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EP About this file: EP2014159

EP2014159 - Pest control device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/03]Pest control device and method
[2015/03]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.06.2016
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BASF Corporation
100 Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932 / US
[2015/29]
Former [2009/03]For all designated states
Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, Inc.
3568 Tree Ct. Industrial Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63122 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Cink, James H.
1003 Saint Paul Run
Ballwin, MO 3021 / US
02 / Simms, Steven R.
1973 Rule Avenue
Maryland Heights, MO 63043 / US
03 / Berger, Jonathan D.
12437 Nicholas Lane
St. Louis, MO 63131 / US
04 / White, Lee M.@c/o Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, Inc.
3568 Tree Court Industrial Boulevard
St Louis, Missouri 63122 / US
05 / Moran, Wayne H.
601 Arbor Glen Court
Ballwin, MO 63021 / US
06 / Martin Sr., Jeffery A
1742 Warmington Court
Manchester, MO 63021 / US
 [2015/32]
Former [2009/13]01 / Cink, James H.
1003 Saint Paul Run
Ballwin, MO 3021 / US
02 / Simms, Steven R.
1973 Rule Avenue
Maryland Heights, MO 63043 / US
03 / Berger, Jonathan D.
12437 Nicholas Lane
St. Louis, MO 63131 / US
04 / White, Lee M. c/o Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, Inc.
3568 Tree Court Industrial Boulevard
St Louis, Missouri 63122 / US
05 / Moran, Wayne H.
601 Arbor Glen Court
Ballwin, MO 63021 / US
06 / Martin Sr., Jeffery A
1742 Warmington Court
Manchester, MO 63021 / US
Former [2009/07]01 / Cink, James H.
1003 Saint Paul Run
Ballwin, MO 3021 / US
02 / Simms, Steven R.
1973 Rule Avenue
Maryland Heights, MO 63043 / US
03 / Berger, Jonathan D.
12437 Nicholas Lane
St. Louis, MO 63131 / US
04 / White, Lee M.
202 Morewood Drive
Manchester, MO 63011 / US
05 / Moran, Wayne H.
601 Arbor Glen Court
Ballwin, MO 63021 / US
06 / Martin Sr., Jeffery A
1742 Warmington Court
Manchester, MO 63021 / US
Former [2009/03]01 / Cink, James H.
1003 Saint Paul Run
Ballwin, MO 3021 / US
02 / Simms, Steven R.
1973 Rule Avenue
Maryland Heights, MO 63043 / US
03 / Berger, Jonathan D.
12437 Nicholas Lane
St. Louis, MO 63131 / US
04 / White, Lee M.
202 Morewood Drive
Manchester, MO 63011 / US
05 / Moran, Wayne H.
601 Arbor Glen Court
Ballwin, MO 63021 / US
06 / Martin Sr., Jeffery A
1742 Warmington Court
Manchester, MO 63021 / US
Representative(s)Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/32]Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen
WP Thompson
55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Former [2009/03]Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen
W.P. Thompson & Co, 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Application number, filing date08165312.324.03.2004
[2009/03]
Priority number, dateUS2003040077325.03.2003         Original published format: US 400773
US2004080580222.03.2004         Original published format: US 805802
[2009/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2014159
Date:14.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/03]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2014159
Date:29.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2014159
Date:05.08.2015
Language:EN
[2015/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2012
ClassificationIPC:A01M1/20, A01M1/02
[2012/09]
CPC:
A01M1/2011 (EP,US); A01M1/026 (EP,US); A01M2200/011 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2009/03]A01M1/02, A01M1/20
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2015/32]
Former [2009/03]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Schädlingssteuervorrichtung[2015/03]
English:Pest control device[2015/03]
French:Dispositif de contrôle de nuisibles[2015/03]
Former [2009/03]Schädlingssteuervorrichtung und -verfahren
Former [2009/03]Pest control device and method
Former [2009/03]Dispositif et procédé de contrôle de nuisibles
Examination procedure13.07.2009Examination requested  [2009/34]
10.09.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
12.09.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.03.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.12.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.04.2015Fee for grant paid
22.04.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.04.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04251679.9  / EP1462001
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 (EP20040251679) is  22.12.2005
Opposition(s)09.05.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/28]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
12.09.2012Request for further processing filed
12.09.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
25.09.2012Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
30.08.2012Request for further processing filed
30.08.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
25.09.2012Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
02.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
31.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.03.2004
AT05.08.2015
BE05.08.2015
BG05.08.2015
CY05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
MC05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
TR05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
GB24.03.2016
IE24.03.2016
LU24.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/33]HU24.03.2004
AT05.08.2015
BE05.08.2015
CY05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
MC05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
TR05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
GB24.03.2016
IE24.03.2016
LU24.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2018/28]HU24.03.2004
AT05.08.2015
BE05.08.2015
CY05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
MC05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
GB24.03.2016
IE24.03.2016
LU24.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2017/08]AT05.08.2015
BE05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
MC05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
GB24.03.2016
IE24.03.2016
LU24.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2017/07]AT05.08.2015
BE05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
MC05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
IE24.03.2016
LU24.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2017/03]AT05.08.2015
BE05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
MC05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
LU24.03.2016
Former [2016/49]AT05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
MC05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
LU24.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/47]AT05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
LU24.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/36]AT05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SI05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/23]AT05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
RO05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
SK05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
Former [2016/22]AT05.08.2015
CZ05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
EE05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
Former [2016/21]AT05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
IT05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
Former [2016/20]AT05.08.2015
DK05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
Former [2016/14]AT05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
NL05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
Former [2016/11]AT05.08.2015
ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
Former [2016/10]ES05.08.2015
FI05.08.2015
PL05.08.2015
SE05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
PT07.12.2015
Former [2016/09]FI05.08.2015
GR06.11.2015
Documents cited:Search[A]US6003266  (WOODRUFF KEITH F [US]) [A] 1,6,9 * figure 1 *;
 [X]US6016625  (BISHOFF MICHAEL J [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * column 4 - column 11; figures 1,2 *;
 [XA]US2002023382  (SNELL ERIC J [US], et al) [X] 6,9,10 * page 4 - page 5; figures 3,6 * [A] 1;
 [A]US6439069  (CATES JERRY [US]) [A] 1,6,9* column 19 - column 21; figure 3 *
by applicantUS6016625
 US2002023382
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