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EP0909670 - Power train assembly [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.03.2004 Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	26.11.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MC	published on 12.01.2005 [2005/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Motor Sport Developments Ltd 12 Maryland Road, Tongwell Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK15 8HF / GB
	For all designated states Xtrac Transmissions Limited Gables Way, Kennet Park Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 4ZA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2003/27]	For all designated states Motor Sport Developments Ltd 12 Maryland Road, Tongwell Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK15 8HF / GB
	For all designated states Xtrac Transmissions Limited Gables Way, Kennet Park Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 4ZA / GB
Former [2001/38]	For all designated states MSD Special Vehicle Engineering Limited 12 Maryland Road, Tongwell Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK15 8HF / GB
	For all designated states Xtrac Transmissions Limited Gables Way, Kennet Park Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 4ZA / GB
Former [2000/46]	For all designated states MSD Special Vehicle Engineering Limited 12 Maryland Road, Tongwell Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK15 8HF / GB
	For all designated states Endean, Michael Bruce Maison des Juliennes, Rue des Juliennes St Peter in the Wood, Guernsey, Channel Islands / GB
Former [2000/16]	For all designated states MSD Special Vehicle Engineering Limited 12 Maryland Road, Tongwell Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK15 8HF / GB
Former [1999/16]	For all designated states Motor Sport Developments Ltd 12 Maryland Road, Tongwell Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK15 8HF / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Whitehead, David Graham Cranfield Court, Woodend Road Cranfield, Beds MK43 0EB / GB
	02 / Endean, Michael Bruce Maison des Juliennes, Rue des Juliennes St Pierre Dubois, Guernsey CY7 9EY / GB
	[1999/16]
Representative(s)	Raynor, Simon Mark, et al Murgitroyd & Company Milton Keynes Studio H1B 297 Upper Fourth Street Witan Studios Milton Keynes MK9 1EH / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1999/16]	Raynor, Simon Mark, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord, Midsummer House, 411C Midsummer Boulevard Central Milton Keynes MK9 3BN, Buckinghamshire / GB
Application number, filing date	98203392.0	09.10.1998
	[1999/16]
Priority number, date	GB19970021970	16.10.1997 Original published format: GB 9721970
	GB19980015241	15.07.1998 Original published format: GB 9815241
	[1999/16]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0909670
	Date:	21.04.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/16]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0909670
	Date:	02.08.2000
	[2000/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0909670
	Date:	21.05.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/21]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.06.2000
Classification	IPC:	B60K17/04	[1999/16]
	CPC:	B60K5/04 (EP); B60K17/02 (EP); B60K17/08 (EP); B60K17/34 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/15]
Former [1999/16]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Antriebsstranganordnung	[1999/16]
	English:	Power train assembly	[1999/16]
	French:	Ensemble de train d'entraînement	[1999/16]
Examination procedure	30.09.1999	Examination requested [1999/48]
	12.04.2001	Observations by third parties
	16.05.2001	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) CY, DK, IE, LU
	21.05.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.08.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.06.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	05.09.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.12.2002	Fee for grant paid
	05.12.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	24.02.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/20]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	28.02.2001	CY M01 Not yet paid
	28.02.2001	DK M01 Not yet paid
	28.02.2001	IE M01 Not yet paid
	28.02.2001	LU M01 Not yet paid
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2001	04 M06 Fee paid on 13.03.2002
	31.10.2002	05 M06 Fee paid on 19.03.2003
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	21.05.2003
	BE	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	FI	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	NL	21.05.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
	MC	31.10.2003
	[2005/02]
Former [2004/28]	AT	21.05.2003
	BE	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	FI	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	NL	21.05.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
Former [2004/05]	AT	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	FI	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	NL	21.05.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
Former [2004/03]	AT	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	NL	21.05.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
Former [2004/02]	CH	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	NL	21.05.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
Former [2004/01]	CH	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
Former [2003/50]	SE	21.08.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US1991575 (REESE WILLIAM D) [A] 1* abstract *;
		[A]US2256601 (WEST THOMAS M) [A] 1-3,5-7 * abstract *;
		[XY]DE3925409 (GETRAG GETRIEBE ZAHNRAD [DE]) [X] 1-5,8,9,11 * the whole document * [Y] 6,7;
		[DA]EP0439761 (FORD WERKE AG [DE], et al) [DA] 1 * abstract *;
		[Y]FR2703635 (DANGEL HENRY [FR]) [Y] 6,7 * abstract *
	by applicant	EP0439761
	other	DE654326
		DE3925409
		EP0439761
		FR2703635

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