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EP About this file: EP4344922

EP4344922 - WORK VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.05.2025
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.02.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2026New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kubota Corporation
2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome
Naniwa-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 556-8601 / JP
[2024/14]
Inventor(s)01 / ONO, Kohei
SAKAI-SHI, OSAKA, 5900908 / JP
02 / NAGAYAMA, Takashi
SAKAI-SHI, OSAKA, 5900908 / JP
 [2024/14]
Representative(s)Cabinet Beau de Loménie
103, rue de Grenelle
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2024/14]Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
Application number, filing date23199198.522.09.2023
[2024/14]
Priority number, dateJP2022015276826.09.2022         Original published format: JP 2022152768
[2024/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4344922
Date:03.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4344922
Date:11.06.2025
Language:EN
[2025/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.03.2024
ClassificationIPC:B60K17/22, B60K17/30, B60K17/34, B60K17/356, B60K17/04, B60K17/10, // B60K17/28, F16H57/02, B60K1/00, B60K1/04
[2024/14]
CPC:
B60K1/00 (EP,US); B60L50/60 (US); B60K17/04 (US);
B60K17/28 (EP,US); B60K17/10 (EP); B60K17/22 (EP);
B60K17/356 (EP); B60K17/358 (EP); B60K2001/0411 (EP);
B60L2200/40 (US); B60Y2200/221 (EP); B60Y2200/91 (EP);
B60Y2400/61 (EP); B62D49/0671 (US); F16H2057/02026 (EP);
F16H2057/02056 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/14]
TitleGerman:ARBEITSFAHRZEUG[2024/14]
English:WORK VEHICLE[2024/14]
French:VÉHICULE DE TRAVAIL[2024/14]
Examination procedure22.09.2023Examination requested  [2024/14]
11.09.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.09.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.02.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.05.2025Fee for grant paid
05.05.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.05.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  18.02.2026  19.02.2026  ADMISSIBLE
Deere & Company/John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
One John Deere Place/John-Deere-Str. 70
Moline, IL 61265/US/68163 Mannheim/DE / US
Opponent's representative
Stein, Stefan
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
Global Intellectual Property Services
John-Deere-Straße 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
 [2026/13]
23.03.2026Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT11.06.2025
BG11.06.2025
CZ11.06.2025
EE11.06.2025
ES11.06.2025
FI11.06.2025
HR11.06.2025
LV11.06.2025
NL11.06.2025
PL11.06.2025
RO11.06.2025
SK11.06.2025
SM11.06.2025
NO11.09.2025
RS11.09.2025
GR12.09.2025
IS11.10.2025
PT13.10.2025
[2026/16]
Former [2026/11]AT11.06.2025
BG11.06.2025
CZ11.06.2025
EE11.06.2025
ES11.06.2025
FI11.06.2025
HR11.06.2025
LV11.06.2025
NL11.06.2025
PL11.06.2025
SK11.06.2025
SM11.06.2025
NO11.09.2025
RS11.09.2025
GR12.09.2025
IS11.10.2025
PT13.10.2025
Former [2026/07]BG11.06.2025
ES11.06.2025
FI11.06.2025
HR11.06.2025
LV11.06.2025
NL11.06.2025
NO11.09.2025
RS11.09.2025
GR12.09.2025
IS11.10.2025
PT13.10.2025
Former [2026/03]BG11.06.2025
ES11.06.2025
FI11.06.2025
HR11.06.2025
LV11.06.2025
NL11.06.2025
NO11.09.2025
RS11.09.2025
GR12.09.2025
PT13.10.2025
Former [2025/52]BG11.06.2025
ES11.06.2025
FI11.06.2025
HR11.06.2025
LV11.06.2025
NL11.06.2025
NO11.09.2025
RS11.09.2025
GR12.09.2025
Former [2025/49]BG11.06.2025
ES11.06.2025
FI11.06.2025
HR11.06.2025
LV11.06.2025
NO11.09.2025
RS11.09.2025
GR12.09.2025
Former [2025/48]BG11.06.2025
ES11.06.2025
FI11.06.2025
HR11.06.2025
NO11.09.2025
RS11.09.2025
GR12.09.2025
Former [2025/46]ES11.06.2025
FI11.06.2025
Documents cited:Search[XY] EP3987902  (KUBOTA KK et al.)
 [XY] US2019200510  (CHRYSANTHAKOPOULOS GEORGIOS et al.) [X] 1-3 * figures 1-4 *[Y] 6
 [Y] US11413960  (BINDL REGINALD M et al.) [Y] 6 * paragraph [0101]; figures 13, 15, 17 *
 [X] JP2013141875  (KUBOTA KK et al.) [X] 3,4 * figures 1-3, 9 *
by applicantJP2013141875
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