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EP About this file: EP0983400

EP0983400 - TRACK SUPERSTRUCTURE, IN PARTICULAR FOR TRAMWAY, TRAM-RAILWAY AND UNDERGROUND RAILWAY LINES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.08.2003
Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 16.04.2008  [2008/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mecno-Rail S.r.l.
Via Giordano Bruno, 29
30174 Venezia Mestre / IT
[2000/10]
Inventor(s)01 / FAVARON, Claudio
Via Giordano Bruno, 29
I-30174 Venezia Mestre / IT
[2000/10]
Representative(s)Piovesana, Paolo
c/o Praxi Intellectual Property S.p.A.- Venezia
Via Francesco Baracca, 5/A
30173 Venezia-Mestre / IT
[N/P]
Former [2000/10]Piovesana, Paolo
Corso del Popolo, 70
30172 Venezia-Mestre / IT
Application number, filing date98925578.112.05.1998
[2000/10]
WO1998EP02764
Priority number, dateIT1997VE0001813.05.1997         Original published format: IT VE970018
[2000/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9851863
Date:19.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0983400
Date:08.03.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0983400
Date:25.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:E01B21/00, E01B2/00
[2000/10]
CPC:
E01B2/00 (EP); E01B1/002 (EP); E01B21/00 (EP);
E01B1/005 (EP); E01B2204/01 (EP); E01B2204/06 (EP);
E01B2204/09 (EP); E01B2204/11 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/10]
Extension statesRO07.12.1999
SI07.12.1999
TitleGerman:GLEISOBERBAU, INSBESONDERE FÜR STRASSENBAHNEN, STRASSEN-EISENBAHNEN UND UNTERGRUNDBAHNLINIEN[2000/10]
English:TRACK SUPERSTRUCTURE, IN PARTICULAR FOR TRAMWAY, TRAM-RAILWAY AND UNDERGROUND RAILWAY LINES[2000/10]
French:SUPERSTRUCTURE DE VOIES, EN PARTICULIER, POUR DES VOIES FERREES DE TRAMWAYS, DE CHEMINS DE FER ET DE METROS[2000/10]
Entry into regional phase07.12.1999National basic fee paid 
07.12.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.11.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
15.11.1999Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.12.1999Examination requested  [2000/10]
23.11.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.03.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2002Fee for grant paid
07.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.06.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
17.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT25.09.2002
BE25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
FR25.09.2002
IT25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
DE28.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
GB12.05.2003
[2008/16]
Former [2006/14]AT25.09.2002
BE25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
FR25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
DE28.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
GB12.05.2003
Former [2004/22]AT25.09.2002
BE25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
DE28.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
GB12.05.2003
Former [2004/04]AT25.09.2002
BE25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
DE28.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
Former [2003/48]AT25.09.2002
BE25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
DE28.12.2002
Former [2003/46]AT25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
DE28.12.2002
Former [2003/39]AT25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
Former [2003/31]AT25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
Former [2003/30]NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
Former [2003/29]SE25.12.2002
PT26.12.2002
Former [2003/14]SE25.12.2002
Cited inInternational search[A]DE2707615  (EISSES JACOBUS ALBERTUS [NL], et al);
 [A]DE3539225  (MAX KNAPE GMBH & CO FA [DE]) [A] 1,3,4 * column 1, line 55 - column 4; figure . *;
 [A]DE3824132  (KUNZ ALFRED & CO [DE]);
 [A]FR2657096  (SUD OUEST TRAVAUX [FR]);
 [A]FR2691484  (VANOTTI GERARD [FR]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9517552  (BUTZBACHER WEICHENBAU GMBH [DE], et al);
 [A]EP0697485  (MONTCOCOL TP [FR]) [A] 1-3 * column 1, line 18 - column 4; figure - *
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