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EP About this file: EP2459792

EP2459792 - WASHING MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.05.2015
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
20, Yeouido-dong
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
[N/P]
Former [2012/23]For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
20, Yeouido-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / KWAK, Dae Wook
LG Electronics Inc.
IP Group
391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong
Changwon-si Gyeongsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
02 / KIM, Jong Min
LG Electronics Inc.
IP Group
391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong
Changwon-si Gyeongsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
03 / HEO, Cheol Kang
LG Electronics Inc.
IP Group
391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong
Changwon-si Gyeongsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
04 / CHO, Han Ki
LG Electronics Inc.
IP Group
391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong
Changwon-si Gyeongsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
05 / NHO, Gyung Hun
LG Electronics Inc.
IP Group
391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong
Changwon-si Gyeongsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
06 / LEE, Soon Jo
LG Electronics Inc.
IP Group
391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong
Changwon-si Gyeongsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
07 / LEE, Kyu Chul
LG Electronics Inc.
IP Group
391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong
Changwon-si Gyeongsangnam-do 641-110 / KR
 [2012/23]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/23]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date10804745.730.07.2010
WO2010KR05025
Priority number, dateKR2009007075631.07.2009         Original published format: KR 20090070756
KR2009007075731.07.2009         Original published format: KR 20090070757
[2012/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2011014032
Date:03.02.2011
Language:EN
[2011/05]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2459792
Date:06.06.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.02.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2459792
Date:16.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AT21.04.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.03.2013
ClassificationIPC:D06F37/26
[2012/23]
CPC:
D06F39/00 (EP,US); D06F37/26 (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,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WASCHMASCHINE[2012/23]
English:WASHING MACHINE[2012/23]
French:MACHINE A LAVER[2014/11]
Former [2012/23]MACHINE À LAVER
Entry into regional phase23.02.2012National basic fee paid 
23.02.2012Search fee paid 
23.02.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
23.02.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.02.2012Examination requested  [2012/23]
11.02.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.06.2014Fee for grant paid
04.06.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.06.2014Receipt 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  11.02.2014
Opposition(s)17.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
22.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.07.2010
AL16.07.2014
AT16.07.2014
BE16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
HR16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
MK16.07.2014
MT16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SI16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
SM16.07.2014
IE30.07.2014
LU30.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
[2018/46]
Former [2018/30]HU30.07.2010
AT16.07.2014
BE16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
HR16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
MK16.07.2014
MT16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SI16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
SM16.07.2014
IE30.07.2014
LU30.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2016/33]HU30.07.2010
AT16.07.2014
BE16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
HR16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
MT16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SI16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
SM16.07.2014
IE30.07.2014
LU30.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2016/32]HU30.07.2010
AT16.07.2014
BE16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
HR16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
MT16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SI16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
SM16.07.2014
IE30.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2016/28]AT16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
MT16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SI16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
SM16.07.2014
IE30.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2016/22]AT16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SI16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
SM16.07.2014
IE30.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2015/50]AT16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SI16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
IE30.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2015/37]AT16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
IE30.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2015/23]AT16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
CZ16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
EE16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
SK16.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2015/22]AT16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
DK16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
RO16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2015/20]AT16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
MC16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
CH31.07.2014
LI31.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2015/12]AT16.07.2014
CY16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
LV16.07.2014
NL16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
IS16.11.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2015/11]CY16.07.2014
FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
GR17.10.2014
PT17.11.2014
Former [2015/10]FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
BG16.10.2014
NO16.10.2014
Former [2015/09]FI16.07.2014
LT16.07.2014
SE16.07.2014
Former [2015/08]LT16.07.2014
Documents cited:Search[A]EP1710339  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0062]; figure 4 *;
 [A]EP1666656  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2004194514  (NO YANG HWAN [KR], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A]EP1666656  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR])
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