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EP About this file: EP0859905

EP0859905 - ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  21.11.2003
Database last updated on 20.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.06.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 25.07.2007  [2007/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Woodhouse, Timothy Charles
2 Carrington Hall Road, Drayton Parslow Milton Keynes
Bucks MK17 0GP / GB
For all designated states
TICKNER, Stephen Ronald
Holly Bush House, Dunstable Road
Studham, Bedfordshire, LU6 2QJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/37]For all designated states
Woodhouse, Timothy Charles
2 Carrington Hall Road, Drayton Parslow
Milton Keynes, Bucks MK17 0GP / GB
For all designated states
TICKNER, Stephen Ronald
Holly Bush House, Dunstable Road
Studham, Bedfordshire, LU6 2QJ / GB
Former [1998/35]For all designated states
Woodhouse, Timothy Charles
2 Carrington Hall Road, Drayton Parslow
Milton Keynes, Bucks MK17 0GP / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Woodhouse, Timothy Charles
2 Carrington Hall Road
Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire MK170GP / GB
[1999/37]
Former [1998/35]01 / see applicant
...
Representative(s)(deleted)
[2003/40]
Former [1998/35]Goodenough, Nigel, et al
A.A. Thornton & Co. Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn
London WC1V 7LE / GB
Application number, filing date96935178.206.11.1996
[1998/35]
WO1996GB02713
Priority number, dateGB1995002297509.11.1995         Original published format: GB 9522975
[1998/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9717530
Date:15.05.1997
Language:EN
[1997/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0859905
Date:26.08.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.05.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0859905
Date:29.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.05.1997
ClassificationIPC:F01M9/12, F16N7/24, F01M1/02, F16N13/00
[1998/35]
CPC:
F16N7/24 (EP,US); F01M9/12 (EP,KR,US); F01M1/02 (EP,US);
F16N13/00 (EP,US); F02B2275/06 (EP,US); F16H2007/026 (EP,US);
F16N13/22 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/11]
Former [1998/35]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:SCHMIERUNGSANLAGE FÜR BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE[1998/35]
English:ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM[1998/35]
French:SYSTEME DE LUBRIFICATION DE MOTEUR[1998/35]
Entry into regional phase06.05.1998National basic fee paid 
06.05.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
06.05.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.06.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
07.05.1998Examination requested  [1998/35]
02.09.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.01.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
06.08.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.09.1999Fee for grant paid
15.09.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  29.12.2000    ADMISSIBLE
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
No. 1-1, Minami-Ayoma 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Opponent's representative
Piésold, Alexander James
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
 [N/P]
Former [2001/09]
Opponent(s)01  29.12.2000    ADMISSIBLE
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
No. 1-1, Minami-Ayoma 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Opponent's representative
Piésold, Alexander J.
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
30.01.2001Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.11.2001Date of oral proceedings
06.12.2001Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
06.12.2001Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
13.10.2003Legal effect of revocation of patent [2004/02]
Appeal following opposition07.02.2002Appeal received No.  T0181/02
02.04.2002Statement of grounds filed
13.10.2003Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
13.10.2003Date of oral proceedings
20.10.2003Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
12.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.11.2002
FI06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
LU06.11.2002
ES07.11.2002
SE07.11.2002
BE30.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
DK31.12.2002
PT31.05.2003
MC01.06.2003
NL01.06.2003
DE03.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
FR31.07.2003
[2007/30]
Former [2006/44]AT06.11.2002
FI06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
ES07.11.2002
SE07.11.2002
BE30.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
DK31.12.2002
PT31.05.2003
MC01.06.2003
NL01.06.2003
DE03.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
FR31.07.2003
Former [2005/10]AT06.11.2002
FI06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
ES07.11.2002
SE07.11.2002
BE30.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
DK31.12.2002
PT31.05.2003
NL01.06.2003
DE03.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
FR31.07.2003
Former [2004/38]AT06.11.2002
FI06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
ES07.11.2002
BE30.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
DK31.12.2002
PT31.05.2003
NL01.06.2003
DE03.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
FR31.07.2003
Former [2004/10]AT06.11.2002
FI06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
BE30.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
DK31.12.2002
PT31.05.2003
NL01.06.2003
DE03.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
FR31.07.2003
Former [2004/05]AT06.11.2002
FI06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
DK31.12.2002
PT31.05.2003
NL01.06.2003
DE03.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
Former [2004/01]AT06.11.2002
FI06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
DK31.12.2002
PT31.05.2003
NL01.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
Former [2003/47]AT06.11.2002
FI06.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
DK31.12.2002
PT31.05.2003
NL01.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
Former [2003/46]FI06.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
PT31.05.2003
NL01.06.2003
GR09.06.2003
Former [2003/43]FI06.11.2002
CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
PT31.05.2003
NL01.06.2003
Former [2003/41]CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
NL01.06.2003
Former [2003/40]CH30.11.2002
LI30.11.2002
Cited inInternational search[X]GB166766  (JOHN WOOLER) [X] 1,9 * the whole document *;
 [A]US1847418  (STEEDMAN EDWIN H) [A] 1-3 * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]FR1161781  (UNION SPECIAL MACHINE CO) [A] 1 * page 7, column L, paragraph 2; figure - *;
 [A]DE1286517  (MEININGHAUS WILHELM) [A] 1,7,8 * figure . *;
 [A]US4122818  (HATTORI KYO) [A] 6* abstract *;
 [A]DE9109130U  (BEYER) [A] 1-5 * figure - *
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