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EP About this file: EP1532353

EP1532353 - A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR CLEANING OF CRANKCASE GAS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  13.05.2020
Database last updated on 22.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.05.2020Opposition rejectedpublished on 17.06.2020  [2020/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alfa Laval Corporate AB
Box 73
22100 Lund / SE
[2005/21]
Inventor(s)01 / EKEROTH, Mats
Törnrosgarden 9
S-261 71 Landskrona / SE
02 / CARLSSON, Claes-Göran
Skogshemsvägen 63B
S-146 36 Tullinge / SE
03 / RIDDERSTRALE, Rolf
Heleneborgsgatan 31C
S-117 31 Stockholm / SE
04 / SKOOG, Jan
Musikalvägen 73
S-142 43 Skogas / SE
05 / STRÖM, Göran
Rönningevägen 63A
S-144 64 Rönninge / SE
06 / WASE, Claes
Grandalsvägen 10
S-146 38 Tullinge / SE
 [2009/31]
Former [2005/21]01 / EKEROTH, Mats
Törnrosgarden 9
S-261 71 Landskrona / SE
02 / CARLSSON, Claes-Göran
Skogshemsvägen 63B
S-146 36 Tullinge / SE
03 / RIDDERSTRALE, Rolf
Heleneborgsgatan 31C
S-117 31 Stockholm / SE
04 / SKOOG, Jan
Musikalvägen 73
S-142 43 Skog s / SE
05 / STRÖM, Göran
Rönningevägen 63A
S-144 64 Rönninge / SE
06 / WASE, Claes
Grandalsvägen 10
S-146 38 Tullinge / SE
Representative(s)Alfa Laval Attorneys
Alfa Laval Corporate AB
Group Patent
P.O. Box 73
221 00 Lund / SE
[N/P]
Former [2005/21]Lerwill, John, et al
A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn
London, WC1V 7LE / GB
Application number, filing date03736402.317.06.2003
[2005/21]
WO2003SE01031
Priority number, dateSE2002000193320.06.2002         Original published format: SE 0201933
[2005/21]
Filing languageSV
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004001200
Date:31.12.2003
Language:EN
[2004/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1532353
Date:25.05.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.12.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1532353
Date:11.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE31.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:F01M13/04, B04B5/08, B04B9/10, B01D45/14
[2005/21]
CPC:
F01M13/04 (EP,KR,SE,US); B01D45/14 (EP,KR,SE,US); B04B5/08 (KR,SE);
B04B5/12 (EP,US); B04B9/10 (EP,KR,SE,US); F01M11/10 (EP);
B04B2005/125 (EP,US); F01M2013/0005 (EP,US); F01M2013/0422 (EP,US);
Y10S55/19 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/21]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM REINIGEN VON KURBELGEHÄUSEGAS[2009/30]
English:A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR CLEANING OF CRANKCASE GAS[2005/21]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE PURIFICATION DE GAZ DE CARTER[2009/30]
Former [2005/21]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM REINIGEN VON KURBELGEHûUSEGAS
Former [2005/21]PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE PURIFICATION DE GAZ DE CARTER
Entry into regional phase14.12.2004National basic fee paid 
14.12.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
14.12.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/21]
06.07.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.10.2009Fee for grant paid
01.10.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  10.08.2010  13.08.2010  ADMISSIBLE
MAHLE International GmbH
Pragstrasse 26-46
70376 Stuttgart / DE
 [2015/50]
Former [2010/37]
Opponent(s)01  10.08.2010   
MAHLE International GmbH
Pragstrasse 26-46
70376 Stuttgart / DE
Opponent's representative
BRP Renaud & Partner, et al, et al
Rechtsanwälte Notare Patentanwälte Königstrasse 28
70173 Stuttgart / DE
16.09.2010Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
23.03.2011Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
23.08.2011Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
26.09.2011Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
26.11.2015Date of oral proceedings
23.12.2015Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
23.12.2015Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
30.04.2020Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2020/25]
08.05.2020Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Appeal following opposition25.02.2016Appeal received No.  T0487/16
29.04.2016Statement of grounds filed
30.04.2020Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in unamended form
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
16.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
IT11.11.2009
NL11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
TR11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
GR12.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
HU12.05.2010
GB17.06.2010
IE17.06.2010
LU17.06.2010
CH30.06.2010
FR30.06.2010
LI30.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
[2015/21]
Former [2011/35]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
IT11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
GR12.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
GB17.06.2010
IE17.06.2010
CH30.06.2010
FR30.06.2010
LI30.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
Former [2011/31]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
IT11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
GR12.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
IE17.06.2010
CH30.06.2010
FR30.06.2010
LI30.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
Former [2011/20]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
IT11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
GR12.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
IE17.06.2010
CH30.06.2010
LI30.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
Former [2011/19]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
IT11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
GR12.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
IE17.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
Former [2011/14]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
IT11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
GR12.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
MC30.06.2010
Former [2011/07]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
GR12.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
MC30.06.2010
Former [2010/48]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
GR12.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/39]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
SK11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/36]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
CZ11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/35]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
DK11.11.2009
EE11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
RO11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
BG11.02.2010
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/31]AT11.11.2009
BE11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/30]AT11.11.2009
CY11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/25]CY11.11.2009
FI11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/23]FI11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
SI11.11.2009
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/22]FI11.11.2009
SE11.11.2009
ES22.02.2010
PT11.03.2010
Former [2010/19]ES22.02.2010
Cited inInternational search[A]WO0136103  (ALFA LAVAL AB [SE], et al)
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