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EP2547197 - POSITIONING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.05.2018 Database last updated on 22.05.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.06.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.02.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 02.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	10.07.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL	published on 12.08.2020 [2020/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ambic Equipment Limited 1 Parkside Avenue Two, Station Lane Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 4YF / GB
	[2013/04]
Inventor(s)	01 / HILEY, Richard James c/o Ambic Equipment Limited 1 Parkside Avenue Two Station Road Witney OX28 4YF / GB
	[2017/28]
Former [2013/04]	01 / HILEY, Richard James 3 Penley Place Chinor Oxfordshire OX39 4JS / GB
Representative(s)	Bingham, Ian Mark The IP Asset Partnership Limited Prama House 267 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7HT / GB
	[2017/28]
Former [2013/04]	Bingham, Ian Mark IP Asset LLP Patent Formalities 267 Banbury Road Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 7HT / GB
Application number, filing date	11710837.3	11.03.2011
	[2017/28]
	WO2011GB50482
Priority number, date	GB20110002726	17.02.2011 Original published format: GB 201102726
	GB20100004243	15.03.2010 Original published format: GB 201004243
	[2013/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2011114138
	Date:	22.09.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2547197
	Date:	23.01.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.09.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2547197
	Date:	12.07.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/28]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	22.09.2011
Classification	IPC:	A01J7/04, A01K1/12, A01K15/04	[2017/10]
	CPC:	A01K1/12 (EP,US); A01J7/04 (EP,US); A01K15/04 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2013/04]	A01J7/04, A01K1/12
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2013/04]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	POSITIONIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG	[2013/04]
	English:	POSITIONING DEVICE	[2013/04]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE POSITIONNEMENT	[2013/04]
Entry into regional phase	24.08.2012	National basic fee paid
	24.08.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.08.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.08.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.08.2012	Examination requested [2013/04]
	19.07.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.10.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.02.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.06.2017	Fee for grant paid
	01.06.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.06.2017	Receipt 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 19.07.2016
Opposition(s)	13.04.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.03.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
Opt-out from the exclusive Tooltip competence of the Unified Patent Court	See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
	Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	11.03.2011
	AL	12.07.2017
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	MK	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	PT	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	LU	11.03.2018
	MT	11.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
	[2020/33]
Former [2020/31]	HU	11.03.2011
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	MK	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	PT	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	LU	11.03.2018
	MT	11.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2020/27]	HU	11.03.2011
	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	PT	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	LU	11.03.2018
	MT	11.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2020/15]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	LU	11.03.2018
	MT	11.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2020/08]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	LU	11.03.2018
	MT	11.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2019/12]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	LU	11.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2019/04]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	LU	11.03.2018
Former [2018/52]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/39]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/24]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/23]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/21]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/12]	AT	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/11]	AT	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/10]	AT	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Former [2018/09]	FI	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Former [2018/08]	FI	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Former [2018/07]	LT	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Cited in	International search	[A]WO2009113884 (SCOTT MILKTECH LTD [NZ], et al) [A] 1-29 * page 7, paragraph last; figure 3 *;
		[AP]US2010242845 (PHARAOH JAMES FREDERICK [NZ]) [AP] 1-29 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE102007004539 (WESTFALIASURGE GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-29 * paragraph [0063]; figures 6-9 *;
		[AD]US3554166 (BELDEN DALLAS J B) [AD] 1-29 * the whole document *;
		[A]GB1405225 (BABSON BROS CO) [A] 1-29 * page 3, lines 29-51; figure 1 *
		[AD] - ANONYMOUS, "A positioning device for a milking installation", 20041021, (20041021), pages 1 - 3, XP007919106 [AD] 1-29 * the whole document *
	by applicant	US3554166

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