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EP2698795 - Surge arrester [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.01.2021
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.02.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
Otto-Hahn-Ring 6
81739 München / DE
[2021/04]
Former [2017/35]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
Former [2014/08]For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Springborn, Dirk
Tietzenweg 21
12203 Berlin / DE
02 / Sulitze, Markus
Hasenwinkel 20
14612 Falkensee / DE
 [2014/08]
Application number, filing date12180619.416.08.2012
[2014/08]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2698795
Date:19.02.2014
Language:DE
[2014/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2698795
Date:11.03.2020
Language:DE
[2020/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2013
ClassificationIPC:H01C7/12
[2014/08]
CPC:
H01C7/12 (EP,US); H02H3/025 (US); H01C7/126 (EP,US);
H02H9/041 (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 [2020/11]
Former [2014/08]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 
TitleGerman:Überspannungsableiter[2014/08]
English:Surge arrester[2014/08]
French:Paratonnerre[2014/08]
Examination procedure18.07.2014Examination requested  [2014/35]
19.08.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.04.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
24.01.2020Fee for grant paid
24.01.2020Fee 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  23.04.2018
Opposition(s)14.12.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
21.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
19.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
21.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
20.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
19.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4352139  (DU PONT JOHN P, et al) [X] 1-10 * figures 1,5,6 * * column 2, line 21 - line 35 ** column 3, line 6 - line 16 *;
 [X]DE102007010857  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [X] 1-10 * paragraph [0047] * * figure 1 * * paragraph [0051] - paragraph [0052] *
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