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EP About this file: EP3081478

EP3081478 - OUTBOARD MOTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.02.2021
Database last updated on 19.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
2500 Shingai
Iwata-shi, Shizuoka 438-8501 / JP
[2016/42]
Inventor(s)01 / MIYATAKE, Yuta
c/o YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 2500
Shingai
Iwata-shi, Shizuoka 4388501 / JP
02 / NUMAGUCHI, Ryota
c/o YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 2500
Shingai
Iwata-shi, Shizuoka 4388501 / JP
 [2016/42]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2016/42]
Application number, filing date15191144.323.10.2015
[2016/42]
Priority number, dateJP2015004669610.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015046696
[2016/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3081478
Date:19.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3081478
Date:22.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:B63H20/32, B63H20/36
[2016/42]
CPC:
B63H20/32 (EP,US); B63H20/00 (US); B63H1/18 (US);
B63H20/245 (EP,US); B63H20/36 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2017/10]
Former [2016/42]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 
TitleGerman:AUSSENBORDMOTOR[2016/42]
English:OUTBOARD MOTOR[2016/42]
French:MOTEUR HORS-BORD[2016/42]
Examination procedure23.10.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.01.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/10]
25.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.03.2020Fee for grant paid
13.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)25.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
24.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [YA]EP0884462  (SANSHIN KOGYO KK [JP]) [Y] 1-3,5-8,13-15 * the whole document * [A] 4,9-12;
 [A]US2009017706  (VIGNAU PIERRE [CA]) [A] 1* figure - *
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by applicantUS6352456
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