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EP About this file: EP3552680

EP3552680 - WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS COMPRISING A FILTER MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/42]FILTER MODULE FOR WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID FILTER MODULE
[2022/02]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.02.2023
Database last updated on 10.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.12.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024  [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
128, Yeoui-daero
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 07336 / KR
[2019/42]
Inventor(s)01 / CHOI, Yuseung
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
51 Gasan digital 1-ro
Geumcheon-gu
Seoul 08592 / KR
02 / LEE, Sangduck
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
51 Gasan digital 1-ro
Geumcheon-gu
Seoul 08592 / KR
03 / CHO, Suchang
IP Center
LG Electronics Inc.
51 Gasan digital 1-ro
Geumcheon-gu
Seoul 08592 / KR
 [2019/42]
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München / DE
[2019/42]
Application number, filing date17878460.908.12.2017
[2019/42]
WO2017KR14390
Priority number, dateKR2016016776509.12.2016         Original published format: KR 20160167765
[2019/42]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018106061
Date:14.06.2018
Language:KO
[2018/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3552680
Date:16.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3552680
Date:13.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR14.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:C02F1/469, B01D35/06, B01D39/20, B01D35/16, B01D61/14, C02F1/44, B01D35/30, C02F1/28, B01J20/20, B01J20/28, C02F9/00, C02F1/461, // C02F101/20
[2020/21]
CPC:
C02F1/4691 (EP,KR); B01D35/06 (EP,KR); C02F1/4695 (US);
B01D15/203 (US); B01D15/3885 (US); B01D35/16 (EP,KR);
B01D35/30 (EP,KR); B01D39/20 (EP); B01D39/2062 (KR);
B01D61/14 (EP); B01D61/145 (KR); C02F1/283 (EP,US);
C02F1/444 (EP,KR); C02F9/20 (EP); C02F2001/46133 (EP);
C02F2001/46152 (EP); C02F2101/20 (EP); C02F2201/4613 (EP);
C02F2301/08 (EP); C02F2303/04 (EP,US); C02F2303/22 (US);
C02F2307/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/42]B01D35/06, B01D39/20, C02F1/469, B01D35/16, B01D61/14, C02F1/44, B01D35/30
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 [2019/42]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WASSERBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT EINEM FILTERMODUL[2022/02]
English:WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS COMPRISING A FILTER MODULE[2022/02]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'EAU COMPRENANT UN MODULE DE FILTRE[2022/02]
Former [2019/42]FILTERMODUL FÜR WASSERBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND WASSERBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT DIESEM FILTERMODUL
Former [2019/42]FILTER MODULE FOR WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID FILTER MODULE
Former [2019/42]MODULE DE FILTRE POUR APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'EAU, ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'EAU COMPRENANT LEDIT MODULE DE FILTRE
Entry into regional phase01.07.2019Translation filed 
01.07.2019National basic fee paid 
01.07.2019Search fee paid 
01.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
01.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/42]
01.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.03.2022Fee for grant paid
08.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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