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EP3968050 - MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PERSONS AND / OR OBJECTS IN THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.05.2024
Database last updated on 21.03.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VOLKSWAGEN AG
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
[2022/11]
Inventor(s)01 / Ette, Bernd
38442 Wolfsburg / DE
 [2022/11]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date21183971.706.07.2021
[2022/11]
Priority number, dateDE20201020965030.07.2020         Original published format: DE102020209650
[2022/11]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3968050
Date:16.03.2022
Language:DE
[2022/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01S13/04, G01S13/56, G01S13/88
[2022/11]
CPC:
G01S13/04 (EP,US); G01S5/02 (CN); B60R25/00 (CN);
G01S13/42 (US); G01S13/56 (EP); G01S13/886 (EP);
G01S11/02 (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 [2022/43]
Former [2022/11]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 statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM ERFASSEN VON PERSONEN UND/ODER OBJEKTEN IM INNENRAUM EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS UND KRAFTFAHRZEUG[2022/11]
English:MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PERSONS AND / OR OBJECTS IN THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE[2022/11]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION DES PERSONNES ET/OU DES OBJETS DANS UN HABITACLE D'UN VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE ET VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE[2022/11]
Examination procedure04.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/43]
16.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO0242124  (TIME DOMAIN CORP [US], et al);
 [IY]DE10237331  (SIEMENS AG [DE]);
 [IY]DE102013201836  (CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO OHG [DE]);
 [Y]DE102017216239  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE])
by applicantEP2157665
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