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EP1222088 - VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING A PACKAGE POSITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  14.08.2009
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.03.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 06.04.2011  [2011/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
Hertelsbrunnenring 2
67657 Kaiserslautern / DE
[2003/44]
Former [2003/12]For all designated states
KEIPER GmbH & Co.KG
Hertelsbrunnenring 2
67657 Kaiserlautern / DE
Former [2002/29]For all designated states
Keiper GmbH & Co.
Hertelsbrunnenring 2
67657 Kaiserslautern / DE
Inventor(s)01 / KÄMMERER, Joachim
Konrad-Adenauer-Str.39
D-67663 Kaiserslautern / DE
 [2003/29]
Former [2002/29]01 / KÄMMERER, Joachim
Schulstrasse 17
D-67655 Kaiserslautern / DE
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Hosenthien-Held und Dr. Held
Klopstockstrasse 63-65
70193 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/29]Patentanwälte Hosenthien-Held und Dr. Held
Klopstockstrasse 63
70193 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date01980312.131.08.2001
[2002/29]
WO2001EP10058
Priority number, dateDE2000104547414.09.2000         Original published format: DE 10045474
[2002/29]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0222391
Date:21.03.2002
Language:DE
[2002/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1222088
Date:17.07.2002
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.03.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1222088
Date:29.10.2003
Language:DE
[2003/44]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1222088
Date:16.09.2009
Language:DE
[2009/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:B60N2/015
[2002/29]
CPC:
B60N2/0292 (EP,US); B60N2/01583 (EP,US); B60N2/3031 (EP,US);
B60N2/305 (EP,US); B60N2/309 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2003/44]
Former [2002/29]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:FAHRZEUGSITZ MIT PACKAGESTELLUNG[2002/29]
English:VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING A PACKAGE POSITION[2002/29]
French:SIEGE DE VEHICULE COMPRENANT UNE POSITION RABATTUE[2002/29]
Entry into regional phase19.04.2002National basic fee paid 
19.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
19.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/29]
16.07.2002Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Claims
22.08.2002Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Claims {1}
08.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.11.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.12.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
22.01.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.07.2003Fee for grant paid
11.07.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  19.04.2004    ADMISSIBLE
Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
Nordsehler Strasse 38
31 655 Stadthagen / DE
Opponent's representative
Bremer, Ulrich
Anwaltskanzlei Advopat
Brümmerstedt, Oelfke, Seewald & König
Postfach 1026
30010 Hannover / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2004/25]
Opponent(s)01  19.04.2004    ADMISSIBLE
Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
Nordsehler Strasse 38
31 655 Stadthagen / DE
Opponent's representative
Bremer, Ulrich
Anwaltskanzlei Brümmerstedt, Oelfke, Seewald & König Postfach 1026
30010 Hannover / DE
03.09.2004Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
15.12.2004Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
01.12.2006Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
24.04.2009Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
24.04.2009Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
27.07.2009Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
30.07.2009Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition19.12.2006Appeal received No.  T1920/06
14.03.2007Statement of grounds filed
24.04.2009Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
24.04.2009Date of oral proceedings
05.05.2009Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT31.08.2009
[2011/14]
Cited inInternational search[A]JPS55164532  ;
 [A]GB2095984  (TALBOT MOTOR) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [XA]US4736985  (FOURREY FRANCOIS [FR], et al) [X] 1-7,10,11 * the whole document * [A] 8,12;
 [A]DE19533932  (KEIPER RECARO GMBH CO [DE]) [A] 1* column 3, line 44 - column 6, line 61; figures 2,3; claim 1 *;
 [PXA]WO0119640  (KEIPER GMBH & CO [DE], et al) [PX] 1-7,10,11 * abstract * [A] 8,12
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19810314), vol. 005, no. 039, Database accession no. (M - 059), & JP55164532 A 19801222 (MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO LTD;OTHERS: 01) [A] 1 * abstract *
OppositionDE699589
 DE19607060
 ES2147090
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