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EP About this file: EP2107004

EP2107004 - Damping arrangement [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  24.05.2019
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2019Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 26.06.2019  [2019/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Goodrich Actuation Systems Ltd.
Stratford Road Solihull
West Midlands B90 4LA / GB
[2019/26]
Former [2009/41]For all designated states
Goodrich Actuation Systems Ltd.
Stratford Road Solihull
West Midlands B90 4LA / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Hadley, Kevin Richard
Appletree Cottage
Sheinton Street
Much Wenlock Shropshire TF13 6HZ / GB
02 / Connors, David John
130 Longfellow Road
Dudley West Mildands DY3 3EH / GB
 [2012/51]
Former [2009/41]01 / Hadley, Kevin Richard
Appletree Cottage Sheinton Street
Much Wenlock Shropshire TF13 6HZ / GB
02 / Connors, David John
130 Longfellow Road
Dudley West Mildands DY3 3EH / GB
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/26]Dehns
St. Brides House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2013/33]Leckey, David Herbert, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2012/51]Bailey, Richard Alan
Marks & Clerk LLP
20 Imperial Square
Cheltenham
GL50 1QZ / GB
Former [2009/41]Bailey, Richard Alan
Marks & Clerk LLP 27 Imperial Square Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL50 1RQ / GB
Application number, filing date09250914.027.03.2009
[2009/41]
Priority number, dateGB2008000582901.04.2008         Original published format: GB 0805829
[2009/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2107004
Date:07.10.2009
Language:EN
[2009/41]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2107004
Date:02.02.2011
[2011/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2107004
Date:19.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/51]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2107004
Date:26.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.01.2011
ClassificationIPC:B64C25/50
[2009/41]
CPC:
B64C25/50 (EP,US); B64C25/505 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2011/40]
Former [2009/41]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Dämpfungsanordnung[2009/41]
English:Damping arrangement[2009/41]
French:Agencement d'amortisseur[2009/41]
Examination procedure18.07.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2011Examination requested  [2011/35]
03.08.2011Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
08.09.2011Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
10.08.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.11.2012Fee for grant paid
08.11.2012Fee 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  10.08.2012
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.09.2013  18.09.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
Inovel Parc Sud
78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay / FR
Opponent's representative
Parzy, Benjamin Alain
Cabinet Boettcher
16, rue Médéric
75017 Paris / FR
 [N/P]
Former [2013/43]
Opponent(s)01  13.09.2013  18.09.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
Inovel Parc Sud
78140 Velizy Villacoublay / FR
Opponent's representative
Parzy, Benjamin Alain
Cabinet Boettcher
16, rue Médéric
75017 Paris / FR
28.10.2013Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
06.03.2014Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
07.10.2015Date of oral proceedings
29.10.2015Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
29.10.2015Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
26.09.2018Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
11.02.2019Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
20.05.2019Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition16.12.2015Appeal received No.  T2373/15
26.02.2016Statement of grounds filed
26.09.2018Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
26.09.2018Date of oral proceedings
02.10.2018Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT19.12.2012
ES30.03.2013
[2014/03]
Former [2013/23]ES30.03.2013
Documents cited:Search[XAY]GB1416806  (DOWTY ROTOL LTD) [X] 1,2,4-6 * page 1, line 90 - page 2, line 101 * * page 3, lines 31-86; figures 1,2 * [A] 8 [Y] 3,7,9,10;
 [X]US2006032976  (BACHMEYER PAUL J [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5 * paragraph [0022]; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]US2661915  (O'CONNOR BERNARD E) [X] 1,5,6 * column 2, line 5 - column 3, line 2 * * column 4, line 61 - column 5, line 23; figures 1-6 *;
 [YA]US2007241230  (BUCHETON DANIEL [FR], et al) [Y] 3 * paragraphs [0022] - [0029]; figure 3 * [A] 1,2;
 [YA]US2974905  (RUMSEY ROLLIN D) [Y] 7 * column 2, line 43 - column 3, line 44; figures 1,2 * [A] 1-6;
 [YA]EP1574923  (AIRBUS UK LTD [GB]) [Y] 9,10 * abstract * [A] 1-8
by applicantUS7175134
 US7109679
 GB1416806
OppositionUS6761243
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