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EP About this file: EP2142697

EP2142697 - Laundry washing machine [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/02]WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
[2014/08]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.06.2015
Database last updated on 15.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
20, Yeouido-dong
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
[N/P]
Former [2014/32]For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
20, Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
Former [2010/02]For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
20 Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Kyeong Hwan
327-23 Gasan-dong
Geumchun-ku
Seoul 153-023 / KR
02 / JO, Il Hyeon
327-23 Gasan-dong
Geumchun-ku
Seoul 153-023 / KR
03 / CHANG, Jin Ho
327-23 Gasan-dong
Geumchun-ku
Seoul 153-023 / KR
 [2014/32]
Former [2010/02]01 / KIM, Kyeong Hwan
327-23 Gasan-dong Geumchun-ku
Seoul 153-023 / KR
02 / JO, Il Hyeon
327-23 Gasan-dong Geumchun-ku
Seoul 153-023 / KR
03 / CHANG, Jin Ho
327-23 Gasan-dong Geumchun-ku
Seoul 153-023 / KR
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/32]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Former [2010/02]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date08741029.629.03.2008
[2010/02]
WO2008KR01777
Priority number, dateKR2007003208131.03.2007         Original published format: KR 20070032081
[2010/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008120930
Date:09.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/41]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2142697
Date:13.01.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.10.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2142697
Date:06.08.2014
Language:EN
[2014/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR27.11.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.2012
ClassificationIPC:D06F39/02
[2010/02]
CPC:
D06F39/022 (EP,KR,US); D06F33/37 (KR); D06F39/028 (KR);
D06F39/088 (KR); D06F39/125 (EP,KR,US); D06F2105/42 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/02]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:Waschmaschine[2014/08]
English:Laundry washing machine[2014/08]
French:Lave-linge[2014/08]
Former [2010/02]WASCHMASCHINE UND BETRIEBSVERFAHREN DAFÜR
Former [2010/02]WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
Former [2010/02]LAVE-LINGE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE
Entry into regional phase27.10.2009National basic fee paid 
27.10.2009Search fee paid 
27.10.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
27.10.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.10.2009Examination requested  [2010/02]
16.05.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.12.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.06.2014Fee for grant paid
20.06.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.06.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  17.06.2013
Opposition(s)07.05.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.03.2008
AT06.08.2014
BE06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
MC06.08.2014
MT06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SI06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
TR06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
IE29.03.2015
LU29.03.2015
CH31.03.2015
LI31.03.2015
[2017/39]
Former [2017/03]AT06.08.2014
BE06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
MC06.08.2014
MT06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SI06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
IE29.03.2015
LU29.03.2015
CH31.03.2015
LI31.03.2015
Former [2016/32]AT06.08.2014
BE06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
MC06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SI06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
IE29.03.2015
LU29.03.2015
CH31.03.2015
LI31.03.2015
Former [2016/07]AT06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
MC06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SI06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
IE29.03.2015
LU29.03.2015
CH31.03.2015
LI31.03.2015
Former [2016/06]AT06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
MC06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SI06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
LU29.03.2015
CH31.03.2015
LI31.03.2015
Former [2015/50]AT06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
MC06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SI06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
LU29.03.2015
Former [2015/47]AT06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
MC06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
LU29.03.2015
Former [2015/46]AT06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
MC06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
Former [2015/23]AT06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
CZ06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
EE06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
SK06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
Former [2015/22]AT06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
DK06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
IT06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
RO06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
Former [2015/12]AT06.08.2014
CY06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
HR06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
LV06.08.2014
NL06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
IS06.12.2014
PT09.12.2014
Former [2015/11]CY06.08.2014
ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
PL06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
GR07.11.2014
PT09.12.2014
Former [2015/10]ES06.08.2014
FI06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
BG06.11.2014
NO06.11.2014
Former [2015/09]FI06.08.2014
LT06.08.2014
SE06.08.2014
Former [2015/08]LT06.08.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]FR2127176  (EUROPE MFG TRUST) [X] 1,2,8-13,15 * page 2, line 26 - page 4, line 16; figure 1 *;
 [X]EP0077463  (ZANUSSI A SPA INDUSTRIE [IT]) [X] 1-3,12,13 * page 3, line 27 - page 5, line 36; figures 1-2 *;
 [X]FR2515220  (ELBI INT SPA [IT]) [X] 1-3,8-10,12 * page 2, line 16 - page 5, line 31; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]GB2111021  (HOTPOINT LTD) [X] 1,2,8-13,15 * page 1, line 98 - page 2, line 102; figure 1 *;
 [X]DE8711341U  (LICENTIA PATENT-VERWALTUNG-GMBH) [X] 1,8,10-12,15 * page 4, paragraph 3 - page 5, paragraph 1; figure 1 *;
 [X]DE3822246  (BAUKNECHT HAUSGERAETE [DE]) [X] 1-6,8-12,15 * column 3, line 47 - column 4, line 53; figure 1 *;
 [X]EP0849391  (UNILEVER NV [NL], et al) [X] 1,4-6,12,13 * column 2, line 48 - column 3, line 58; figure 1 *;
 [X]FR2785302  (MENSAH DENIS [FR]) [X] 1,4,5,12 * page 3, line 3 - line 36; figure 2 *;
 [X]US6349440  (AMBERG GUENTHER [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,12* column 3, line 6 - line 23; figures 1-2 *
International search[X]JPS6343698  (HITACHI LTD);
 [X]KR0117560Y  (DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]);
 [X]KR0123724Y  (DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]);
 [X]KR0123622Y  (DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]);
 [X]EP1728912  (UNILEVER NV [NL], et al)
ExaminationGB2127045
 DE3238529
 JPH0768081
by applicantEP0077463
 FR2515220
 GB2111021
 DE8711341U
 DE3822246
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