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EP About this file: EP2184458

EP2184458 - EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/19]EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS
[2012/29]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  27.08.2021
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.09.2021Revocation of patentpublished on 06.10.2021  [2021/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hino Motors Ltd.
1-1, Hinodai 3-chome Hino-shi
Tokyo 191-8660 / JP
[2010/19]
Inventor(s)01 / KIMURA, Masahiro
c/o Hino Motors Ltd.
1-1 Hinodai 3-chome
Hino-shi Tokyo 191-8660 / JP
 [2012/30]
Former [2010/19]01 / KIMURA, Masahiro
c/o Hino Motors Ltd. 1-1 Hinodai 3-chome
Hino-shi Tokyo 191-8660 / JP
Representative(s)Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/32]Kuhnen & Wacker
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Postfach 19 64
85319 Freising / DE
Former [2012/30]Köhler, Walter
Louis, Pöhlau, Lohrentz Patentanwälte P.O. Box 30 55
90014 Nürnberg / DE
Former [2010/19]Köhler, Walter
Louis, Pöhlau, Lohrentz Patentanwälte P.O. Box 30 55
90014 Nürnberg / DE
Application number, filing date08828117.527.08.2008
[2010/19]
WO2008JP02320
Priority number, dateJP2007022538431.08.2007         Original published format: JP 2007225384
[2010/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009028179
Date:05.03.2009
Language:JA
[2009/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2184458
Date:12.05.2010
Language:EN
[2010/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2184458
Date:25.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.03.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.06.2011
ClassificationIPC:F01N3/28, F01N3/20, F01N3/021, B01D53/94, F01N13/18
[2012/07]
CPC:
B01D53/9454 (EP,US); F01N13/009 (EP,US); F01N13/0097 (EP,US);
F01N13/1822 (EP,US); F01N3/021 (EP,US); F01N3/2066 (EP,US);
F01N3/28 (EP,US); B01D2251/2067 (EP,US); B01D2257/404 (EP,US);
B01D2257/702 (EP,US); F01N2610/02 (EP,US); Y02A50/20 (EP,US);
Y02T10/12 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/19]F01N3/24, B01D53/94, F01N3/02, F01N3/08, F01N3/28
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 [2010/19]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG VON ABGASEMISSIONEN[2012/29]
English:EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE[2012/29]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CONTROLE D'EMISSION D'ÉCHAPPEMENT[2012/29]
Former [2010/19]ABGASREINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Former [2010/19]EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS
Former [2010/19]APPAREIL DE PURIFICATION DES GAZ D'ÉCHAPPEMENT
Entry into regional phase22.02.2010Translation filed 
22.02.2010National basic fee paid 
22.02.2010Search fee paid 
22.02.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.02.2010Examination requested  [2010/19]
23.11.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.02.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.05.2012Fee for grant paid
09.05.2012Fee 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)Opponent(s)01  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Tenneco GmbH
Luitpoldstrasse 83
67480 Edenkoben / DE
Opponent's representative
Thews, Karl
STT Sozietät Thews & Thews
Patentanwälte
Augustaanlage 32
68165 Mannheim / DE
 02  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
ROUSE IP LIMITED
11th Floor, Exchange Tower
1 Harbour Exchange Square
London E14 9GE / GB
Opponent's representative
Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
 [N/P]
Former [2016/33]
Opponent(s)01  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Tenneco GmbH
Luitpoldstrasse 83
67480 Edenkoben / DE
Opponent's representative
Thews, Karl
STT Sozietät Thews & Thews
Patentanwälte
Augustaanlage 32
68165 Mannheim / DE
 02  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
ROUSE IP LIMITED
11th Floor, Exchange Tower
1 Harbour Exchange Square
London E14 9GE / GB
Opponent's representative
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2016/26]
Opponent(s)01  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Tenneco GmbH
Luitpoldstrasse 83
67480 Edenkoben / DE
Opponent's representative
Thews, Karl
STT Sozietät Thews & Thews
Patentanwälte
Augustaanlage 32
68165 Mannheim / DE
 02  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
ROUSE IP LIMITED
11th Floor, Exchange Tower
1 Harbour Exchange Square
London E14 9GE / GB
Opponent's representative
Widdowson, Nicholas Edward
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2016/01]
Opponent(s)01  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Tenneco GmbH
Luitpoldstrasse 83
67480 Edenkoben / DE
Opponent's representative
Thews, Karl
STT Sozietät Thews & Thews
Patentanwälte
Augustaanlage 32
68165 Mannheim / DE
 02  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
ROUSE IP LIMITED
11th Floor, Exchange Tower
1 Harbour Exchange Square
London E14 9GE / GB
Opponent's representative
Salmon, Victoria Beatrice
IP Asset LLP
Prama House
267 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7HT / GB
Former [2013/31]
Opponent(s)01  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Tenneco GmbH
Luitpoldstrasse 83
67480 Edenkoben / DE
Opponent's representative
Thews, Karl
STT Sozietät Thews & Thews Patentanwälte Augustaanlage 32
68165 Mannheim / DE
 02  25.04.2013  07.05.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Rouse & Co International (Patents) Ltd.
11th Floor, Exchange Tower
1 Harbour Exchange Square
London
E14 9GE / GB
Opponent's representative
Salmon, Victoria Beatrice
IP Asset LLP
Prama House
267 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7HT / GB
Former [2013/23]
Opponent(s)01  25.04.2013    ADMISSIBLE
Tenneco GmbH
Luitpoldstrasse 83
67480 Edenkoben / DE
Opponent's representative
Thews, Karl
STT Sozietät Thews & Thews Patentanwälte Augustaanlage 32
68165 Mannheim / DE
 02  25.04.2013   
Rouse & Co International (Patents) Ltd.
11th Floor, Exchange Tower
1 Harbour Exchange Square
London
E14 9GE / GB
Opponent's representative
Rutt, Jason Edward
Rouse Patents
Patents Agency
11th Floor, Exchange Tower
1 Harbour Exchange Square
London E14 9GE / GB
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
04.06.2013Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
12.12.2013Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.02.2017Date of oral proceedings
27.03.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
27.03.2017Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
14.07.2021Legal effect of revocation of patent [2021/40]
22.07.2021Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition05.06.2017Appeal received No.  T1292/17
04.08.2017Statement of grounds filed
14.07.2021Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
22.07.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
06.06.2017Appeal received No.  T1292/17
03.08.2017Statement of grounds filed
14.07.2021Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
22.07.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
22.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [A]DE202006012530U  (GILLET HEINRICH GMBH [DE]) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [A]JP2007040149  (MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK & BUS) [A] 1-4 * abstract *;
 [E]WO2009012819  (GILLET HEINRICH GMBH [DE], et al) [E] 1 * the whole document *
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 [A]JP2007040149  (MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK & BUS);
 [A]JP2007040224  (MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK & BUS)
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