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EP About this file: EP3387235

EP3387235 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.10.2020
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.09.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.10.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.11.2020  [2020/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
[2018/42]
Inventor(s)01 / CORNELIUS, Volker
Destedter Hauptstr. 27 A
38162 Cremlingen / DE
 [2018/42]
Application number, filing date16819016.308.12.2016
[2018/42]
WO2016EP80330
Priority number, dateDE20151022490710.12.2015         Original published format: DE102015224907
[2018/42]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017097936
Date:15.06.2017
Language:DE
[2017/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3387235
Date:17.10.2018
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.06.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:F02B75/04
[2018/42]
CPC:
F02B75/04 (EP); F02B75/045 (EP)
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 [2018/42]
TitleGerman:BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE[2018/42]
English:INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE[2018/42]
French:MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE[2018/42]
Entry into regional phase10.07.2018National basic fee paid 
10.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
10.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/42]
11.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.06.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/45]
29.06.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4687348  (NARUOKA TAKAO [JP], et al) [X] 1,4-12 * abstract *;
 [A]JPH05340277  (MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP) [A] 1,4-12 * paragraph [0029] *;
 [YD]EP0438121  (MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP [JP]) [YD] 1,4-12 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US5562068  (SUGIMOTO MITSURU [JP], et al) [Y] 1,4-12 * figure 1 *;
 [YD]DE19703948  (META MOTOREN ENERGIETECH [DE]) [YD] 1,4-12 * the whole document *;
 [X]JPH11294210  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP) [X] 1,4-12 * paragraph [0010]; figures 1,2,4 *;
 [X]EP1205652  (FORD GLOBAL TECH INC [US]) [X] 1,4-12 * figure 3 *;
 [A]DE10218740  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]) [A] 1,4-12* paragraph [0017] *;
 [X]DE102004053225  (DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG [DE]) [X] 1,4-12 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0021]; figure 5 *
by applicantEP0438121
 DE19703948
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