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EP3169978 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING LOCATION DEPENDENT DATA BY MEANS OF A VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.11.2023
Database last updated on 18.05.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES, HR, NO, RS, SE
published on 12.06.2024 [2024/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
[2023/51]
Former [2017/21]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / SCHWEMMER, Klaus
Konrad-Beste-Str. 8
38176 Wendeburg / DE
 [2017/21]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
[2023/51]
Application number, filing date15741143.015.07.2015
[2017/21]
WO2015EP66125
Priority number, dateDE20141021391517.07.2014         Original published format: DE102014213915
[2017/21]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016008907
Date:21.01.2016
Language:DE
[2016/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3169978
Date:24.05.2017
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3169978
Date:20.12.2023
Language:DE
[2023/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01C21/36, G01C21/00, H04W4/02, H04W4/44
[2023/32]
CPC:
G01C21/362 (EP); G01C21/3837 (EP); H04W4/02 (EP);
H04W4/44 (EP)
Former IPC [2017/21]G01C21/36
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 [2017/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERFASSUNG VON ORTSABHÄNGIGEN DATEN MITTELS EINES FAHRZEUGS[2017/21]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING LOCATION DEPENDENT DATA BY MEANS OF A VEHICLE[2017/21]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR ACQUÉRIR DES DONNÉES DÉPENDANTES DE LA LOCALISATION AU MOYEN D'UN VEHICULE[2017/21]
Entry into regional phase17.02.2017National basic fee paid 
17.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
17.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/21]
30.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.06.2023
27.06.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
24.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.11.2023Fee for grant paid
13.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
31.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
02.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
01.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
31.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES20.12.2023
FI20.12.2023
HR20.12.2023
LT20.12.2023
RS20.12.2023
SE20.12.2023
BG20.03.2024
NO20.03.2024
GR21.03.2024
[2024/24]
Former [2024/21]FI20.12.2023
LT20.12.2023
BG20.03.2024
GR21.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR21.03.2024
Cited inInternational search[A]EP1903310  (REIGNCOM LTD [KR]) [A] 1-14* paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0042] *;
 [X]US2010134637  (CHO SHISEI [JP], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0110] *;
 [X]US2010241349  (WU JASON [TW]) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0022] *;
 [X]EP2442291  (HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYS [DE]) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0041] *;
 [A]US2013250119  (XU WILSON [CN]) [A] 1-14 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0039] *;
 [X]US2014136098  (STROILA MATEI NICOLAE [US], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0077]; claim 18 *
ExaminationWO2012062764
by applicantUS2013057686
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