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EP0527507 - Chopper [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 03.07.1998 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state State(s) deleted from list of lapses: CH, LI	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Lescha Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG i.K. Otto-Hahn-Strasse 2 D-86368 Gersthofen / DE
	[1996/48]
Former [1993/07]	For all designated states Lescha Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Otto-Hahn-Strasse 2 D-86368 Gersthofen / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Karg, Erwin Alte Strasse 14d W-8902 Neusäss / DE
	[1993/07]
Representative(s)	Munk, Ludwig Patentanwälte Munk Prinzregentenstraße 3 86150 Augsburg / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1997/19]	Munk, Ludwig, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt Prinzregentenstrasse 1 86150 Augsburg / DE
Former [1996/48]	(deleted)
Former [1993/07]	Munk, Ludwig, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt Prinzregentenstrasse 1 D-86150 Augsburg / DE
Application number, filing date	92118059.2	16.07.1991
	[1993/07]
Priority number, date	DE19904024060	28.07.1990 Original published format: DE 4024060
	[1993/07]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0527507
	Date:	17.02.1993
	Language:	DE
	[1993/07]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0527507
	Date:	22.03.1995
	Language:	DE
	[1995/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.12.1992
Classification	IPC:	B02C18/14, B02C18/18	[1993/07]
	CPC:	B02C18/186 (EP,US); B02C18/144 (EP,US); B02C18/146 (EP,US); B02C2201/066 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, SE [1993/07]
Title	German:	Häcksler	[1993/07]
	English:	Chopper	[1993/07]
	French:	Hacheur	[1993/07]
Examination procedure	05.11.1992	Examination requested [1993/07]
	08.12.1993	Request for accelerated examination filed
	20.01.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
	20.01.1994	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	11.06.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.08.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	20.09.1994	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.11.1994	Fee for grant paid
	05.11.1994	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP91111877.6 / EP0469380
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 19.12.1995 16.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE BRILL Produktions GmbH Därmannsbusch 7 D-58456 Witten (Herbede) / DE Opponent's representative Patentanwälte Ruff, Wilhelm, Beier, Dauster & Partner mbB, et al, et al Postfach 10 40 36 70035 Stuttgart / DE
		02 22.12.1995 12.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Robert Bosch GmbH Postfach 30 02 20 70442 Stuttgart / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1996/07]
	Opponent(s)	01 19.12.1995 16.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE BRILL Produktions GmbH Därmannsbusch 7 D-58456 Witten (Herbede) / DE Opponent's representative Patentanwälte Ruff, Wilhelm, Beier, Dauster & Partner, et al, et al Postfach 10 40 36 70035 Stuttgart / DE
		02 22.12.1995 12.01.1996 ADMISSIBLE Robert Bosch GmbH Postfach 30 02 20 70442 Stuttgart / DE
	05.01.1995	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	11.01.1996	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	27.03.1997	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.07.1997	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	04.02.1998	Date of oral proceedings
	04.02.1998	Legal effect of revocation of patent [1998/34]
	26.03.1998	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	26.03.1998	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.07.1993	Renewal fee patent year 03
	06.07.1994	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Stay/Interruption	01.06.1996	Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant
	06.03.1997	Resumption of proceedings
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	SE	22.06.1995
	[2015/21]
Former [2000/52]	CH	22.03.1995
	LI	22.03.1995
	SE	22.06.1995
Former [1996/04]	SE	22.06.1995
Documents cited:	Search	[AD] DE3036235 (WARITSCH HELMUT et al.)
		[AD] US4454995 (BLOOMQUIST GERALD E et al.) [AD]
		[A] FR2387685 (DRESSER EUROPE SA et al.) [A]
		[A] US4351488 (HESS VIKTOR et al.) [A]
	by applicant	DE3036235

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