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EP4007671 - WELDING SYSTEM AND WELDING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.05.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  08.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip09.08.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GmbH
Froniusstraße 1
4643 Pettenbach / AT
[2022/23]
Inventor(s)01 / ENNSBRUNNER, Helmut
c/o FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH Froniusstraße 1
4643 Pettenbach / AT
02 / REINTHALER, Günther
c/o FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH Froniusstraße 1
4643 Pettenbach / AT
 [2022/23]
Representative(s)SONN Patentanwälte GmbH & Co KG
Riemergasse 14
1010 Wien / AT
[N/P]
Former [2022/23]SONN Patentanwälte OG
Riemergasse 14
1010 Wien / AT
Application number, filing date20747413.130.07.2020
[2022/23]
WO2020EP71519
Priority number, dateEP2019018961701.08.2019         Original published format: EP 19189617
[2022/23]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021019019
Date:04.02.2021
Language:DE
[2021/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4007671
Date:08.06.2022
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.02.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:B23K9/095, B23K31/12, B23K9/09
[2022/23]
CPC:
B23K9/0956 (EP,KR,US); B23K9/0953 (EP,KR); B23K9/091 (EP,KR,US);
B23K31/125 (EP,KR)
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 [2022/23]
TitleGerman:SCHWEIßSYSTEM UND SCHWEIßVERFAHREN[2022/23]
English:WELDING SYSTEM AND WELDING METHOD[2022/23]
French:SYSTÈME DE SOUDAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE SOUDAGE[2022/23]
Entry into regional phase15.12.2021National basic fee paid 
15.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
15.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.04.2021Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
15.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/23]
15.12.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.08.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2004034608  (DE MIRANDA HELIO CORDEIRO [BR], et al);
by applicantUS2004034608
 EP2475489
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