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EP About this file: EP3603377

EP3603377 - LAWNMOWER WITH A VARIABLE MULCHING ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/06]VARIABLE MULCHING ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A LAWNMOWER
[2022/15]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.06.2023
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8556 / JP
[2022/34]
Former [2020/06]For all designated states
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8556 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KUMAR, Surender
c/o Honda Patents & Technologies North America LLC
21001 State Route 739
Raymond, OH 43067 / US
02 / KASKAWITZ, Scott J.
c/o Honda Patents & Technologies North America LLC
21001 State Route 739
Raymond, OH 43067 / US
03 / ZINGELMANN, JR., Christopher Kurt
c/o Honda Patents & Technologies North America LLC
21001 State Route 739
Raymond, OH 43067 / US
 [2020/06]
Representative(s)Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB
Richard-Strauss-Strasse 80
81679 München / DE
[2020/06]
Application number, filing date19188486.525.07.2019
[2020/06]
Priority number, dateUS20181605239001.08.2018         Original published format: US201816052390
US20191636687627.03.2019         Original published format: US201916366876
[2020/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3603377
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3603377
Date:24.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:A01D42/00, A01D34/68
[2020/06]
CPC:
A01D42/005 (EP,US); A01D34/005 (CN,US); A01D34/81 (US);
A01D2101/00 (US); A01D34/68 (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 [2020/06]
TitleGerman:RASENMÄHER MIT EINEM VARIABLEN MULCHSYSTEM[2022/15]
English:LAWNMOWER WITH A VARIABLE MULCHING ASSEMBLY[2022/15]
French:TONDEUSE À GAZON AVEC ENSEMBLE DE PAILLAGE VARIABLE[2022/15]
Former [2020/06]VARIABLE MULCHANORDNUNG ZUR VERWENDUNG IN EINEM RASENMÄHER
Former [2020/06]VARIABLE MULCHING ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A LAWNMOWER
Former [2020/06]ENSEMBLE DE PAILLAGE VARIABLE DESTINÉ À ÊTRE UTILISÉ AVEC UNE TONDEUSE À GAZON
Examination procedure25.07.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
11.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.07.2022Fee for grant paid
19.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.07.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)25.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL24.08.2022
AT24.08.2022
CZ24.08.2022
DK24.08.2022
EE24.08.2022
ES24.08.2022
FI24.08.2022
HR24.08.2022
IT24.08.2022
LT24.08.2022
LV24.08.2022
MC24.08.2022
NL24.08.2022
PL24.08.2022
RO24.08.2022
RS24.08.2022
SE24.08.2022
SI24.08.2022
SK24.08.2022
SM24.08.2022
NO24.11.2022
GR25.11.2022
IS24.12.2022
PT26.12.2022
[2024/26]
Former [2024/14]AL24.08.2022
AT24.08.2022
CZ24.08.2022
DK24.08.2022
EE24.08.2022
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MC24.08.2022
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PL24.08.2022
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RS24.08.2022
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PT26.12.2022
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NO24.11.2022
GR25.11.2022
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NO24.11.2022
GR25.11.2022
IS24.12.2022
PT26.12.2022
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CZ24.08.2022
DK24.08.2022
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PT26.12.2022
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DK24.08.2022
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PT26.12.2022
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FI24.08.2022
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PL24.08.2022
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PT26.12.2022
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LV24.08.2022
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PT26.12.2022
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LV24.08.2022
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NL24.08.2022
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NO24.11.2022
Documents cited:Search[XA]EP1364568  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,8 * abstract * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0036] * [A] 9,13,14;
 [A]US2003217542  (OSBORNE CHRISTOPHER M [US]) [A] 1,8,9,13,14 * abstract * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0075] *;
 [A]EP2371203  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,8,9,13,14 * abstract ** paragraphs [0027] - [0029] - [0052] *
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