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EP About this file: EP2949452

EP2949452 - METHOD OF LASER WELDING OF AN AUTOMOTIVE LIGHT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.05.2020
Database last updated on 19.04.2025
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip28.01.2025New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Marelli Automotive Lighting Italy S.p.A.
Via Cavallo, 18
10078 Venaria Reale (TO) / IT
[2020/14]
Former [2015/49]For all designated states
Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A. A Socio Unico
Via Cavallo, 18
10078 Venaria Reale, (TO) / IT
Inventor(s)01 / Schiccheri, Nicola
c/o AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A A SOCIO UNICO
Via Cavallo, 18
I-10078 Venaria Reale, Torino / IT
02 / Boero, Cristiano
c/o AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A. A SOCIO
UNICO
Via Cavallo, 18
I-10078 Venaria Reale, Torino / IT
03 / Ferigo, Domenico
c/o AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A. A SOCIO
UNICO
Via Cavallo, 18
I-10078 Venaria Reale, Torino / IT
04 / Leone, Fabio
c/o AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A. A SOCIO
UNICO
Via Cavallo, 18
I-10078 Venaria Reale, Torino / IT
 [2015/49]
Representative(s)Mitola, Marco
Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A.
Piazza Mario Saggin, 2
35131 Padova / IT
[2020/27]
Former [2015/49]Mitola, Marco
Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. Via Berchet 9
35131 Padova / IT
Application number, filing date15165724.429.04.2015
[2015/49]
Priority number, dateIT2014PD0013530.05.2014         Original published format: IT PD20140135
[2015/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2949452
Date:02.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2949452
Date:01.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:B29C65/16, F21S41/29, F21S43/27
[2020/07]
CPC:
B29C65/1635 (EP,US); B23K26/20 (CN); B29C65/1638 (US);
B29C65/1664 (EP,US); B29C65/1667 (EP,US); B29C65/167 (EP,US);
B29C65/1687 (EP,US); B29C65/1696 (EP,US); B29C66/114 (EP,US);
B29C66/131 (EP,US); B29C66/24244 (EP,US); B29C66/542 (EP,US);
B29C66/9592 (EP,US); B29C65/1661 (EP,US); B29L2031/747 (EP,US);
F21S41/28 (EP,US); F21S41/29 (EP,US); F21S43/27 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/49]B29C65/16, F21S8/10
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 [2016/27]
Former [2015/49]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:VERFAHREN ZUM LASERSCHWEISSEN EINER FAHRZEUGLEUCHTE[2015/49]
English:METHOD OF LASER WELDING OF AN AUTOMOTIVE LIGHT[2015/49]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE SOUDAGE AU LASER D'UN PHARE DE VÉHICULE[2015/49]
Examination procedure31.05.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.05.2016Examination requested  [2016/27]
14.11.2017Observations by third parties
06.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.10.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
20.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2019Observations by third parties
29.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.01.2020Observations by third parties
30.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.05.2020Fee for grant paid
19.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  01.04.2021   
Branson Ultraschall Niederlassung der Emerson Technologies GmbH & Co. OHG
Waldstr. 53 - 55
63128 Dietzenbach / DE
Opponent's representative
HWP Intellectual Property
Ridlerstraße 35
80339 München / DE
 [2021/19]
16.04.2021Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
25.08.2021Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
12.01.2023Date of oral proceedings
15.03.2023Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
15.03.2023Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition12.05.2023Appeal received No.  T0798/23
12.05.2023Payment of appeal fee
25.07.2023Statement of grounds filed
24.01.2025Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
07.04.2025Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
26.04.2023Appeal received No.  T0798/23
26.04.2023Payment of appeal fee
17.07.2023Statement of grounds filed
24.01.2025Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
07.04.2025Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
24.01.2025Date of oral proceedings
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
20.12.2018Request for further processing filed
20.12.2018Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
10.01.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
18.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
21.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CY01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
MK01.07.2020
MT01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
IE29.04.2021
LU29.04.2021
CH30.04.2021
LI30.04.2021
[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CY01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
MK01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
IE29.04.2021
LU29.04.2021
CH30.04.2021
LI30.04.2021
Former [2023/30]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CY01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
IE29.04.2021
LU29.04.2021
CH30.04.2021
LI30.04.2021
Former [2022/23]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
IE29.04.2021
LU29.04.2021
CH30.04.2021
LI30.04.2021
Former [2022/21]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
PT02.11.2020
IE29.04.2021
LU29.04.2021
CH30.04.2021
LI30.04.2021
IS24.12.2021
Former [2022/10]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
PT02.11.2020
LU29.04.2021
CH30.04.2021
LI30.04.2021
IS24.12.2021
Former [2022/04]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
LU29.04.2021
Former [2021/50]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/36]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/28]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/25]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/22]AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/21]AT01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/11]AT01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/09]AT01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/08]FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/07]FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
Former [2021/01]BG01.10.2020
Documents cited:Search[A]DE102006008060  (HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK [JP]) [A] 1* figures 4A,4B *;
 [A]FR2952316  (VALEO VISION [FR]) [A] 1 * page 8, lines 11-18; claims 1,2 *;
 [A]US2012241424  (SAGESAKA YUJI [JP], et al) [A] 1,16,19 * figures 1-8 *;
 [A]JP2013196891  (STANLEY ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1,19 * figures 7,8,9,10 *;
 [A]JP2014061639  (KOITO MFG CO LTD) [A] 1,16,19 * figures 1-5 *
ExaminationEP2923819
 EP2923820
otherEP2923819
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OppositionJPH11348132
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 JP2006073296
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 EP2923820
 EP2923819
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