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EP About this file: EP0835955

EP0835955 - Programme controlled washing machine [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  04.05.2007
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2007Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 06.06.2007  [2007/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Miele & Cie. KG
Carl-Miele-Straße 29
33332 Gütersloh / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/28]For all designated states
Miele & Cie. KG
Carl-Miele-Strasse 29
33332 Gütersloh / DE
Former [1998/16]For all designated states
Miele & Cie. GmbH & Co.
Carl-Miele-Strasse 29
D-33332 Gütersloh / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Hellhake, Wolfgang
Gorch-Fock-Strasse 2a
59555 Lippstadt / DE
02 / Hockeler, Regine
Spexarder Strasse 12
33335 Gütersloh / DE
03 / Sieding, Dirk
Laakstrasse 27
44534 Lünen / DE
[1998/16]
Application number, filing date97116203.718.09.1997
[1998/16]
Priority number, dateDE1996104181910.10.1996         Original published format: DE 19641819
DE1996104883826.11.1996         Original published format: DE 19648838
[1998/16]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0835955
Date:15.04.1998
Language:DE
[1998/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0835955
Date:20.01.1999
[1999/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0835955
Date:11.12.2002
Language:DE
[2002/50]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0835955
Date:06.06.2007
Language:DE
[2007/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:D06F39/00
[1998/16]
CPC:
D06F34/28 (EP,US); D06F2101/06 (EP,US); D06F2101/12 (EP,US);
D06F2103/04 (EP,US); D06F2103/06 (EP,US); D06F2103/18 (EP,US);
D06F2103/38 (EP,US); D06F2105/02 (EP,US); D06F2105/10 (EP,US);
D06F2105/48 (EP,US); D06F2105/52 (EP,US); D06F34/18 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1999/39]
Former [1998/16]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Programmgesteuerte Waschmaschine[1998/16]
English:Programme controlled washing machine[1998/16]
French:Machine à laver commandée par programme[1998/16]
Examination procedure10.02.1999Examination requested  [1999/14]
21.07.1999Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
03.11.1999Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) DK, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, PT
07.05.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.08.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.03.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.08.2002Fee for grant paid
13.08.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.09.2003    ADMISSIBLE
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
Hochstrasse 17
81669 München / DE
 [2003/45]
01.06.2001Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
26.09.2003No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
02.10.2003No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
16.10.2003Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
29.01.2004Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
05.02.2004Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
24.02.2005Date of oral proceedings
08.03.2005Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
08.03.2005Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
13.10.2006Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
13.10.2006Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
05.03.2007Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
19.04.2007Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition19.04.2005Appeal received No.  T0507/05
05.07.2005Statement of grounds filed
13.10.2006Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
13.10.2006Date of oral proceedings
19.10.2006Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
14.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
20.08.1999DK   M01   Not yet paid
20.08.1999FI   M01   Not yet paid
20.08.1999GR   M01   Not yet paid
20.08.1999IE   M01   Not yet paid
20.08.1999LU   M01   Not yet paid
20.08.1999MC   M01   Not yet paid
20.08.1999PT   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]FR2484487  (LABO ELECTRONIQUE PHYSIQUE [FR]) [A] 1,2 * claim - *;
 [A]EP0159202  (ESSWEIN SA [FR]) [A] 1-3 * figure -; claim - * * page 1, line 24 - page 3, line 19 * * page 9, line 12 - line 29 *;
 [A]DE3910763  (LICENTIA GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,2 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR2678959  (LICENTIA GMBH [DE]);
 [A]EP0619395  (GOLD STAR CO [KR]) [A] 1,2 * abstract * * column 5, line 4 - column 6, line 32 *;
 [A]DE4431654  (MIELE & CIE [DE])
OppositionUS4400838
 US5161393
 DE4122307
 EP0546606
 DE4202656
    - Strompraxis 1'88,ISSN 0340-7519, