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EP3568604 - BELLOWS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL GROOVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 12.06.2020 Database last updated on 21.12.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.06.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 27.04.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 01.01.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 18.10.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 20.07.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 31.01.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GKN Driveline International GmbH Hauptstrasse 130 53797 Lohmar / DE
	[2019/47]
Inventor(s)	01 / DEISINGER, Markus Siegfeldstrasse 9 53721 Siegburg / DE
	02 / WETTE, Joachim Kreuzfeldstrasse 17 53773 Hennef / DE
	[2019/47]
Representative(s)	Geskes, Christoph Geskes Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 74b 50968 Köln / DE
	[2019/47]
Application number, filing date	17700800.0	11.01.2017
	[2019/47]
	WO2017EP50487
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018130277
	Date:	19.07.2018
	Language:	DE
	[2018/29]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3568604
	Date:	20.11.2019
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.07.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/47]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3568604
	Date:	15.07.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/29]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	19.07.2018
Classification	IPC:	F16D3/84, F16J3/04	[2019/47]
	CPC:	F16D3/845 (EP,KR,US); F16J3/042 (EP,KR,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 [2019/47]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	FALTENBALG MIT MINDESTENS EINER INNENNUT	[2019/47]
	English:	BELLOWS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL GROOVE	[2019/47]
	French:	SOUFFLET COMPORTANT AU MOINS UNE RAINURE INTERNE	[2019/47]
Entry into regional phase	15.07.2019	National basic fee paid
	15.07.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.07.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.07.2018	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	15.07.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	15.07.2019	Examination requested [2019/47]
	15.07.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	02.01.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	27.04.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	27.04.2020	Fee for grant paid
	27.04.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	05.06.2020	Information about intention to grant a patent
	05.06.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 08.04.2021 Carl Freudenberg KG Höhnerweg 2-4 69469 Weinheim / DE Opponent's representative Reiser & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Weinheimer Straße 102 69469 Weinheim / DE
		[2021/19]
	deleted	Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
	30.04.2021	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	26.08.2021	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	01.02.2023	Date of oral proceedings
	28.06.2023	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	28.06.2023	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Appeal following opposition	03.08.2023	Appeal received No. T1457/23
	03.08.2023	Payment of appeal fee
	27.10.2023	Statement of grounds filed
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	11.01.2017
	AL	15.07.2020
	CY	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	MK	15.07.2020
	MT	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SI	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	AT	11.01.2022
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/22]	HU	11.01.2017
	AL	15.07.2020
	CY	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	MK	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SI	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	AT	11.01.2022
Former [2023/41]	HU	11.01.2017
	AL	15.07.2020
	CY	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SI	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	AT	11.01.2022
Former [2023/33]	HU	11.01.2017
	AL	15.07.2020
	CY	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	AT	11.01.2022
Former [2023/30]	AL	15.07.2020
	CY	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	AT	11.01.2022
Former [2023/22]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	AT	11.01.2022
Former [2022/33]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
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	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	BE	31.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
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	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
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	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
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	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	IE	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2021/52]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
	CH	31.01.2021
	LI	31.01.2021
Former [2021/49]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	11.01.2021
	LU	11.01.2021
Former [2021/43]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	LU	11.01.2021
Former [2021/40]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	MC	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/28]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SK	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/25]	AL	15.07.2020
	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/22]	CZ	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	EE	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RO	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	SM	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/20]	DK	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/17]	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
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	SE	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/10]	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	HR	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	LV	15.07.2020
	PL	15.07.2020
	RS	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	IS	15.11.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/09]	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/08]	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	BG	15.10.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	15.07.2020
	LT	15.07.2020
	NO	15.10.2020
Cited in	International search	[XY]JP2002340013 (TOYODA GOSEI KK) [X] 1 * figures 1,3 * [Y] 18-20;
		[Y]JP2004108435 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [Y] 7,8 * figures 10,11 *;
		[YA]DE102004037715 (GKN DRIVELINE INT GMBH [DE]) [Y] 17 * figures 1-7 * [A] 1-16,18-22;
		[XY]CN101398081 (TOYODA GOSEI KK [JP]) [X] 1-6,10,12-14,16,21,22 * figures 1-3 * [Y] 7,8,17-20;
		[YA]JP2013204685 (JTEKT CORP) [Y] 17 * figures 1-5 *[A] 1-16,18-22
	Opposition	EP1182372
		JP2002340013
		EP1273834
		DE10131302
		JP2004108435
		DE102004037715
		CN101398081
		JP2013204685
		EP2730795

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