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EP About this file: EP3554772

EP3554772 - COLLISION MONITORING OF A ROBOT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  17.11.2023
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.04.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.06.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  29.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KUKA Deutschland GmbH
Zugspitzstraße 140
86165 Augsburg / DE
[2019/43]
Inventor(s)01 / LANGGARTNER, Verena
Klausstrasse 13
86167 Augsburg / DE
02 / QUITTKAT, Anja
Beethovenstraße 1
86316 Friedberg / DE
 [2019/43]
Representative(s)Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte mbB
Zweibrückenstraße 5-7
80331 München / DE
[2023/51]
Former [2019/43]Oelke, Jochen
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
Zugspitzstraße 140
86165 Augsburg / DE
Application number, filing date17801040.120.11.2017
[2019/43]
WO2017EP79741
Priority number, dateDE2016101498915.12.2016         Original published format: DE102016014989
[2019/43]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018108457
Date:21.06.2018
Language:DE
[2018/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3554772
Date:23.10.2019
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3554772
Date:05.05.2021
Language:DE
[2021/18]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP3554772
Date:20.12.2023
Language:DE
[2023/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:B25J9/16
[2019/43]
CPC:
B25J9/1676 (EP,US); B25J9/163 (US); G05B2219/39082 (EP,US);
G05B2219/49143 (EP,US)
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 [2019/43]
TitleGerman:KOLLISIONSÜBERWACHUNG EINES ROBOTERS[2019/43]
English:COLLISION MONITORING OF A ROBOT[2019/43]
French:SURVEILLANCE ANTICOLLISION D'UN ROBOT[2019/43]
Entry into regional phase03.07.2019National basic fee paid 
03.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
03.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/43]
03.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2021Fee for grant paid
30.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  27.01.2022   
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6
5400 Baden / CH
Opponent's representative
Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
 [2022/09]
22.02.2022Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
01.07.2022Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
23.03.2023Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
23.03.2023Date of oral proceedings
28.04.2023Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
28.04.2023Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
18.08.2023Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
14.11.2023Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
13.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[Y] EP2839934  (KUKA LAB GMBH et al.) [Y] 1-3,5,7-12 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0005]; figures 1,2 *
 [Y] EP2482156  (DECKEL MAHO PFRONTEN GMBH et al.) [Y] 1-3,5,7-12 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0057] * * paragraph [0070] - paragraph [0116]; figures 1-4 *
 [YA] DE102013016878  (DAIMLER AG et al.) [Y] 2 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0034]; figures 1,2 *[A] 1,10,12
 [YA] US2016001446  (CALDAS ALEX et al.) [Y] 5 * paragraph [0052] - paragraph [0121]; figures 1-4 *[A] 1-4,6-12
OppositionUS2016001446
 DE102013016878
 EP2839934
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