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StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.11.2025
Database last updated on 01.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.09.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.06.2023
Formerunknown
Status updated on  22.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip12.12.2025Change - applicantpublished on 14.01.2026  [2026/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HELLA Saturnus Slovenija d.o.o.
Letaliska cesta 17
1000 Ljubljana / SI
[2026/03]
Former [2024/41]For all designated states
HELLA Saturnus Slovenija d.o.o.
Letaliska 17
1001 Ljubljana / SI
Inventor(s)01 / BERKOPEC, Bostjan
8351 Straza / SI
02 / BENSA, Gregor
5000 Nova Gorica / SI
03 / JEZERSEK, Nejc
1230 Domzale / SI
04 / LOKAR, Ursa
1000 Ljubljana / SI
 [2025/49]
Former [2024/41]01 / BERKOPEC, Bostjan
8351 Straza / SI
02 / BENSA, Gregor
5000 Nova Goric / SI
03 / JEZERSEK, Nejc
1230 Domzale / SI
04 / LOKAR, Ursa
1000 Ljubljana / SI
Representative(s)Behr-Wenning, Gregor
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Rixbecker Strasse 75
59552 Lippstadt / DE
[2024/41]
Application number, filing date21823822.830.11.2021
[2024/41]
WO2021EP83475
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023098967
Date:08.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4440880
Date:09.10.2024
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.06.2023 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2024/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4440880
Date:10.12.2025
Language:EN
[2025/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.06.2023
ClassificationIPC:B60Q1/00, F21S43/245, F21V8/00
[2024/41]
CPC:
B60Q1/0058 (EP); F21S41/24 (US); F21S41/143 (US);
F21S41/147 (US); F21S43/245 (EP); G02B6/0036 (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 [2024/41]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BELEUCHTUNGSEINRICHTUNG FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG[2024/41]
English:VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE[2024/41]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ÉCLAIRAGE DE VÉHICULE[2024/41]
Entry into regional phase02.05.2024National basic fee paid 
02.05.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
02.05.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.05.2024Examination requested  [2024/41]
02.05.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.01.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.09.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.10.2025Fee for grant paid
29.10.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.10.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
04.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
06.10.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XI] KR20130039576  (HYUNDAI MOBIS CO LTD et al.)
 [XI] DE102015204303  (VOLKSWAGEN AG et al.) [X] 1-4,7,8 * see attached machine translation; paragraphs [0001] - [0045]; figures 1-6 *[I] 6
 [XY] JP2016051532  (KOITO MFG CO LTD et al.) [X] 1,2,4,7 * paragraphs [0057] - [0076]; figures 1-5,12 *[Y] 5,6
 [Y] EP1022510  (FORD MOTOR CO et al.) [Y] 5,6 * see attached machine translation; paragraphs [0002] - [0035]; figures 1-4,6,7 *
 [X] US2015292704  (KOSHIRO HIROSHI et al.) [X] 1,7 * paragraphs [0015] - [0026]; figures 1-8 *
 [A] EP2921348  (HONDA MOTOR CO LTD et al.) [A] 1,5,6 * paragraphs [0031] - [0099]; figures 1-8 *
by applicantDE102012108855
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