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EP About this file: EP3496210

EP3496210 - ELECTRIC PLUG CONNECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.01.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.09.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  10.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 02.10.2024 [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aptiv Technologies Limited
The Financial Services Centre
Bishop's Court Hill
St. Michael / BB
[2023/13]
Former [2019/24]For all designated states
Aptiv Technologies Limited
Erin Court
Bishop's Court Hill
St. Michael / BB
Inventor(s)01 / SCHMIDT, Rainer
Peter-Ulsch-Strasse 23
90411 Nürnberg / DE
 [2019/24]
Representative(s)Mader, Joachim, et al
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[2019/24]
Application number, filing date17205961.007.12.2017
[2019/24]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3496210
Date:12.06.2019
Language:DE
[2019/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3496210
Date:01.03.2023
Language:DE
[2023/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01R13/436, H01R13/52
[2019/24]
CPC:
H01R13/4365 (EP,US); H01R13/627 (US); H01R13/42 (CN);
H01R13/424 (CN); H01R13/426 (US); H01R13/5202 (US);
H01R13/639 (CN); H01R43/26 (US); H01R13/5219 (EP,US);
H01R2201/26 (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 [2020/03]
Former [2019/24]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:ELEKTRISCHER STECKVERBINDER[2019/24]
English:ELECTRIC PLUG CONNECTOR[2019/24]
French:CONNECTEUR À FICHES ÉLECTRIQUE[2019/24]
Examination procedure09.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/03]
09.12.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
20.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.09.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.01.2023Fee for grant paid
20.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.01.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)04.12.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2024/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
22.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ01.03.2023
DK01.03.2023
EE01.03.2023
ES01.03.2023
FI01.03.2023
HR01.03.2023
IT01.03.2023
LT01.03.2023
LV01.03.2023
MC01.03.2023
NL01.03.2023
PL01.03.2023
RO01.03.2023
RS01.03.2023
SE01.03.2023
SI01.03.2023
SK01.03.2023
SM01.03.2023
NO01.06.2023
GR02.06.2023
IS01.07.2023
PT03.07.2023
[2024/40]
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Documents cited:Search[I]EP1235306  (YAZAKI CORP [JP]) [I] 1,16 * figures 6-15 * * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0032] *;
 [I]US2010055961  (MARTIN GALEN M [US], et al) [I] 1,16 * figures 1-10 * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0027] *;
 [I]WO2013013967  (FCI AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING [FR], et al) [I] 1,15,16 * figures 1-14 *;
 [Y]US2016197440  (SUZUKI MASAKAZU [JP]) [Y] 1-4,7-16 * figures 1-11 * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0041] *;
 [Y]EP3252876  (DELPHI TECH INC [US]) [Y] 1-4,7-16 * figures 1-6 * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0027] *;
 [A]EP3252875  (DELPHI INT OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG SARL [LU]) [A] 1-16 * figures 4-5 ** paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0038] *
ExaminationUS2010285696
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