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EP1590567 - WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH A LOW VOLTAGE RIDE-THROUGH CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/44]	WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH A LOW VOLTAGE RIDE THROUGH CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS
	[2017/10]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 09.06.2023 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 01.09.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 20.07.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 29.06.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.02.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 18.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	17.03.2026	New entry: Despatch of communication that opposition is rejected
Applicant(s)	For all designated states General Electric Renovables España, S.L. Calle Roc Boronat 78 08005 Barcelona / ES
	[N/P]
Former [2017/40]	For all designated states GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Former [2005/44]	For all designated states GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / JANSSEN, Wilhelm Am Schwalbenberg 6a 26683 Saterland / DE
	02 / LUETZE, Henning Loewenstrasse 27 48455 Bad Bentheim / DE
	03 / BUECKER, Andreas Luehrmannweg 17A 49205 Hasbergen / DE
	04 / HOFFMANN, Till Brückenstrasse 8 49124 Georgsmarienhütte / DE
	05 / HAGEDORN, Ralf Badergasse 10 49434 Neuenkirchen / DE
	[2005/44]
Representative(s)	Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2017/40]	Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth, et al Global Patent Operations Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
Former [2013/37]	Szary, Anne Catherine, et al GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ / GB
Former [2009/31]	Goode, Ian Roy London Patent Operation General Electric International, Inc. 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU / GB
Former [2005/44]	Goode, Ian Roy London Patent Operation General Electric International, Inc. 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU / GB
Application number, filing date	04704812.9	23.01.2004
	[2005/44]
	WO2004US01774
Priority number, date	US20030350452	24.01.2003 Original published format: US 350452
	[2005/44]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2004067958
	Date:	12.08.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/33]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1590567
	Date:	02.11.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.08.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1590567
	Date:	04.10.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/40]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	12.08.2004
Classification	IPC:	F03D7/04, F03D9/00, F03D7/02	[2005/44]
	CPC:	H02P9/10 (EP,US); F03D7/0224 (EP,US); F03D7/0284 (EP,US); H02J3/381 (EP,US); H02J3/40 (EP,US); H02J9/00 (EP,US); (+) H02P9/007 (EP,US); F05B2270/10711 (EP,US); H02J2101/28 (EP,US); H02P2101/15 (EP,US); Y02E10/72 (EP,US); Y02E10/76 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2017/40]
Former [2005/44]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	GENERATOR FÜR EINE WINDKRAFTANLAGE MIT EINEM NIEDERVOLT-DURCHLAUF-STUERGERÄT UND STUERVERFAHREN FÜR KOMPONENTE VON WINDKRAFTANLAGEN	[2017/32]
	English:	WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH A LOW VOLTAGE RIDE-THROUGH CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS	[2017/10]
	French:	GENERATEUR POUR EOLIENNE A DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE SYSTEME ANTI-PANNE BASSE TENSION ET PROCEDE POUR COMMANDER LES COMPOSANTS DE L'EOLIENNE	[2005/44]
	Former [2005/44]	GENERATOR FÜR EINE WINDKRAFTANLAGE MIT EINEM NIEDERVOLT-DURCHLAUF-STEUERGERÄT UND STEUERVERFAHREN FÜR KOMPONENTE VON WINDKRAFTANLAGEN
	Former [2005/44]	WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH A LOW VOLTAGE RIDE THROUGH CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS
Entry into regional phase	24.08.2005	National basic fee paid
	24.08.2005	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.08.2005	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.08.2005	Examination requested [2005/44]
	04.10.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.04.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.02.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.06.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.07.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.11.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.02.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.06.2017	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	21.07.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.08.2017	Fee for grant paid
	25.08.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	25.08.2017	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP17178692.4 / EP3260698
	EP17178696.5 / EP3260699
	EP21200980.7 / EP3985248
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 04.10.2010
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 04.07.2018 25.06.2019 WITHDRAWN Vestas Wind Systems A/S Hedeager 42 8200 Aarhus N / DK Opponent's representative Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Widenmayerstraße 6 80538 München / DE
		02 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Nordex Energy GmbH Langenhorner Chaussee 600 22419 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
		03 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH Seewindstraße 4 27572 Bremerhaven / DE Opponent's representative SGRE-Association Siemens Energy Global GmbH& Co. KG SE CD I IP Intellectual Property Siemenspromenade 9 91058 Erlangen / DE
		04 29.03.2021 29.03.2021 INTERVENTION Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Ltd. Faraday House, Sir William Siemens Square Frimley, Surrey GU16 8QD / GB Opponent's representative 2s-ip Schramm Schneider Bertagnoll Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Part mbB Postfach 86 02 67 81629 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2025/36]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.07.2018 25.06.2019 WITHDRAWN Vestas Wind Systems A/S Hedeager 42 8200 Aarhus N / DK Opponent's representative Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Widenmayerstraße 6 80538 München / DE
		02 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Nordex Energy GmbH Langenhorner Chaussee 600 22419 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
		03 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Deutschland GmbH Seewindstraße 4 27572 Bremerhaven / DE Opponent's representative SGRE-Association Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG SE I IM P Intellectual Property Siemenspromenade 9 91058 Erlangen / DE
		04 29.03.2021 29.03.2021 INTERVENTION Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Ltd. Faraday House, Sir William Siemens Square Frimley, Surrey GU16 8QD / GB Opponent's representative 2s-ip Schramm Schneider Bertagnoll Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Part mbB Postfach 86 02 67 81629 München / DE
	Former [2022/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.07.2018 25.06.2019 WITHDRAWN Vestas Wind Systems A/S Hedeager 42 8200 Aarhus N / DK Opponent's representative Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Widenmayerstraße 6 80538 München / DE
