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EP About this file: EP3500477

EP3500477 - METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.02.2021
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.02.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
For all designated states
Robert Bosch GmbH
Postfach 30 02 20
70442 Stuttgart / DE
[2020/18]
Former [2019/26]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
For all designated states
Robert Bosch GmbH
Postfach 30 02 20
70442 Stuttgart / DE
Inventor(s)01 / ZIENTEK, Jens
Steinweg 108b
39365 Sommersdorf OT Marienborn / DE
02 / GROSS, Marcel
Eduard-Forster-Str. 12
73529 Schwäbisch Gmünd / DE
 [2019/26]
Representative(s)Zucker, Volker
Patentanwälte Bressel und Partner mbB
Potsdamer Platz 10
10785 Berlin / DE
[2019/26]
Application number, filing date17752400.617.08.2017
[2019/26]
WO2017EP70844
Priority number, dateDE20161021550618.08.2016         Original published format: DE102016215506
[2019/26]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018033597
Date:22.02.2018
Language:DE
[2018/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3500477
Date:26.06.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.02.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3500477
Date:22.04.2020
Language:DE
[2020/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:B62D5/04
[2019/26]
CPC:
B62D5/0463 (EP,US); B62D15/0215 (US); B62D5/0472 (US);
B62D5/0481 (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 [2019/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES ELEKTRISCHEN SERVOLENKSYSTEMS EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS UND ELEKTRISCHES SERVOLENKSYSTEM[2019/26]
English:METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM[2019/26]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN SYSTÈME DE DIRECTION ASSISTÉE ÉLECTRIQUE D'UN VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE ET SYSTÈME DE DIRECTION ASSISTÉE ÉLECTRIQUE[2019/26]
Entry into regional phase16.01.2019National basic fee paid 
16.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
16.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/26]
16.01.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2020Fee for grant paid
10.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)25.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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 [XI]EP2127997  (JTEKT CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,7,8,10 * figure 3; claim 1 * [I] 9;
 [A]EP2821318  (JTEKT CORP [JP]) [A] 1,8;
 [X]EP2918478  (NISSAN MOTOR [JP]) [X] 1,8 * abstract *;
 [XI]WO2016005669  (RENAULT SAS [FR]) [X] 1,2,4,7,8,10 * the whole document * [I] 9
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