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EP About this file: EP3985472

EP3985472 - REGULATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.10.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.10.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  18.03.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES, GR, HR, RS
published on 28.08.2024  [2024/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nikki Co., Ltd.
3029 Kamiechi
Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0801 / JP
[2024/11]
Former [2022/16]For all designated states
Nikki Co., Ltd.
3029 Kamiechi Atsugi-shi
Kanagawa-ken 243-0801 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SUENAGA, Naoya
Atsugi, 243-0801 / JP
02 / AIZAWA, Shutaro
Atsugi, 243-0801 / JP
 [2022/16]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[2022/16]
Application number, filing date21200660.504.10.2021
[2022/16]
Priority number, dateJP2020017566219.10.2020         Original published format: JP 2020175662
[2022/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3985472
Date:20.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3985472
Date:13.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G05D16/10
[2022/16]
CPC:
G05D16/103 (EP); F16K17/30 (CN); F02M21/0239 (US);
F16K1/42 (US); F16K17/04 (US); F16K27/0209 (CN);
G05D16/106 (US); Y10T137/7808 (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 [2022/45]  
Former [2022/16]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 
TitleGerman:REGLER[2022/16]
English:REGULATOR[2022/16]
French:RÉGULATEUR[2022/16]
Examination procedure04.10.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.10.2022Examination requested  [2022/45]
04.10.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.02.2024Fee for grant paid
06.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES13.03.2024
HR13.03.2024
NO13.06.2024
RS13.06.2024
GR14.06.2024
[2024/35]
Former [2024/33]NO13.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[Y]WO2015008200  (METATRON S R L [IT]) [Y] 1,2 * page 5, line 25 - page 12, line 15 *;
 [Y]EP3462272  (NIKKI CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 1,2 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0035] *;
 [A]EP3623671  (NIKKI CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,2* column 6, line 20 - column 7, line 31 *
by applicantJPS5292436U
 JP2017193078
 JP2019067216
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