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EP3394347 - ACCESS HATCH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.04.2024 Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 12.05.2023
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.01.2023
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 25.03.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 28.09.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 05.07.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	05.07.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MC	published on 07.08.2024 [2024/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Parkwood Investments Pty Ltd 2 Austral Place Derwent Park, Tasmania 7009 / AU
	[2018/44]
Inventor(s)	01 / CRUICKSHANK, Nathan Charles 2 Austral Place Derwent Park, Tasmania 7009 / AU
	[2023/24]
Former [2018/44]	01 / CRUICKSHANK, Nathan Charles 2 Austral Place Derwent Park Tasmania 7009 / AU
Representative(s)	Swindell & Pearson Limited 48 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1GY / GB
	[2023/24]
Former [2018/44]	Harrison, Scott David Swindell & Pearson Limited 48 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1GY / GB
Application number, filing date	16876994.1	22.11.2016
	[2018/44]
	WO2016AU51138
Priority number, date	AU20150905315	22.12.2015 Original published format: AU 2015905315
	[2018/44]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017106905
	Date:	29.06.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3394347
	Date:	31.10.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.06.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3394347
	Date:	14.06.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/24]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	29.06.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.05.2019
Classification	IPC:	E02D29/14, E02D29/12	[2019/24]
	CPC:	E02D29/1463 (EP); E02D29/127 (EP); E02D29/1454 (EP)
	Former IPC [2018/44]	E02D29/14
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 [2018/44]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ZUGANGSKLAPPE	[2018/44]
	English:	ACCESS HATCH	[2018/44]
	French:	TRAPPE D'ACCÈS	[2018/44]
Entry into regional phase	19.07.2018	National basic fee paid
	19.07.2018	Search fee paid
	19.07.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.07.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.07.2018	Examination requested [2018/44]
	19.07.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	22.11.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	29.03.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.07.2022	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.01.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.05.2023	Fee for grant paid
	09.05.2023	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	09.05.2023	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	15.03.2024	No opposition filed within time limit [2024/21]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.11.2020	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.11.2021	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.11.2022	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	14.06.2023
	ES	14.06.2023
	HR	14.06.2023
	MC	14.06.2023
	PL	14.06.2023
	RO	14.06.2023
	RS	14.06.2023
	SK	14.06.2023
	SM	14.06.2023
	NO	14.09.2023
	GR	15.09.2023
	IS	14.10.2023
	[2024/32]
Former [2024/10]	CZ	14.06.2023
	ES	14.06.2023
	HR	14.06.2023
	PL	14.06.2023
	RO	14.06.2023
	RS	14.06.2023
	SK	14.06.2023
	SM	14.06.2023
	NO	14.09.2023
	GR	15.09.2023
	IS	14.10.2023
Former [2024/08]	ES	14.06.2023
	HR	14.06.2023
	RS	14.06.2023
	SK	14.06.2023
	SM	14.06.2023
	NO	14.09.2023
	GR	15.09.2023
Former [2023/51]	ES	14.06.2023
	HR	14.06.2023
	RS	14.06.2023
	NO	14.09.2023
	GR	15.09.2023
Former [2023/50]	ES	14.06.2023
	NO	14.09.2023
	GR	15.09.2023
Former [2023/48]	ES	14.06.2023
	NO	14.09.2023
Former [2023/46]	ES	14.06.2023
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4266380 (SAMOLIS ALFONSO A) [X] 1-7,9-14 * column 2, line 25 - column 5, line 17; figures 8,9,10 *;
		[X]FR2639383 (CONST ELECTRO MECA PLAIN [FR]) [X] 1-9,12-14 * page 4, line 12 - page 5, line 35; figures 1,2 *;
		[X]US5941024 (JOURNAULT JULES [CA]) [X] 1-9,12-14 * column 2, line 9 - column 6, line 50; figures 4,9 *;
		[A]FR2822486 (FERNANDES ETS [FR]) [A] 1-14* the whole document *;
		[X]US6640495 (MCKERNAN TIMOTHY J [US]) [X] 1-6,8,9,11-14 * column 4, line 32 - column 10, line 5; figures 1,3,7-10 *;
		[X]US6644342 (BOGAN TIMOTHY D [US], et al) [X] 1-9,13,14 * column 2, line 3 - column 8, line 25; figure 4 *
	International search	[A]US4266380 (SAMOLIS ALFONSO A)[A] 0;
		[X]FR2639383 (CONST ELECTRO MECA PLAIN [FR]) [X] 1-14 * Abstract; Figs. 1-3; Pg. 1 Lines 21-33; Pg. 2 Lines 1-3 and 26-32; Pg. 3 Lines 1-6, 15-20 and 34-37; Pg. 5 Lines 19-31 *;
		[X]US5941024 (JOURNAULT JULES [CA]) [X] 1-14 * Abstract; Figs. 2-8; Col. 2 Lines 44-48; Col. 3 Lines 35-43; Col. 4 Lines 1-10, 28-39 and 48-53; Col. 4 Line 60 - Col. 5 Lines 2 *;
		[A]FR2822486 (FERNANDES ETS [FR]) [A] 0;
		[A]US6640495 (MCKERNAN TIMOTHY J [US]) [A] 13 * Col. 5 Line 16 and Line 30 *
	by applicant	US4266380
		FR2639383
		US5941024
		US6640495
		US6644342

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