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EP1157193 - ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition procedure closed Status updated on 01.10.2010 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	01.10.2010	Opposition procedure terminated - date of legal effect published	published on 03.11.2010 [2010/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Delphi Technologies, Inc. 5725 Delphi Drive Troy, MI 48098 / US
	For all designated states Okay Industries, Inc. 200 Ellis Street New Britain, CT 06050 / US
	[2001/48]
Inventor(s)	01 / GREENE, Cynthia 229 Ravenswood Avenue Rochester, NY 14619 / US
	02 / KUNZ, Timothy, Wilton 105 Orchard Lake Rochester, NY 14618 / US
	03 / BRAUN, Thomas, Austin 722 Parkside, N.W. Walker, MI 49504 / US
	04 / RUSSELL, Shawn, H. 121 Peacedale Bristol, CT 06010 / US
	[2002/10]
Former [2001/48]	01 / GREENE, Cynthia 229 Ravenswood Avenue Rochester, NY 14619 / US
	02 / KUNZ, Timothy, Wilton 105 Orchard Lake Rochester, NY 14618 / US
	03 / BRAUN, Thomas, Austin 722 Parkside, N.W. Walker, MI 49504 / US
	04 / RUSSELL, Shawn, H. 26 Hickory Street Terryville, CT 06786 / US
Representative(s)	Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 31 02 20 80102 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2006/13]	Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR Postfach 31 02 20 80102 München / DE
Former [2001/48]	Denton, Michael John Delphi Automotive Systems Centre Technique Paris 117 avenue des Nations B.P. 60059 95972 Roissy Charles de Gaulle Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date	99920002.5	26.04.1999
	[2001/48]
	WO1999US08935
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0065202
	Date:	02.11.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/44]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1157193
	Date:	28.11.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/48]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1157193
	Date:	10.11.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/46]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	02.11.2000
Classification	IPC:	F01L1/18	[2001/48]
	CPC:	F01L1/185 (EP); F01L2305/00 (EP); F01L2305/02 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, DE, FR, GB, IT [2001/48]
Title	German:	ROLLENSCHLEPPHEBEL	[2001/48]
	English:	ROLLER FINGER FOLLOWER	[2001/48]
	French:	POUSSOIR A GALET POURVU D'UN ROULEMENT	[2001/48]
Entry into regional phase	19.09.2001	National basic fee paid
	19.09.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.09.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.09.2001	Examination requested [2001/48]
	30.04.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.09.2004	Fee for grant paid
	10.09.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 06.07.2005 14.07.2005 ADMISSIBLE INA-Schaeffler KG Industriestrasse 1-3 91074 Herzogenaurach / DE
		02 09.08.2005 19.08.2005 ADMISSIBLE KOYO SEIKO CO., LTD. No. 5-8 Minamisemba 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka 542-0081 / JP Opponent's representative Popp, Eugen, et al, et al Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/48]
	Opponent(s)	01 06.07.2005 14.07.2005 ADMISSIBLE INA-Schaeffler KG Industriestrasse 1-3 91074 Herzogenaurach / DE
		02 09.08.2005 19.08.2005 ADMISSIBLE KOYO SEIKO CO., LTD. No. 5-8 Minamisemba 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka 542-0081 / JP Opponent's representative Popp, Eugen, et al, et al Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	Former [2005/40]
	Opponent(s)	01 06.07.2005 14.07.2005 ADMISSIBLE INA-Schaeffler KG Industriestrasse 1-3 91074 Herzogenaurach / DE
		02 09.08.2005 KOYO SEIKO CO., LTD. No. 5-8 Minamisemba 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka 542-0081 / JP Opponent's representative Popp, Eugen, et al, et al MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNER Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München / DE
	Former [2005/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 06.07.2005 14.07.2005 ADMISSIBLE INA-Schaeffler KG Industriestrasse 1-3 91074 Herzogenaurach / DE
	14.09.2005	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	16.03.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	31.03.2006	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M06)
	10.10.2006	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	07.07.2008	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	24.10.2008	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	18.05.2010	Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
	18.05.2010	Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2010/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	03.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	09.08.2001	AT M01 Fee paid on 19.09.2001
	09.08.2001	DE M01 Fee paid on 19.09.2001
	09.08.2001	FR M01 Fee paid on 19.09.2001
	09.08.2001	GB M01 Fee paid on 19.09.2001
	09.08.2001	IT M01 Fee paid on 19.09.2001
	Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
	09.08.2001	M01 Fee paid on 19.09.2001
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.04.2001	03 M06 Fee paid on 31.10.2001
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	10.11.2004
	FR	10.11.2004
	IT	10.11.2004
	GB	26.04.2005
	DE	03.11.2009
	[2010/19]
Former [2008/17]	AT	10.11.2004
	FR	10.11.2004
	IT	10.11.2004
	GB	26.04.2005
Former [2006/31]	AT	10.11.2004
	FR	10.11.2004
	GB	26.04.2005
Former [2006/13]	AT	10.11.2004
	GB	26.04.2005
Former [2005/36]	AT	10.11.2004
Cited in	International search	[A]US5048475 (MILLS JESSE V [US]) [A] 1,3,4 * the whole document *;
		[AD]US5535641 (UCHIDA KAZUO [JP], et al) [AD] 1 * column 3, lines 32-54 * * abstract *;
		[A]EP0849436 (SANDCO AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED [CA]) [A] 1* the whole document *;
		[A]DE19710867 (SCHAEFFLER WAELZLAGER OHG [DE]) [A] 1,3,4 * column 2, lines 48-50 * * column 3, line 31 - column 4, line 5 * * figures 1-5 *;
		[A]EP0907008 (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]) [A] 1 * the whole document *
	by applicant	US5535641

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