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EP1507071 - Exhaust silencer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 13.09.2019 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2019	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 16.10.2019 [2019/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Germany GmbH Biberbachstrasse 9 86154 Augsburg / DE
	[2016/33]
Former [2008/42]	For all designated states EMCON Technologies Germany (Augsburg) GmbH Biberbachstrasse 9 86154 Augsburg / DE
Former [2007/21]	For all designated states ArvinMeritor Emissions Technologies GmbH Biberbachstrasse 9 86154 Augsburg / DE
Former [2005/07]	For all designated states ZEUNA-STÄRKER GMBH & CO KG Äussere Uferstrasse 61-69/73 D-86154 Augsburg / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Fechtner, Udo Beethovenstrasse 5 86356 Neusäss / DE
	02 / Venghaus, Helmut Orbanstrasse 12 85051 Ingolstadt / DE
	03 / Spindler, Klaus Keltenstrasse 6a 86316 Friedberg / DE
	04 / Bachner, Bernhard Gärtnerstrasse 31b 86161 Augsburg / DE
	[2005/07]
Representative(s)	Prinz & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Rundfunkplatz 2 80335 München / DE
	[2016/28]
Former [2009/02]	Prinz & Partner Patentanwälte Rundfunkplatz 2 80335 München / DE
Former [2005/07]	Kitzhofer, Thomas, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte Prinz & Partner GbR Manzingerweg 7 81241 München / DE
Application number, filing date	04019054.8	11.08.2004
	[2005/07]
Priority number, date	DE20031037110	11.08.2003 Original published format: DE 10337110
	DE20031037111	11.08.2003 Original published format: DE 10337111
	[2005/07]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1507071
	Date:	16.02.2005
	Language:	DE
	[2005/07]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1507071
	Date:	13.07.2016
	Language:	DE
	[2016/28]
	Type:	B8 Corrected title page of specification
	No.:	EP1507071
	Date:	21.09.2016
	[2016/38]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1507071
	Date:	16.10.2019
	Language:	DE
	[2019/42]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.11.2004
Classification	IPC:	F01N1/00, F01N1/08, G10K11/16	[2005/07]
	CPC:	G10K11/161 (EP); F01N1/003 (EP); F01N1/08 (EP); F01N1/082 (EP); F01N1/083 (EP); F01N2470/02 (EP); (+) F01N2470/04 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR [2016/28]
Former [2006/01]	DE, ES, FR
Former [2005/44]
Former [2005/07]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	Abgasschalldämpfer	[2005/07]
	English:	Exhaust silencer	[2005/07]
	French:	Silencieux d'échappement	[2005/07]
Examination procedure	17.08.2005	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	08.11.2005	Examination requested [2006/01]
	23.12.2005	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	31.03.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.08.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.08.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.02.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.02.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.07.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.01.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.06.2016	Fee for grant paid
	02.06.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	02.06.2016	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP08000648.9 / EP1953354
	EP14190957.2 / EP2851526
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 31.03.2006
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 10.04.2017 09.06.2017 ADMISSIBLE Sontech International AB Energivägen 6 196 37 Kungsängen / SE Opponent's representative Ipracraft AB Teknikringen 35 P. O. Box 24166 104 51 Stockholm / SE
		[N/P]
	Former [2019/21]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.04.2017 09.06.2017 ADMISSIBLE Sontech International AB Energivägen 6 196 37 Kungsängen / SE Opponent's representative Ipracraft AB Teknikringen 35 P. O. Box 24166 SE-104 51 Stockholm / SE
	Former [2017/20]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.04.2017 Sontech International AB Energivägen 6 196 37 Kungsängen / SE Opponent's representative Stein, Jan Ipracraft AB P.O. Box 24166 104 51 Stockholm / SE
	20.06.2017	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	30.10.2017	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	18.12.2018	Date of oral proceedings
	14.01.2019	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	14.01.2019	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	23.05.2019	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	25.06.2019	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	05.09.2019	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	25.03.2019	Appeal received No. T0880/19
	23.05.2019	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 11
	27.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 12
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	06.10.2005	AT M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	BE M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	BG M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	CH M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	CY M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	CZ M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	DE M01 Fee paid on 08.11.2005
	06.10.2005	DK M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	EE M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	ES M01 Fee paid on 08.11.2005
	06.10.2005	FI M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	FR M01 Fee paid on 08.11.2005
	06.10.2005	GB M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	GR M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	HU M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	IE M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	IT M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	LU M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	MC M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	NL M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	PL M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	PT M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	RO M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	SE M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	SI M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	SK M01 Not yet paid
	06.10.2005	TR M01 Not yet paid
	Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
	06.10.2005	M01 Fee paid on 08.11.2005
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	ES	13.07.2016
	[2017/13]
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4267899 (WAGNER WAYNE M, et al) [A] 1,2,5,7,11 * abstract * * column 1, line 50 - column 2, line 47 * * figure 1 *;
		[A]WO9424382 (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al) [A] 1,5,13 * abstract * * page 11, paragraph 2 - page 12, paragraph 3 * * claims 1,2 *;
		[XAY]DE29710491U (WESTA HOLDING GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [X] 1-3,5,7-9,14,15,17,18 * page 3, paragraph 4 - page 5, paragraph 2 * * page 9, paragraph 2 - page 10, paragraph 1 * * figures 3,6 * [A] 4,6,10 [Y] 4,13;
		[Y]DE10022902 (HP CHEM PELZER RES & DEV LTD [IE]) [Y] 13 * abstract * * column 4, line 37 - column 6, line 7 *;
		[XAY]WO02089110 (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al) [X] 1-3,14,15 * abstract * * page 1, paragraph 3 - page 3, paragraph 1 * * page 7, paragraph 4 - page 8, paragraph 1 * * page 4, paragraph 1 - page 5, paragraph 2 * * figure 3 * [A] 16 [Y] 4;
		[PA]US2004074694 (HEED BJORN [SE]) [PA] 1-4 * abstract * * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0007] ** figures 1,3,4 *
	Opposition	US1229434
		US3113635
		GB1369345
		US4209076
		US4267899
		CN2096010U
		CN2108179U
		DE19500450
		US5477014
		WO9727370
		DE29710491U
		CN2299155Y
		DE19730355
		WO9924708
		DE10022902
		WO02064953
		WO02089110
		GB2383091
		EP1442905
		- MEI Q. WU, "Micro-perforated panels for duct silencing", Noise Control Eng. J., (19970300), pages 69 - 76, XP055370093 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3397/1.2828428
		- Leo L. Beranek, Acoustics, (19540000), pages 345 - 360, XP055370095

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