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EP2774158 - SWITCH FOR MULTI-POLE DIRECT CURRENT OPERATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/37]SWITCH FOR MULTI-POLE DIRECT-CURRENT OPERATION
[2016/46]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.03.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eaton Electrical IP GmbH & Co. KG
Airport Center Schönefeld
Mittelstrasse 5-5a
12529 Schönefeld / DE
[2014/37]
Inventor(s)01 / GERVING, Karsten
Agnesstr. 60
53225 Bonn / DE
02 / LANG, Volker
Goddardstr. 52
53125 Bonn / DE
03 / MEISSNER, Johannes
Naheweg 2
53129 Bonn / DE
04 / THAR, Ralf
Ankerstr. 34
53757 St. Augustin / DE
 [2014/37]
Representative(s)Eaton IP Group EMEA
c/o Eaton Intellectual Power Limited
Eaton House
30 Pembroke Road
Dublin 4 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2017/16]Eaton IP Group EMEA
c/o Eaton Industries Manufacturing GmbH
Route de la Longeraie 7
1110 Morges / CH
Former [2014/37]Eaton IP Group EMEA
c/o Eaton Industries Manufacturing GmbH
Route de la Longeraie 7
1110 Morges / CH
Application number, filing date12780747.702.11.2012
[2017/16]
WO2012EP71718
Priority number, dateEP2011018749702.11.2011         Original published format: EP 11187497
[2014/37]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013064629
Date:10.05.2013
Language:DE
[2013/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2774158
Date:10.09.2014
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.05.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2774158
Date:19.04.2017
Language:DE
[2017/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.05.2013
ClassificationIPC:H01H9/36, H01H9/44, // H01H1/20, H01H50/54
[2016/46]
CPC:
H01H9/36 (EP); H01H9/443 (EP); H01H1/20 (EP);
H01H50/546 (EP)
Former IPC [2014/37]H01H9/36, H01H9/44
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 [2014/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHALTER FÜR EINEN MEHRPOLIGEN GLEICHSTROMBETRIEB[2014/37]
English:SWITCH FOR MULTI-POLE DIRECT CURRENT OPERATION[2016/46]
French:COMMUTATEUR POUR UN FONCTIONNEMENT À COURANT CONTINU MULTIPOLAIRE[2016/46]
Former [2014/37]SWITCH FOR MULTI-POLE DIRECT-CURRENT OPERATION
Former [2014/37]COMMUTATEUR POUR FONCTIONNEMENT EN COURANT CONTINU MULTIPOLAIRE
Entry into regional phase13.05.2014National basic fee paid 
13.05.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
13.05.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.05.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.05.2014Examination requested  [2014/37]
14.11.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.02.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
20.02.2017Fee for grant paid
20.02.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.03.2017Information about intention to grant a patent
13.03.2017Receipt 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  14.11.2016
Opposition(s)22.01.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
06.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
07.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.11.2012
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP2133898  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [A] 1-13 * figures 4,6 *;
 [A]DE1640804  (LICENTIA GMBH) [A] 1-13 * page 2, paragraph 2 - page 7, paragraph 3; figures 1-5 *;
 [AD]EP2061053  (MOELLER GMBH [DE]) [AD] 1-13 * the whole document *;
 [XPA]EP2463877  (EATON IND GMBH [DE]) [XP] 1-5,7-13 * figures 1-4 * [A] 6
by applicantEP2061053
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