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EP0681127 - Water fitting [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  28.06.2003
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2005Change: Appeal number 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG
Hauptstrasse 137
58675 Hemer / DE
[2000/26]
Former [1995/45]For all designated states
FRIEDRICH GROHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Hauptstrasse 137
D-58675 Hemer / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Pawelzik, Manfred
Herringser Weg 5a
D-59494 Soest / DE
02 / Derr, Max
Rittershausstrasse 24
D-58640 Iserlohn / DE
03 / Kahle, Dieter
Waldemeistrasse 33
D-58636 Iserlohn / DE
[1995/45]
Application number, filing date95106606.703.05.1995
[1995/45]
Priority number, dateDE1994441579705.05.1994         Original published format: DE 4415797
[1995/45]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0681127
Date:08.11.1995
Language:DE
[1995/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0681127
Date:15.07.1998
Language:DE
[1998/29]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0681127
Date:13.08.2003
Language:DE
[2003/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.08.1995
ClassificationIPC:F16K27/04, E03C1/04
[1995/45]
CPC:
E03C1/0403 (EP,US); F16K27/045 (EP,US); Y10T137/6977 (EP,US);
Y10T137/86549 (EP,US); Y10T137/9464 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [1995/45]
TitleGerman:Wasserarmatur[1995/45]
English:Water fitting[1995/45]
French:Robinet d'eau[1995/45]
Examination procedure16.12.1995Examination requested  [1996/08]
16.04.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.05.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
22.12.1997Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.03.1998Fee for grant paid
05.03.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.04.1999  29.04.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Hansa Metallwerke AG
Sigmaringer Str. 107
D-70567 Stuttgart / DE
Opponent's representative
Ostertag, Ulrich
Ostertag & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Epplestrasse 14
70597 Stuttgart / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1999/22]
Opponent(s)01  13.04.1999   
Hansa Metallwerke AG
Sigmaringer Str. 107
D-70567 Stuttgart / DE
Opponent's representative
Ostertag, Ulrich
Patentanwälte Dr. Ulrich Ostertag Dr. Reinhard Ostertag Eibenweg 10
70597 Stuttgart / DE
20.05.1999Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
17.09.1999Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
11.10.2000Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
11.10.2000Date of oral proceedings
20.11.2000Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
20.11.2000Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
07.04.2003Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
11.06.2003Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition30.12.2000Appeal received No.  T0034/01
14.03.2001Statement of grounds filed
18.02.2003Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
18.02.2003Date of oral proceedings
03.03.2003Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.05.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
08.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE3332773  (HANSA METALLWERKE AG [DE]) [A] 1 * figure 3; claim 5 *;
 [A]DE8501282U  (KNEBEL & RÖTTGER) [A] 1* figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0293655  (GROHE ARMATUREN FRIEDRICH [DE]) [A] 1;
 [A]DE9304056U  (SANHA KAIMER) [A] 1 * figure 1 *
OppositionDE1249028
 US682250
 DE621831
 DE3707705
    - Handbuch der Verbindungstechnik, Seite 302, Carl Hauser Verlag, 1991
    - Einführung in die DIN-Normen, Seiten 365-371, Beuth Verlag, 1980
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