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EP0225977 - Illuminating device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 12.07.1996 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states VDO Adolf Schindling AG Gräfstrasse 103 D-60487 Frankfurt / DE
	[1987/26]
Inventor(s)	01 / Stock, Martin Schleifmühle 11 D-6465 Biebergemünd/Wirtheim / DE
	02 / Reisinger, Achim Edelstrasse 14 a D-6203 Hochheim/Main / DE
	[1987/26]
Representative(s)	Klein, Thomas Kruppstrasse 105 60388 Frankfurt am Main / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1987/26]	Klein, Thomas, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Sodener Strasse 9 D-65824 Schwalbach/Ts. / DE
Application number, filing date	86113340.3	27.09.1986
	[1987/26]
Priority number, date	DE19863618516	02.06.1986 Original published format: DE 3618516
	DE19853544059	13.12.1985 Original published format: DE 3544059
	[1987/26]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0225977
	Date:	24.06.1987
	Language:	DE
	[1987/26]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0225977
	Date:	09.11.1988
	Language:	DE
	[1988/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0225977
	Date:	24.07.1991
	Language:	DE
	[1991/30]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.09.1988
Classification	IPC:	G12B11/00, G02F1/133, G01D11/28	[1988/45]
	CPC:	G02F1/133606 (EP); G01D11/28 (EP); G02F1/133604 (EP); G02F1/133605 (EP); G02F2201/36 (EP)
	Former IPC [1987/26]	G12B9/00
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1987/26]
Title	German:	Beleuchtungseinrichtung	[1987/26]
	English:	Illuminating device	[1987/26]
	French:	Dispositif d'éclairage	[1987/26]
Examination procedure	22.09.1988	Examination requested [1988/46]
	10.09.1990	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.12.1990	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.01.1991	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	29.01.1991	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.03.1991	Fee for grant paid
	21.03.1991	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 23.04.1992 19.06.1992 ADMISSIBLE Diehl GmbH & Co. Stephanstrasse 49 D-90478 Nürnberg / DE Opponent's representative Cohausz Hannig Borkowski Wissgott Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Schumannstrasse 97-99 40237 Düsseldorf / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1994/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 23.04.1992 19.06.1992 ADMISSIBLE Diehl GmbH & Co. Stephanstrasse 49 D-90478 Nürnberg / DE Opponent's representative COHAUSZ HASE DAWIDOWICZ & PARTNER Patentanwälte Schumannstrasse 97-99 D-40237 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [1992/26]
	Opponent(s)	01 23.04.1992 Diehl GmbH & Co. Stephanstrasse 49 D-90478 Nürnberg / DE Opponent's representative Hofmann, Gerhard, Dipl.-Ing. Patentassessor Stephanstrasse 49 D-90478 Nürnberg / DE
	24.06.1992	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	18.09.1992	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	30.09.1992	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
	25.01.1994	Date of oral proceedings
	23.02.1994	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	23.02.1994	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	07.05.1996	Legal effect of revocation of patent [1996/35]
Appeal following opposition	07.04.1994	Appeal received No. T0324/94
	21.06.1994	Statement of grounds filed
	07.05.1996	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	07.05.1996	Date of oral proceedings
	13.05.1996	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.08.1988	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.08.1989	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.08.1990	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JP52087048 ;
		[A]JP59133504 ;
		[X]US2837053 (VIRET ANDRE P);
		[X]US2537971 (DAMES JR RALPH J);
		[A]GB1190640 (STEWART WARNER CORP [US]);
		[A]FR2324207 (JAEGER [FR]);
		[A]FR2250172 (VDO SCHINDLING [DE]);
		[A]US3027669 (HARDESTY GEORGE K C);
		[A]US4104627 (THULER OSCAR W)
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 11, Nr. 48 (E-77)[7550], 29. November 1977, Seite 7570 E 77; & JP-A-52 087 048 (HITACHI SEISAKUSHO K.K.) 20-07-1977, & JP52087048 A 00000000
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 8, Nr. 265 (P-318)[1702], 5. Dezember 1984; & JP-A-59 133 504 (SEIKO DENSHI KOGYO K.K.) 31-07-1984, & JP59133504 A 00000000

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