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EP3399162 - VALVE TIMING CHANGE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.09.2021 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.06.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 05.10.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 07.07.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	22.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 24.08.2022 [2022/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Mikuni Corporation 13-11 Sotokanda 6-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0021 / JP
	[2018/45]
Inventor(s)	01 / OGURA, Takahiro c/o MIKUNI CORPORATION Odawara Branch 2480 Kuno Odawara-shi, Kanagawa 255-0055 / JP
	02 / OIKAWA, Chikara c/o MIKUNI CORPORATION Odawara Branch 2480 Kuno Odawara-shi, Kanagawa 255-0055 / JP
	[2018/45]
Representative(s)	Becker Kurig & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Bavariastraße 7 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2020/47]	Becker & Kurig Partnerschaft Patentanwälte PartmbB Bavariastrasse 7 80336 München / DE
Former [2018/45]	Becker Kurig Straus Patentanwälte Bavariastrasse 7 80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	16881713.8	26.12.2016
	[2018/45]
	WO2016JP88624
Priority number, date	JP20150255746	28.12.2015 Original published format: JP 2015255746
	[2018/45]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017115738
	Date:	06.07.2017
	Language:	JA
	[2017/27]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3399162
	Date:	07.11.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3399162
	Date:	18.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	06.07.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.07.2019
Classification	IPC:	F01L1/356, F01L1/04	[2018/45]
	CPC:	F01L1/047 (EP,US); F01L1/04 (EP,US); F01L1/3442 (EP,US); F01L1/356 (EP,US); F01L1/46 (US); F01L2001/0471 (US); (+) F01L2001/34426 (EP,US); F01L2001/3443 (US); F01L2001/34433 (EP,US); F01L2001/34453 (US); F01L2001/34479 (EP,US); F01L2001/34483 (EP,US); F01L2250/02 (US); F01L2301/00 (EP,US); F01L2303/00 (US) (-)
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 [2018/45]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUR ÄNDERUNG DER VENTILSTEUERZEIT	[2018/45]
	English:	VALVE TIMING CHANGE DEVICE	[2018/45]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE CHANGEMENT DE RÉGLAGE DE DISTRIBUTION	[2018/45]
Entry into regional phase	18.06.2018	Translation filed
	18.06.2018	National basic fee paid
	18.06.2018	Search fee paid
	18.06.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.06.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	18.06.2018	Examination requested [2018/45]
	14.01.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.06.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	08.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	08.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	19.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.12.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	26.12.2016
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	MT	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	BE	31.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	GB	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	[2022/34]
Former [2022/32]	HU	26.12.2016
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	MT	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
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	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	GB	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/27]	HU	26.12.2016
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MT	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	GB	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
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	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
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	SK	18.11.2020
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	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	GB	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	IT	18.11.2020
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	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	GB	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
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	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
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	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	GB	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/52]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
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	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
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	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
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	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	FR	18.01.2021
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/46]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	IE	26.12.2020
	LU	26.12.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/40]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
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	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
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	RO	18.11.2020
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	SE	18.11.2020
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	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
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	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
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	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/36]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/35]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/33]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/32]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/28]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
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	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/25]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
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	SE	18.11.2020
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	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
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Former [2021/21]	FI	18.11.2020
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Former [2021/20]	FI	18.11.2020
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