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EP3392095 - DEVICE FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 13.06.2025 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 07.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.09.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 03.05.2019
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 21.09.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	13.06.2025	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 16.07.2025 [2025/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states HUF Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG Steeger Str. 17 42551 Velbert / DE
	[2018/43]
Inventor(s)	01 / ZILLMANN, Horst Leienfelsstraße 25 81243 München / DE
	[2018/43]
Representative(s)	Bals, Rüdiger, et al Bals & Vogel Patentanwälte PartGmbB Konrad-Zuse-Str. 4 44801 Bochum / DE
	[2025/29]
Former [2018/43]	Bals, Rüdiger, et al Bals & Vogel Universitätsstrasse 142 44799 Bochum / DE
Application number, filing date	18167162.9	13.04.2018
	[2018/43]
Priority number, date	DE201710108250	19.04.2017 Original published format: DE102017108250
	[2018/43]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3392095
	Date:	24.10.2018
	Language:	DE
	[2018/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3392095
	Date:	11.03.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/11]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP3392095
	Date:	16.07.2025
	Language:	DE
	[2025/29]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.09.2018
Classification	IPC:	B60R25/0215	[2018/43]
	CPC:	B60R25/02153 (EP); B60R25/02 (CN); B60R25/01 (CN)
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/23]
Former [2018/43]	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
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUM SPERREN UND FREIGEBEN EINES FUNKTIONSWESENTLICHEN BAUTEILS EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGES	[2018/43]
	English:	DEVICE FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE	[2018/43]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE BLOCAGE ET DÉBLOCAGE D'UN COMPOSANT ESSENTIEL AU FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE	[2018/43]
Examination procedure	24.04.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.04.2019	Examination requested [2019/23]
	24.04.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	20.09.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.01.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	30.01.2020	Fee for grant paid
	30.01.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 10.12.2020 Ehlers, Jochen Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1 20355 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1 20355 Hamburg / DE
		[2021/03]
	Former [2021/02]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.12.2020 Ehlers, Jochen Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1 20355 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1 20355 Hamburg / DE
	23.12.2020	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	16.04.2021	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	27.04.2022	Date of oral proceedings
	14.07.2022	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	14.07.2022	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	13.03.2025	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	03.04.2025	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
Appeal following opposition	19.08.2022	Appeal received No. T1963/22
	19.08.2022	Payment of appeal fee
	07.11.2022	Statement of grounds filed
	13.03.2025	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	27.03.2025	Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
	13.03.2025	Date of oral proceedings
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	13.04.2018
	AL	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	IE	13.04.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	GB	13.04.2022
	FR	30.04.2022
	AT	13.04.2023
	[2024/35]
Former [2023/09]	HU	13.04.2018
	AL	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	IE	13.04.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	GB	13.04.2022
	FR	30.04.2022
Former [2023/08]	HU	13.04.2018
	AL	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	IE	13.04.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	GB	13.04.2022
Former [2022/31]	HU	13.04.2018
	AL	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	IE	13.04.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
Former [2022/27]	HU	13.04.2018
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	IE	13.04.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
Former [2022/11]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	IE	13.04.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
Former [2021/20]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	IE	13.04.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	LU	13.04.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/04]	CZ	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	NL	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XAYI] WO2004098959 (HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST GMBH et al.)
		[YA] WO2009074543 (HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST GMBH et al.)
		[A] EP1176065 (MARQUARDT GMBH et al.)
		[A] EP2572945 (HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST GMBH et al.)
		[A] EP1232921 (VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBH et al.)
	Opposition	EP3150447
		WO2004098959
		EP2653356
		US2010083716
		EP3053787
		EP3150447
		WO2004098959
		EP2653356
		US2010083716
		EP3053787
		EP3150447
		EP2653356
		US2010083716
		EP3053787

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