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EP2190684 - IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO AMPHIBIANS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.10.2017
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.11.2016
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gibbs Technologies Ltd.
Avenue Road Nuneaton
Warwickshire CV11 4LY / GB
[2010/22]
Inventor(s)01 / GIBBS, Alan, Timothy
28 Albert Bridge House
127 Albert Bridge Road
London SW11 4PL / GB
 [2014/46]
Former [2010/22]01 / GIBBS, Alan, Timothy
28 Albert Bridge House 127 Albert Bridge Road
London SW11 4PL / GB
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2010/22]Hicks, Paul Edward
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date08788445.822.08.2008
[2010/22]
WO2008GB02886
Priority number, dateGB2007001661824.08.2007         Original published format: GB 0716618
[2010/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009027661
Date:05.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2190684
Date:02.06.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.03.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2190684
Date:14.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.03.2009
ClassificationIPC:B60F3/00
[2010/22]
CPC:
B60F3/003 (EP,GB,US); B60F3/0007 (CN); B60F3/0015 (EP,US);
B60F3/0061 (US); B60F3/0069 (EP,US); B60F2301/00 (CN);
B60F2301/04 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2016/50]
Former [2010/22]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:VERBESSERUNGEN AN ODER HINSICHTLICH VON AMPHIBIENFAHRZEUGEN[2014/44]
English:IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO AMPHIBIANS[2010/22]
French:AMELIORATIONS APPORTEES A DES AMPHIBIES[2010/22]
Former [2010/22]VERBESSERUNGEN VON AMPHIBIENFAHRZEUGEN ODER DIESE BETREFFEND
Entry into regional phase24.02.2010National basic fee paid 
24.02.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
24.02.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.02.2010Examination requested  [2010/22]
10.05.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.08.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.01.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.11.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.09.2014Date of oral proceedings
14.10.2014Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
17.10.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.06.2015Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
29.09.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
26.05.2016Fee for grant paid
26.05.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.05.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP13189427.1   Application refused  : 19.04.2014
EP14185902.5   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 24.10.2014
EP16181333.2  / EP3138705
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.10.2011
Opposition(s)15.09.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/47]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
26.05.2016Request for further processing filed
26.05.2016Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
07.06.2016Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
15.06.2015Request for further processing filed
15.06.2015Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
24.06.2015Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
20.11.2013Request for further processing filed
20.11.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
28.11.2013Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
08.08.2012Request for further processing filed
08.08.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
28.08.2012Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
24.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
23.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
22.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
24.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
24.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.08.2008
AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CY14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
MC14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SI14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
TR14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
IE22.08.2017
LU22.08.2017
MT22.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]HU22.08.2008
AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CY14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
MC14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SI14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
IE22.08.2017
LU22.08.2017
MT22.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
Former [2019/31]HU22.08.2008
AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
MC14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SI14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
IE22.08.2017
LU22.08.2017
MT22.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
Former [2018/43]AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
MC14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SI14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
IE22.08.2017
LU22.08.2017
MT22.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
Former [2018/34]AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
MC14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SI14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
IE22.08.2017
LU22.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
Former [2018/21]AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
MC14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SI14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
Former [2018/18]AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
MC14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SI14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
Former [2018/14]AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SI14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
Former [2018/01]AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
DK14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
Former [2017/41]AT14.12.2016
BE14.12.2016
CZ14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
ES14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
IT14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
PL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
SK14.12.2016
BG14.03.2017
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
IS14.04.2017
PT14.04.2017
Former [2017/35]CZ14.12.2016
EE14.12.2016
FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
RO14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
Former [2017/31]FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
NL14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
Former [2017/28]FI14.12.2016
HR14.12.2016
LT14.12.2016
LV14.12.2016
SE14.12.2016
NO14.03.2017
GR15.03.2017
Former [2017/12]LV14.12.2016
Cited inInternational search[Y]EP0341009  (ROYLE DAVID A C) [Y] 6,7 * column 3, lines 6-32; figures 5,6 *;
 [XY]US5531179  (ROYCROFT TERENCE J [NZ], et al) [X] 1-5,8-11,16 * abstract * * column 2, line 39 - column 6, line 11 * [Y] 6,7,12-15,17-26;
 [Y]US5755173  (RORABAUGH DALE [US], et al) [Y] 17-26 * abstract * * column 9, lines 14-21 * * column 10, lines 22-32 * * column 16, lines 44-67 *;
 [XY]WO0244006  (GIBBS INT TECH LTD [GB], et al) [X] 1-5,8-11,16 * abstract * * page 4, lines 14-20 * [Y] 6,7,12-15,17-26;
 [XY]GB2400822  (GIBBS TECH LTD [GB]) [X] 1-5,8-11,16 * page 3, lines 16-23; figures 1-3 * [Y] 6,7,12-15,17-26;
 [Y]US2006234567  (LONGDILL SIMON J [NZ], et al) [Y] 12-15 * paragraphs [0078] - [0083]; figures 4-7 *;
 [PX]WO2008023191  (GIBBS TECH LTD [GB], et al) [PX] 1-26* pages 34-46; figures 38-42B *
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