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EP1143460 - Surge arrester [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 09.06.2017 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	09.06.2017	Opposition rejected	published on 12.07.2017 [2017/28]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 72 Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi / JP
	[2009/46]
Former [2001/41]	For all designated states KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA 72 Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Ishizaki, Yoshihiro c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA Intellectual Property Division 1-1, Shibaura 1 chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	02 / Kan, Masahiro c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA Intellectual Property Division 1-1, Shibaura 1 chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	03 / Fukano, Takato c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA Intellectual Property Division 1-1, Shibaura 1 chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	04 / Shimagami, Keisuke c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA Intellectual Property Division 1-1, Shibaura 1 chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	05 / Sano, Fukuo c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA Intellectual Property Division 1-1, Shibaura 1 chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	06 / Suzuki, Hironori c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA Intellectual Property Division 1-1, Shibaura 1 chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	07 / Narita, Hiroyoshi c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA Intellectual Property Division 1-1, Shibaura 1 chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	[2009/46]
Former [2001/41]	01 / Ishizaki, Yoshihiro Toshiba K. K., Intell. Prop. Div., 1-1 Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	02 / Kan, Masahiro Toshiba K. K., Intell. Prop. Div., 1-1 Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	03 / Fukano, Takato Toshiba K. K., Intell. Prop. Div., 1-1 Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	04 / Shimagami, Keisuke Toshiba K. K., Intell. Prop. Div., 1-1 Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	05 / Sano, Fukuo Toshiba K. K., Intell. Prop. Div., 1-1 Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	06 / Suzuki, Hironori Toshiba K. K., Intell. Prop. Div., 1-1 Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
	07 / Narita, Hiroyoshi Toshiba K. K., Intell. Prop. Div., 1-1 Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
Representative(s)	Henkel & Partner mbB Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Maximiliansplatz 21 80333 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/41]	Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel Möhlstrasse 37 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01108390.4	03.04.2001
	[2001/41]
Priority number, date	JP20000106788	07.04.2000 Original published format: JP 2000106788
	[2001/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1143460
	Date:	10.10.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1143460
	Date:	11.11.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/46]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.07.2001
Classification	IPC:	H01C7/12, A01M29/00	[2001/41]
	CPC:	A01M29/06 (EP); H01T4/00 (KR); A01M29/08 (EP); A01M29/26 (EP); H01C7/12 (EP); H01C7/126 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR [2002/27]
Former [2001/41]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Überspannungsableiter	[2001/41]
	English:	Surge arrester	[2001/41]
	French:	Limiteur de surtension	[2001/41]
Examination procedure	03.04.2001	Examination requested [2001/41]
	08.05.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.11.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.02.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.10.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.10.2008	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	31.03.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	09.04.2009	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	20.05.2009	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.09.2009	Fee for grant paid
	23.09.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 10.08.2010 18.08.2010 ADMISSIBLE ABB Schweiz AG, Intellectual Property CH-LC/IP Brown Boveri Strasse 6 5400 Baden / CH Opponent's representative ABB Patent Attorneys C/o ABB Schweiz AG Intellectual Property (CH-LC/IP) Brown Boveri Strasse 6 5400 Baden / CH
		[N/P]
	Former [2012/30]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.08.2010 18.08.2010 ADMISSIBLE ABB Schweiz AG, Intellectual Property CH-LC/IP Brown Boveri Strasse 6 5400 Baden / CH Opponent's representative ABB Patent Attorneys C/o ABB Schweiz AG Intellectual Property (CH-LC/IP) Brown Boveri Strasse 6 CH-5400 Baden / CH
	Former [2011/48]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.08.2010 18.08.2010 ADMISSIBLE ABB Schweiz AG, Intellectual Property CH-LC/IP Brown Boveri Strasse 6 5400 Baden / CH Opponent's representative Zimmermann, Gerd Heinrich Zimmermann & Partner Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
	Former [2010/37]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.08.2010 ADMISSIBLE ABB Schweiz AG, Intellectual Property CH-LC/IP Brown Boveri Strasse 6 5400 Baden / CH Opponent's representative ABB Patent Attorneys C/o ABB Schweiz AG Intellectual Property (CH-LC/IP) Brown Boveri Strasse 6 CH-5400 Baden / CH
	15.09.2010	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	25.05.2011	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	12.12.2011	Date of oral proceedings
	16.12.2011	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	30.01.2012	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	27.04.2017	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2017/28]
Appeal following opposition	10.04.2012	Appeal received No. T0810/12
	11.06.2012	Statement of grounds filed
	27.04.2017	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	27.04.2017	Date of oral proceedings
	11.05.2017	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	02.10.2008	Request for further processing filed
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.04.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.04.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	17.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	12.04.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
	16.04.2009	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]DE2843639 (HOECHST AG) [Y] 13 * page 5, line 18 - line 22 *;
		[Y]US4571660 (MITSUMATSU YOSHIO [JP], et al) [Y] 12 * figure 2; example 1 *;
		[X]US4989115 (BOURDAGES MICHEL [CA], et al) [X] 1,2,4 * abstract *;
		[YA]US5602710 (SCHMIDT WALTER [CH], et al) [Y] 9 * column 4, line 24 - line 26; figure 5 * [A] 10-12;
		[XY]US5625523 (NEDRIGA WALTER N [US]) [X] 1-8,14 * the whole document * [Y] 9,12,13;
		[A]WO9739462 (SOULE MATERIEL ELECTR [FR], et al) [A] 5-8 * page 6, line 15 - page 7, line 3; figure 4 *;
		[X]US5912611 (BERGGREN SOREN [SE], et al) [X] 1-3,5-8 * abstract * * column 3, line 31 - line 55; figures 1,2 *;
		[A] - VITET S ET AL, "THERMAL STRESS ON ZNO SURGE ARRESTERS IN POLLUTED CONDITIONS PART II: FIELD TEST RESULTS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY,US,IEEE INC. NEW YORK, (19921001), vol. 7, no. 4, ISSN 0885-8977, pages 2023 - 2036, XP000298215 [A] 12 * table 1 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/61.157006
	Examination	- VOLKER HINRICHSEN, "Ueberspannungsalbleiter und Ueberspannungsschutz", UNIVERSITY LECTURE, Seminar "Isolationskoordination", Deidesheim, pages 1 - 39

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