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EP0945620 - Pump with integrated power control [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 22.04.2016 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	22.04.2016	Opposition rejected	published on 25.05.2016 [2016/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states WILO SE Nortkirchenstrasse 100 44263 Dortmund / DE
	[2012/46]
Former [2006/22]	For all designated states WILO AG Nortkirchenstrasse 100 44263 Dortmund / DE
Former [1999/39]	For all designated states WILO GmbH Nortkirchenstrasse 100 D-44263 Dortmund / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Kettner, Thorsten Dr. Hermannstrasse 23 45711 Datteln / DE
	02 / Resch, Jürgen Cappenberger Strasse 29a 44534 Lünen / DE
	[1999/39]
Representative(s)	Cohausz Hannig Borkowski Wißgott Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Schumannstrasse 97-99 40237 Düsseldorf / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1999/39]	COHAUSZ HANNIG DAWIDOWICZ & PARTNER Patentanwälte Schumannstrasse 97-99 40237 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date	99104516.2	06.03.1999
	[1999/39]
Priority number, date	DE19981012784	24.03.1998 Original published format: DE 19812784
	[1999/39]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0945620
	Date:	29.09.1999
	Language:	DE
	[1999/39]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0945620
	Date:	09.08.2000
	[2000/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0945620
	Date:	28.06.2006
	Language:	DE
	[2006/26]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.06.2000
Classification	IPC:	F04B49/08, F24D19/10, F04D15/00	[2000/32]
	CPC:	F04C14/08 (EP); F04B49/065 (EP); F04C14/06 (EP); F04D15/0066 (EP); F04B2205/07 (EP); F04B2205/10 (EP); (+) F04C2270/19 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [1999/39]	F04B49/08
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, IT [2001/17]
Former [1999/39]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Pumpe mit integrierter Leistungsregelung	[1999/39]
	English:	Pump with integrated power control	[1999/39]
	French:	Pompe avec régulation de la puissance intégrée	[1999/39]
Examination procedure	18.08.2000	Examination requested [2000/42]
	14.03.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.07.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.03.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.04.2006	Fee for grant paid
	20.04.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2007 ADMISSIBLE Grundfos Management A/S Poul Due Jensens Vej 7 - 11 8850 Bjerringbro / DK Opponent's representative Vollmann, Heiko Patentanwälte Vollmann Hemmer Lindfeld Partnerschaft mbB Wallstrasse 33a 23560 Lübeck / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2007/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2007 ADMISSIBLE Grundfos Management A/S Poul Due Jensens Vej 7 - 11 8850 Bjerringbro / DK Opponent's representative Vollmann, Heiko Patentanwälte Wilcken & Vollmann, Bei der Lohmühle 23 23554 Lübeck / DE
	15.05.2007	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	30.08.2007	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	23.11.2011	Date of oral proceedings
	09.12.2011	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	13.02.2012	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	15.03.2016	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2016/21]
Appeal following opposition	13.04.2012	Appeal received No. T0870/12
	22.06.2012	Statement of grounds filed
	15.03.2016	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	01.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	09.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0730213 (BAUNACH HANS GEORG [DE]) [X] 1-4,9 * the whole document * * column 1, line 50 - column 2, line 11 * * column 3, line 34 - column 4, line 7 * * column 6, line 45 - column 7, line 7 * * column 8, line 56 - column 9, line 41 * * column 10, line 47 - line 55 * * column 12, line 15 - line 56 * * column 19, line 6 - line 56 * * column 22, line 24 - column 23, line 5 *;
		[X]DE3105373 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [X] 1-3 * the whole document * * page 8, line 21 - page 9, line 4 *;
		[X]JPS60226635 ;
		[A]FR2524970 (ELECTRO HYDRAULIQUE SEH [FR]) [A] 1 * page 3, line 10 - page 7, line 14 *
		[A] - KUNZ U, "TOMORROW'S PUMP CONTROL SYSTEMS", WORLD PUMPS,GB,TRADE AND TECHNICAL PRESS LTD. MORDEN, (19950101), no. 340, ISSN 0262-1762, pages 25 - 29, XP000486932 [A] 1 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0262-1762(99)81384-4
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860405), vol. 010, no. 088, Database accession no. (M - 467), & JP60226635 A 19851111 (MATSUSHITA DENKI SANGYO KK) [X] 1 * abstract *

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