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EP1161624 - MULTI-PIECE PISTON [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 26.09.2008 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	26.09.2008	Revocation of patent	published on 29.10.2008 [2008/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MAHLE GMBH Pragstrasse 26-46 70376 Stuttgart / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/50]	For all designated states MAHLE GMBH Pragstrasse 26-46 D-70376 Stuttgart / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / KORTAS, Jochen Imkerstrasse 1 D-70439 Stuttgart / DE
	02 / LIPP, Stefan Wilhelm-Maybach-Strasse 19 D-73765 Neuhausen / DE
	03 / SANDER, Wilfried Reutlinger Strasse 60 D-74172 Neckarsulm / DE
	[2001/50]
Representative(s)	BRP Renaud & Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Steuerberater Königstrasse 28 70173 Stuttgart / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/50]	Patentanwalts-Partnerschaft Rotermund + Pfusch Waiblinger Strasse 11 70372 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date	00907440.2	25.01.2000
	[2001/50]
	WO2000DE00199
Priority number, date	DE1999110582	10.03.1999 Original published format: DE 19910582
	[2001/50]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0053913
	Date:	14.09.2000
	Language:	DE
	[2000/37]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1161624
	Date:	12.12.2001
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.09.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1161624
	Date:	28.05.2003
	Language:	DE
	[2003/22]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.09.2000
Classification	IPC:	F02F3/00	[2001/50]
	CPC:	F02F3/0023 (EP,US); F02F3/00 (KR); F02F3/003 (EP,US); F02F3/22 (EP,US); F02F2200/04 (EP,US); F05C2201/021 (EP,US); (+) F05C2201/0448 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2003/22]
Former [2001/50]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	GEBAUTER KOLBEN	[2001/50]
	English:	MULTI-PIECE PISTON	[2001/50]
	French:	PISTON EN PLUSIEURS PARTIES	[2001/50]
Entry into regional phase	20.07.2001	National basic fee paid
	20.07.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	20.07.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.09.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	20.07.2001	Examination requested [2001/50]
	07.03.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	06.09.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.03.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.04.2003	Fee for grant paid
	01.04.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 27.02.2004 09.03.2004 ADMISSIBLE KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH Karl-Schmidt-Strasse 74172 Neckarsulm / DE Opponent's representative Thul, Hermann Thul Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Rheinmetall Platz 1 40476 Düsseldorf / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/28]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.02.2004 09.03.2004 ADMISSIBLE KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH Karl-Schmidt-Strasse 74172 Neckarsulm / DE Opponent's representative Thul, Hermann Thul Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Rheinmetall Platz 1 40476 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [2004/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.02.2004 KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH Karl-Schmidt-Strasse 74172 Neckarsulm / DE Opponent's representative Thul, Hermann, Dipl.-Phys. Zentrale Patentabteilung, Rheinmetall AG, Rheinmetall Allee 1 40476 Düsseldorf / DE
	deleted	Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
	02.04.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	23.09.2004	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	06.07.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	29.07.2005	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	29.07.2005	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	10.06.2008	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2008/44]
	10.06.2008	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	20.09.2005	Appeal received No. T1216/05
	28.11.2005	Statement of grounds filed
	10.06.2008	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	19.02.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	20.06.2008	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
	18.09.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	29.07.2005	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
	13.09.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	29.07.2005	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.01.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.01.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited in	International search	[A]US5136992 (BREGLER WERNER H [DE], et al) [A] 1,4 * figure 1 * * column A * * claim 1 *;
		[A]DE4322786 (MAHLE GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,3 * figure W *;
		[A]EP0731268 (WAERTSILAE DIESEL INT [FI]) [A] 1,4 * figure 1 * * abstract * * page 3, line 9 - line 36 *;
		[A]US5817196 (TERACHER PASCAL [FR], et al) [A] 1,3 * figure 1 ** column A *

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