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EP3612436 - REINFORCING ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/09]	REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT
	[2020/48]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 05.02.2021 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 29.10.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 24.01.2020
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 27.10.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 28.04.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sika Technology AG Zugerstrasse 50 6340 Baar / CH
	[2020/09]
Inventor(s)	01 / QIAN, Xuping 44504 Midway Drive Novi, Michigan 48375 / US
	02 / HELFERTY, Raymond 50345 Pinnacle Woods Macomb, Michigan 48042 / US
	03 / NIEZUR, Michael 29929 Vernon Drive Southfield, Michigan 48076 / US
	[2020/09]
Representative(s)	Sika Patent Attorneys C/o Sika Technology AG Corp. IP Dept. Tüffenwies 16 8048 Zürich / CH
	[N/P]
Former [2020/09]	Sika Patent Attorneys c/o Sika Technology AG Corp. IP Dept. Tüffenwies 16 Postfach 8048 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date	18717933.8	18.04.2018
	[2020/09]
	WO2018EP59848
Priority number, date	EP20170167611	21.04.2017 Original published format: EP 17167611
	[2020/09]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018192946
	Date:	25.10.2018
	Language:	DE
	[2018/43]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3612436
	Date:	26.02.2020
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.10.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2020/09]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3612436
	Date:	10.03.2021
	Language:	DE
	[2021/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	25.10.2018
Classification	IPC:	B62D25/00, B62D29/00	[2020/09]
	CPC:	B62D25/00 (EP,US); B62D27/026 (US); B62D29/002 (EP); B62D29/004 (EP); B62D29/043 (US)
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 [2020/09]
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:	VERSTÄRKUNGSELEMENT	[2020/09]
	English:	REINFORCING ELEMENT	[2020/48]
	French:	ÉLÉMENT DE RENFORT	[2020/48]
	Former [2020/09]	REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT
	Former [2020/09]	ÉLÉMENT DE RENFORCEMENT
Entry into regional phase	21.11.2019	National basic fee paid
	21.11.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.11.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.11.2019	Examination requested [2020/09]
	21.11.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	30.10.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.01.2021	Fee for grant paid
	26.01.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	26.01.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 09.12.2021 13.12.2021 ADMISSIBLE L & L Products Europe S.A.S. 1, Rue Lindberg ZA Activeum, Altorf 67129 Molsheim, Cedex / FR Opponent's representative Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner Waidmarkt 11 50676 Köln / DE
		[2022/03]
	03.01.2022	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.04.2022	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	21.09.2023	Date of oral proceedings
	12.10.2023	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	12.10.2023	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition	04.12.2023	Appeal received No. T1949/23
	04.12.2023	Payment of appeal fee
	13.02.2024	Statement of grounds filed
	05.12.2023	Appeal received No. T1949/23
	05.12.2023	Payment of appeal fee
	09.02.2024	Statement of grounds filed
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.04.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
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	by applicant	US6387470
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