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EP About this file: EP3223372

EP3223372 - CONNECTOR DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.12.2022
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.01.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.09.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.07.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.03.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  31.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC, TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Reichle & De-Massari AG
Binzstrasse 31
8620 Wetzikon / CH
[2017/39]
Inventor(s)01 / Trio, Fabio
Hummelbergstrasse 35
8645 Jona / CH
02 / Zurkirchen, Marco
Sennweidstrasse 15
8608 Bubikon / CH
 [2017/39]
Representative(s)Daub, Thomas
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Daub
Bahnhofstrasse 5
88662 Überlingen / DE
[2017/39]
Application number, filing date17168188.518.12.2014
[2017/39]
Priority number, dateDE20141010054420.01.2014         Original published format: DE102014100544
[2017/39]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3223372
Date:27.09.2017
Language:DE
[2017/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3223372
Date:16.02.2022
Language:DE
[2022/07]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:H01R13/58, H01R24/64, H01R13/453, H01R13/6592, H01R9/03, // H01R4/24
[2017/39]
CPC:
H01R24/64 (EP,US); H01R13/6277 (CN); H01R13/4532 (US);
H01R13/5841 (EP,US); H01R13/629 (CN); H01R13/6591 (CN);
H01R13/6592 (EP,US); H01R4/2416 (EP,US); H01R9/03 (EP,US) (-)
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]
Former [2017/39]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 
TitleGerman:STECKVERBINDERVORRICHTUNG[2017/39]
English:CONNECTOR DEVICE[2017/39]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CONNECTEUR À FICHE[2017/39]
Examination procedure26.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/17]
23.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.09.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.12.2021Fee for grant paid
17.12.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.01.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP14835553.0  / EP3097611
Opposition(s)17.11.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
17.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
11.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
08.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.12.2014
AL16.02.2022
CY16.02.2022
CZ16.02.2022
DK16.02.2022
EE16.02.2022
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BG16.05.2022
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GR17.05.2022
PT16.06.2022
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0727849  (WEATHERLEY RICHARD [GB]) [X] 1,2,7-10,14,15 * column 1, line 47 - column 2, line 6; figure 1 * [Y] 3-6,11-13;
 [XY]EP0027696  (AMP INC [US]) [X] 1,2,7-10 * the whole document * [Y] 3-6,11-13;
 [XY]EP0569918  (WHITAKER CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,7-10,14,15 * the whole document * [Y] 3-6,11-13;
 [X]JPH08273719  (JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRON) [X] 1,2,7-10 * the whole document * * abstract *;
 [Y]EP1883137  (REICHLE & DE MASSARI FA [CH]) [Y] 1-13 * the whole document * * paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0064] *;
 [Y]WO2013029752  (REICHLE & DE MASSARI FA [CH], et al) [Y] 1-13 * the whole document * * page 10, line 7 - line 25 *
ExaminationEP2133957
 US5954541
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