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EP About this file: EP0991139

EP0991139 - A connector and a method for producing the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.09.2008
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.10.2008  [2008/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-city
Mie 510-8503 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/47]For all designated states
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-City
Mie, 510-8503 / JP
Former [2000/14]For all designated states
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho
Yokkaichi-City, Mie, 510-8503 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Seko, Satomi, c/o Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho
Yokkaichi-city, Mie 510-8503 / JP
02 / Chishima, Masamitsu, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
1-14, Nishisuehiro-cho
Yokkaichi-city, Mie 510-8503 / JP
[2000/14]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/14]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date99117427.708.09.1999
[2000/14]
Priority number, dateJP1998027311528.09.1998         Original published format: JP 27311598
[2000/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0991139
Date:05.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0991139
Date:21.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.11.1999
ClassificationIPC:H01R4/24, H01R43/01
[2000/14]
CPC:
H01R43/01 (EP,US); H01R4/2433 (EP,US); H01R4/2445 (EP,US);
H01R4/2466 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/51]
Former [2000/14]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verbinder und dessen Herstellungsverfahren[2000/14]
English:A connector and a method for producing the same[2000/14]
French:Connecteur et sa méthode de fabrication[2000/14]
Examination procedure30.09.1999Examination requested  [2000/14]
15.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
12.01.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.10.2007Fee for grant paid
02.10.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.08.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
23.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
28.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE9000483U  (GROTE & HARTMANN) [A] 1* page 3, paragraph 1 - page 7, paragraph 1 *;
 [A]US5433625  (TSUJI YOSHITSUGU [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * column 6, line 16 - column 12, line 67 *;
 [A]EP0810698  (SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * column 5, line 1 - column 9, line 27 *
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