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EP3133003 - VEHICLE SEAT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.12.2020
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.09.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.01.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TS Tech Co., Ltd.
7-27, Sakae-cho 3-chome
Asaka-shi, Saitama 351-0012 / JP
For all designated states
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8556 / JP
[2017/08]
Inventor(s)01 / TSUBOI, Yoshimichi
c/o TS TECH CO., LTD.
118-1 Oaza Ota
Takanezawa-machi
Shioya-gun Tochigi 329-1217 / JP
02 / YAGUCHI, Yuta
c/o TS TECH CO. LTD.
118-1
Oaza Ota
Takanezawa-machi
Shioya-gun Tochigi 329-1217 / JP
03 / SASAKI, Tatsuya
c/o HONDA R&D CO. LTD.
4-1
Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama 351-0193 / JP
 [2017/08]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2017/08]
Application number, filing date15765630.720.03.2015
[2017/08]
WO2015JP58520
Priority number, dateJP2014005889820.03.2014         Original published format: JP 2014058898
[2017/08]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015141837
Date:24.09.2015
Language:JA
[2015/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3133003
Date:22.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3133003
Date:29.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.09.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:B62J1/14, B62J1/12, B62J1/28, B62J1/18, B60N2/40
[2018/02]
CPC:
B60N2/40 (EP,US); B62J1/12 (EP,US); B62J1/14 (EP,US);
B62J1/18 (EP,US); B62J1/20 (US); B62J1/28 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/08]B62J1/12, B60N2/24
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 [2017/08]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:FAHRZEUGSITZ[2017/08]
English:VEHICLE SEAT[2017/08]
French:SIÈGE DE VÉHICULE[2017/08]
Entry into regional phase18.10.2016Translation filed 
18.10.2016National basic fee paid 
18.10.2016Search fee paid 
18.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
18.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/08]
18.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.12.2019Fee for grant paid
11.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [X] JPH01202587  (SUZUKI MOTOR CO et al.) [X] 1,3-6 * abstract *
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 [Y] WO2013153193  (PIAGGIO & C SPA et al.) [Y] 1-6 * , description, page 1, lines 5 to 9; page 3, line 30 to page 6, line 4; fig. 1 to 4 & US 2015/0115672 A1 & EP 2836419 A1 & CN 104245490 A & TW 201404645 A & AR 90654 A1 & IT MI20120151 U1 *
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 [A] JP2009173269  (TS TECH CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-6 * , entire text; all drawings & EP 2075178 A2 *
 [A] JP2013184608  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-6 * , paragraphs [0001], [0042], [0046]; fig. 1 to 4, 9 to 12 (Family: none) *
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