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EP0322705 - Heat Pump [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 30.01.1998 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 26.12.2007 [2007/52]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sunwell Engineering Company Limited 18 Killaloe Road Unit 4 Concord Ontario, L4K 1C8 / CA
	[N/P]
Former [1989/27]	For all designated states Sunwell Engineering Company Limited 18 Killaloe Road Unit 4 Concord Ontario, L4K 1C8 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / Goldstein, Vlad 120 Torresdale Avenue Apt. 814 Willowdale Ontario M2R 3N7 / CA
	[1989/27]
Representative(s)	Browne, Robin Forsythe, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1989/27]	Browne, Robin Forsythe, Dr., et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA West Yorkshire / GB
Application number, filing date	88121257.5	31.08.1984
	[1989/27]
Priority number, date	US19840631952	17.07.1984 Original published format: US 631952
	[1989/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0322705
	Date:	05.07.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/27]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0322705
	Date:	31.07.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0322705
	Date:	08.03.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/10]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.06.1991
Classification	IPC:	F25B29/00, F25C1/00, F25D17/02	[1989/27]
	CPC:	F28F19/008 (EP); F25D16/00 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1989/27]
Title	German:	Wärmepumpe	[1989/27]
	English:	Heat Pump	[1989/27]
	French:	Pompe à chaleur	[1989/27]
Examination procedure	31.01.1992	Examination requested [1992/14]
	29.04.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.11.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.11.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	03.06.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.08.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.02.1994	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	21.02.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.04.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	05.09.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	08.09.1994	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.12.1994	Fee for grant paid
	12.12.1994	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP84305987.4 / EP0168537
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 04.12.1995 19.12.1995 ADMISSIBLE Fehler, Kevan 40 Ossulton Way LONDON, N2 0DS / GB
		[1996/04]
	11.12.1995	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	19.12.1995	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	09.01.1996	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	05.07.1996	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	16.07.1996	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
	04.11.1996	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	07.02.1997	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	14.06.1997	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	07.10.1997	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	17.10.1997	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [1998/12]
Request for further processing for:	23.02.1994	Request for further processing filed
	02.03.1994	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	17.03.1994	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.05.1989	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.05.1989	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.05.1989	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.08.1989	Renewal fee patent year 06
	18.08.1990	Renewal fee patent year 07
	08.08.1991	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.09.1992	Renewal fee patent year 09
	25.08.1993	Renewal fee patent year 10
	23.08.1994	Renewal fee patent year 11
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	19.12.1988	03 M06 Fee paid on 29.05.1989
	19.12.1988	04 M06 Fee paid on 29.05.1989
	19.12.1988	05 M06 Fee paid on 29.05.1989
	31.08.1992	09 M06 Fee paid on 28.09.1992
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	08.03.1995
	CH	08.03.1995
	IT	08.03.1995
	LI	08.03.1995
	NL	08.03.1995
	SE	08.06.1995
	LU	31.08.1995
	[2007/52]
Former [2003/07]	AT	08.03.1995
	CH	08.03.1995
	IT	08.03.1995
	LI	08.03.1995
	NL	08.03.1995
	SE	08.06.1995
	LU	31.08.1995
Former [2000/06]	AT	08.03.1995
	CH	08.03.1995
	IT	08.03.1995
	LI	08.03.1995
	SE	08.06.1995
	LU	31.08.1995
Former [1999/42]	AT	08.03.1995
	CH	08.03.1995
	IT	08.03.1995
	LI	08.03.1995
	SE	08.06.1995
Former [1996/04]	AT	08.03.1995
	CH	08.03.1995
	LI	08.03.1995
	SE	08.06.1995
Former [1996/02]	AT	08.03.1995
	CH	08.03.1995
	LI	08.03.1995
Former [1995/36]	CH	08.03.1995
	LI	08.03.1995
Documents cited:	Search	[X]FR754096 ;
		[A]DE599649 (SIEMENS AG);
		[X]US2101953 (ERIK OMAN);
		[Y]GB668001 (SABROE & CO AS THOMAS THS);
		[A]GB736186 (OHIO COMMW ENG CO);
		[Y]DE1451094 (MILCHWERKE BIELEFELD HERFORD E);
		[A]DE2900372 (SIMON LASZLO);
		[A]FR2491607 (ALFA LAVAL CIE AGRI COOL [FR]);
		[A]US4334412 (WILDFEUER ROBERT);
		[E]US4509344 (LUDWIGSEN JOHN S [US], et al)

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