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EP About this file: EP3608473

EP3608473 - RAILWAY SLEEPER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.07.2022
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.03.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.08.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  10.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kirchdorfer Fertigteilholding GmbH
Kirchdorfer Platz 1
2752 Wöllersdorf / AT
[2020/07]
Inventor(s)01 / RINNHOFER, Gerhard
Schaunbergstraße 20
4553 Schlierbach / AT
 [2020/07]
Representative(s)Gibler & Poth Patentanwälte KG
Dorotheergasse 7/14
1010 Wien / AT
[2020/07]
Application number, filing date19186540.116.07.2019
[2020/07]
Priority number, dateAT2018005067808.08.2018         Original published format: AT 506782018
[2020/07]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3608473
Date:12.02.2020
Language:DE
[2020/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3608473
Date:08.09.2021
Language:DE
[2021/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.12.2019
ClassificationIPC:E01B7/22, E01B3/36
[2020/07]
CPC:
E01B7/22 (EP,AT); E01B3/36 (AT)
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 [2020/38]
Former [2020/07]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:EISENBAHNSCHWELLE[2020/07]
English:RAILWAY SLEEPER[2020/07]
French:TRAVERSE DE CHEMIN DE FER[2020/07]
Examination procedure25.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.08.2020Examination requested  [2020/38]
12.08.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.06.2021Fee for grant paid
18.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
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PT10.01.2022
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Documents cited:Search[X]US828837  (BRYANT WILLIAM A [US]) [X] 1,2,5,6,10,11,15 * page 1, lines 64-95; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]US848155  (BRYANT WILLIAM A [US]) [X] 1,2,5,6,15 * page 1, lines 50-51; figures 1,2 * * page 1, lines 75-82 *;
 [A]US1223695  (HOFFMAN GEORGE B [US]) [A] 1,15* the whole document *;
 [X]US1242184  (HARSH HOWARD [US]) [X] 1,5,14,15 * page 1, lines 87-110; figures 1,3,4,5 *;
 [X]US2678166  (ALFRED MORK SVERRE) [X] 1,2,6,7,10,11,15 * column 1, lines 8-18; figures 1,2,3,4,8 * * column 1, lines 47-51 * * column 2, lines 43-47 * * column 3, lines 3-4 * * column 3, line 32 * * column 3, lines 61-63 *;
 [A]EP0552788  (BUTZBACHER WEICHENBAU GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,15 * the whole document *
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