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EP1213217 - Bicycle hub [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 17.07.2009 Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.07.2009	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 19.08.2009 [2009/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SHIMANO INC. 3-77, Oimatsu-cho Sakai-ku Sakai City Osaka 590-8577 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2006/31]	For all designated states SHIMANO INC. 3-77 Oimatsu-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City Osaka 590-8577 / JP
Former [2006/27]	For all designated states SHIMANO INC. 77 Oimatsu-cho 3-cho Sakai-shi Osaka 590-8577 / JP
Former [2002/24]	For all designated states Shimano Inc. 77 Oimatsu-cho 3-cho, Sakai-shi Osaka 590-8577 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Kanehisa, Takanori 874-1-307, Fukainakamachi Sakai-shi, Osaka / JP
	02 / Kirimoto, Kanji 1-22-6, Kashin Kaizuka-shi, Osaka / JP
	[2002/24]
Representative(s)	Wallinger, Michael Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7 80331 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/34]	Wallinger, Michael Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Foerstl Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7 80331 München / DE
Former [2002/24]	Wallinger, Michael, Dr. Zweibrückenstrasse 2 80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01125082.6	22.10.2001
	[2002/24]
Priority number, date	US20000732922	11.12.2000 Original published format: US 732922
	[2002/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1213217
	Date:	12.06.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/24]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1213217
	Date:	05.11.2003
	[2003/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1213217
	Date:	05.07.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/27]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1213217
	Date:	19.08.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/34]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.09.2003
Classification	IPC:	B62K25/02, B60B27/02, B62M11/00, B62M9/10, F16D41/36	[2003/45]
	CPC:	B62M9/10 (EP,US); B60B27/0005 (EP,US); B60B27/0078 (EP,US); B60B27/026 (EP,US); B60B27/047 (EP,US); B62K25/02 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2002/24]	B62K25/02, B60B27/02, B62M11/00
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IE, IT, NL [2004/31]
Former [2002/24]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Fahrradnabe	[2002/24]
	English:	Bicycle hub	[2002/24]
	French:	Moyeu de bicyclette	[2002/24]
Examination procedure	28.03.2003	Observations by third parties
	22.01.2004	Examination requested [2004/13]
	07.05.2004	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	31.08.2004	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, LU, MC, PT, SE, TR
	30.09.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.12.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.02.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.05.2006	Fee for grant paid
	12.05.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 31.03.2007 ADMISSIBLE SRAM Deutschland GmbH Romstr. 1 97424 Schweinfurt / DE
		[2007/21]
	29.05.2007	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	06.12.2007	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	04.11.2008	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	04.11.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	26.11.2008	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	26.11.2008	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	30.03.2009	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	06.07.2009	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.01.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.10.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	11.06.2004	AT M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	BE M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	CH M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	CY M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	DK M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	ES M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	FI M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	GR M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	LU M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	MC M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	PT M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	SE M01 Not yet paid
	11.06.2004	TR M01 Not yet paid
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2003	03 M06 Fee paid on 08.01.2004
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FR	05.07.2006
	IT	05.07.2006
	NL	05.07.2006
	GB	22.10.2006
	IE	23.10.2006
	[2008/52]
Former [2008/23]	IT	05.07.2006
	NL	05.07.2006
	GB	22.10.2006
	IE	23.10.2006
	FR	11.05.2007
Former [2007/50]	IT	05.07.2006
	NL	05.07.2006
	GB	22.10.2006
	IE	23.10.2006
Former [2007/48]	IT	05.07.2006
	NL	05.07.2006
	IE	23.10.2006
Former [2007/36]	IT	05.07.2006
	NL	05.07.2006
Former [2007/19]	NL	05.07.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]GB572237 (BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS CO LTD, et al) [Y] 1-4 * the whole document *;
		[A]FR961345 (JOFRE) [A] 1-4 * page 3, line 87 - line 101 *;
		[A]GB668943 (JUY LUCIEN CHARLES HIPPOLYTE) [A] 1 * page 2, line 24 - line 60 *;
		[Y]US4461375 (BROWN LAWRENCE G [US]) [Y] 1-4 * column 5, line 49 - line 68 *;
		[A]US5515957 (MCCONAGHY ROBERT F [US]) [A] 1 * column 6, line 40 - line 48; figure 6 *;
		[XA]FR2776612 (SAVARD FRANCK [FR]) [X] 1 * page 9, line 1 - line 6; figure 1 * [A] 2;
		[A]US6059305 (BOLLINI JEAN [FR]) [A] 1* abstract *;
		[A]US6065580 (KIRK FRIEDRICH [US]) [A] 1 * column 2, line 34 - column 49 *;
		[A]US6123179 (CHEN HUBERT [TW]) [A] 1 * abstract *
	other	GB572237
		FR961345
		DE850276
		DE1155355
		DE7927939U
		EP0094649
		US4567973
		EP0890505
		EP0835188
	Opposition	BE435289
		GB191209170
		FR961345
		DE850276
		FR2501124
		DE8221406U
		EP0094649
		US4567973
		EP0890505

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