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EP3525552 - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR SWITCHING ON AND OFF AT LEAST TWO LIGHT STRANDS FOR A VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED IN PARALLEL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.08.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.01.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  12.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 06.11.2024 [2024/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ZKW Group GmbH
Rottenhauser Straße 8
3250 Wieselburg / AT
[2019/33]
Inventor(s)01 / Guth, Christian
Mariasdorf 124
7433 Mariasdorf / AT
 [2019/33]
Representative(s)Patentanwaltskanzlei Matschnig & Forsthuber OG
Biberstraße 22
Postfach 36
1010 Wien / AT
[2019/33]
Application number, filing date18155962.609.02.2018
[2019/33]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3525552
Date:14.08.2019
Language:DE
[2019/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3525552
Date:11.10.2023
Language:DE
[2023/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.07.2018
ClassificationIPC:H05B45/46
[2023/30]
CPC:
H05B45/46 (EP); H05B45/00 (CN); H05B45/37 (CN)
Former IPC [2019/33]H05B33/08
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 [2020/08]
Former [2019/33]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:SCHALTUNGSANORDNUNG ZUM WECHSELSEITIGEN EIN- UND AUSSCHALTEN ZUMINDEST ZWEIER ELEKTRISCH PARALLEL GESCHALTETER LEUCHTSTRÄNGE FÜR EINEN FAHRZEUGSCHEINWERFER[2019/33]
English:CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR SWITCHING ON AND OFF AT LEAST TWO LIGHT STRANDS FOR A VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED IN PARALLEL[2019/33]
French:AGENCEMENT DE CIRCUIT DESTINÉ À L'ACTIVATION ET À LA DÉSACTIVATION SUCCESSIVE L'UNE APRÈS L'AUTRE D'AU MOINS DEUX FAISCEAUX LUMINEUX CONNECTÉS ÉLECTRIQUEMENT EN PARALLÈLE POUR UN PHARE DE VÉHICULE[2019/33]
Examination procedure14.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/08]
14.01.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2023Fee for grant paid
30.08.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.07.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
16.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
17.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ11.10.2023
DK11.10.2023
EE11.10.2023
ES11.10.2023
HR11.10.2023
IT11.10.2023
LT11.10.2023
LV11.10.2023
MC11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
PL11.10.2023
RO11.10.2023
RS11.10.2023
SE11.10.2023
SK11.10.2023
SM11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
NO11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
PT12.02.2024
[2024/45]
Former [2024/36]CZ11.10.2023
DK11.10.2023
EE11.10.2023
ES11.10.2023
HR11.10.2023
IT11.10.2023
LT11.10.2023
LV11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
PL11.10.2023
RO11.10.2023
RS11.10.2023
SE11.10.2023
SK11.10.2023
SM11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
NO11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
PT12.02.2024
Former [2024/35]CZ11.10.2023
DK11.10.2023
EE11.10.2023
ES11.10.2023
HR11.10.2023
LT11.10.2023
LV11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
PL11.10.2023
RO11.10.2023
RS11.10.2023
SE11.10.2023
SM11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
NO11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
PT12.02.2024
Former [2024/34]DK11.10.2023
EE11.10.2023
ES11.10.2023
HR11.10.2023
LT11.10.2023
LV11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
PL11.10.2023
RS11.10.2023
SE11.10.2023
SM11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
NO11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
PT12.02.2024
Former [2024/33]DK11.10.2023
ES11.10.2023
HR11.10.2023
LT11.10.2023
LV11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
PL11.10.2023
RS11.10.2023
SE11.10.2023
SM11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
NO11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
PT12.02.2024
Former [2024/26]ES11.10.2023
HR11.10.2023
LT11.10.2023
LV11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
PL11.10.2023
RS11.10.2023
SE11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
NO11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
PT12.02.2024
Former [2024/25]ES11.10.2023
HR11.10.2023
LT11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
PL11.10.2023
RS11.10.2023
SE11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
NO11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
PT12.02.2024
Former [2024/24]ES11.10.2023
HR11.10.2023
LT11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
RS11.10.2023
SE11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
NO11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
PT12.02.2024
Former [2024/21]LT11.10.2023
NL11.10.2023
BG11.01.2024
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
Former [2024/20]NL11.10.2023
GR12.01.2024
IS11.02.2024
Former [2024/17]NL11.10.2023
Documents cited:Search[XI]EP3193564  (CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4,6,7,10 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0041]; figures 1, 2 * [I] 5,8,11;
 [X]US2018014368  (RADERMACHER HARALD JOSEF GUNTHER [NL], et al) [X] 1,3,9* paragraph [0117] - paragraph [0125]; figures 10, 11 *
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