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EP2983258 - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.08.2022
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.03.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Bruggerstrasse 66
5400 Baden / CH
[2021/19]
Former [2019/15]For all designated states
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
Former [2016/06]For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BHATTACHARYA, Anandaroop
John F. Welch Technology Centre
Pvt. Ltd.
Plot 122, EPIP
Phase 2, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road
560066 Bangalore / IN
02 / DASGUPTA, Subhashish
John F. Welch Technology Centre
Pvt. Ltd.
Plot 122, EPIP
Phase 2, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road
560066 Bangalore / IN
03 / GREENWOOD, Peter James
41 Woodford Avenue
Plainville, CT Connecticut 06062 / US
04 / MEINERS, Steven Edward
2000 CentreGreen Way
Cary, North Carolina 27513 / US
 [2016/20]
Former [2016/06]01 / BHATTACHARYA, Anandaroop
John F. Welch Technology Centre
Pvt. Ltd.
Plot 122, EPIP
Phase 2, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road
560066 Bangalore / IN
02 / DASGUPTA, Subhashish
John F. Welch Technology Centre
Pvt. Ltd.
Plot 122, EPIP
Phase 2, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road
560066 Bangalore / IN
03 / GREENWOOD, Peter James
41 Woodford Avenue
Plainville, CT Connecticut 06062 / US
04 / MEINERS, Steven Edward
2000 CentreGreen Way
Cary, NC North Carolina 27513 / US
Representative(s)Aipex B.V., et al
Vestdijk 51
5611 CA Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2021/39]Aipex B.V., et al
P.O. Box 30223
3001 DE Rotterdam / NL
Former [2016/06]Lee, Brenda
GE International Inc.
Global Patent Operation - Europe The Ark
201 Talgarth Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8BJ / GB
Application number, filing date15179574.703.08.2015
[2016/06]
Priority number, dateIN2014CHE392008.08.2014         Original published format: IN CH39202014
[2016/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2983258
Date:10.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2983258
Date:29.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.12.2015
ClassificationIPC:H02B1/56, // H02B1/21
[2016/06]
CPC:
H02B1/56 (EP,US); H05K7/20127 (CN); H05K7/20009 (US);
H05K5/0213 (US); H05K7/2089 (US); H02B1/21 (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 [2016/38]
Former [2016/06]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:ELEKTRISCHE EINRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG[2016/06]
English:ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING[2016/06]
French:ÉQUIPEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2016/06]
Examination procedure04.08.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.08.2016Examination requested  [2016/38]
02.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
21.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.07.2021Fee for grant paid
26.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/36]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
21.02.2019Request for further processing filed
21.02.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
01.03.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
04.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
20.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
23.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU03.08.2015
AL29.09.2021
AT29.09.2021
CY29.09.2021
CZ29.09.2021
DK29.09.2021
EE29.09.2021
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FI29.09.2021
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LT29.09.2021
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SM29.09.2021
BG29.12.2021
NO29.12.2021
GR30.12.2021
IS29.01.2022
PT31.01.2022
[2024/41]
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IS29.01.2022
PT31.01.2022
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PT31.01.2022
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PT31.01.2022
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BG29.12.2021
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Documents cited:Search[Y]GB2085238  (BICC LTD) [Y] 6* column 1, line 5 - line 34; figure . *;
 [XI]DE29720765U  (SACHSENWERK AG [DE]) [X] 1-4,7,8,10,13,14 * page 9, paragraph 3 - page 11, paragraph 2; figures 1, 2A, 2B * [I] 11,12;
 [Y]EP1484776  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 5,9,15 * figures 1-3; claims 1-3 *;
 [XY]US2006120027  (JOSTEN HARRY W [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7,8,10-14 * paragraphs [0021] , [0 27] - [0030] - [0 33] - [0034]; figures 2, 11 * [Y] 5,6,9,15;
 [X]US2009212022  (JOSTEN HARRY W [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7,8,10-14 * paragraph [0039]; figures 3, 4, 5 *
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