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EP About this file: EP2375953

EP2375953 - DUST RECEPTACLE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.04.2016
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.06.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 25.07.2018  [2018/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
P.O. Box 957
Offshore Incorporations Centre
Road Town
Tortola / VG
[2015/23]
Former [2011/42]For all designated states
Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
P.O. Box 957 Offshore Incorporations Centre Road Town
Tortola / VI
Inventor(s)01 / WATERS, Richard
Vax Limited
Quillgold House Kingswood Road
Hampton Lovett
Droitwich
Worcestershire WR9 0QH / GB
02 / GROVE, Philip
Vax Limited
Quillgold House Kingswood Road
Hampton Lovett
Droitwich
Worcestershire WR9 0QH / GB
 [2011/42]
Representative(s)Stevenson-Hill, Jack Patrick, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/42]Stevenson-Hill, Jack Patrick, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester, M1 4HD / GB
Application number, filing date09803893.823.12.2009
WO2009GB51769
Priority number, dateGB2008002344223.12.2008         Original published format: GB 0823442
[2011/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010073046
Date:01.07.2010
Language:EN
[2010/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2375953
Date:19.10.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.07.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2375953
Date:03.06.2015
Language:EN
[2015/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.07.2010
ClassificationIPC:A47L9/16, A47L9/10
[2011/42]
CPC:
A47L9/108 (EP,GB); A47L9/1683 (GB); B04C5/185 (GB)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/23]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STAUBAUFNAHME FÜR EINEN STAUBSAUGER[2011/42]
English:DUST RECEPTACLE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER[2011/42]
French:RESERVOIR A POUSSIERE POUR ASPIRATEUR[2015/23]
Former [2011/42]RÉSERVOIR À POUSSIÈRE POUR ASPIRATEUR
Entry into regional phase15.07.2011National basic fee paid 
15.07.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
15.07.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.07.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.07.2011Examination requested  [2011/42]
13.01.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
20.01.2014Request for decision received: Application is deemed to be withdrawn
28.01.2014Result of request for decision (Application is deemed to be withdrawn): Request accepted
30.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.06.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.12.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.04.2015Fee for grant paid
24.04.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.04.2015Receipt 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  30.01.2014
Opposition(s)04.03.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.12.2009
AT03.06.2015
BE03.06.2015
CY03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
MC03.06.2015
MK03.06.2015
MT03.06.2015
NL03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SE03.06.2015
SI03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
SM03.06.2015
TR03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
IE23.12.2015
LU23.12.2015
CH31.12.2015
LI31.12.2015
[2018/30]
Former [2017/38]HU23.12.2009
AT03.06.2015
BE03.06.2015
CY03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
MC03.06.2015
MT03.06.2015
NL03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SE03.06.2015
SI03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
SM03.06.2015
TR03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
IE23.12.2015
LU23.12.2015
CH31.12.2015
LI31.12.2015
Former [2017/03]AT03.06.2015
BE03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
MC03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SI03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
IE23.12.2015
LU23.12.2015
CH31.12.2015
LI31.12.2015
Former [2016/46]AT03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
MC03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SI03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
IE23.12.2015
LU23.12.2015
BE31.12.2015
CH31.12.2015
LI31.12.2015
Former [2016/45]AT03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
MC03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SI03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
IE23.12.2015
LU23.12.2015
BE31.12.2015
Former [2016/34]AT03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
MC03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SI03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
LU23.12.2015
BE31.12.2015
Former [2016/33]AT03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
MC03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SI03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
BE31.12.2015
Former [2016/24]AT03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SI03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
BE31.12.2015
Former [2016/21]AT03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
IT03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
Former [2016/20]AT03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
DK03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
Former [2016/10]AT03.06.2015
CZ03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
PL03.06.2015
RO03.06.2015
SK03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
IS03.10.2015
PT06.10.2015
Former [2016/09]AT03.06.2015
EE03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
Former [2015/51]AT03.06.2015
ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
Former [2015/50]ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
BG03.09.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
Former [2015/49]ES03.06.2015
FI03.06.2015
HR03.06.2015
LT03.06.2015
LV03.06.2015
NO03.09.2015
GR04.09.2015
Cited inInternational search[IDY]US4363156  (LEINFELT KARL E);
 [YA]EP1136028  (SHARP KK [JP]);
 [YDA]EP1671570  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]);
 [Y]EP1987757  (SAMSUNG KWANGJU ELECTRONICS CO [KR])
by applicantUS4363156
 JP2003038396
 EP1671570
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