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EP0721669 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FREQUENCY CONTROL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition procedure closed Status updated on 09.09.2005 Database last updated on 03.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	26.09.2008	Change - representative	published on 29.10.2008 [2008/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CTS Corporation 905 West Boulevard North Elkhart, IN 46514 / US
	[2000/05]
Former [1996/29]	For all designated states MOTOROLA, INC. 1303 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / KNECHT, Thomas, A. 1804 Edgewood Algonquin, IL 60102 / US
	02 / ACHILLE, Jean-Robert 313 Plymouth Lane Bloomingdale, IL 60108 / US
	03 / ADAMS, Charles, K. 4160 Charf Hoffman Estates, IL 60195 / US
	04 / COX, Michael, T. 183 Kathleen Drive Elgin, IL 60123 / US
	[1996/29]
Representative(s)	Groening, Hans Wilhelm, et al Boehmert & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/44]	Groening, Hans Wilhelm, et al BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
Former [2003/18]	Groening, Hans Wilhelm, Dipl.-Ing., et al BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
Former [2003/15]	Groening, Hans Wilhelm, et al Boehmert & Boehmert Ottostr. 5 80333 München / DE
Former [2003/11]	Liesegang, Eva, et al Boehmert & Boehmert Postfach 15 03 08 D-80043 München / DE
Former [2000/05]	Mertens, Hans Victor, et al van Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241 2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
Former [1996/29]	Morgan, Marc, et al Motorola Eur. Intel. Prop. Op., Midpoint, Alencon Link Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7PL / GB
Application number, filing date	94924490.9	25.07.1994
	[1996/29]
	WO1994US08358
Priority number, date	US19930128790	30.09.1993 Original published format: US 128790
	[1996/29]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9509446
	Date:	06.04.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/15]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0721669
	Date:	17.07.1996
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.04.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1996/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0721669
	Date:	24.10.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/43]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	06.04.1995
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.10.1997
Classification	IPC:	H01L41/22, H03H9/05, H03H9/08	[1997/46]
	CPC:	H03H9/02102 (EP,US); H03H9/0514 (EP,US); H03H9/0528 (EP,US); H03H9/0547 (EP,US); H03H9/1014 (EP,US); H03H2003/0414 (EP,US); (+) Y10T29/42 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1996/29]	H01L41/22
Designated contracting states	DE, DK, FR, GB, IE, IT, NL [1996/29]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER FREQUENZREGELEINRICHTUNG	[1996/29]
	English:	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FREQUENCY CONTROL DEVICE	[1996/29]
	French:	PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN DISPOSITIF STABILISATEUR DE FREQUENCE	[1996/29]
Entry into regional phase	02.05.1996	National basic fee paid
	02.05.1996	Search fee paid
	02.05.1996	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.05.1996	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.03.1995	Request for preliminary examination filed
	02.05.1996	Examination requested [1996/29]
	24.03.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.07.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.08.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.11.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.01.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	30.06.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.09.2000	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	23.01.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.04.2001	Fee for grant paid
	25.04.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 24.07.2002 02.07.2003 WITHDRAWN Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd. 21-2, Nishihara 1-chome Shibuya-ku TOKYO 151-0066 / JP Opponent's representative Hess, Peter K. G. Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte Postfach 86 06 20 81633 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2003/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 24.07.2002 02.07.2003 WITHDRAWN Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd. 21-2, Nishihara 1-chome Shibuya-ku TOKYO 151-0066 / JP Opponent's representative Hess, Peter K., Dipl.-Phys. Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenberg . Geissler Postfach 86 06 20 81633 München / DE
	Former [2002/39]
	Opponent(s)	01 24.07.2002 WITHDRAWN Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd. 21-2, Nishihara 1-chome Shibuya-ku TOKYO 151-0066 / JP Opponent's representative Hess, Peter K., Dipl.-Phys. Bardehle,Pagenberg,Dost,Altenburg,Geissler,Isenbruck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 86 06 20 81633 München / DE
	04.09.2002	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	04.03.2003	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	23.05.2005	Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
	02.06.2005	Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2005/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.07.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.07.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.08.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	24.10.2001
	NL	24.10.2001
	DK	24.01.2002
	[2008/05]
Former [2003/45]	NL	24.10.2001
	DK	24.01.2002
Former [2003/08]	NL	24.10.2001
Documents cited:	Search	[XA]DE2755116 (STANDARD ELEKTRIK LORENZ AG) [X] 1 * page 10, line 16 - page 11, line 4; figure 5 * [A] 8;
		[A]US4454639 (DWORSKY LAWRENCE N [US], et al) [A] 2,9 * the whole document *;
		[A]GB1185819 (MARCONI CO LTD [GB]) [A] 3,10 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE3038263 (STANDARD ELEKTRIK LORENZ AG [DE]) [A] 4,5 * page 6, line 21 - page 7, line 6; figures 2,3 *;
		[A]JPH04165652
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920928), vol. 016, no. 465, Database accession no. (E - 1270), & JP04165652 A 19920611 (NIPPON DEMPA KOGYO CO LTD) [A] 6 * abstract *
	International search	[A]US2278966 (WILLIAMS ALFRED L W);
		[Y]US4472652 (BRICE JOHN C [GB], et al);
		[XY]US4750246 (POLLARD GARY B [US]);
		[A]JPS5628512 (SEIKOSHA KK);
		[A]EP0092428 (FUJITSU LTD [JP])

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