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EP About this file: EP3572717

EP3572717 - VEHICULAR HEADLIGHT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.07.2022
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.10.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip10.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 12.06.2024  [2024/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
80 Itado
Isehara-shi, Kanagawa 259-1192 / JP
[2019/48]
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Eiji
c/o ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES LTD.
80 Itado
Isehara-shi Kanagawa 259-1192 / JP
02 / INOUE, Katsuhiko
c/o ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES LTD.
80 Itado
Isehara-shi Kanagawa 259-1192 / JP
 [2019/48]
Representative(s)Reeve, Nicholas Edward
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[2019/48]
Application number, filing date18741203.619.01.2018
[2019/48]
WO2018JP01637
Priority number, dateJP2017000768719.01.2017         Original published format: JP 2017007687
[2019/48]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018135637
Date:26.07.2018
Language:JA
[2018/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3572717
Date:27.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3572717
Date:01.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.07.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:F21S41/255, F21S41/20, F21S41/50, F21S45/10
[2020/36]
CPC:
F21S41/50 (EP); F21S45/40 (US); F21S41/25 (US);
F21S41/255 (EP); F21S41/285 (EP); F21S41/30 (US);
F21S45/10 (EP); F21V5/00 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/48]F21S41/00, F21S43/00, F21S45/00, F21V5/00, F21W103/00, F21W104/00, F21W105/00, F21W102/00, F21Y115/10, F21Y115/15, F21Y115/20
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 [2019/48]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FAHRZEUGSCHEINWERFER[2019/48]
English:VEHICULAR HEADLIGHT[2019/48]
French:PHARE DE VÉHICULE[2019/48]
Entry into regional phase18.07.2019Translation filed 
18.07.2019National basic fee paid 
18.07.2019Search fee paid 
18.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
18.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/48]
12.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.04.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.07.2021Fee for grant paid
22.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.01.2018
AL01.09.2021
AT01.09.2021
CY01.09.2021
CZ01.09.2021
DK01.09.2021
EE01.09.2021
ES01.09.2021
FI01.09.2021
HR01.09.2021
IT01.09.2021
LT01.09.2021
LV01.09.2021
MC01.09.2021
MK01.09.2021
NL01.09.2021
PL01.09.2021
RO01.09.2021
RS01.09.2021
SE01.09.2021
SI01.09.2021
SK01.09.2021
SM01.09.2021
BG01.12.2021
NO01.12.2021
GR02.12.2021
IS01.01.2022
PT03.01.2022
IE19.01.2022
LU19.01.2022
BE31.01.2022
CH31.01.2022
LI31.01.2022
[2024/24]
Former [2024/23]AL01.09.2021
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BG01.12.2021
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2016176706  (ZKW GROUP GMBH [AT]) [A] 1-5 * pages 7-10; figures 1-8 *;
 [A]US6767121  (BOST ALAIN [FR], et al) [A] 1-5 * columns 3-5; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]KR20130071845  (SL CORP [KR]) [A] 1-5 * see attached machine translation; paragraphs [0001] - [0035]; figures 1-8 *;
 [A]WO2016014785  (MYOTEK PACIFIC CORP [US]) [A] 1-5 * paragraphs [0002] , [0027] , [0043] - [0046]; figures 1-6 *;
 [A]JP2014149981  (KOITO MFG CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * see attached machine translation; paragraphs [0001] - [0034]; figure 1 *;
 [A]JPH04357602  (NISSAN SHATAI CO) [A] 1-5 * see attached machine translation; paragraphs [0001] - [0035]; figures 1-6 *;
 [A]FR3009364  (VALEO VISION [FR]) [A] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [A]GB2360835  (KOITO MFG CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-5 * pages 11-19; figures 1,2 *
International search[PY]JP2017079189  (KOITO MFG CO LTD) [PY] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0040], [0041], [0052], [0070], fig. 8, 30-32 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2014149981  (KOITO MFG CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * , entire text, all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2014154253  (KOITO MFG CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0029]-[0040], fig. 2 (Family: none) *;
 [A]US2015043235  (ALBOU PIERRE [FR], et al) [A] 1-5 * , entire text, all drawings & WO 2013/121028 A1 & FR 2987102 A1 & CN 104169639 A *;
 [A]JP2016085801  (STANLEY ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * , entire text, all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH0267502U  (ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES LTD.) [A] 1-5 * , entire text, all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2015076364  (KOITO MFG CO LTD) [A] 1-5 * , paragraphs [0079]-[0082], [0092], fig. 7 & US 2015/0103544 A1, paragraphs [0088] - [0091], [0101], fig. 7 & DE 102014220614 A1 & FR 3011908 A1 & CN 104566106 A *
ExaminationDE202012005795U
by applicantJPH0610562U
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