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EP About this file: EP3500475

EP3500475 - METHOD, CENTRAL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE-BORNE TRAIN CONTROL APPARATUS FOR OPERATING RAIL VEHICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/26]METHOD FOR OPERATING RAIL VEHICLES
[2021/22]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.09.2022
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.09.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.04.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  24.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Otto-Hahn-Ring 6
81739 München / DE
[2019/26]
Inventor(s)01 / WERNICKE, Manfred
Gleimstraße 53
10437 Berlin / DE
 [2019/26]
Application number, filing date17783735.822.09.2017
[2019/26]
WO2017EP73975
Priority number, dateDE20161022021517.10.2016         Original published format: DE102016220215
[2019/26]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018072966
Date:26.04.2018
Language:DE
[2018/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3500475
Date:26.06.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.04.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3500475
Date:27.10.2021
Language:DE
[2021/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:B61L23/28, B61L23/34
[2019/26]
CPC:
B61L23/28 (EP); B61L23/34 (EP)
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 [2019/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, ZENTRALEINRICHTUNG UND FAHRZEUGSEITIGE ZUGSICHERUNGSEINRICHTUNG ZUM BETREIBEN VON SCHIENENFAHRZEUGEN[2021/22]
English:METHOD, CENTRAL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE-BORNE TRAIN CONTROL APPARATUS FOR OPERATING RAIL VEHICLES[2021/22]
French:PROCÉDÉ, SYSTÈME CENTRALISÉ ET DISPOSITIF CONTROL COMMANDE EMBARQUÉ DANS UN VÉHICULE POUR LA CIRCULATION DE VÉHICULES FERROVIAIRES[2021/24]
Former [2019/26]VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN VON SCHIENENFAHRZEUGEN
Former [2019/26]METHOD FOR OPERATING RAIL VEHICLES
Former [2019/26]PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE FAIRE FONCTIONNER DES VÉHICULES FERROVIAIRES
Entry into regional phase20.03.2019National basic fee paid 
20.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
20.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/26]
20.03.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.11.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.05.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.08.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
24.08.2021Fee for grant paid
24.08.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.07.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
17.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.09.2017
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Cited inInternational search[Y]DE102007039687  (DEUTSCH ZENTR LUFT & RAUMFAHRT [DE]) [Y] 11 * paragraph [0024] * * figure 1 *;
 [A]DE102014206741  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-14* page 4; claim 1 *;
 [Y]DE102014210190  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 12 * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0055] * * figure 2 *;
 [XAYI]US2016090112  (SMITH EUGENE [US], et al) [X] 1-3,9,10,13,14 * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0036] * * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0079] * * figures 1,2,6 * [A] 4 [Y] 11,12 [I] 5-8
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