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EP1912823 - CONFIGURABLE SEATING AND CONSOLE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.11.2012 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.07.2014	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): HU	published on 20.08.2014 [2014/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Johnson Controls Technology Company 915 East 32nd Street Holland, MI 49423 / US
	[2008/17]
Inventor(s)	01 / DEXTER, Brian, R. 12557 Golf Estates Lanes Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 / US
	02 / STOUT, Jeffrey, T. 2050 Francis Avenue Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507 / US
	03 / BRNCICK, Gregory, N. 14594 Powderhorn Trail Holland, Michigan 49424 / US
	04 / GREENE, Alan, G. 6578 Lily St. Grandville, Michigan 49418 / US
	05 / LEPLEY, Steven D. 14970 Aspen Lane Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 / US
	06 / THOMPSON, Joseph, M. 3390 Creek Court Holland, Michigan 49424 / US
	07 / FITZPATRICK, Robert, C. 670 Myrtle Avenut R7 Holland, Michigan 49423 / US
	08 / BURNS, Michael, J. 2179 S. Bristol St. Holland, Michigan 49424 / US
	09 / SPYKERMAN, David, J. 4551 W. Flint Street Chandler, AZ 85226 / US
	10 / CATLIN, Michael, R. 6055 146th Ave. Holland, Michigan 49423 / US
	[2008/23]
Former [2008/17]	01 / DEXTER, Brian, R. 12557 Golf Estates Lanes Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 / US
	02 / STOUT, Jeffrey, T. 2050 Francis Avenue Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507 / US
	03 / BRNCICK, Gregory, N. 14594 Powderhorn Trail Holland, Michigan 49424 / US
	04 / GREENE, Alan, G. 6578 Lily St. Grandville, Michigan 49418 / US
	05 / LEPLEY, Steven D. 14970 Aspen Lane Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 / US
	06 / THOMPSON, Joseph, M. 3390 Creek Court Holland, Michigan 49424 / US
	07 / FITZPATRICK, Robert, C. 670 Myrtle Avenut R7 Holland, Michigan 49423 / US
	08 / BURNS, Michael, J. 2179 S. Bristol St. Holland, Michigan 49424 / US
	09 / SPYKERMAN, David, J. 2633 Spring Court Zeeland, Michigan 49464 / US
	10 / CATLIN, Michael, R. 6055 146th Ave. Holland, Michigan 49423 / US
Representative(s)	Wolff, Felix, et al Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner Waidmarkt 11 50676 Köln / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/03]	Wolff, Felix, et al Kutzenberger & Wolff Anwaltssozietät Theodor-Heuss-Ring 23 50668 Köln / DE
Former [2008/17]	Wolff, Felix, et al Patentanwälte Kutzenberger & Wolff Theodor-Heuss-Ring 23 50668 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date	06789380.0	03.08.2006
	[2008/17]
	WO2006US30402
Priority number, date	US20050705717P	04.08.2005 Original published format: US 705717 P
	[2008/17]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2007019290
	Date:	15.02.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/07]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1912823
	Date:	23.04.2008
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.02.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2008/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1912823
	Date:	18.01.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/03]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	15.02.2007
Classification	IPC:	B60N2/30	[2008/17]
	CPC:	B60N2/305 (EP,US); B60N2/757 (EP,US); B60N3/102 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2008/17]
Title	German:	KONFIGURIERBARES SITZ- UND KONSOLENSYSTEM	[2008/17]
	English:	CONFIGURABLE SEATING AND CONSOLE SYSTEM	[2008/17]
	French:	SYSTEME DE SIEGE ET DE CONSOLE CONFIGURABLE	[2008/17]
Entry into regional phase	04.03.2008	National basic fee paid
	04.03.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.03.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.03.2008	Examination requested [2008/17]
	21.04.2008	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	23.05.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.12.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.08.2011	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.12.2011	Fee for grant paid
	06.12.2011	Fee for publishing/printing paid
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 is 23.05.2008
Opposition(s)	19.10.2012	No opposition filed within time limit [2012/52]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	03.08.2006
	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	TR	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	ES	29.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
	GB	03.08.2012
	IE	03.08.2012
	LU	03.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
	[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	TR	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	ES	29.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
	GB	03.08.2012
	IE	03.08.2012
	LU	03.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2014/21]	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	TR	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	ES	29.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
	GB	03.08.2012
	IE	03.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/34]	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	ES	29.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
	GB	03.08.2012
	IE	03.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/33]	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	ES	29.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
	IE	03.08.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/22]	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	ES	29.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/20]	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
	CH	31.08.2012
	LI	31.08.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/16]	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
	MC	31.08.2012
Former [2013/07]	AT	18.01.2012
	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
Former [2012/50]	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	IT	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
Former [2012/49]	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	DK	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	RO	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	SI	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
Former [2012/48]	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	EE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	SE	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
Former [2012/41]	BE	18.01.2012
	CY	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
Former [2012/39]	BE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	LV	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
Former [2012/37]	BE	18.01.2012
	FI	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
	PT	18.05.2012
Former [2012/36]	BE	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	GR	19.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
Former [2012/35]	BE	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	NL	18.01.2012
	BG	18.04.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
Former [2012/34]	BE	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
	IS	18.05.2012
Former [2012/33]	BE	18.01.2012
	LT	18.01.2012
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		[A]US3666319 (MOLONEY EARLE F JR) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE3705770 (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE3814758 (KEIPER RECARO GMBH CO [DE]) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
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		[A]FR2707569 (RENAULT [FR]) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
		[X]US5540479 (THOMAS ALAN V [GB], et al) [X] 1-4,6-21 * the whole document *;
		[X]WO9903377 (JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6-21 * the whole document *;
		[X]EP0943482 (OPEL ADAM AG [DE], et al) [X] 1-4,6-21 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE10341664 (OPEL ADAM AG [DE]) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *

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