blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1205265

EP1205265 - Improved support frame for filtering screen [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2004
Database last updated on 22.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip14.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT
published on 16.01.2008  [2008/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
United Wire Limited
Granton Park Avenue Granton
Edinburgh EH5 1HT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/20]For all designated states
United Wire Limited
Granton Park Avenue
Granton, Edinburgh EH5 1HT / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Cook, Gordon James
6 St Nathans Road, Newtonhill
Kincardinshire, Scotland AB3 2SW / GB
02 / Hughes, Andrew
6 Davidson Park
Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 2PF / GB
03 / Bailey, Arthur Robert
81 Little Sutton Lane
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 6SJ / GB
04 / Hartnup, George Charles
Catcane House
Gorebridge, Scotland EH23 4QF / GB
05 / Steward, Dugald
deceased / GB
 [2002/38]
Former [2002/20]01 / Cook, Gordon James
6 St Nathans Road, Newtonhill
Kincardinshire, Scotland AB3 2SW / GB
02 / Hughes, Andrew
6 Davidson Park
Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 2PF / GB
03 / Bailey, Arthur Robert
81 Little Sutton Lane
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 6SJ / GB
04 / Hartnup, George Charles
Catcane House
Gorebridge, Scotland EH23 4QF / GB
05 / Steward, Dugald
69 Fox Covert Avenue
Edinburgh, Scotland EH12 6UH / GB
Representative(s)Nash, Keith Wilfrid, et al
Nash Matthews
90-92 Regent Street
Cambridge CB2 1DP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/20]Nash, Keith Wilfrid, et al
KEITH W. NASH & Co., 90-92 Regent Street
Cambridge CB2 1DP / GB
Application number, filing date02002138.225.02.1998
[2002/20]
Priority number, dateGB1997000433201.03.1997         Original published format: GB 9704332
GB1997001985019.09.1997         Original published format: GB 9719850
[2002/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1205265
Date:15.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1205265
Date:22.05.2002
[2002/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1205265
Date:29.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.04.2002
ClassificationIPC:B07B1/46, B29C70/70, B29C33/40
[2002/20]
CPC:
B07B1/4618 (EP,US); B01D29/012 (EP,US); B01D29/05 (EP,US);
B01D29/445 (EP,US); B07B1/46 (EP,US); B07B1/4627 (EP,US);
B07B1/4645 (EP,US); B07B1/4663 (EP,US); B07B1/4672 (EP,US);
B07B1/48 (EP,US); B29C45/14336 (EP,US); B29C70/56 (EP,US);
B29C70/82 (EP,US); B29C70/885 (EP,US); B07B2201/02 (EP);
B29C2045/14442 (EP,US); B29L2031/14 (EP,US); B29L2031/737 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49616 (EP,US); Y10T29/4962 (EP,US); Y10T29/49895 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12347 (EP,US); Y10T428/12361 (EP,US); Y10T428/12444 (EP,US);
Y10T428/12965 (EP,US); Y10T428/249923 (EP,US); Y10T428/298 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [2003/07]
Former [2002/20]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Stützrahmen für ein Filtersieb[2002/20]
English:Improved support frame for filtering screen[2002/20]
French:Cadre d'appui pour un tamis de filtrage[2002/20]
Examination procedure15.02.2002Examination requested  [2002/20]
14.05.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.07.2003Fee for grant paid
31.07.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP98907063.6  / EP0963261
Opposition(s)30.07.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
29.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR29.01.2004
PT29.03.2004
[2008/03]
Former [2004/33]GR29.01.2004
Documents cited:Search[A]NL79668C  (NV TEMA) [A] 4 * the whole document *;
 [A]GB743902  (SITEG SIEBTECH GMBH) [A] 4,5* the whole document *;
 [A]DE2160875  (HEIN LEHMANN AG) [A] 1 * page 1, line 31 - page 2, line 13 * * page 4, line 10 - line 30; figure - *;
 [YA]US3914368  (HARKNESS RICHARD ERNEST) [Y] 2,8 * column W * [A] 1,6,7;
 [A]US4265742  (BUECKER FRITZ O, et al) [A] 1 * column 3, line 6 - line 17 * * column 3, line 51 - line 58 * * column 5, line 36 - line 42; figure - *;
 [A]BE897298  (USINES GONDREXON N V) [A] 3,4 * the whole document *;
 [DXY]WO9523655  (UNITED WIRE LTD [GB], et al) [DX] 1,3 * abstract * * page 2, line 14 - page 3, line 7 * * page 9, line 19 - page 10, line 27; figure - * [Y] 2,8;
 [A]WO9702131  (FIBRESTA PRODUKTE AG [CH], et al) [A] 1,6 * abstract * * page 2, line 10 - page 6, line 6; figure - *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.