| EP0553055 - Guard rail assembly [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Opposition rejected Status updated on 28.07.2000 Database last updated on 11.04.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 05.10.2005 | Change: Appeal number | Applicant(s) | For all designated states ABC RAIL CORPORATION 200 South Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois 60604 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1993/30] | For all designated states ABC RAIL CORPORATION 200 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60604 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Young, Keith 1412 Keats Avenue Naperville, Illinois 60564 / US | 02 /
Remington, James A. 1414 East Third Street Superior, Wisconsin 54880 / US | [1993/30] | Representative(s) | Weydert, Robert, et al Dennemeyer & Associates Sàrl P.O. Box 1502 1015 Luxembourg / LU | [N/P] |
| Former [1993/30] | Weydert, Robert, et al Dennemeyer & Associates Sàrl P.O. Box 1502 L-1015 Luxembourg / LU | Application number, filing date | 93630007.8 | 21.01.1993 | [1993/30] | Priority number, date | US19920825557 | 24.01.1992 Original published format: US 825557 | [1993/30] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0553055 | Date: | 28.07.1993 | Language: | EN | [1993/30] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0553055 | Date: | 30.10.1996 | Language: | EN | [1996/44] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.04.1993 | Classification | IPC: | E01B5/18 | [1993/30] | CPC: |
E01B5/18 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL [1993/30] | Title | German: | Leitschieneneinheit | [1993/30] | English: | Guard rail assembly | [1993/30] | French: | Ensemble de contre-rail | [1993/30] | Examination procedure | 04.01.1994 | Examination requested [1994/10] | 19.04.1995 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 12.08.1995 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 19.02.1996 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 16.04.1996 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 27.06.1996 | Fee for grant paid | 27.06.1996 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
24.07.1997
ADMISSIBLE VAE Aktiengesellschaft Rotenturmstrasse 5-9 1010 Wien / AT Opponent's representative Haffner, Thomas M. Haffner und Keschmann Patentanwälte KG Schottengasse 3a 1014 Wien / AT | [N/P] |
| Former [1997/38] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
24.07.1997
ADMISSIBLE VAE Aktiengesellschaft Rotenturmstrasse 5-9 1010 Wien / AT Opponent's representative Haffner, Thomas M. Haffner und Keschmann Patentanwälte OG Schottengasse 3a 1014 Wien / AT | 09.09.1997 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 09.03.1998 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 09.11.1998 | Date of oral proceedings | 25.11.1998 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 25.11.1998 | Date of despatch of rejection of opposition | 24.07.2000 | Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2000/37] | Appeal following opposition | 12.01.1999 | Appeal received No. T0061/99 | 16.03.1999 | Statement of grounds filed | 08.05.2000 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 15.12.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 13.12.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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