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EP About this file: EP0943875

EP0943875 - Air conditioner [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.08.2005
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 23.04.2008  [2008/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fujitsu General Limited
1116, Suenaga, Takatsu-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/38]For all designated states
FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
1116, Suenaga, Takatsu-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mori, Nobuyuki, c/o Fujitsu General Limited
1116 Suenaga, Takatsu-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
02 / Nakamura, Osamu, c/o Fujitsu General Limited
1116 Suenaga, Takatsu-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
03 / Kawai, Yoshimi, c/o Fujitsu General Limited
1116 Suenaga, Takatsu-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
[1999/38]
Representative(s)Hallybone, Huw George, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/16]Hallybone, Huw George, et al
CARPMAELS AND RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [1999/38]Votier, Sidney David
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date99301200.418.02.1999
[1999/38]
Priority number, dateJP1998008498516.03.1998         Original published format: JP 8498598
[1999/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0943875
Date:22.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0943875
Date:16.08.2001
[2001/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0943875
Date:20.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.06.2001
ClassificationIPC:F24F1/00, F24F13/06
[1999/38]
CPC:
F24F13/06 (EP,US); F24F1/00 (KR); F24F13/1426 (EP,US);
F24F1/0047 (EP,US); F24F1/005 (EP,US); F24F1/0057 (EP,US);
F24F1/0073 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   PT [2002/19]
Former [1999/38]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Klimaanlage[1999/38]
English:Air conditioner[1999/38]
French:Dispositif de conditionnement d'air[1999/38]
Examination procedure23.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/14]
23.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.08.2004Fee for grant paid
23.08.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.07.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
13.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
12.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
12.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipPT20.03.2005
[2008/17]
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH09210443  ;
 [A]JPH06129707  ;
 [A]JPS63140247  ;
 [A]EP0811810  (FUJITSU GENERAL LTD [JP])
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19971225), vol. 1997, no. 12, & JP09210443 A 19970812 (FUJITSU GENERAL LTD) [A] 1,2,5-8,12 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940815), vol. 018, no. 435, Database accession no. (M - 1655), & JP06129707 A 19940513 (TOYOTOMI CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19881019), vol. 012, no. 392, Database accession no. (M - 755), & JP63140247 A 19880611 (DAIKIN IND LTD) [A] * abstract *
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