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EP About this file: EP2519740

EP2519740 - DIRECT DRIVE WIND TURBINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.09.2019
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip28.06.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
Borupvej 16
7330 Brande / DK
[2019/30]
Former [2017/35]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
Former [2013/11]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Former [2012/45]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / THOMSEN, Thyge Skovbjerg
Engbjerg 60
Snejbjerg
DK-7400 Herning / DK
 [2012/45]
Representative(s)SGRE-Association
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
SE I IM P Intellectual Property
Siemenspromenade 9
91058 Erlangen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/45](deleted)
Application number, filing date10799016.020.12.2010
[2016/39]
WO2010EP70303
Priority number, dateEP2010015790326.03.2010         Original published format: EP 10157903
[2012/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2011116845
Date:29.09.2011
Language:EN
[2011/39]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2519740
Date:07.11.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.09.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2519740
Date:28.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:F03D9/00
[2012/45]
CPC:
F03D1/065 (EP,US); F03D80/70 (EP,US); F03D7/0224 (EP,US);
F03D80/00 (EP,US); H02K11/21 (EP,US); H02K11/215 (EP,US);
H02K11/22 (EP,US); H02K7/1838 (EP,US); F05B2220/7066 (EP,US);
F05B2270/326 (EP,US); F05B2270/809 (EP,US); H02K2213/06 (EP,US);
Y02E10/72 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/45]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:WINDTURBINE MIT DIREKTANTRIEB[2012/45]
English:DIRECT DRIVE WIND TURBINE[2012/45]
French:EOLIENNE À ENTRAÎNEMENT DIRECT[2012/45]
Entry into regional phase31.07.2012National basic fee paid 
31.07.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
31.07.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.07.2012Examination requested  [2012/45]
11.09.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.04.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.08.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
19.08.2016Fee for grant paid
19.08.2016Fee 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  22.04.2016
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  28.06.2017    ADMISSIBLE
ENERCON GmbH
Dreekamp 5
26605 Aurich / DE
Opponent's representative
Eisenführ Speiser
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen / DE
 [2017/31]
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
08.08.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
29.11.2017Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.03.2019Date of oral proceedings
19.09.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
19.09.2019Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
18.02.2025Date of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition29.11.2019Appeal received No.  T3120/19
28.01.2020Statement of grounds filed
05.08.2021Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2021/32]
13.09.2021Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2021/37]
01.12.2021Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
23.02.2022Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
19.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
18.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.12.2010
AL28.09.2016
AT28.09.2016
BE28.09.2016
CY28.09.2016
CZ28.09.2016
EE28.09.2016
ES28.09.2016
FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
IT28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
LV28.09.2016
MC28.09.2016
MK28.09.2016
NL28.09.2016
PL28.09.2016
RO28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
SI28.09.2016
SK28.09.2016
SM28.09.2016
TR28.09.2016
IE20.12.2016
LU20.12.2016
MT20.12.2016
BG28.12.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
IS28.01.2017
PT30.01.2017
[2018/47]
Former [2018/43]HU20.12.2010
AT28.09.2016
BE28.09.2016
CY28.09.2016
CZ28.09.2016
EE28.09.2016
ES28.09.2016
FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
IT28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
LV28.09.2016
MC28.09.2016
MK28.09.2016
NL28.09.2016
PL28.09.2016
RO28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
SI28.09.2016
SK28.09.2016
SM28.09.2016
TR28.09.2016
IE20.12.2016
LU20.12.2016
MT20.12.2016
BG28.12.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
IS28.01.2017
PT30.01.2017
Former [2018/29]HU20.12.2010
AT28.09.2016
BE28.09.2016
CY28.09.2016
CZ28.09.2016
EE28.09.2016
ES28.09.2016
FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
IT28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
LV28.09.2016
MC28.09.2016
MK28.09.2016
NL28.09.2016
PL28.09.2016
RO28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
SI28.09.2016
SK28.09.2016
SM28.09.2016
TR28.09.2016
IE20.12.2016
LU20.12.2016
BG28.12.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
IS28.01.2017
PT30.01.2017
Former [2018/28]HU20.12.2010
AT28.09.2016
BE28.09.2016
CY28.09.2016
CZ28.09.2016
EE28.09.2016
ES28.09.2016
FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
IT28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
LV28.09.2016
MC28.09.2016
MK28.09.2016
NL28.09.2016
PL28.09.2016
RO28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
SI28.09.2016
SK28.09.2016
SM28.09.2016
IE20.12.2016
LU20.12.2016
BG28.12.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
IS28.01.2017
PT30.01.2017
Former [2017/49]AT28.09.2016
BE28.09.2016
CZ28.09.2016
EE28.09.2016
ES28.09.2016
FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
IT28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
LV28.09.2016
MC28.09.2016
NL28.09.2016
PL28.09.2016
RO28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
SI28.09.2016
SK28.09.2016
SM28.09.2016
IE20.12.2016
LU20.12.2016
BG28.12.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
CH31.12.2016
LI31.12.2016
IS28.01.2017
PT30.01.2017
Former [2017/47]AT28.09.2016
BE28.09.2016
CZ28.09.2016
EE28.09.2016
ES28.09.2016
FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
IT28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
LV28.09.2016
MC28.09.2016
NL28.09.2016
PL28.09.2016
RO28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
SK28.09.2016
SM28.09.2016
BG28.12.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
IS28.01.2017
PT30.01.2017
Former [2017/32]AT28.09.2016
BE28.09.2016
CZ28.09.2016
EE28.09.2016
ES28.09.2016
FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
IT28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
LV28.09.2016
NL28.09.2016
PL28.09.2016
RO28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
SK28.09.2016
SM28.09.2016
BG28.12.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
IS28.01.2017
PT30.01.2017
Former [2017/13]FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
LV28.09.2016
NL28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
Former [2017/11]FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
NO28.12.2016
GR29.12.2016
Former [2017/10]FI28.09.2016
HR28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
RS28.09.2016
SE28.09.2016
NO28.12.2016
Former [2017/09]FI28.09.2016
LT28.09.2016
NO28.12.2016
Former [2017/07]LT28.09.2016
Cited inInternational search[A]WO2005103489  (NORTHERN POWER SYSTEMS INC [US], et al);
 [ID]US7431567  (BEVINGTON CHRISTOPHER M [US], et al);
 [XP]US2010148515  (GEDDRY MARY [US], et al);
 [XP]WO2010142759  (WILIC SARL [LU], et al)
by applicantUS7431567
 EP2157314
OppositionDE4122651
 DE4229301
 DE4210933
 DE19725502
 WO03062620
 US7431567
 US2010148515
 WO2010142759
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