSSTEUERUNGSSYSTEM[2021/01]
English:TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM[2021/01]
French:SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE DE TRAFFIQUE[2021/01]
Former [2018/17]VERWALTUNGSSTEUERUNGSSYSTEM, VERWALTUNGSSTEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND ENDGERÄT AN BORD EINES FAHRZEUGS
Former [2018/17]MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT CONTROL DEVICE, AND IN-VEHICLE TERMINAL DEVICE
Former [2018/17]SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE DE GESTION, DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE GESTION, ET DISPOSITIF DE TERMINAL EMBARQUÉ DANS UN VÉHICULE
Entry into regional phase15.12.2017Translation filed 
17.01.2018National basic fee paid 
17.01.2018Search fee paid 
17.01.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
17.01.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.12.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.01.2018Examination requested  [2018/17]
12.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.2021Fee for grant paid
17.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.02.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y] JP2007323675  (KOMATSU MFG CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-12 * paragraph [0098] * * paragraph [0107] * * paragraph [0001] * * paragraph [0020] * * paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0044] * * paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0059] * * paragraph [0046] *
 [Y] US2007293996  (MORI MASAKI et al.) [Y] 1-12 * paragraph [0185] * * paragraph [0097] * * paragraph [0075] * * paragraph [0064] - paragraph [0065] * * paragraph [0134] - paragraph [0135] * * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0099] - paragraph [0100] * * paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0052] *
 [A] JP5714129  (株式会社小松製作所) [A] 1-12 * See references on intermediate publication English family member. *
 [A] US2015253776  (TOJIMA MASANORI et al.) * paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0073] * * paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0044] * * paragraph [0121] - paragraph [0122] * * paragraph [0068] *
 [A] US6480769  (KAGEYAMA MASATO et al.) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *
 [A] AU2013366731  (HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY et al.) [A] 1-12 * paragraph [0022] * * paragraph [0031] * * paragraph [0038] * * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0047] * * paragraph [0018] *
International search[YA] JP5714129  (株式会社小松製作所) [Y] 1-4, 6-11 * , paragraphs [0015] to [0165]; all drawings & AU 2013350342 A1 paragraphs [0019] to [0164] *[A] 5, 12
 [YA] JP2007323675  (KOMATSU MFG CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-4, 6-11 * , paragraphs [0042], [0067], [0101] (Family: none) *[A] 5, 12
 [E, A] WO2016051818  (HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY et al.) [E, A] 1-12 * , entire text; all drawings & JP 2016-071566 A *
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