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EP About this file: EP1254036

EP1254036 - METHOD FOR FOLDING IN/OUT AN ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED TOW HITCH AND ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED TOW HITCH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.12.2005
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen AG
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/45]For all designated states
Volkswagen AG
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / BURNUS, Oliver
Dorfstrasse 8
29393 Gross Oesingen / DE
 [2002/45]
Application number, filing date00991808.722.12.2000
[2002/45]
WO2000EP13246
Priority number, dateDE200010360728.01.2000         Original published format: DE 10003607
[2002/45]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0154931
Date:02.08.2001
Language:DE
[2001/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1254036
Date:06.11.2002
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.08.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1254036
Date:16.02.2005
Language:DE
[2005/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.08.2001
ClassificationIPC:B60D1/52
[2002/45]
CPC:
B60D1/246 (EP); B60D1/54 (EP); B60T2201/10 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/45]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM EIN-/AUSKLAPPEN EINER ELEKTRISCH BETRIEBENEN ANHÄNGERKUPPLUNG UND ELEKTRISCH BETRIEBENE ANHÄNGERKUPPLUNG[2002/45]
English:METHOD FOR FOLDING IN/OUT AN ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED TOW HITCH AND ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED TOW HITCH[2002/45]
French:PROCEDE POUR RENTRER ET SORTIR UN DISPOSITIF D'ATTELAGE ELECTRIQUE, ET DISPOSITIF D'ATTELAGE ELECTRIQUE[2002/45]
Entry into regional phase28.08.2002National basic fee paid 
28.08.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
28.08.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.05.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.08.2002Examination requested  [2002/45]
22.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.2004Fee for grant paid
20.12.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.11.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
IT16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
TR16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
ES27.05.2005
PT04.08.2005
[2007/35]
Former [2006/51]FI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
TR16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
ES27.05.2005
PT04.08.2005
Former [2006/31]FI16.02.2005
FR16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
ES27.05.2005
PT04.08.2005
Former [2006/14]FI16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
NL16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
GR16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
ES27.05.2005
PT04.08.2005
Former [2006/13]FI16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
IE16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
ES27.05.2005
Former [2006/12]FI16.02.2005
GB16.02.2005
DK16.05.2005
SE16.05.2005
ES27.05.2005
Former [2005/48]FI16.02.2005
SE16.05.2005
Former [2005/46]FI16.02.2005
Cited inInternational search[A]US4744583  (BLACKWOOD LLOYD [US]) [A] 1-4* the whole document *;
 [A]DE4122778  (DIEHL GMBH & CO [DE]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR2759634  (RENAULT [FR]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [A]DE19711535  (CARTRON FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *
by applicantDE19749544
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