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EP1367681 - VACUUM SWITCH UNIT AND SWITCH GEAR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 23.03.2007 Database last updated on 10.12.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	03.09.2019	Change: Date of oral proceedings
	03.09.2019	Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	[2006/18]
Former [2003/49]	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / OKAZAWA, Hiroshi, Mitsubishi Denki KK 7-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	02 / SANO, Kouji, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 7-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	03 / UENUSHI, Masashi, Mitsubishi Denki KK 7-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	04 / TSURIMOTO, Takao, Mitsubishi Denki KK 7-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	[2007/16]
Former [2003/49]	01 / OKAZAWA, Hiroshi, Mitsubishi Denki KK 2-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	02 / SANO, Kouji, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 2-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	03 / UENUSHI, Masashi, Mitsubishi Denki KK 2-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	04 / TSURIMOTO, Takao, Mitsubishi Denki KK 2-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/49]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	02726482.9	24.05.2002
	[2003/49]
	WO2002JP05037
Priority number, date	JP20010220304	19.07.2001 Original published format: JP 2001220304
	JP20010220303	19.07.2001 Original published format: JP 2001220303
	JP20010220302	19.07.2001 Original published format: JP 2001220302
	JP20010225230	26.07.2001 Original published format: JP 2001225230
	[2003/49]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03009441
	Date:	30.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/05]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1367681
	Date:	03.12.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application has been published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2003
	[2003/49]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1367681
	Date:	25.04.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/17]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	30.01.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.09.2004
Classification	International:	H02B1/20, H02B11/04, H01H33/66	[2003/49]
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, NL [2006/50]
Former [2003/49]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	VAKUUMSCHALTEREINHEIT UND SCHALTVORRICHTUNG	[2003/49]
	English:	VACUUM SWITCH UNIT AND SWITCH GEAR	[2003/49]
	French:	UNITE DE COMMUTATION SOUS VIDE ET APPAREILLAGE DE COMMUTATION	[2003/49]
Entry into regional phase	25.06.2003	Translation filed
	25.06.2003	National basic fee paid
	25.06.2003	Search fee paid
	25.06.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.06.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.06.2003	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.06.2003	Examination requested [2003/49]
	30.11.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.03.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.09.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.02.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.11.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.03.2007	Fee for grant paid
	08.03.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 17.01.2008 08.02.2008 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1 80333 München / DE
		[2017/50]
	Former [2008/31]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.01.2008 08.02.2008 ADMISSIBLE SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
	Former [2008/10]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.01.2008 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin und München Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
	04.03.2008	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	12.06.2008	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	15.10.2013	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	03.02.2014	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	13.11.2014	Date of oral proceedings
	29.01.2015	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	29.01.2015	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition	26.03.2015	Appeal received No. T0707/15
	28.05.2015	Statement of grounds filed
	28.01.2020	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
Documents cited:	Search	[XA]US3527911 (SHARP WILLIAM T) [X] 1,3,4 * page 3, column 46 - page 8, column 26; figure 4 * [A] 2,5-10;
		[A]DE3447314 (CALOR EMAG ELEKTRIZITAETS AG) [A] 1-4 * page 3 - page 5; figures 1,3,8 *
	International search	[X]JPS4531709Y ;
		[X]JPH1198267 ;
		[Y]JPH06231660 ;
		[Y]JPH07193921 ;
		[Y]JPH11146514