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EP About this file: EP2723632

EP2723632 - VERTICALLY-VARIABLE OCEAN SAIL SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.03.2019
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.03.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Magnuss Corp.
150 Columbus Ave, APT 16B
New York, NY 10023 / US
[2018/32]
Former [2014/18]For all designated states
Magnuss Ltd.
H.P. House 21 Laffan Street
Hamilton HM09 / BM
Inventor(s)01 / HOLOHAN, Eric
399 Oyster Bay Road
Mill Neck, New York 11765 / US
02 / SHERGALIS, Edward
10 Thornhill Road
Riverside, Connecticut 06878 / US
03 / RHODES, James
110 Greene Street
New York, New York 10012 / US
04 / LINZEE, Jeremy
5 Locust Avenue
Stony Brook, New York 11790 / US
 [2014/18]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2018/18]
Former [2014/18]Finnie, Peter John
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date12803144.022.06.2012
[2018/18]
WO2012US43746
Priority number, dateUS201161499904P22.06.2011         Original published format: US 201161499904 P
[2014/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012178006
Date:27.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/52]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2723632
Date:30.04.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2723632
Date:02.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/18]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP2723632
Date:22.08.2018
[2018/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US07.03.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2015
ClassificationIPC:B63B15/02, B63H9/02, B63H9/06
[2014/18]
CPC:
B63H9/02 (EP,US); Y02T70/5236 (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 [2014/18]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VARIABLES VERTIKALSEGELSYSTEM[2014/18]
English:VERTICALLY-VARIABLE OCEAN SAIL SYSTEM[2014/18]
French:SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION MARITIME VARIABLE EN HAUTEUR[2014/18]
Entry into regional phase14.01.2014National basic fee paid 
14.01.2014Search fee paid 
14.01.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
14.01.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.01.2014Examination requested  [2014/18]
15.07.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.11.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.03.2018Fee for grant paid
20.03.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.03.2018Receipt 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  16.11.2017
Opposition(s)05.02.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
25.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
22.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.201605   M06   Fee paid on   22.12.2016
30.06.201706   M06   Fee paid on   25.07.2017
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.06.2012
AL02.05.2018
AT02.05.2018
CY02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
MK02.05.2018
PT02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SI02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
TR02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
MT22.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
IS02.09.2018
[2020/33]
Former [2020/31]HU22.06.2012
AL02.05.2018
AT02.05.2018
CY02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
MK02.05.2018
PT02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SI02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
TR02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
MT22.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2020/27]HU22.06.2012
AL02.05.2018
AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
PT02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SI02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
TR02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
MT22.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2020/16]AL02.05.2018
AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SI02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
TR02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
MT22.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2020/08]AL02.05.2018
AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SI02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
MT22.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/51]AL02.05.2018
AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SI02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/26]AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SI02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/24]AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/21]AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/19]AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
IE22.06.2018
LU22.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/17]AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
LU22.06.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/15]AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
MC02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/12]AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
SM02.05.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/10]AT02.05.2018
CZ02.05.2018
EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
RO02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
SK02.05.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2019/09]EE02.05.2018
ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2018/51]ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
LV02.05.2018
RS02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2018/50]ES02.05.2018
HR02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2018/49]ES02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
SE02.05.2018
BG02.08.2018
Former [2018/47]ES02.05.2018
LT02.05.2018
Documents cited:Search[XA]US3688455  (ZEBUHR WILLIAM HENRY) [X] 1 * abstract * [A] 13,14;
 [XYI]GB2187154  (HYDROCONIC LTD) [X] 1-5 * the whole document * [Y] 9-12,15 [I] 6-8;
 [XI]EP0511419  (BRINKMANN WILHELM [DE]) [X] 1-3,7 * column 2 - column 6; figure - * [I] 4,9,11;
 [X]US2002139284  (IACOBONI CAMILLO M [US]) [X] 1 * abstract *;
 [Y]JP2003201774  (NIPPON STEEL METAL PROD) [Y] 9-12* abstract *;
 [XY]CN101920777  (UNIV WUHAN TECH) [X] 1,4,7 * abstract * [Y] 15
International search[Y]GB2187154  (HYDROCONIC LTD);
 [Y]EP0474363  (ENGLAND KENNETH JOHN [GB])
by applicantGB2187154
 EP0511419
 JP2003201774
 CN101920777
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