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EP About this file: EP1338235

EP1338235 - Plurality of floor care discs for a floor care apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2003/35]Plurality of floor care discs, floor care disc and floor care apparatus
[2005/42]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.05.2007
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.04.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GR		published on 21.05.2008  [2008/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
Mühlenweg 17-37
42275 Wuppertal / DE
[2006/29]
Former [2003/35]For all designated states
Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
Mühlenweg 17-37
42275 Wuppertal / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Strohmeyer, Rolf
Kraner Höhe 33
42899 Remscheid / DE
02 / Schiffarth, Markus, Dr.
Taubenstrasse 5
58332 Schwelm / DE
03 / Fass, Heike
Strassweg 9
42499 Hückeswagen / DE
04 / Dieudonné, Stephan Peter
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Strasse 3
58300 Wetter/Ruhr / DE
05 / Jokinen, Mari
Bonnerstrasse 211
50968 Köln / DE
06 / Sinstedten, Johannes
Goethestrasse 6
41352 Korschenbroich / DE
 [2003/45]
Former [2003/35]01 / Strohmeyer, Rolf
Kraner Höhe 33
42899 Remscheid / DE
02 / Schiffarth, Markus, Dr.
Taubenstrasse 5
58332 Schwelm / DE
03 / Fass, Heike
Tannenburgstrasse 41
49084 Osnabrück / DE
04 / Dieudonné, Stephan Peter
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Strasse 3
58300 Wetter/Ruhr / DE
05 / Jokinen, Mari
Bonnerstrasse 211
50968 Köln / DE
06 / Sinstedten, Johannes
Goethestrasse 6
41352 Korschenbroich / DE
Representative(s)Müller, Enno, et al
Rieder & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte - Rechtsanwalt
Yale-Allee 26
42329 Wuppertal / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/35]Müller, Enno, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Rieder & Partner Anwaltskanzlei Corneliusstrasse 45
42329 Wuppertal / DE
Application number, filing date03009824.822.04.1998
[2003/35]
Priority number, dateDE1997101849602.05.1997         Original published format: DE 19718496
DE1997102892707.07.1997         Original published format: DE 19728927
[2003/35]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1338235
Date:27.08.2003
Language:DE
[2003/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1338235
Date:19.11.2003
[2003/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1338235
Date:19.07.2006
Language:DE
[2006/29]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP1338235
Date:13.12.2006
[2006/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.10.2003
ClassificationIPC:A47L11/164
[2003/35]
CPC:
A47L11/40 (EP); A47L11/164 (EP); A47L11/4036 (EP);
A47L11/4038 (EP); A47L11/4058 (EP); A47L11/4069 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [2003/35]
TitleGerman:Mehrzahl von Pflegescheiben für ein Bodenpflegegerät[2005/42]
English:Plurality of floor care discs for a floor care apparatus[2005/42]
French:Pluralité de disques d'entretien de sols pour un appareil d'entretien de sols[2005/42]
Former [2003/35]Mehrzahl von Pflegescheiben, Pflegescheibe und Bodenpflegegerät
Former [2003/35]Plurality of floor care discs, floor care disc and floor care apparatus
Former [2003/35]Pluralité de disques d'entretien de sols, disque d'entretien de sols et appareil d'entretien de sols
Examination procedure16.02.2004Examination requested  [2004/16]
23.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.08.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.12.2005Fee for grant paid
28.12.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.01.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP98107324.0  / EP0880933
Opposition(s)20.04.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
05.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
05.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI19.07.2006
GB19.07.2006
IE19.07.2006
NL19.07.2006
DK19.10.2006
SE19.10.2006
GR20.10.2006
PT19.12.2006
[2008/21]
Former [2008/04]FI19.07.2006
GB19.07.2006
IE19.07.2006
NL19.07.2006
DK19.10.2006
SE19.10.2006
PT19.12.2006
Former [2007/39]FI19.07.2006
GB19.07.2006
IE19.07.2006
IT19.07.2006
NL19.07.2006
DK19.10.2006
SE19.10.2006
PT19.12.2006
Former [2007/28]FI19.07.2006
GB19.07.2006
IE19.07.2006
NL19.07.2006
DK19.10.2006
SE19.10.2006
PT19.12.2006
Former [2007/25]FI19.07.2006
IE19.07.2006
NL19.07.2006
DK19.10.2006
SE19.10.2006
PT19.12.2006
Former [2007/22]FI19.07.2006
NL19.07.2006
DK19.10.2006
SE19.10.2006
PT19.12.2006
Former [2007/19]FI19.07.2006
NL19.07.2006
SE19.10.2006
PT19.12.2006
Former [2007/12]FI19.07.2006
SE19.10.2006
PT19.12.2006
Documents cited:Search[YA]GB1115659  (ELECTROLUX LTD) [Y] 4,5 * page 1, line 19 - page 2, line 34; figures 1-7; claims 1,9 * [A] 8;
 [A]US4437271  (MCAVOY THOMAS R [US]) [A] 1 * column W *;
 [XY]EP0361505  (AMERICO [US]) [X] 1,2,7 * the whole document * [Y] 4,5;
 [AD]DE4340367  (VORWERK CO INTERHOLDING [DE]) [AD] 3,6* column 5 - column 9; figures 1,6-9 *;
 [A]US5439413  (LAEGLER EUGEN [DE]) [A] 1,3,6 * column W *
by applicantDE4340367
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