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EP About this file: EP1261813

EP1261813 - AIR SPRING WITH TWO PART HOUSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  07.09.2007
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.12.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 07.01.2009  [2009/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Continental Aktiengesellschaft
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hannover / DE
[2002/49]
Inventor(s)01 / OLDENETTEL, Holger
Altes Dorf 6 D
30900 Resse / DE
 [2002/49]
Application number, filing date01909735.110.02.2001
[2002/49]
WO2001EP01477
Priority number, dateDE2000100991201.03.2000         Original published format: DE 10009912
[2002/49]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0165139
Date:07.09.2001
Language:DE
[2001/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1261813
Date:04.12.2002
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.09.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1261813
Date:05.10.2005
Language:DE
[2005/40]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1261813
Date:10.10.2007
Language:DE
[2007/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.09.2001
ClassificationIPC:F16F9/084, B60G15/14
[2002/49]
CPC:
B60G15/12 (EP,US); F16F9/084 (EP,US); B60G2204/126 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/49]
TitleGerman:LUFTFEDER MIT ZWEITEILIGEM GEHÄUSE[2002/49]
English:AIR SPRING WITH TWO PART HOUSING[2002/49]
French:AMORTISSEUR PNEUMATIQUE COMPORTANT UN CARTER EN DEUX PARTIES[2002/49]
Entry into regional phase01.10.2002National basic fee paid 
01.10.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
01.10.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.08.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
01.10.2002Examination requested  [2003/01]
11.08.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.08.2005Fee for grant paid
03.08.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  05.07.2006    ADMISSIBLE
Carl Freudenberg KG
Patente und Marken
69465 Weinheim / DE
 [2006/34]
10.08.2006Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.08.2006Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
14.02.2007Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.02.2007Date of oral proceedings
14.03.2007Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.03.2007Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
04.07.2007Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
13.07.2007Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
01.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY05.10.2005
FI05.10.2005
GB05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
IT05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
TR05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
AT10.02.2006
BE28.02.2006
CH28.02.2006
LI28.02.2006
LU28.02.2006
MC28.02.2006
PT06.03.2006
[2009/02]
Former [2008/37]FI05.10.2005
GB05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
IT05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
TR05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
AT10.02.2006
BE28.02.2006
CH28.02.2006
LI28.02.2006
LU28.02.2006
MC28.02.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2007/36]FI05.10.2005
GB05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
IT05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
AT10.02.2006
BE28.02.2006
CH28.02.2006
LI28.02.2006
LU28.02.2006
MC28.02.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2007/28]FI05.10.2005
GB05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
AT10.02.2006
BE28.02.2006
CH28.02.2006
LI28.02.2006
LU28.02.2006
MC28.02.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2007/13]FI05.10.2005
GB05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
BE28.02.2006
CH28.02.2006
LI28.02.2006
LU28.02.2006
MC28.02.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2007/10]FI05.10.2005
GB05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
CH28.02.2006
LI28.02.2006
LU28.02.2006
MC28.02.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2007/03]FI05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
CH28.02.2006
LI28.02.2006
MC28.02.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2006/44]FI05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
MC28.02.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2006/40]FI05.10.2005
IE05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2006/38]FI05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
GR05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2006/35]FI05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
DK05.01.2006
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2006/33]FI05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
SE05.01.2006
ES16.01.2006
PT06.03.2006
Former [2006/27]FI05.10.2005
NL05.10.2005
SE05.01.2006
PT06.03.2006
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NL05.10.2005
PT06.03.2006
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NL05.10.2005
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Cited inInternational search[A]JPS60121337  ;
 [A]FR2574717  (TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * figure . *;
 [X]DE3726923  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [X] 1,2,7 * the whole document *;
 [X]JPH06228538  (KOMATSU MFG CO LTD) [X] 1,2,5,7 * figure - *;
 [A]US5667203  (ROEMER MATTHIAS [DE]) [A] 1 * figure - * * column 1, line 50 - line 53 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19851107), vol. 009, no. 279, Database accession no. (M - 427), & JP60121337 A 19850628 (BRIDGESTONE KK) [A] * abstract *
ExaminationJPS6056612
 JPH03244844
by applicantEP0253261
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