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EP About this file: EP1612379

EP1612379 - Exhaust gas apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.08.2010
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.09.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL		published on 31.10.2012  [2012/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG
Eberspächerstrasse 24
73730 Esslingen / DE
[2006/01]
Inventor(s)01 / EBERSPACH, Günter
Seestrasse 9
72649, Wolfschlugen / DE
02 / REBER, Wolfgang
Droste-Hülshoff-Strasse 14
72663, Grossbettlingen / DE
03 / Buhmann, Rudolf
Talstrasse 26
73732 Esslingen / DE
04 / Lehnen, Rainer
Mirabellenstrasse 8
70329 Stuttgart / DE
 [2006/10]
Former [2006/01]01 / EBERSPACH, Günter
Seestrasse 9
72649, Wolfschlugen / DE
02 / REBER, Wolfgang
Droste-Hülshoff-Strasse 14
72663, Grossbettlingen / DE
Representative(s)BRP Renaud & Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Steuerberater
Königstrasse 28
70173 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/01]Patentanwalts-Partnerschaft Rotermund + Pfusch + Bernhard
Waiblinger Strasse 11
70372 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date05104274.519.05.2005
[2006/01]
Priority number, dateDE2004103228702.07.2004         Original published format: DE102004032287
[2006/01]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1612379
Date:04.01.2006
Language:DE
[2006/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1612379
Date:18.10.2006
[2006/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1612379
Date:14.10.2009
Language:DE
[2009/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.09.2006
ClassificationIPC:F01N3/00, F01N3/04
[2006/01]
CPC:
F01N3/043 (EP); F01N3/005 (EP); F01N2240/22 (EP);
F01N2410/00 (EP); F01N2570/22 (EP); F01N3/021 (EP);
F01N3/08 (EP); Y02T10/12 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   IT,   NL,   SE [2007/26]
Former [2006/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Abgasanlage[2006/01]
English:Exhaust gas apparatus[2006/01]
French:Dispositif de gaz d'échappement[2006/01]
Examination procedure14.04.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/22]
02.07.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.06.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.04.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.08.2009Fee for grant paid
24.08.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.07.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
02.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
02.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT14.10.2009
NL14.10.2009
SE14.10.2009
[2012/44]
Former [2011/15]IT14.10.2009
SE14.10.2009
Former [2010/23]SE14.10.2009
Documents cited:Search[Y]US4503813  (LINDBERG JOHN E [US]) [Y] 8 * column 3, line 32 - column 6, line 53 * * figure - *;
 [Y]US5189878  (ROBINSON ANTONIO [US], et al) [Y] 14 * the whole document *;
 [XY]US5577283  (BADAMI VIVEK V [US], et al) [X] 1-7,10 * column 6, line 61 - column 7, line 50 * * column 9, line 3 - column 11, line 57 * * figure 4 * [Y] 8,9,11,12,14;
 [Y]DE19648219  (DAIMLER BENZ AG [DE]) [Y] 9,11,12 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2002148221  (JAGTOYEN MARIT [US], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2003221413  (BUGLASS JOHN G [NL], et al) [A] 1* the whole document *
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