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EP2156025 - UREA TANK AND BASE PLATE WITH AN INTEGRATED HEATING ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.02.2020 Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 18.12.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 26.01.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.09.2018
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.03.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	29.09.2023	Change: Date of oral proceedings
	29.09.2023	Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research Rue de la Fusée, 98-100 1130 Bruxelles / BE
	[2019/35]
Former [2015/38]	For all designated states Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research Rue de Ransbeek, 310 1120 Bruxelles / BE
Former [2010/08]	For all designated states Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Société Anonyme) Rue de Ransbeek, 310 1120 Bruxelles / BE
Inventor(s)	01 / POTIER, Vincent Avenue Maréchal Joffre, 32 B-1190 Brussels / BE
	02 / LEONARD, Stéphane Rue du Sillon, 146 bte 4 B-1070 Brussels / BE
	03 / OP DE BEECK, Joël Liersesteenweg, 336 B-2547 Lint / BE
	04 / DOUGNIER, François Beringstraat, 72 B-3190 Boortmeerbeek / BE
	05 / WALLING, Nadja 50 rue Saint-Martin F-60280 Margny-Les-Compiègne / FR
	06 / TIPTON, Larry 5471 Victory Circle Sterling Heights, Michigan 48310 / US
	07 / NAYDENOV, Volodia Rue Emile Goes 7/202 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve / BE
	[2010/08]
Representative(s)	LLR 2, rue Jean Lantier 75001 Paris / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2020/12]	de la Bigne, Guillaume Michel Marie, et al LLR 11 boulevard de Sébastopol 75001 Paris / FR
Former [2012/27]	de la Bigne, Guillaume Michel Marie, et al Cabinet Lhermet La Bigne & Remy 11, boulevard de Sébastopol 75001 Paris / FR
Former [2010/08]	Jacques, Philippe, et al Solvay S.A. Département de la Propriété Industrielle Rue de Ransbeek, 310 1120 Bruxelles / BE
Application number, filing date	08759611.0	15.05.2008
	[2010/08]
	WO2008EP55936
Priority number, date	FR20070055118	16.05.2007 Original published format: FR 0755118
	FR20070056635	20.07.2007 Original published format: FR 0756635
	[2010/08]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2008138960
	Date:	20.11.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/47]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2156025
	Date:	24.02.2010
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.11.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2010/08]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2156025
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	20.11.2008
Classification	IPC:	F01N3/20	[2010/08]
	CPC:	F24H1/202 (EP,US); F01N3/2896 (KR,US); B60K13/04 (EP,US); F01N3/2066 (EP,KR,US); F24H1/185 (EP,US); H05B3/0014 (US); (+) H05B3/78 (EP,KR,US); B60K2015/03427 (EP,US); F01N2610/02 (EP,KR,US); F01N2610/10 (EP,KR,US); F01N2610/1406 (EP,KR,US); F01N2610/1426 (EP,KR,US); Y02A50/20 (EP,US); Y02T10/12 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2015/23]
Former [2010/08]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	HARNSTOFFTANK UND GRUNDPLATTE MIT INTEGRIERTEM ERWÄRMUNGSELEMENT	[2010/08]
	English:	UREA TANK AND BASE PLATE WITH AN INTEGRATED HEATING ELEMENT	[2010/08]
	French:	RÉSERVOIR D'URÉE ET PLAQUE DE BASE AVEC ÉLÉMENT CHAUFFANT INTÉGRÉ	[2010/08]
Entry into regional phase	16.12.2009	National basic fee paid
	16.12.2009	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.12.2009	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.10.2009	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	16.12.2009	Examination requested [2010/08]
	24.02.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.06.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.02.2015	Observations by third parties
	17.07.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	27.01.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.02.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.06.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.09.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.01.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	24.01.2019	Fee for grant paid
	24.01.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	15.02.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	31.05.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.07.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.11.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.01.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.01.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP17197580.8 / EP3301272
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 24.02.2014
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.2020 02.01.2023 WITHDRAWN Besch, Ulrich Anton-Pichler-Straße 20 81241 München / DE Opponent's representative Betten & Resch Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Maximiliansplatz 14 80333 München / DE
		[2023/06]
	Former [2021/04]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.2020 21.12.2020 ADMISSIBLE Besch, Ulrich Anton-Pichler-Straße 20 81241 München / DE Opponent's representative Betten & Resch Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Maximiliansplatz 14 80333 München / DE
	19.01.2021	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	14.05.2021	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	22.06.2022	Date of oral proceedings
	06.10.2022	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	06.10.2022	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition	05.12.2022	Appeal received No. T2592/22
	05.12.2022	Payment of appeal fee
	31.01.2023	Statement of grounds filed
	29.10.2024	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.05.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.05.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.05.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.05.2013	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.05.2014	Renewal fee patent year 07
	01.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 08
	31.05.2016	Renewal fee patent year 09
	31.05.2017	Renewal fee patent year 10
	31.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 11
	31.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	15.05.2008
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	IE	15.05.2020
	LU	15.05.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	[2022/27]
Former [2022/26]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	IE	15.05.2020
	LU	15.05.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	IE	15.05.2020
	LU	15.05.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/22]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	IE	15.05.2020
	LU	15.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	GB	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	IE	15.05.2020
	LU	15.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/15]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	LU	15.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/11]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Cited in	International search	[Y]DE19834671 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 21,22 * figures 1-7 *;
		[Y]US6172344 (GORDON JOHN YEATS [GB], et al) [Y] 2,3 * figures 1-8 *;
		[X]WO0138704 (CATERPILLAR INC [US]) [X] 1 * figure 1 *;
		[X]DE10256727 (ERHARD & SOEHNE GMBH [DE]) [X] 1 * figures 1-4 *;
		[XY]EP1582732 (DBK DAVID & BAADER GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,9-12,14,23 * paragraph [0034]; figures 1-4 * [Y] 2,3,21,22;
		[PDA]US7268325 (CHUANG KUO-CHANG [TW]) [PDA] 1* figures 2-7 *
	Examination	WO2007141312
		EP2057046
	Opposition	WO8810058
		US5155800
		WO0138704
		DE10256727
		EP1473447
		- Anonymous, "Thermofoil™ Heaters", Minco Products Inc., BULLETIN HS -202 (D), (20040722), pages A-2 - L-5, XP055927561
		- "Bordnetz/ Batterie", Bauer Horst, Bosch Kraftfahrzeugtechnisches Taschenbuch 23. Auflage, Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, (19990101), pages 866 - 867, XP055927542
		- Anonymous, "Flexible Heaters offer unlimited possibilities Silicone Rubber and Kapton®", Internet Archive Wayback Machine, (20060319), pages 9-2 - 9-19, Internet Archive Wayback Machine, URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20060319063755if_/http://www.tempco.com/Catalog/Section%209-pdf/Silicone%20Rubber.pdf, (20220602), XP055927554
		- Anonymous, "Surface Heaters", Internet Archive Wayback Machine, (20060319), page 1, Internet Archive Wayback Machine , URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20060319054625/http://www.tempco.com/Surface%20Heaters/Surface_heater_hub.htm, (20220602), XP055927549
		- Anonymous, "Thermofoil™ Heaters", Minco Products Inc., BULLETIN HS -202 (D), (20040722), pages A - L-5, XP055927561

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