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EP About this file: EP3576572

EP3576572 - COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.01.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.09.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 15.05.2024  [2024/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Graybill, Robert Steven
152 Cape May Lane
Mount Pleasant, North Carolina 29464 / US
[2019/50]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2019/50]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[2023/23]
Former [2019/50]Heinze, Ekkehard
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 47
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date18748634.505.02.2018
[2019/50]
WO2018US16923
Priority number, dateUS201762454112P03.02.2017         Original published format: US 201762454112 P
US201762535709P21.07.2017         Original published format: US 201762535709 P
US201862620305P22.01.2018         Original published format: US 201862620305 P
[2019/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018145039
Date:09.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3576572
Date:11.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3576572
Date:07.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:A47C4/28, A47C4/00, A47C4/02, A47C5/10, A45B5/00
[2020/35]
CPC:
A47C4/286 (EP,KR,US); A45B5/00 (EP); A47C13/00 (EP,KR,US);
A47C4/02 (EP,KR,US); A45F2004/026 (EP)
Former IPC [2019/50]A47C4/28, A47C4/00, A47C4/02, A47C5/10
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 [2019/50]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KLAPPSTUHL[2019/50]
English:COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR[2019/50]
French:CHAISE PLIANTE[2019/50]
Entry into regional phase02.09.2019National basic fee paid 
02.09.2019Search fee paid 
02.09.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
02.09.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.09.2019Examination requested  [2019/50]
19.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.01.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
23.01.2023Fee for grant paid
23.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
[2024/10]
Former [2024/09]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/08]ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/51]ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/50]ES07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/48]ES07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
Former [2023/46]ES07.06.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US4786082  (SWIETLIK DANIEL A [US]) [A] 1,9,13* column 2, line 60 - column 5, line 21; figures 1-7 *;
 [A]CN202874555U  (JIN XINGFANG) [A] 1,9,13 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2014375104  (KIM HYUN-GIL [KR]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0054]; figures 1-5 *
International search[A]US4258951  (GROOM SIMEON H) [A] 1-20 * Entire document *;
 [A]US5054849  (HOFF RICHARD [US]) [A] 1-20 * Entire document *;
 [A]US2007252416  (PARK FREDERICK K [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * Entire document *;
 [A]US2012104805  (LAH JEH-KUN [KR]) [A] 1-20 * Entire document especially Fig. 2, 7; para [0044]-[0045], [0055] *;
 [A]US2015313330  (STEVENS SUE [US], et al) [A] 1-20* Entire document *;
 [A]US2015374131  (KIM HYUN-GIL [KR]) [A] 1-20 * Entire document *
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