		02 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Nordex Energy GmbH Langenhorner Chaussee 600 22419 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
		03 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG Beim Strohhause 17-31 20097 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative SGRE-Association Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co KG Schlierseestraße 28 81539 München / DE
		04 29.03.2021 29.03.2021 INTERVENTION Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Ltd. Faraday House, Sir William Siemens Square Frimley, Surrey GU16 8QD / GB Opponent's representative 2s-ip Schramm Schneider Bertagnoll Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Part mbB Postfach 86 02 67 81629 München / DE
	Former [2021/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.07.2018 25.06.2019 WITHDRAWN Vestas Wind Systems A/S Hedeager 42 8200 Aarhus N / DK Opponent's representative Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Widenmayerstraße 6 80538 München / DE
		02 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Nordex Energy GmbH Langenhorner Chaussee 600 22419 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
		03 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG Beim Strohhause 17-31 20097 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Aspacher, Karl-Georg Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG Otto-Hahn-Ring 6 81739 München / DE
		04 29.03.2021 29.03.2021 INTERVENTION Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Ltd. Faraday House, Sir William Siemens Square Frimley, Surrey GU16 8QD / GB Opponent's representative 2s-ip Schramm Schneider Bertagnoll Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Part mbB Postfach 86 02 67 81629 München / DE
	Former [2019/31]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.07.2018 25.06.2019 WITHDRAWN Vestas Wind Systems A/S Hedeager 42 8200 Aarhus N / DK Opponent's representative Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Widenmayerstraße 6 80538 München / DE
		02 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Nordex Energy GmbH Langenhorner Chaussee 600 22419 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
		03 04.07.2018 09.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG Beim Strohhause 17-31 20097 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Aspacher, Karl-Georg Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG Otto-Hahn-Ring 6 81739 München / DE
	Former [2018/32]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.07.2018 05.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Vestas Wind Systems A/S Hedeager 42 8200 Aarhus N / DK Opponent's representative Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Widenmayerstraße 6 80538 München / DE
		02 04.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Nordex Energy GmbH Langenhorner Chaussee 600 22419 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB Postfach 11 31 53 20431 Hamburg / DE
		03 04.07.2018 ADMISSIBLE Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG Beim Strohhause 17-31 20097 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Aspacher, Karl-Georg Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG Otto-Hahn-Ring 6 81739 München / DE
	deleted	Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
	16.07.2018	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	26.11.2018	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	29.04.2019	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.11.2019
	04.11.2019	Date of oral proceedings
	07.11.2019	Date of oral proceedings
	14.01.2020	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	14.01.2020	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	08.02.2023	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2023/28]
	25.05.2023	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	04.03.2020	Appeal received No. T0532/20
	14.05.2020	Statement of grounds filed
	03.03.2020	Appeal received No. T0532/20
	12.05.2020	Statement of grounds filed
	08.02.2023	Date of oral proceedings
Petition(s) for review:	03.08.2023	Petition for review received
		Number: R0011/23
		for appeal No. T0532/20-3204
		Petitioner: APPR
	28.07.2025	Decision: Petition for review allowed and re-opening of appeal procedure with total refund of fee for petition for review.
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	01.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	31.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
	31.01.2013	Renewal fee patent year 10
	31.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 11
	02.02.2015	Renewal fee patent year 12
	01.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 13
	31.01.2017	Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	23.01.2004
	AT	04.10.2017
	CY	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	IT	04.10.2017
	MC	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	PT	04.10.2017
	RO	04.10.2017
	SI	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
	LU	23.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	[2020/31]
Former [2020/27]	HU	23.01.2004
	AT	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	IT	04.10.2017
	MC	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	PT	04.10.2017
	RO	04.10.2017
	SI	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
	LU	23.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
Former [2019/30]	AT	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	IT	04.10.2017
	MC	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	RO	04.10.2017
	SI	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
	LU	23.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
Former [2018/52]	AT	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	IT	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	RO	04.10.2017
	SI	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
	LU	23.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
Former [2018/51]	AT	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	IT	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	RO	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
	LU	23.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
Former [2018/50]	AT	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	IT	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	RO	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
	LU	23.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
Former [2018/47]	AT	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	IT	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	RO	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
	LU	23.01.2018
Former [2018/41]	AT	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	IT	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	RO	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
Former [2018/37]	AT	04.10.2017
	CZ	04.10.2017
	EE	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	SK	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
Former [2018/24]	AT	04.10.2017
	FI	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
	BG	04.01.2018
	GR	05.01.2018
Former [2018/22]	FI	04.10.2017
	NL	04.10.2017
Former [2018/17]	NL	04.10.2017
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