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EP About this file: EP3498535

EP3498535 - LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/25]ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND SENSOR SYSTEM
[2021/31]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.11.2022
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.12.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.02.2018
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
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
8-3 Takanawa 4-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8711 / JP
[2019/25]
Inventor(s)01 / HORI, Takashi
c/o KOITO MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
Shizuoka Plant
500 Kitawaki
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi Shizuoka 424-8764 / JP
02 / YAMAMOTO, Teruaki
c/o KOITO MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
Shizuoka Plant
500 Kitawaki
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi Shizuoka 424-8764 / JP
03 / KASABA, Yusuke
c/o KOITO MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
Shizuoka Plant
500 Kitawaki
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi Shizuoka 424-8764 / JP
04 / FUSHIMI, Yoshiaki
c/o KOITO MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
Shizuoka Plant
500 Kitawaki
Shimizu-ku
Shizuoka-shi Shizuoka 424-8764 / JP
 [2019/25]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2019/25]
Application number, filing date17839311.202.08.2017
[2019/25]
WO2017JP28098
Priority number, dateJP2016015872512.08.2016         Original published format: JP 2016158725
JP2016015872612.08.2016         Original published format: JP 2016158726
JP2017005570322.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017055703
[2019/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018030239
Date:15.02.2018
Language:JA
[2018/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3498535
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3498535
Date:05.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:B60Q1/00, B60Q1/04, G01S17/931, G01S7/497, G01S7/481, B60Q1/068, B60Q1/072, B60Q1/076, B60Q1/08, G01M11/06, G01S15/931, G01S13/931
[2020/16]
CPC:
G01S17/931 (EP,US); B60Q1/00 (US); B60Q1/0023 (EP);
B60Q1/04 (US); B60Q1/0683 (EP,US); B60Q1/076 (EP);
B60Q1/2615 (US); G01M11/064 (EP); G01S7/4813 (EP);
G01S7/4814 (US); G01S7/497 (US); G01S7/4972 (EP);
B60Q1/072 (EP); B60Q1/08 (EP); B60Q2200/36 (EP);
G01S17/93 (US); G01S2013/9323 (EP); G01S2013/9324 (EP);
G01S2013/93277 (EP); G01S2015/937 (EP); G05D1/0231 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/25]B60Q1/00, B60Q1/04, G01S17/93
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 [2019/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BELEUCHTUNGSSYSTEM FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG[2021/31]
English:LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE[2021/31]
French:SYSTÈME D'ÉCLAIRAGE POUR UN VEHICULE[2021/31]
Former [2019/25]BELEUCHTUNGSSYSTEM UND SENSORSYSTEM
Former [2019/25]ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND SENSOR SYSTEM
Former [2019/25]SYSTÈME D'ÉCLAIRAGE ET SYSTÈME DE CAPTEUR
Entry into regional phase12.02.2019Translation filed 
12.02.2019National basic fee paid 
12.02.2019Search fee paid 
12.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
12.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
14.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.11.2021Fee for grant paid
26.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP21210160.4  / EP3998176
Opposition(s)06.10.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.08.2017
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 [A]US6206556  (COOK ROB A [US]);
 [A]US2002054496  (FUJINO YUJI [JP], et al);
 [XY]EP1437258  (VALEO VISION [FR]);
 [Y]EP2305514  (KOITO MFG CO LTD [JP]);
 [XY]DE102009047303  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]);
 [XAY]EP2347933  (VALEO VISION [FR]);
 [XAY]DE102011106178  (DAIMLER AG [DE]);
 [A]US2014029278  (BURTON JOHN E [US]);
 [XY]WO2016047689  (DENSO CORP [JP]);
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 [A]JP2011043944  (DENSO WAVE INC);
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