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EP3540171 - BOTTOM RAIL FOR USE WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.09.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.01.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.05.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  16.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2022Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 02.11.2022  [2022/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hunter Douglas Inc.
One Blue Hill Plaza
Pearl River, New York 10965 / US
[2019/38]
Inventor(s)01 / Mcneill, David B.
c/o Hunter Douglas Industries BV
P.O. Box 5072
2 Piekstraat
3008 AB Rotterdam / NL
02 / Van der Kolk, Nicholas E.
c/o Hunter Douglas Industries BV
P.O. Box 5072
2 Piekstraat
3008 AB Rotterdam / NL
 [2019/38]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/38]J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date19159170.025.02.2019
[2019/38]
Priority number, dateUS201862635190P26.02.2018         Original published format: US 201862635190 P
[2019/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3540171
Date:18.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3540171
Date:20.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:E06B9/42, A47H23/01
[2019/38]
CPC:
E06B9/42 (EP,KR,US); E06B9/32 (US); A47H23/01 (EP,US);
E06B9/34 (EP,US); E06B9/388 (EP,US); E06B9/56 (CN);
E06B9/58 (CN); E06B9/62 (KR); E06B2009/2435 (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 [2020/26]
Former [2019/38]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:UNTERE SCHIENE ZUR VERWENDUNG MIT EINER ABDECKUNG EINER ARCHITEKTONISCHEN STRUKTUR[2019/38]
English:BOTTOM RAIL FOR USE WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERING[2019/38]
French:RAIL INFÉRIEUR À UTILISER AVEC UN REVÊTEMENT DE STRUCTURE ARCHITECTURALE[2019/38]
Examination procedure18.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/26]
18.05.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.06.2020Observations by third parties
10.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.2022Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/44]
17.06.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2022/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
14.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS5957610  (METAKO KIGYO KK) [A] 12-15* figure 6 *;
 [X]JPS6034290U  (-) [X] 12,13 * figure 4 *;
 [X]EP1384849  (HUNTER DOUGLAS IND BV [NL]) [X] 12-15 * paragraph [0001]; figures 3A,3B *;
 [A]US2012097346  (NG PHILIP [CA]) [A] 1-11 * figure 2 *;
 [XA]JP2017206875  (TACHIKAWA BLIND MFG) [X] 1,2 * paragraphs [0065] , [0067] , [0071] , [0074]; figures 5,6,8 * [A] 3-11
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