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EP About this file: EP3604659

EP3604659 - TRACK MECHANISM AND FRONT-LOADER WASHING MACHINE HAVING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.02.2022
Database last updated on 22.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co., Ltd.
No. 18, South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi, Jiangsu 214028 / CN
[2021/15]
Former [2020/06]For all designated states
Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co., Ltd.
No. 18, South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi
Jiangsu 214028 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / TONG, Shuai
No. 18 South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi Jiangsu 214028 / CN
02 / HE, Hucheng
No. 18 South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi Jiangsu 214028 / CN
03 / ZHAO, Changxing
No. 18 South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi Jiangsu 214028 / CN
04 / LIU, Zhigang
No. 18 South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi Jiangsu 214028 / CN
05 / TAN, Lufu
No. 18 South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi Jiangsu 214028 / CN
06 / JIANG, Tao
No. 18 South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi Jiangsu 214028 / CN
07 / YU, Xin
No. 18 South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi Jiangsu 214028 / CN
08 / TANG, Yusheng
No. 18 South Changjiang Road
New District
Wuxi Jiangsu 214028 / CN
 [2020/06]
Representative(s)Lam, Alvin, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/06]Lam, Alvin, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date17903463.219.09.2017
[2020/06]
WO2017CN102325
Priority number, dateCN20171019917329.03.2017         Original published format: CN201710199173
[2020/06]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018176748
Date:04.10.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3604659
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3604659
Date:14.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN04.10.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.12.2019
ClassificationIPC:D06F37/28
[2020/06]
CPC:
D06F37/18 (EP,CN,US); D06F23/02 (US); D06F37/28 (EP,CN,US);
D06F39/14 (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 [2020/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHIENENMECHANISMUS UND FRONTLADERWASCHMASCHINE DAMIT[2020/06]
English:TRACK MECHANISM AND FRONT-LOADER WASHING MACHINE HAVING SAME[2020/06]
French:MÉCANISME DE RAIL ET LAVE-LINGE À CHARGEMENT FRONTAL DOTÉ D'UN TEL MÉCANISME DE RAIL[2020/06]
Entry into regional phase23.10.2019Translation filed 
23.10.2019National basic fee paid 
23.10.2019Search fee paid 
23.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
23.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
08.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.01.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.03.2021Fee for grant paid
03.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
19.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [A]EP1961856  (ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]) [A] 1-12 * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0015]; figures 5-7 ** paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0020] *;
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