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EP About this file: EP0629374

EP0629374 - Wet mop [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  05.11.2004
Database last updated on 13.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PATHOL LIMITED
19-21 Broad Street, P.O. Box 194 St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8RR
Channel Islands / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/22]For all designated states
PATHOL LIMITED
19-21 Broad Street, P.O. Box 194
St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8RR, Channel Islands / GB
Former [1994/51]For all designated states
Heitz, Peter
Rosenstrasse 9
D-70794 Filderstadt / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Heitz, Rosita
Rosenstrasse 9
D-70794 Filderstadt / DE
[1994/51]
Representative(s)Weller, Wolfgang, et al
Witte, Weller, Gahlert, Otten & Steil
Patentanwälte
Rotebühlstrasse 121
70178 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/51]Weller, Wolfgang, Dr.rer.nat., et al
Witte, Weller, Gahlert & Otten Patentanwälte Rotebühlstrasse 121
D-70178 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date94106829.802.05.1994
[1995/15]
Priority number, dateDE1993431993916.06.1993         Original published format: DE 4319939
[1994/51]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0629374
Date:21.12.1994
Language:DE
[1994/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0629374
Date:19.11.1997
Language:DE
[1997/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.08.1994
ClassificationIPC:A47L13/20
[1994/51]
CPC:
A47L13/20 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1994/51]
TitleGerman:Feuchtwischtuch[1994/51]
English:Wet mop[1994/51]
French:Faubert humide[1994/51]
Examination procedure24.05.1995Examination requested  [1995/30]
16.07.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.11.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.1997Fee for grant paid
28.02.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  12.08.1998    ADMISSIBLE
Firma Carl Freudenberg
Höhnerweg 2-4
69469 Weinheim / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1998/41]
Opponent(s)01  12.08.1998    ADMISSIBLE
Firma Carl Freudenberg
Hoehnerweg 2-4
69469 Weinheim / DE
29.09.1998Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
08.06.1999Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
09.07.1999Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
14.10.1999Reply to a communication from the opposition division
30.05.2000Date of oral proceedings
14.07.2000Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
14.07.2000Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
25.10.2004Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2004/52]
Appeal following opposition13.09.2000Appeal received No.  T0955/00
23.11.2000Statement of grounds filed
13.02.2004Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [2004/07]
18.06.2004Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2004/25]
25.10.2004Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
21.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.199603   M06   Fee paid on   13.11.1996
31.05.199704   M06   Fee paid on   21.08.1997
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Former [2007/16]LU31.05.1998
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0496724  ;
 [A]JPH03159627  ;
 [A]US3626509  (RONES JAMES M) [A] 1 * column 1, line 26 - column 2, line 63; figure - *;
 [A]US3638270  (SCHLEGEL NORMAN C JR, et al) [A] 1 * column 5, line 31 - column 6, line 54; figures 5-13 *;
 [A]US3827099  (ALLAIRE E, et al) [A] 1 * column W *;
 [A]DE9301534U  (CORONET-WERKE GMBH) [A] 1 * figure -; claim - *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920717), vol. 16, no. 329, Database accession no. (C - 0963), & JP04096724 A 19920330 (KAO CO) [A] * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19911002), vol. 15, no. 388, Database accession no. (C - 0872), & JP03159627 A 19910709 (MITSUBISHI RAYON CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
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