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EP About this file: EP3418853

EP3418853 - OPERATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.08.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.11.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
1-7, Yukigaya-otsukamachi
Ota-ku
Tokyo
145-8501 / JP
[2019/13]
Former [2018/52]For all designated states
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
1-7 Yukigaya Otsukamachi Ota-ku
Tokyo 145-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAHASHI, Kazunari
c/o ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
1-7 Yukigaya-Otsukamachi
Ota-ku
Tokyo 145-8501 / JP
02 / GOTO, Atsushi
c/o ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
1-7 Yukigaya-Otsukamachi
Ota-ku
Tokyo 145-8501 / JP
 [2018/52]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[2023/14]
Former [2018/52]Maiwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date17753092.010.02.2017
[2018/52]
WO2017JP04984
Priority number, dateJP2016002908918.02.2016         Original published format: JP 2016029089
[2018/52]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017141834
Date:24.08.2017
Language:JA
[2017/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3418853
Date:26.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3418853
Date:05.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.08.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:G05G5/03, F16F9/12, F16F9/53, G05G1/08
[2018/52]
CPC:
F16F9/12 (EP,US); F16F9/535 (EP,US); G05G5/03 (EP,US);
F16F2224/045 (US); G05G1/08 (EP,US); G05G5/08 (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 [2018/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BEDIENUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2018/52]
English:OPERATION DEVICE[2018/52]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ACTIONNEMENT[2018/52]
Entry into regional phase06.07.2018Translation filed 
06.07.2018National basic fee paid 
06.07.2018Search fee paid 
06.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
06.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
06.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/52]
26.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.08.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.01.2023Fee for grant paid
09.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.01.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
23.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/24]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/48]AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL05.04.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]DE102005003593  (PREH GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-9 * figure 2 *;
 [A]US2008234908  (ST CLAIR KENNETH A [US], et al) [A] 1-9 * figure 1B *;
 [A]WO2016016589  (DAV [FR]) [A] 1-9* figure 1 *;
 [E]EP3312699  (ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [E] 1-8 * figure 8 * * paragraphs [0048] , [ 0078] , [ 0081] , [ 0092] , [ 0093] *
International search[Y]JP2011519099  (Commissariat a 1'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) [Y] 1-7 * , fig. 1A & US 2011/0128135 A1 fig. 1A *;
 [Y]JP2014181778  (KURIMOTO LTD) [Y] 1-7* , fig. 3 (Family: none) *
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