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EP About this file: EP0122985

EP0122985 - Improvements relating to footwear [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  12.07.1994
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CLARKS LIMITED
Street
Somerset / GB
[1984/44]
Inventor(s)01 / Radford, Alfred Derek
Ballycombe Cottage
Combe Near Langport Somerset / GB
[1984/44]
Representative(s)Brooke-Smith, Fred, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 Serjeants' Inn Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1LL / GB
[1984/44]
Application number, filing date83302279.121.04.1983
[1984/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0122985
Date:31.10.1984
Language:EN
[1984/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0122985
Date:25.02.1987
Language:EN
[1987/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.09.1983
ClassificationIPC:A43B7/06
[1984/44]
CPC:
A43B7/081 (EP); A43B13/181 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   NL [1984/44]
TitleGerman:Schuhe[1984/44]
English:Improvements relating to footwear[1984/44]
French:Chaussures[1984/44]
Examination procedure25.04.1985Examination requested  [1985/27]
13.01.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.02.1986Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.05.1986Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
14.08.1986Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.1986Fee for grant paid
04.10.1986Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  24.11.1987  28.12.1987  ADMISSIBLE
Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport
Würzburger StraBe 13
D-91074 Herzogenaurach / DE
Opponent's representative
Hufnagel, Walter
Bad Brückenauer Strasse 6
90427 Nürnberg / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1988/02]
Opponent(s)01  24.11.1987  28.12.1987  ADMISSIBLE
Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport
Würzburger StraBe 13
D-91074 Herzogenaurach / DE
Opponent's representative
Hufnagel, Walter, Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing.
Dorner & Hufnagel Patentanwälte Bad Brückenauer Str. 19
D-90427 Nürnberg / DE
29.12.1987Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
08.05.1988Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.05.1988Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
27.09.1988Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
20.05.1994Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
10.07.1994Legal effect of rejection of opposition [1994/35]
Appeal following opposition03.05.1990Appeal received No.  T0372/90
08.07.1990Statement of grounds filed
22.09.1992Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [1992/39]
19.11.1992Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1992/47]
20.05.1994Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in unamended form
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.1985Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.1986Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT21.04.1992
[1993/15]
Documents cited:Search[Y]DE1918849  (FUKUOKA KAGAKU KOGYO CO LTD);
 [X]US4071963  (FUKUOKA SADAO)
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