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EP0870117 - METHOD FOR FIXING TWO ELEMENTS TOGETHER, IN PARTICULAR LINKS OF A METAL WRISTWATCH STRAP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.08.2000 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	06.08.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 22.09.2004 [2004/39]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MEMRY EUROPE N.V. Industrieweg 43 3540 Herk-de-Stad / BE
	For all designated states MONTRES ROLEX SA 3-7 rue François-Dussaud 1211 Genève 24 / CH
	[1999/45]
Former [1999/40]	For all designated states MEMRY EUROPE N.V. Industrieweg 43 3540 Herk-de-Stad / BE
	For all designated states MONTRES ROLEX SA 5-7 rue François-Dussaud 1211 Genève 24 / CH
Former [1999/22]	For all designated states MEMRY EUROPE N.V. Industrieweg 43 3540 Herk-de-Stad / BE
	For all designated states GAY FRERES VENTE ET EXPORTATION S.A. 12, rue des Glacis-de-Rive, Case postale 267 CH-1211 Genève 3 / CH
Former [1998/42]	For all designated states ADVANCED MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES, afgekort " A.M.T.", naamloze vennootschap Industrieweg 43 B-3540 Herk-de-Stad / BE
	For all designated states GAY FRERES VENTE ET EXPORTATION S.A. 12, rue des Glacis-de-Rive, Case postale 267 CH-1211 Genève 3 / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / TURLER, Willy, A. 22, rue des Alpes CH-1200 Genève / CH
	02 / SCHWOB, Jean Pervenches CH-1361 Bassins / CH
	03 / VAN MOORLEGHEM, Wilfried Roth 21 B-3210 Lubbeek / BE
	[1998/42]
Representative(s)	Debrabandere, René, et al BUREAU DE RYCKER Vereenigde Octrooibureaux Belgie N.V. Arenbergstraat 13 2000 Antwerpen / BE
	[1999/40]
Former [1998/42]	Debrabandere, René BUREAU DE RYCKER Vereenigde Octrooibureaux Belgie N.V. Arenbergstraat 13 2000 Antwerpen / BE
Application number, filing date	96923789.0	09.07.1996
	[1998/42]
	WO1996BE00074
Priority number, date	BE19950000614	11.07.1995 Original published format: BE 9500614
	[1998/42]
Filing language	NL
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9703294
	Date:	30.01.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0870117
	Date:	14.10.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0870117
	Date:	20.10.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/42]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.01.1997
Classification	IPC:	F16B4/00, F16B19/00, A44C5/02	[1998/42]
	CPC:	A44C5/10 (EP,US); A44C5/102 (KR); A44C27/008 (EP,KR,US); F16B19/004 (EP,KR,US); C08L2201/12 (EP,KR,US); F16B2200/77 (EP,KR,US); (+) Y10T29/49591 (EP,US); Y10T29/49865 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1998/42]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR BEFESTIGUNG VON ZWEI ELEMENTEN, INSBESONDERE VON GLIEDERN FÜR GLIEDERARMBAND	[1998/42]
	English:	METHOD FOR FIXING TWO ELEMENTS TOGETHER, IN PARTICULAR LINKS OF A METAL WRISTWATCH STRAP	[1998/42]
	French:	PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE FIXER L'UN A L'AUTRE DEUX ELEMENTS, EN PARTICULIER LES MAILLONS D'UN BRACELET DE MONTRE METALLIQUE	[1998/42]
Entry into regional phase	30.01.1998	Translation filed
	06.12.1997	National basic fee paid
	06.12.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.12.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.12.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	06.12.1997	Examination requested [1998/42]
	11.12.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	27.01.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.04.1999	Fee for grant paid
	12.04.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	21.07.2000	No opposition filed within time limit [2000/40]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.10.1999
	BE	20.10.1999
	FI	20.10.1999
	GR	20.10.1999
	NL	20.10.1999
	SE	20.10.1999
	DK	20.01.2000
	PT	20.01.2000
	IE	09.07.2000
	LU	09.07.2000
	[2004/39]
Former [2004/07]	AT	20.10.1999
	BE	20.10.1999
	FI	20.10.1999
	GR	20.10.1999
	NL	20.10.1999
	SE	20.10.1999
	DK	20.01.2000
	PT	20.01.2000
	IE	09.07.2000
Former [2003/46]	AT	20.10.1999
	BE	20.10.1999
	FI	20.10.1999
	NL	20.10.1999
	SE	20.10.1999
	DK	20.01.2000
	PT	20.01.2000
	IE	09.07.2000
Former [2003/09]	AT	20.10.1999
	BE	20.10.1999
	FI	20.10.1999
	NL	20.10.1999
	SE	20.10.1999
	PT	20.01.2000
	IE	09.07.2000
Former [2002/23]	AT	20.10.1999
	BE	20.10.1999
	FI	20.10.1999
	SE	20.10.1999
	PT	20.01.2000
	IE	09.07.2000
Former [2001/50]	AT	20.10.1999
	BE	20.10.1999
	FI	20.10.1999
	PT	20.01.2000
	IE	09.07.2000
Former [2001/29]	AT	20.10.1999
	BE	20.10.1999
	FI	20.10.1999
	PT	20.01.2000
Former [2000/51]	AT	20.10.1999
	BE	20.10.1999
	PT	20.01.2000
	FI	21.01.2000
Former [2000/43]	BE	20.10.1999
	PT	20.01.2000
	FI	21.01.2000
Former [2000/23]	FI	21.01.2000
Cited in	International search	[Y]US2737843 (HERMAN KOEHL) [Y] 1-3,8,9 * column 2, line 23 - line 27 ** column 3, line 35 - line 40; figures 1-5 *;
		[Y]US3837163 (FUJIMORI Y) [Y] 1-9 * column 3, line 18 - line 20; figures 1-6 *;
		[Y]US3913444 (OTTE RICHARD F) [Y] 1-3,8,9 * column 1, line 49 - column 2, line 39; figures 1-5 *;
		[A]FR2306782 (RAYCHEM CORP [US]) [A] 1-4,8,9 * page 7, line 33 - page 8, line 15; figure 1A 1B 16 17; claims 1,13,18 *;
		[A]US4036669 (BROOK GREVILLE B, et al) [A] 2,4-6,8 * column 9, line 55 - column 10, line 15 * * column 12, line 8 - line 48 *;
		[Y]WO9423214 (ADVANCED MATERIALS TECH [BE], et al) [Y] 1-9 * the whole document *

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