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EP About this file: EP1083092

EP1083092 - Vehicle floor with a central tunnel [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/11]Vehicle central console
[2004/11]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.09.2005
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 16.01.2008  [2008/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/11]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Hofmann, Gustav
Münstedterstrasse 19
38114 Braunschweig / DE
02 / Soltendieck, Bernd
Forststrasse 40
38108 Braunschweig / DE
03 / Jauch-Paganetti, Michele
Spitzwegstrasse 1
38106 Braunschweig / DE
 [2001/11]
Application number, filing date00118162.730.08.2000
[2001/11]
Priority number, dateDE199914288808.09.1999         Original published format: DE 19942888
[2001/11]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1083092
Date:14.03.2001
Language:DE
[2001/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1083092
Date:27.02.2002
[2002/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1083092
Date:03.11.2004
Language:DE
[2004/45]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.01.2002
ClassificationIPC:B60R7/04
[2001/11]
CPC:
B60R7/04 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/11]
TitleGerman:Kraftfahrzeugaufbau mit einem Mitteltunnel[2004/11]
English:Vehicle floor with a central tunnel[2004/11]
French:Plancher d'un véhicule avec un tunnel centrale[2004/11]
Former [2001/11]Mitteltunnel eines Kraftfahrzeugs
Former [2001/11]Vehicle central console
Former [2001/11]Console centrale d'un véhicule
Examination procedure27.08.2002Examination requested  [2002/44]
01.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.02.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.06.2004Fee for grant paid
28.06.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.08.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
01.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES03.11.2004
FI03.11.2004
GB03.11.2004
IE03.11.2004
NL03.11.2004
DK03.02.2005
GR03.02.2005
SE03.02.2005
PT03.04.2005
[2008/03]
Former [2007/08]ES03.11.2004
FI03.11.2004
GB03.11.2004
IE03.11.2004
NL03.11.2004
DK03.02.2005
GR03.02.2005
SE03.02.2005
Former [2006/13]FI03.11.2004
GB03.11.2004
IE03.11.2004
NL03.11.2004
DK03.02.2005
GR03.02.2005
Former [2005/46]FI03.11.2004
IE03.11.2004
DK03.02.2005
GR03.02.2005
Former [2005/26]FI03.11.2004
GR03.02.2005
Former [2005/24]FI03.11.2004
Documents cited:Search[A]DE8418140U  (AUDI);
 [A]DE8437440U  (AUDI) [A] 10,11 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0212262  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]) [A] 9 * figure 3 *;
 [A]US4818008  (CRESSONI ERMANNO [IT]);
 [A]US4864886  (BURGEI RUSSELL J [US]);
 [A]DE29509677U  (LIU ZON FA [TW], et al);
 [A]FR2724609  (PEUGEOT [FR]);
 [A]DE19529876  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE], et al);
 [A]DE19633913  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]) [A] 7,8 * abstract *;
 [PX]DE19855095  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [PX] 1-4,6 * abstract *
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