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EP3243378 - SUCTION DEVICE AND HOLDER FOR SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2021
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.05.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  13.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
H I K O GmbH
Im Lehrer Feld 24
89081 Ulm / DE
[2020/33]
Former [2017/46]For all designated states
HIKO GmbH
Jägerstraße 7
87435 Kempten / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Hinterkopf, Martin
Bürgermeister-Leypoldt-Weg 8
89081 Ulm-Lehr / DE
 [2017/46]
Representative(s)Baur & Weber Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Rosengasse 13
89073 Ulm / DE
[2017/46]
Application number, filing date17169394.804.05.2017
[2017/46]
Priority number, dateDE20161010858010.05.2016         Original published format: DE102016108580
DE20161012164211.11.2016         Original published format: DE102016121642
[2017/46]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3243378
Date:15.11.2017
Language:DE
[2017/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3243378
Date:26.08.2020
Language:DE
[2020/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.09.2017
ClassificationIPC:A01K9/00
[2017/46]
CPC:
A01K9/005 (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 [2018/25]
Former [2017/46]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:SAUGVORRICHTUNG UND HALTER HIERZU[2017/46]
English:SUCTION DEVICE AND HOLDER FOR SAME[2017/46]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ASPIRATION ET SUPPORT ASSOCIÉ[2017/46]
Examination procedure04.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/25]
06.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
13.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.07.2020Fee for grant paid
10.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.05.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
02.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[YA]US5638769  (MCINTYRE ROBERT DYMOCK [NZ], et al) [Y] 1,4-16 * figures 3, 9; claims 1-16 * [A] 17,18;
 [YA]EP0958740  (MARCHIORO SPA [IT]) [Y] 2,3 * figures 5,6; claims 1-12 * [A] 1,4-18;
 [YA]US2010292637  (SOKAL DAVID [US], et al) [Y] 12 * paragraph [0048] *[A] 1-11;
 [YD]EP2160942  (STRASSER JOSEF [DE]) [YD] 1-11,13,14 * paragraph [0020]; claims 1,2 *;
 [YA]DE202014103535U  (ALBERT KERBL GMBH [DE]) [Y] 15,16 * paragraph [0027]; figure 1; claims 4-6 * [A] 1-14
by applicantUS2516730
 US2652027
 US2695007
 DE8712611U
 DE102011105853
 EP2160942
 DE202014103535U
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