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EP0979175 - ARRANGEMENT FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.11.2003 Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Volvo Personvagnar AB 405 08 Göteborg / SE
	For all designated states Lear Corporation Sweden Interior Systems AB Salsmästaregatan 32 422 46 Hisings Backa / SE
	[2003/03]
Former [2000/07]	For all designated states Volvo Personvagnar AB 405 08 Göteborg / SE
	For all designated states Lear Corporation Sweden Interior Systems AB Salsmästaregatan 32 422 46 Hisings Backa / SE
Inventor(s)	01 / NAERT, Michel Graskärsgatan 24 S-421 59 Västra Frölunda / SE
	02 / REICH, Hans Götagatan 21B S-432 42 Varbert / SE
	03 / NORDLING, Lars Flatön 8705 S-474 91 Ellös / SE
	[2000/07]
Representative(s)	Andersson, Per Rune Zacco Sweden AB P.O. Box 5581 114 85 Stockholm / SE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/07]	Andersson, Per Rune Albihns Patentbyra Göteborg AB P.O. Box 142 401 22 Göteborg / SE
Application number, filing date	98920786.5	27.04.1998
	[2000/07]
	WO1998SE00761
Priority number, date	SE19970001601	29.04.1997 Original published format: SE 9701601
	[2000/07]
Filing language	SV
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9849024
	Date:	05.11.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/44]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0979175
	Date:	16.02.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/07]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0979175
	Date:	15.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/03]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	SE	05.11.1998
Classification	IPC:	B60H1/00, B62D25/14, B60K37/00	[2000/07]
	CPC:	B62D25/142 (EP,US); B60H1/00535 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/07]
Title	German:	FAHRZEUGKAROSSERIEANORDNUNG	[2000/07]
	English:	ARRANGEMENT FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE	[2000/07]
	French:	SYSTEME DESTINE A LA STRUCTURE DE LA CARROSSERIE D'UN VEHICULE	[2000/07]
Entry into regional phase	05.11.1998	Translation filed
	30.09.1999	National basic fee paid
	30.09.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.09.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.11.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: SE
	30.09.1999	Examination requested [2000/07]
	16.07.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.07.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.11.2002	Fee for grant paid
	07.11.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	16.10.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/02]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.04.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	15.01.2003
	BE	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	FR	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	IT	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
	CY	27.04.2003
	LU	27.04.2003
	IE	28.04.2003
	MC	30.04.2003
	ES	30.07.2003
	[2008/16]
Former [2005/49]	AT	15.01.2003
	BE	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	FR	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
	CY	27.04.2003
	LU	27.04.2003
	IE	28.04.2003
	MC	30.04.2003
	ES	30.07.2003
Former [2005/02]	AT	15.01.2003
	BE	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
	CY	27.04.2003
	LU	27.04.2003
	IE	28.04.2003
	MC	30.04.2003
	ES	30.07.2003
Former [2004/44]	AT	15.01.2003
	BE	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
	CY	27.04.2003
	LU	27.04.2003
	IE	28.04.2003
	ES	30.07.2003
Former [2004/39]	AT	15.01.2003
	BE	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
	LU	27.04.2003
	IE	28.04.2003
	ES	30.07.2003
Former [2004/29]	AT	15.01.2003
	BE	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
	IE	28.04.2003
	ES	30.07.2003
Former [2004/10]	AT	15.01.2003
	BE	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
	ES	30.07.2003
Former [2004/04]	AT	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
	ES	30.07.2003
Former [2004/02]	AT	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	DK	15.04.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
Former [2003/47]	AT	15.01.2003
	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
Former [2003/46]	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	GR	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
Former [2003/43]	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	PT	15.04.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
Former [2003/41]	CH	15.01.2003
	FI	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	NL	15.01.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
Former [2003/40]	CH	15.01.2003
	LI	15.01.2003
	SE	15.04.2003
Former [2003/30]	SE	15.04.2003
Cited in	International search	[X]US4733739 (LORENZ SIEGFRIED [DE], et al);
		[X]US5088571 (BURRY DONALD L [US], et al);
		[X]US5311960 (KUKAINIS JANIS [US], et al);
		[X]US5549344 (NISHIJIMA TAKAYUKI [JP], et al);
		[X]US5556153 (KELMAN JOSH [US], et al)

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