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EP1768475 - Electronic control unit [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.10.2012
Database last updated on 21.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip26.10.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.11.2012  [2012/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JTEKT Corporation
5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 542-8502 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/13]For all designated states
JTEKT CORPORATION
5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 542-8502 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Inagaki, Tatsuya
JTEKT CORPORATION
5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome,Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-8502 / JP
02 / Kohno, Toshio
JTEKT CORPORATION
5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome,Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-8502 / JP
 [2011/51]
Former [2007/13]01 / Inagaki, Tatsuya
JTEKT CORPORATION 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome,Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-8502 / JP
02 / Kohno, Toshio
JTEKT CORPORATION 5-8, Minamisemba 3-chome,Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-8502 / JP
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2011/51]
Former [2007/13]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date06121198.325.09.2006
[2007/13]
Priority number, dateJP2005027733726.09.2005         Original published format: JP 2005277337
[2007/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1768475
Date:28.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1768475
Date:25.02.2009
[2009/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1768475
Date:21.12.2011
Language:EN
[2011/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.01.2009
ClassificationIPC:B60R16/023, H05K5/00, H05K5/06, H01R13/52
[2009/09]
CPC:
H05K5/069 (EP,US); B60R16/0239 (EP,US); H05K5/0043 (EP,US);
H01R13/5202 (EP,US); H01R13/521 (EP,US); Y10S439/936 (EP)
Former IPC [2007/13]H05K5/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [2009/44]
Former [2007/13]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Elektronische Steuereinheit[2007/13]
English:Electronic control unit[2007/13]
French:Unité de commande électronique[2007/13]
Examination procedure25.08.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.08.2009Examination requested  [2009/46]
26.08.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
14.10.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
08.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.10.2011Fee for grant paid
18.10.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  08.04.2010
Opposition(s)24.09.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
29.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2004004818  (KAWAKITA SHINJI [JP], et al) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0058] - [0060]; figure 1 *;
 [X]WO2004084598  (TYCO ELECTRONICS PRETEMA GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1-3 * page 5, line 22 - page 7, line 2; figure 3A *;
 [X]DE10340974  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [X] 1-3 * paragraphs [0038] - [0046]; figures 3,4 *;
 [A]US2005152084  (BLASKO RAYMOND J [US], et al) [A] 1* paragraphs [0007] - [0011]; figure 2 *
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