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EP0790384 - Retractable closure [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.03.2003 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 13.02.2008 [2008/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V. P.O. Box 5072 Piekstraat 2 3008 AB Rotterdam / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2002/18]	For all designated states HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V. P.O. Box 5072 Piekstraat 2 3008 AB Rotterdam / NL
Former [1997/34]	For all designated states HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V. P.O. Box 5072 Piekstraat 2 NL-3008 AB Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / Koks, Marinus F. Tristanweg 48 3077 CR Rotterdam / NL
	02 / van 't Zelfde, Adrianus J. A. Jacobsstraat 41 2983 XB Ridderkerk / NL
	[1997/34]
Representative(s)	Senior, Alan Murray, et al J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/41]	Senior, Alan Murray, et al J.A. KEMP & CO., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [1997/34]	Allen, William Guy Fairfax, et al J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date	97102522.6	17.02.1997
	[1997/34]
Priority number, date	EP19960200477	19.02.1996 Original published format: EP 96200477
	[1997/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0790384
	Date:	20.08.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/34]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0790384
	Date:	02.05.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/18]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.06.1997
Classification	IPC:	E06B9/54	[1997/34]
	CPC:	E06B9/54 (EP); E06B2009/543 (EP)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, FR, IT, LI, NL, SE [1997/34]
Title	German:	Einziehbarer Verschluss	[1997/34]
	English:	Retractable closure	[1997/34]
	French:	Fermeture rétractable	[1997/34]
Examination procedure	09.02.1998	Examination requested [1998/15]
	15.05.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	22.10.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.01.2002	Fee for grant paid
	17.01.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	04.02.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/17]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.02.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.02.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.02.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.02.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	02.05.2002
	FR	02.05.2002
	IT	02.05.2002
	LI	02.05.2002
	SE	02.08.2002
	DE	03.08.2002
	[2008/07]
Former [2006/14]	CH	02.05.2002
	FR	02.05.2002
	LI	02.05.2002
	SE	02.08.2002
	DE	03.08.2002
Former [2003/47]	CH	02.05.2002
	LI	02.05.2002
	SE	02.08.2002
	DE	03.08.2002
	FR	10.01.2003
Former [2003/31]	CH	02.05.2002
	LI	02.05.2002
	SE	02.08.2002
	DE	03.08.2002
Former [2003/16]	CH	02.05.2002
	LI	02.05.2002
	SE	02.08.2002
Former [2002/46]	SE	02.08.2002
Documents cited:	Search	[A]FR2602539 (HAYASHIGUCHI SEIZO) [A] 1,2,8,9 * abstract * * claims 1-3 * * figure 1 *;
		[A]EP0489450 (HUNTER DOUGLAS IND BV) [A] 1,2,6-8 * abstract * * column 1, line 20 - line 39 * * column 4, line 13 - line 29 * * column 6, line 12 - line 40 * * figures 1,8 *;
		[A]EP0086023 (WESENBEECK CORNELIS MARIA VAN) [A] 1,2,7 * abstract * * page 3, line 14 - line 19 * * claim 1 * * figure 2 *;
		[DA]US3149665 (CHARLES DOUGLAS HANDFORD) [DA] 1,6,8 * column 1, line 12 - line 26 * * figure 1 *;
		[A]EP0305081 (HUNTER DOUGLAS IND BV)
		[A] - "ADVERTISEMENT", NUOVA FINESTRA, MILAN (IT), (19920601), vol. 13, no. 6, page 169, XP000281243 [A] 1,6,7 * left-hand col. including bottom figures *

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