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EP1394097 - MAN CONVEYOR CONTROLLER, AND MAN CONVEYOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.10.2018 Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.11.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.11.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 08.09.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.05.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	03.05.2019	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR	published on 05.06.2019 [2019/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	[2006/18]
Former [2004/10]	For all designated states MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / IWATA, Akio c/o Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	02 / HIRASAWA, Katumi c/o Eihou Giken Co., Ltd. 15-2, Aza Shindehigashi Kamo Chiakicho Ichinomiya-shi Aichi 491-0801 / JP
	[2017/51]
Former [2004/10]	01 / IWATA, Akio, c/o Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
	02 / HIRASAWA, Katumi, c/o Eihou Giken Co., Ltd. 15-2, Aza Shindehigashi, Kamo, Chiakicho Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi 491-0801 / JP
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[2017/51]
Former [2004/10]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01941256.8	26.06.2001
	[2004/10]
	WO2001JP05459
Priority number, date	JP20010012784	22.01.2001 Original published format: JP 2001012784
	[2004/10]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO02057174
	Date:	25.07.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/30]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1394097
	Date:	03.03.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.07.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/10]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1394097
	Date:	20.12.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	25.07.2002
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.02.2007
Classification	IPC:	B66B25/00	[2004/10]
	CPC:	B66B25/00 (EP,KR)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2017/51]
Former [2004/10]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	STEUERUNG FÜR PERSONENBEFÖRDERUNGSEINRICHTUNG UND PERSONENBEFÖRDERUNGSEINRICHTUNG	[2004/10]
	English:	MAN CONVEYOR CONTROLLER, AND MAN CONVEYOR	[2004/10]
	French:	UNITE DE COMMANDE POUR TAPIS ROULANT DE TRANSPORT DE PERSONNES, ET TAPIS ROULANT DE TRANSPORT DE PERSONNES	[2004/10]
Entry into regional phase	18.09.2002	Translation filed
	18.09.2002	National basic fee paid
	18.09.2002	Search fee paid
	18.09.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.09.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.09.2002	Examination requested [2004/10]
	26.03.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.07.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.12.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.02.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.05.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.08.2017	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	24.08.2017	Fee for grant paid
	24.08.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.11.2017	Information about intention to grant a patent
	14.11.2017	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 26.03.2008
Opposition(s)	21.09.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/48]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.06.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.06.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	26.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 09
	31.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 11
	31.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 12
	19.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 13
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 14
	10.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 15
	10.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 16
	16.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 17
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	26.06.2018
	FR	30.06.2018
	[2019/23]
Former [2019/21]	GB	26.06.2018
Documents cited:	Search	[X]GB2175761 (OTIS ELEVATOR CO) [X] 1-10 * page 1, line 68 - line 90; figure 1 *;
		[A]DE3617620 (OTIS ELEVATOR CO [US]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
		[X]US4748394 (WATANABE EIKI [JP]) [X] 1-10 * column 2 - column 3; figure 1 *;
		[A]JPH0382394 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [A] 1-10* abstract *;
		[A]DE4313424 (O & K ROLLTREPPEN GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
		[X]WO9818711 (OTIS ELEVATOR CO [US]) [X] 1-10 * figure 2 *;
		[X]JP2000229776 (HITACHI LTD, et al) [X] 1-10 * abstract *
	International search	[X]JPH0986849 (HITACHI LTD);
		[X]JP2000229776 (HITACHI LTD, et al);
		[Y]JPH0382394 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
		[Y]JPS6069278U ;
		[A]JPS61291390 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP)

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