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EP About this file: EP1133401

EP1133401 - OPERATING ELEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY AND MANUALLY CONTROLLING A COMPONENT WHICH CAN BE ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTED [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.10.2004
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, PT		published on 30.04.2008  [2008/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/38]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / NESSENIUS, Dirk
Im Winkel 10
D-38533 Vordorf / DE
 [2001/38]
Application number, filing date99962142.811.11.1999
[2001/38]
WO1999EP08673
Priority number, dateDE199815509428.11.1998         Original published format: DE 19855094
[2001/38]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0032428
Date:08.06.2000
Language:DE
[2000/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1133401
Date:19.09.2001
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.06.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1133401
Date:17.12.2003
Language:DE
[2003/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:B60J7/057, B60R16/00
[2001/38]
CPC:
B60R16/005 (EP); B60J7/0573 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/38]
TitleGerman:BEDIENELEMENT ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN UND MANUELLEN STEUERUNG EINER ELEKTRISCH VERSTELLBAREN KOMPONENTE[2001/38]
English:OPERATING ELEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY AND MANUALLY CONTROLLING A COMPONENT WHICH CAN BE ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTED[2001/38]
French:ELEMENT SERVANT A COMMANDER AUTOMATIQUEMENT ET MANUELLEMENT UN COMPOSANT REGLABLE ELECTRIQUEMENT[2001/38]
Entry into regional phase28.06.2001National basic fee paid 
26.06.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
28.06.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.05.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.06.2001Examination requested  [2001/38]
21.05.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.09.2003Fee for grant paid
30.09.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.09.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
02.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
01.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY17.12.2003
FI17.12.2003
IE17.12.2003
IT17.12.2003
NL17.12.2003
DK17.03.2004
GR17.03.2004
SE17.03.2004
ES28.03.2004
PT17.05.2004
[2008/18]
Former [2007/23]CY17.12.2003
FI17.12.2003
IE17.12.2003
NL17.12.2003
DK17.03.2004
GR17.03.2004
SE17.03.2004
ES28.03.2004
Former [2005/02]FI17.12.2003
IE17.12.2003
NL17.12.2003
DK17.03.2004
GR17.03.2004
SE17.03.2004
ES28.03.2004
Former [2004/46]FI17.12.2003
IE17.12.2003
NL17.12.2003
GR17.03.2004
SE17.03.2004
ES28.03.2004
Former [2004/40]FI17.12.2003
IE17.12.2003
NL17.12.2003
GR17.03.2004
SE17.03.2004
Former [2004/33]FI17.12.2003
NL17.12.2003
GR17.03.2004
SE17.03.2004
Former [2004/26]FI17.12.2003
SE17.03.2004
Former [2004/24]SE17.03.2004
Cited inInternational search[A]DE4012399  (TOKAI RIKA CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * column 2, line 21 - column 9, line 34; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]DE4301961  (ABB PATENT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1 * column 4, line 49 - column 5, line 20; figure 9 *;
 [A]EP0785099  (PEUGEOT [FR], et al) [A] 1* column 2, line 58 - column 4, line 47; figures 1-4 *
by applicantDE19620235
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