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EP1998934 - POWER TOOL WITH IMPROVED START ACTUATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.05.2014 Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2016	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.08.2016 [2016/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 1000 Stanley Drive New Britain, CT 06053 / US
	[2013/03]
Former [2008/50]	For all designated states THE STANLEY WORKS 1000 Stanley Drive New Britain, CT 06053 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / STEVERDING, James 8318 Bellflower Road Mentor, OH 44060 / US
	02 / PANKEY, Glen, A. 383 Cove View Drive Waterford, MI 48327 / US
	03 / BOOKSHAR, Duane 1036 Ford Road Highland Heights, OH 44143 / US
	[2008/50]
Representative(s)	Clayton-Hathway, Anthony Nicholas Black & Decker European Patent Department 210 Bath Road Slough Berkshire SL1 3YD / GB
	[2012/30]
Former [2012/26]	Stentiford, Andrew Charles Black & Decker Europe European Patent Department 210 Bath Road Slough, Berkshire SL1 3YD / GB
Former [2008/50]	Freeman, Avi Beck Greener Fulwood House, 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
Application number, filing date	07759238.4	23.03.2007
	[2008/50]
	WO2007US64777
Priority number, date	US20060785380P	24.03.2006 Original published format: US 785380 P
	US20060612714	19.12.2006 Original published format: US 612714
	[2008/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2007112303
	Date:	04.10.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/40]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1998934
	Date:	10.12.2008
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.10.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2008/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1998934
	Date:	10.07.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/28]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	21.12.2007
Classification	IPC:	B25B21/00, B25F5/00, F16P3/20	[2008/50]
	CPC:	B25B21/00 (EP,US); B25F5/00 (EP,US); F16P3/20 (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, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2008/50]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RS	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ELEKTROWERKZEUG MIT VERBESSERTEM START-AKTUATOR	[2008/50]
	English:	POWER TOOL WITH IMPROVED START ACTUATOR	[2008/50]
	French:	OUTIL ÉLECTRIQUE ÉQUIPÉ D'UN ACTIONNEUR DE MISE EN MARCHE AMÉLIORÉ	[2008/50]
Entry into regional phase	25.03.2008	National basic fee paid
	25.03.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.03.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	07.02.2008	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	25.03.2008	Examination requested [2008/50]
	23.01.2009	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.02.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.09.2012	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	28.11.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.01.2013	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.05.2013	Fee for grant paid
	28.05.2013	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 01.02.2012
Opposition(s)	11.04.2014	No opposition filed within time limit [2014/25]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	28.11.2012	Request for further processing filed
	28.11.2012	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.12.2012	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.03.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	23.03.2007
	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	BG	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	MC	10.07.2013
	MT	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	TR	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	GB	23.03.2014
	IE	23.03.2014
	LU	23.03.2014
	CH	31.03.2014
	LI	31.03.2014
	[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]	HU	23.03.2007
	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	BG	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	MC	10.07.2013
	MT	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	GB	23.03.2014
	IE	23.03.2014
	LU	23.03.2014
	CH	31.03.2014
	LI	31.03.2014
Former [2016/27]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	BG	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	MC	10.07.2013
	MT	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	GB	23.03.2014
	IE	23.03.2014
	LU	23.03.2014
	CH	31.03.2014
	LI	31.03.2014
Former [2016/25]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	BG	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	MT	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	GB	23.03.2014
	IE	23.03.2014
	LU	23.03.2014
	CH	31.03.2014
	LI	31.03.2014
Former [2016/12]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	MT	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	GB	23.03.2014
	IE	23.03.2014
	LU	23.03.2014
	CH	31.03.2014
	LI	31.03.2014
Former [2015/09]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	GB	23.03.2014
	IE	23.03.2014
	LU	23.03.2014
	CH	31.03.2014
	LI	31.03.2014
Former [2015/08]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	IE	23.03.2014
	LU	23.03.2014
	CH	31.03.2014
	LI	31.03.2014
Former [2015/07]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	IE	23.03.2014
	LU	23.03.2014
Former [2014/48]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
	LU	23.03.2014
Former [2014/24]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	IT	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/23]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	CZ	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	EE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	SK	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/22]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	RO	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/21]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	DK	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/18]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	CY	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/14]	CY	19.06.2013
	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	NL	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/12]	CY	19.06.2013
	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	LV	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	GR	11.10.2013
	ES	21.10.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/11]	CY	19.06.2013
	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	FI	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	PL	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/10]	CY	19.06.2013
	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	IS	10.11.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/09]	AT	10.07.2013
	BE	10.07.2013
	LT	10.07.2013
	SE	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2014/08]	LT	10.07.2013
	SI	10.07.2013
	PT	11.11.2013
Former [2013/49]	SI	10.07.2013
Cited in	International search	[X]US5251706 (EVANS JACK [US]) [X] 1-7,10,12 * column 6, lines 19-39; figures 4,5 *;
		[A]GB2185209 (FOX JOHN KELLY) [A] 1 * page 5, lines 85-90; figures 58,59 *;
		[A]US3995477 (ALMOND BARRY) [A] 1 * column 3, lines 25-33; figures 2,3 *;
		[A]EP0052185 (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
		[X]DE19617882 (METABOWERKE KG [DE]) [X] 14-21 * page 1, lines 29-45 * * abstract *
	by applicant	US5251706
		DE19617882

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