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EP4239868 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REFORMING CONDUCTOR ENDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.03.2025
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.04.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.02.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.11.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  04.08.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip14.11.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY
published on 17.12.2025  [2025/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Grob-Werke GmbH & Co. KG
Industriestrasse 4
87719 Mindelheim / DE
[2023/36]
Inventor(s)01 / Wegscheider, Tobias
87719 Mindelheim / DE
02 / Bittner, Oliver
87719 Mindelheim / DE
03 / Jelen, Tomislav
86157 Augsburg / DE
04 / Schmid, Frederik
89257 Illertissen / DE
05 / Heide, Johannes
89343 Jettingen / DE
06 / Thurnhuber, Thomas
87743 Egg a. d. Günz / DE
 [2023/36]
Representative(s)KASTEL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
St.-Cajetan-Straße 41
81669 München / DE
[2023/36]
Application number, filing date22182228.130.06.2022
[2023/36]
Priority number, dateDE20221010516804.03.2022         Original published format: DE102022105168
[2023/36]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4239868
Date:06.09.2023
Language:DE
[2023/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4239868
Date:08.05.2024
Language:DE
[2024/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.12.2022
ClassificationIPC:H02K15/04, H02K15/00
[2023/36]
CPC:
H02K15/36 (EP); H02K15/33 (CN); H02K15/22 (US)
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 [2023/52]  
Former [2023/36]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:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM UMFORMEN VON LEITERENDEN[2023/36]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REFORMING CONDUCTOR ENDS[2023/36]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE FORMAGE DES EXTRÉMITÉS DE CONDUCTEUR[2023/36]
Examination procedure21.11.2023Examination requested  [2023/52]
21.11.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.02.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2024Fee for grant paid
27.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.02.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/16]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY30.06.2022
CZ08.05.2024
ES08.05.2024
HR08.05.2024
MC08.05.2024
PL08.05.2024
RO08.05.2024
SK08.05.2024
SM08.05.2024
IE30.06.2024
NO08.08.2024
RS08.08.2024
GR09.08.2024
IS08.09.2024
[2025/51]
Former [2025/23]CZ08.05.2024
ES08.05.2024
HR08.05.2024
MC08.05.2024
PL08.05.2024
RO08.05.2024
SK08.05.2024
SM08.05.2024
IE30.06.2024
NO08.08.2024
RS08.08.2024
GR09.08.2024
IS08.09.2024
Former [2025/11]CZ08.05.2024
ES08.05.2024
HR08.05.2024
MC08.05.2024
PL08.05.2024
RO08.05.2024
SK08.05.2024
SM08.05.2024
NO08.08.2024
RS08.08.2024
GR09.08.2024
IS08.09.2024
Former [2024/50]ES08.05.2024
HR08.05.2024
PL08.05.2024
NO08.08.2024
RS08.08.2024
GR09.08.2024
IS08.09.2024
Former [2024/48]ES08.05.2024
HR08.05.2024
NO08.08.2024
GR09.08.2024
IS08.09.2024
Documents cited:Search[A] WO2020127718  (ATOP SPA et al.) [A] 1-10 * page 19, line 9 - line 27 * * page 20, line 22 - page 22, line 20 * * figures 2-7 *
 [A] EP3907864  (GROB GMBH & CO KG et al.) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * paragraph [0098] - paragraph [0101] * * figures 7-15, 20-26 *
 [A] US2009302705  (GUERCIONI SANTE et al.) [A] 1-10 * claims 1, 2, 8, 9 * * figures 2, 3 *
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