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EP About this file: EP4012739

EP4012739 - SWITCH HAVING A POSITION INDICATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.06.2024
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.02.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  13.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
30 Pembroke Road
Dublin 4 / IE
[2023/31]
Former [2022/24]For all designated states
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
30 Pembroke Road
Dublin 4 / IE
Inventor(s)01 / Dijk van, Marcel
7541CH Overijssel / NL
02 / LAMMERS, Adri
7558 TV Hengelo / NL
03 / HEILERSIG, Dinant
7475 Markelo / NL
 [2022/24]
Representative(s)Seymour-Pierce, Alexandra Isobel
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2023/31]
Former [2022/24]Eaton IP Group EMEA
c/o Eaton Intellectual Power Limited
Eaton House
30 Pembroke Road
Dublin 4 / IE
Application number, filing date21205907.502.11.2021
[2022/24]
Priority number, dateGB2020001926108.12.2020         Original published format: GB 202019261
[2022/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4012739
Date:15.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4012739
Date:02.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:H01H33/12, H01H33/666, H01H9/16, // H01H9/02
[2022/24]
CPC:
H01H33/121 (EP); H01H9/16 (EP,GB,US); H01H33/66207 (US);
H01H33/6661 (EP); H01H33/6664 (US); H01H71/04 (GB);
H01H9/18 (GB); H01H19/38 (GB); H01H2009/0292 (EP);
H01H33/66 (GB) (-)
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 [2022/44]
Former [2022/24]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:SCHALTER MIT POSITIONSANZEIGE[2022/24]
English:SWITCH HAVING A POSITION INDICATOR[2022/24]
French:COMMUTATEUR DOTÉ D'UN INDICATEUR DE POSITION[2022/24]
Examination procedure29.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/44]
29.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.06.2023Fee for grant paid
23.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.05.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/28]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
IT02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
MC02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SI02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
LU02.11.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
IT02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
MC02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
LU02.11.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/32]AT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
IT02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
MC02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/27]AT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
IT02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/23]AT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
EE02.08.2023
ES02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SK02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/22]AT02.08.2023
CZ02.08.2023
DK02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
RO02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/20]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/10]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/09]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]EP1504508  (EATON ELECTRIC NV [NL]) [A] 1-4 * paragraphs [0031] - [0035] * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2014175059  (HUANG CHUANG GUO [CN], et al) [A] 1-4 * paragraphs [0034] , [0035] , [0039] - [0042] * * figures 1-4 *;
 [A]US2019318887  (GEIST LAURENCE JAMES [US], et al) [A] 1-4 * paragraphs [0048] - [0070] ** figures 3A-3C,4A-4D *
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