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EP About this file: EP0911009

EP0911009 - Wheelchair with closed three-dimensional frame [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  10.07.2004
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.09.2006Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 02.11.2006  [2006/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Küschall AG
Ringstrasse 15
4123 Allschwil / CH
[2004/31]
Former [1999/17]For all designated states
Küschall Design AG
Ringstrasse 15
4123 Allschwil / CH
Inventor(s)01 / Küschall, Rainer
Ringstrasse 15
4123 Allschwil / CH
[1999/17]
Representative(s)Hotz, Klaus
c/o OK pat AG Chamerstrasse 50
6300 Zug / CH
[N/P]
Former [1999/17]Hotz, Klaus, Dipl.-El.-Ing./ETH Patentanwalt
c/o OK pat AG Hinterbergstrasse 36 Postfach 5254
6330 Cham / CH
Application number, filing date98123670.611.12.1998
[1999/17]
Priority number, dateCH1997000295323.12.1997         Original published format: CH 295397
[1999/17]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0911009
Date:28.04.1999
Language:DE
[1999/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0911009
Date:20.09.2000
Language:DE
[2000/38]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0911009
Date:25.08.2004
Language:DE
[2004/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.03.1999
ClassificationIPC:A61G5/00
[1999/17]
CPC:
A61G5/00 (EP,US); A61G5/0866 (EP,US); A61G5/0891 (EP,US);
A61G5/1054 (EP,US); A61G5/1091 (EP,US); A61G5/1097 (EP,US);
A61G5/128 (EP,US); A61G5/1059 (EP,US); A61G5/107 (EP,US);
A61G5/1075 (EP,US); A61G5/12 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/02]
Former [1999/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Rollstuhl mit geschlossenem dreidimensionalem Rahmen[1999/17]
English:Wheelchair with closed three-dimensional frame[1999/17]
French:Fauteuil roulant avec cadre fermé en trois dimensions[1999/17]
Examination procedure03.02.1999Request for accelerated examination filed
04.02.1999Examination requested  [1999/17]
15.06.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.06.1999Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
04.10.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
28.03.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.04.2000Fee for grant paid
28.04.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.06.2001    ADMISSIBLE
Sunrise Medical GmbH
Industriegebiet
D-69254 Malsch/hd / DE
Opponent's representative
Geitz, Holger
Geitz Truckenmüller Lucht
Patentanwälte
Kriegsstrasse 234
76135 Karlsruhe / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2001/33]
Opponent(s)01  20.06.2001    ADMISSIBLE
Sunrise Medical GmbH
Industriegebiet
D-69254 Malsch/hd / DE
Opponent's representative
Geitz, Holger
Geitz & Truckenmüller Patentanwälte, Kriegsstrasse 234
76135 Karlsruhe / DE
06.08.2001Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.11.2001Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
04.12.2001Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M06)
14.06.2002Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
27.11.2003Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
27.11.2003Date of oral proceedings
21.01.2004Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
21.01.2004Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
06.05.2004Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
01.06.2004Fee for printing new specification paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR20.09.2000
AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
GB11.12.2002
IE11.12.2002
LU11.12.2002
ES12.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
CH31.12.2002
LI31.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
PT30.06.2003
MC01.07.2003
NL01.07.2003
[2006/44]
Former [2006/32]FR20.09.2000
AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
GB11.12.2002
IE11.12.2002
LU11.12.2002
ES12.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
CH31.12.2002
LI31.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
PT30.06.2003
NL01.07.2003
Former [2005/23]AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
GB11.12.2002
IE11.12.2002
LU11.12.2002
ES12.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
CH31.12.2002
LI31.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
PT30.06.2003
NL01.07.2003
FR01.09.2003
Former [2004/39]AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
GB11.12.2002
IE11.12.2002
LU11.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
CH31.12.2002
LI31.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
PT30.06.2003
NL01.07.2003
FR01.09.2003
Former [2004/22]AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
GB11.12.2002
IE11.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
CH31.12.2002
LI31.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
PT30.06.2003
NL01.07.2003
FR01.09.2003
Former [2004/18]AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
IE11.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
CH31.12.2002
LI31.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
PT30.06.2003
NL01.07.2003
FR01.09.2003
Former [2004/10]AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
IE11.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
BE31.12.2002
CH31.12.2002
LI31.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
PT30.06.2003
NL01.07.2003
Former [2004/01]AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
IE11.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
CH31.12.2002
LI31.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
PT30.06.2003
NL01.07.2003
Former [2003/50]AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
SE12.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
Former [2003/47]AT11.12.2002
FI11.12.2002
DK31.01.2003
Former [2003/43]FI11.12.2002
Documents cited:Search[Y]GB2148805  (EVEREST & JENNINGS) [Y] 11-15 * the whole document *;
 [YA]US4650201  (HARTWELL GREGORY W [US]) [Y] 2,5 * figure - * [A] 9,10;
 [XY]EP0255804  (KUSCHALL RAINER) [X] 1,3,4,6,7 * the whole document * [Y] 2,5,8-16;
 [Y]WO9513782  (ORDELMAN HENDRIK JAN [NL], et al) [Y] 9 * figure 2 *;
 [A]DE29515846U  (MAHLMEISTER GEORG [DE]) [A] 1,2,9,11 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US5509155  (ZIGARAC KEVIN [US], et al) [Y] 16 * figures 1,3 *;
 [Y]DE29705494U  (MEYRA WILHELM MEYER GMBH & CO [DE]) [Y] 10 * page 6, line 25 - line 27; figure 1 *;
 [A]DE29704034U  (SOPUR MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH [DE]) [A] 14 * page 10, line 26 - line 34; figures 1,2 *;
 [Y]DE29711230U  (OTTO BOCK ORTHOPAEDISCHE IND G [DE]) [Y] 8 * the whole document *;
 [PA]EP0824907  (MEYRA WILHELM MEYER GMBH & CO [DE]) [PA] 8* the whole document *;
 [PX]WO9816182  (ROCHE JAMES [IE]) [PX] 1,3,4,6,7 * the whole document *
ExaminationEP0887064
OppositionDE3506029
 US5480172
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