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EP About this file: EP1621490

EP1621490 - Variable-capacity store [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition procedure closed
Status updated on  24.01.2014
Database last updated on 15.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hauni Maschinenbau AG
Kurt-A.-Körber-Chaussee 8-32
21033 Hamburg / DE
[2006/05]
Inventor(s)01 / Müller, Thomas
Marthastr. 50
20259 Hamburg / DE
 [2006/05]
Representative(s)Stork Bamberger Patentanwälte PartmbB
Meiendorfer Strasse 89
22145 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/07]Stork Bamberger
Patentanwälte
Postfach 73 04 66
22124 Hamburg / DE
Former [2011/38]Wenzel & Kalkoff
Patentanwälte Meiendorfer Strasse 89
22145 Hamburg / DE
Former [2006/05]Wenzel & Kalkoff
Grubes Allee 26
22143 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date05077025.405.02.2003
[2006/05]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1621490
Date:01.02.2006
Language:DE
[2006/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1621490
Date:21.09.2011
Language:DE
[2011/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.11.2005
ClassificationIPC:B65G47/51
[2006/05]
CPC:
B65G47/5122 (EP,US); B65G2207/24 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/05]
TitleGerman:Speichereinrichtung mit variabler speicherkapazität[2006/05]
English:Variable-capacity store[2006/05]
French:Magasin à capacité variable[2006/05]
Examination procedure08.10.2005Examination requested  [2006/05]
04.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.08.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.02.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
08.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.02.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.06.2011Fee for grant paid
15.06.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination10.04.2008Appeal received No.  T1117/08
31.05.2008Statement of grounds filed
22.06.2010Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP03090031.0  / EP1445218
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 (EP20030090031) is  17.06.2005
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  19.06.2012  24.09.2013  WITHDRAWN
International Tobacco Machinery Poland Ltd.
Ul. Warsztatowa 19a
26-600 Radom / PL
Opponents representative
Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2013/44]
Opponent(s)01  19.06.2012  24.09.2013  WITHDRAWN
International Tobacco Machinery Poland Ltd.
Ul. Warsztatowa 19a
26-600 Radom / PL
Opponents representative
HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Former [2012/31]
Opponent(s)01  19.06.2012    WITHDRAWN
International Tobacco Machinery Poland Ltd.
Ul. Warsztatowa 19a
26-600 Radom / PL
Opponents representative
HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Arabellastraße 4
81925 München / DE
27.07.2012Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
06.12.2012Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
08.10.2013Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
18.10.2013Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2014/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
18.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
10.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
23.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
23.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
22.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.02.2003
CY21.09.2011
CZ21.09.2011
DK21.09.2011
EE21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
IE21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
SK21.09.2011
TR21.09.2011
BG21.12.2011
GR22.12.2011
ES01.01.2012
PT23.01.2012
AT05.02.2012
LU05.02.2012
BE28.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]CY21.09.2011
CZ21.09.2011
DK21.09.2011
EE21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
IE21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
SK21.09.2011
TR21.09.2011
BG21.12.2011
GR22.12.2011
ES01.01.2012
PT23.01.2012
AT05.02.2012
LU05.02.2012
BE28.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2014/21]CY21.09.2011
CZ21.09.2011
DK21.09.2011
EE21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
IE21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
SK21.09.2011
TR21.09.2011
BG21.12.2011
GR22.12.2011
ES01.01.2012
PT23.01.2012
AT05.02.2012
BE28.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/31]CY21.09.2011
CZ21.09.2011
DK21.09.2011
EE21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
IE21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
SK21.09.2011
BG21.12.2011
GR22.12.2011
ES01.01.2012
PT23.01.2012
AT05.02.2012
BE28.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/29]CY21.09.2011
CZ21.09.2011
DK21.09.2011
EE21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
IE21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
SK21.09.2011
BG21.12.2011
GR22.12.2011
ES01.01.2012
PT23.01.2012
BE28.02.2012
CH29.02.2012
FR29.02.2012
LI29.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2012/23]CY21.09.2011
CZ21.09.2011
EE21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
IE21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
SK21.09.2011
GR22.12.2011
PT23.01.2012
Former [2012/21]CY21.09.2011
CZ21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
IE21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
GR22.12.2011
Former [2012/20]CY21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
IE21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
GR22.12.2011
Former [2012/12]CY21.09.2011
FI21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
GR22.12.2011
Former [2012/11]FI21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
SI21.09.2011
GR22.12.2011
Former [2012/10]FI21.09.2011
SE21.09.2011
GR22.12.2011
Former [2012/09]FI21.09.2011
Documents cited:Search[DA]EP1059853  (INT TOBACCO MACHINERY POLAND [PL]) [DA] 1* the whole document *;
 [A]EP1273537  (GD SPA [IT]) [A] 1 * the whole document *
by applicantWO02085144
 EP1059853
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