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EP1022188 - Vehicle lights [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.07.2005 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2005	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 31.08.2005 [2005/35]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states VALEO Beleuchtung Deutschland GmbH Stuttgarter Strasse 119 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen / DE
	[2000/30]
Inventor(s)	01 / Feger, Rolf Wilhelmshofstrasse 91 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen / DE
	02 / Lendle, Reiner Adlerweg 5 74855 Haamersheim / DE
	[2000/30]
Representative(s)	DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB Postfach 10 37 62 70032 Stuttgart / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/30]	Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker, Patentanwälte Postfach 10 37 62 70032 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date	99123739.7	30.11.1999
	[2000/30]
Priority number, date	DE1999102629	23.01.1999 Original published format: DE 19902629
	[2000/30]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1022188
	Date:	26.07.2000
	Language:	DE
	[2000/30]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1022188
	Date:	13.11.2002
	[2002/46]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1022188
	Date:	08.09.2004
	Language:	DE
	[2004/37]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.09.2002
Classification	IPC:	B60Q1/26, F21S8/10	[2002/46]
	CPC:	B60Q1/2607 (EP,US); F21S43/19 (EP,US); F21S43/255 (EP,US); F21Y2103/37 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/30]	B60Q1/26
Designated contracting states	DE, FR [2003/31]
Former [2000/30]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Leuchte für Fahrzeuge	[2000/30]
	English:	Vehicle lights	[2000/30]
	French:	Feux de véhicule	[2000/30]
Examination procedure	05.12.2002	Examination requested [2003/06]
	18.02.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.05.2003	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	30.05.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.09.2003	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
	11.03.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.07.2004	Fee for grant paid
	01.07.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	09.06.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/35]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	04.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	23.06.2003	AT M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	BE M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	CH M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	CY M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	DK M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	ES M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	FI M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	GB M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	GR M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	IE M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	IT M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	LU M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	MC M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	NL M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	PT M01 Not yet paid
	23.06.2003	SE M01 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY] US5582480 (ZWICK HUBERT et al.)
		[Y] JPH08244524
		[XY] US4750096 (LIM KENNETH et al.) [X] 1-3,5,7,14 * column 3, line 21 - line 63 * * column 4, line 50 - column 5, line 65; figures 1,3,8,9 *[Y] 9-13
		[Y] US5618102 (FERRELL RICHARD M et al.)
		[Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 01 31 January 1997 (1997-01-31)
	by applicant	DE9413286
		WO9812471

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