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EP3158120 - LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.12.2020
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.12.2016
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
LG Electronics Inc.
128, Yeoui-daero
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
[2017/17]
Inventor(s)01 / KWON, Oshin
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
51, Gasan digital 1-ro
Geumcheon-gu
Seoul 153-802 / KR
02 / KIM, Kyeonghwan
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
51, Gasan digital 1-ro
Geumcheon-gu
Seoul 153-802 / KR
03 / MOON, Byunghyun
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
51, Gasan digital 1-ro
Geumcheon-gu
Seoul 153-802 / KR
 [2017/17]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2017/17]
Application number, filing date15811721.823.06.2015
[2017/17]
WO2015KR06352
Priority number, dateKR2014007673223.06.2014         Original published format: KR 20140076732
KR2014007650223.06.2014         Original published format: KR 20140076502
KR2014007649823.06.2014         Original published format: KR 20140076498
[2017/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015199408
Date:30.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3158120
Date:26.04.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.12.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3158120
Date:12.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR30.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:D06F37/22
[2018/12]
CPC:
D06F37/30 (EP,RU,US); D06F37/225 (EP,RU,US); D06F37/04 (US);
D06F37/06 (US)
Former IPC [2017/17]D06F37/22, D06F37/20
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 [2017/17]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/17]
English:LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS[2017/17]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE LINGE[2017/17]
Entry into regional phase16.01.2017National basic fee paid 
16.01.2017Search fee paid 
16.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
16.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/17]
22.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.01.2020Fee for grant paid
02.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.06.2015
AL12.02.2020
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MC12.02.2020
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TR12.02.2020
BG12.05.2020
NO12.05.2020
GR13.05.2020
IS12.06.2020
GB23.06.2020
IE23.06.2020
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BE30.06.2020
CH30.06.2020
LI30.06.2020
PT05.07.2020
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PT05.07.2020
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 [IA]EP2671995  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [I] 1 * paragraph [0060] * * paragraphs [0100] - [0107] * * paragraphs [0141] - [0145] * * figures 1, 2A, 3A, 3B, 7-9 * [A] 2-15
International search[A]US5813253  (UHLIN STIG GOERAN [SE]) [A] 1-4, 8-10* See abstract, column 3, lines 23-47, and figure 3. *;
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