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EP About this file: EP1177940

EP1177940 - Vehicle turn signal cancel device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.05.2009
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.08.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 23.09.2009  [2009/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
Stuttgarter Strasse 119
74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen / DE
[2002/06]
Inventor(s)01 / Papenfuss, Jürgen
Gutenbergstrasse 14/2
74343 Sachsenheim / DE
02 / Machalitzky, Otto
Frimleystrasse 50/2
74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen / DE
03 / Hecht, Walter
Fichtestrasse 8
74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen / DE
 [2002/06]
Representative(s)DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 10 37 62
70032 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/06]Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker
Patentanwälte, Postfach 10 37 62
70032 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date01113244.631.05.2001
[2002/06]
Priority number, dateDE200013758602.08.2000         Original published format: DE 10037586
[2002/06]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1177940
Date:06.02.2002
Language:DE
[2002/06]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1177940
Date:11.04.2007
[2007/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1177940
Date:09.07.2008
Language:DE
[2008/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.03.2007
ClassificationIPC:B60Q1/42
[2002/06]
CPC:
B60Q1/425 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2007/51]
Former [2002/06]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Rückstellvorrichtung für einen Blinkerschalter in Kraftfahrzeugen[2002/06]
English:Vehicle turn signal cancel device[2002/06]
French:Mécanisme de rappel pour indicateur de direction de véhicule[2002/06]
Examination procedure26.06.2007Examination requested  [2007/32]
27.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.10.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
15.11.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
24.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.02.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.05.2008Fee for grant paid
20.05.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.04.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
24.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
13.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
14.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
17.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
16.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT09.07.2008
ES20.10.2008
[2009/39]
Former [2009/09]ES20.10.2008
Documents cited:Search[A]DE1266652  (WESTFAELISCHE METALL INDUSTRIE) [A] 1,2,4,9,13,14,18* the whole document *;
 [A]DE2201157  (MERIT WERK MERTEN & CO KG) [A] 1,2,4 * figures 11,12 * * page 11, line 24 - page 12, line 15 *;
 [A]FR2293336  (LUCAS ELECTRICAL CO LTD [GB]) [A] 1,2,4,9,10,16,17 * abstract *;
 [X]DE3510345  (KOSTAL LEOPOLD GMBH & CO KG) [X] 1,3,4,9,10,12-16,18 * column 4, line 55 - column 5 * * figure 1 *;
 [XY]DE3443162  (KOSTAL LEOPOLD GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [X] 1,2,4,9-11,13-15,17,18,20 * figure 1 * * pages 6-10 * [Y] 12;
 [YA]US4739131  (MAEDA TAKUYA [JP]) [Y] 12 * abstract * [A] 4-8,13,14,16,20;
 [PX]DE10030275  (ROBERT SEUFFER GMBH & CO [DE]) [PX] 1-4,9,12,15-17 * column 1, line 48 * * columns 3-7 * * figures 1-14 *
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