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EP About this file: EP3657605

EP3657605 - TERMINAL BLOCK WITH LATERAL ELASTIC HANDLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.03.2022
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.12.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dinkle Enterprise Co., Ltd.
No. 19, Wuquan 2nd Road
Wugu District
New Taipei City 24890 / TW
For all designated states
Dinkle Electric Machinery (China) Co., Ltd.
258 Xingpu Middle Road
Zhipu Town
Kunshan Jiangsu 215343 / CN
[2020/22]
Inventor(s)01 / Wu, Shang-Tsai
DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
No. 19, Wuquan 2nd Rd. Wugu Dist.
24890 New Taipei City / TW
 [2020/22]
Representative(s)2K Patentanwälte Blasberg Kewitz & Reichel
Partnerschaft mbB
Schumannstrasse 27
60325 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/16]Bals & Vogel Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Konrad-Zuse-Str. 4
44801 Bochum / DE
Former [2020/22]Patentanwälte Bals & Vogel
Universitätsstrasse 142
44799 Bochum / DE
Application number, filing date18207842.822.11.2018
[2020/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3657605
Date:27.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3657605
Date:20.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01R4/48, H01R13/11
[2020/22]
CPC:
H01R13/112 (EP); H01R4/483 (EP); H01R4/4821 (EP);
H01R4/4852 (EP); H01R9/2491 (EP)
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 [2020/38]
Former [2020/22]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:KLEMMLEISTE MIT SEITLICHEN ELASTISCHEN GRIFFEN[2020/22]
English:TERMINAL BLOCK WITH LATERAL ELASTIC HANDLES[2020/22]
French:BLOC TERMINAL À MANCHES ÉLASTIQUES LATÉRAUX[2020/22]
Examination procedure30.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.08.2020Examination requested  [2020/38]
07.08.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.03.2022Fee for grant paid
09.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.01.2023  25.01.2023  ADMISSIBLE
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
Flachsmarktstrasse 8
32825 Blomberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Gesthuysen Patentanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Huyssenallee 68
45128 Essen / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2023/09]
Opponent(s)01  20.01.2023  25.01.2023  ADMISSIBLE
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
Flachsmarktstrasse 8
32825 Blomberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Gesthuysen Patentanwälte
Patentanwälte
Huyssenallee 100
45128 Essen / DE
03.02.2023Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
12.06.2023Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.11.2018
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE3743410  (ELECTRO TERMINAL GMBH [AT]);
 [A]EP1094551  (ELECTRO TERMINAL GMBH [AT]);
 [A]DE19949387  (ELECTRO TERMINAL GMBH [AT], et al);
 [XYI]US9397444  (WU SHANG-TSAI [TW]);
 [YA]US9466897  (WU SHANG-TSAI [TW])
ExaminationDE3743410
 DE19949387
OppositionEP0246199
 DE3743410
 EP1094551
 US2012029549
 US9397444
 US9466897
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