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EP2878055 - IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION BOARDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.02.2022 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 19.03.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 15.11.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 18.05.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	23.06.2023	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 26.07.2023 [2023/30]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Schneider Electric Limited Stirling Court Stirling Road Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 4TQ / GB
	[2015/23]
Inventor(s)	01 / BAKER, Andrew Purdie 2 Harbour Close Swindon Wiltshire SN25 3DL / GB
	02 / ALLEN, James David 15 Jason Close Oakhurst Swindon Wiltshire SN25 2NE / GB
	03 / LOVETT, Terence Edward John 53 Merton Avenue Swindon Wiltshire SN2 7PZ / GB
	[2015/23]
Representative(s)	Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2021/16]	Murgitroyd & Company Murgitroyd House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [2015/23]	Keane, David Colman, et al Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date	13745463.3	25.07.2013
	[2021/16]
	WO2013GB51990
Priority number, date	GB20120013236	25.07.2012 Original published format: GB 201213236
	[2015/23]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014016604
	Date:	30.01.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/05]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2878055
	Date:	03.06.2015
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/23]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2878055
	Date:	21.04.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.01.2014
Classification	IPC:	H02B1/20, H02B1/052	[2015/23]
	CPC:	H02B1/052 (EP,CN,US); H02B1/205 (EP,CN,GB,US); H01H9/22 (GB); H02G5/025 (US); H01H9/28 (GB)
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2021/15]
Former [2015/23]	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERBESSERUNGEN VON ODER IN ZUSAMMENHANG MIT ELEKTRISCHEN VERTEILERN	[2021/15]
	English:	IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION BOARDS	[2015/23]
	French:	AMÉLIORATIONS AUX TABLEAUX DE DISTRIBUTION ÉLECTRIQUES	[2021/15]
	Former [2015/23]	VERBESSERUNGEN AN ODER IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT ELEKTRISCHEN VERTEILERN
	Former [2015/23]	AMÉLIORATIONS DANS OU EN RAPPORT AVEC DES CARTES DE DISTRIBUTION ÉLECTRIQUE
Entry into regional phase	16.01.2015	National basic fee paid
	16.01.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.01.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.01.2015	Examination requested [2015/23]
	14.09.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	16.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.11.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.12.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.04.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.11.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.03.2021	Fee for grant paid
	10.03.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	10.03.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 16.05.2018
Opposition(s)	24.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.07.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.07.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
	29.07.2020	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	25.07.2013
	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CY	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	IT	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IE	25.07.2021
	LU	25.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	[2023/30]
Former [2023/29]	HU	25.07.2013
	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	IT	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IE	25.07.2021
	LU	25.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	IT	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IE	25.07.2021
	LU	25.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/35]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IE	25.07.2021
	LU	25.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	LU	25.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SI	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	LU	25.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/26]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	LU	25.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/23]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	LU	25.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/21]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/18]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	MC	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/09]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RO	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SK	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/08]	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/07]	AT	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	SM	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	21.04.2021
	ES	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	RS	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2021/49]	AT	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	LV	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	SE	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
Former [2021/47]	AT	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	21.04.2021
	FI	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
Cited in	International search	[A]GB2230901 (MERLIN GERIN [FR]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[I]EP0788205 (SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA [FR]) [I] 1-14 * column 3, line 15 - column 4, line 12; figures 1-4 *;
		[A]GB2475144 (SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LTD [GB]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[XP]GB2498019 (SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LTD [GB]) [XP] 1-14* page 20, line 16 - page 22, line 29; figures 1, 2, 9-12 *

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