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EP0996194 - Electrical connector [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.11.2007
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.11.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.12.2007  [2007/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
5-23 Oosaki 5-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/03]For all designated states
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
5-23 Oosaki 5-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2000/17]For all designated states
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
5-23 Oosaki 5-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Matsukawa, Jun, c/o Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
5-23 Oosaki 5-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2000/17]
Representative(s)Pätzold, Herbert
Pasinger Strasse 6
82166 Gräfelfing / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/17]Pätzold, Herbert, Dr.-Ing.
Steubstrasse 10
82166 Gräfelfing / DE
Application number, filing date99120700.219.10.1999
[2000/17]
Priority number, dateJP1998029785720.10.1998         Original published format: JP 29785798
[2000/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0996194
Date:26.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0996194
Date:27.09.2000
[2000/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0996194
Date:17.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.08.2000
ClassificationIPC:H01R12/16
[2000/17]
CPC:
H01R12/57 (EP,KR,US); H01R12/714 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/24]
Former [2000/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Elektrischer Verbinder[2000/17]
English:Electrical connector[2000/17]
French:Connecteur électrique[2000/17]
Examination procedure25.01.2001Examination requested  [2001/13]
28.03.2001Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
26.07.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
13.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.02.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.12.2006Fee for grant paid
04.12.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.10.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
30.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
30.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
02.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
07.05.2001AT   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001BE   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001CH   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001CY   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001DK   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001ES   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001FI   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001GR   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001IE   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001IT   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001LU   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001MC   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001NL   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001PT   M01   Not yet paid
07.05.2001SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5192232  (LENZ WILLIAM R [US], et al) [X] 1-3 * column 4, line 58 - column 5, line 10; figures 1-8 *;
 [A]WO9704505  (WHITAKER CORP [US]) [A] 1-3* page 1 - page 20; figures 1-13 *
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