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EP4166197 - SAFETY LINE SUPPORT, PERSONNEL FALL-ARREST SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING SAFETY LINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.12.2025 Database last updated on 30.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.01.2025
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 12.09.2024
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 28.07.2023
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 17.03.2023
Most recent event Tooltip	26.12.2025	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 28.01.2026 [2026/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Piristeel Oy Metallitie 4 62200 Kauhava / FI
	[2023/16]
Inventor(s)	01 / TUPALA, Markus 62200 Kauhava / FI
	02 / LINDBERG, Kari 62200 Kauhava / FI
	03 / AHO, Juhani 62200 Kauhava / FI
	[2023/16]
Representative(s)	Papula Oy P.O. Box 981 00101 Helsinki / FI
	[2023/16]
Application number, filing date	21202996.1	15.10.2021
	[2023/16]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP4166197
	Date:	19.04.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP4166197
	Date:	19.02.2025
	Language:	EN
	[2025/08]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.03.2022
Classification	IPC:	A62B35/00	[2023/16]
	CPC:	A62B35/0068 (EP); A62B35/0087 (EP)
Designated contracting states	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 [2023/35]
Former [2023/16]	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
Title	German:	SICHERHEITSLEINENHALTERUNG, AUFFANGSYSTEM FÜR PERSONEN UND VERFAHREN FÜR EINE SICHERHEITSLEINENHALTERUNG	[2023/16]
	English:	SAFETY LINE SUPPORT, PERSONNEL FALL-ARREST SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING SAFETY LINE	[2023/16]
	French:	SUPPORT DE CÂBLE DE SÉCURITÉ, SYSTÈME ANTICHUTE DE PERSONNEL ET PROCÉDÉ DE SUPPORT DE CÂBLE DE SÉCURITÉ	[2023/16]
Examination procedure	27.07.2023	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.07.2023	Examination requested [2023/35]
	27.07.2023	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	13.09.2024	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.01.2025	Fee for grant paid
	10.01.2025	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	10.01.2025	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	20.11.2025	No opposition filed within time limit [2026/05]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.10.2024	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	19.02.2025
	ES	19.02.2025
	HR	19.02.2025
	SK	19.02.2025
	SM	19.02.2025
	RS	19.05.2025
	GR	20.05.2025
	IS	19.06.2025
	[2025/49]
Former [2025/48]	CZ	19.02.2025
	ES	19.02.2025
	HR	19.02.2025
	SM	19.02.2025
	RS	19.05.2025
	GR	20.05.2025
	IS	19.06.2025
Former [2025/46]	ES	19.02.2025
	HR	19.02.2025
	SM	19.02.2025
	RS	19.05.2025
	GR	20.05.2025
	IS	19.06.2025
Former [2025/35]	ES	19.02.2025
	HR	19.02.2025
	RS	19.05.2025
	GR	20.05.2025
	IS	19.06.2025
Former [2025/34]	ES	19.02.2025
	HR	19.02.2025
	RS	19.05.2025
	IS	19.06.2025
Former [2025/33]	ES	19.02.2025
	RS	19.05.2025
Documents cited:	Search	[YA] DE102012110659 (BORNACK GMBH & CO KG et al.) [Y] 1-6,8,10-14 * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0056] * * paragraph [0060] - paragraph [0061] * * figures 3,5 *[A] 7,9,15
		[YA] EP1632271 (FALLPROTEC S A et al.) [Y] 1-6,8,10-14 * paragraph [0018]; figure 1 *[A] 7,9,15
		[A] US2020392748 (FABBI CHRISTOPHER et al.) [A] 1,12,13 * figure - *

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