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EP About this file: EP4066268

EP4066268 - CONTACT MODULE FOR CONTACTING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.09.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.06.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.09.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip06.12.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 08.01.2025 [2025/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Marquardt GmbH
Schlossstrasse 16
78604 Rietheim-Weilheim / DE
[2022/40]
Inventor(s)01 / HECK, Michael
72406 Bisingen / DE
02 / CLEVE, Dennis
78549 Spaichingen / DE
 [2022/40]
Representative(s)Staeger & Sperling Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Sonnenstraße 19
80331 München / DE
[2022/40]
Application number, filing date21766675.930.08.2021
[2022/40]
WO2021EP73836
Priority number, dateDE20201013293710.12.2020         Original published format: DE102020132937
[2022/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022122198
Date:16.06.2022
Language:DE
[2022/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4066268
Date:05.10.2022
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.06.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4066268
Date:20.03.2024
Language:DE
[2024/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:H01H1/58, H01H13/10
[2022/40]
CPC:
H01H13/10 (EP); H01H1/5805 (EP); H01H9/0264 (EP);
H01H1/44 (EP); H01H13/06 (EP); H01H13/52 (EP);
H01H2009/048 (EP); H01R12/585 (EP); H01R12/737 (EP) (-)
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 [2022/40]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KONTAKTMODUL ZUR KONTAKTIERUNG VON LEITERPLATTEN[2022/40]
English:CONTACT MODULE FOR CONTACTING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS[2022/40]
French:MODULE DE CONTACT POUR LA MISE EN CONTACT DE CARTES DE CIRCUITS IMPRIMÉS[2022/40]
Entry into regional phase30.06.2022National basic fee paid 
30.06.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
30.06.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.06.2022Examination requested  [2022/40]
30.06.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.02.2024Fee for grant paid
13.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG20.03.2024
CZ20.03.2024
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Cited inInternational search[Y]WO2012025222  (MARQUARDT MECHATRONIK GMBH [DE], et al) [Y] 4* abstract *;
 [XYI]DE102011089020  (ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN [DE]) [X] 1-3,5-7,12 * paragraph [0054]; figures 6,7 * [Y] 4,10,11 [I] 8,9,13;
 [Y]EP3273461  (ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 10,11 * abstract *
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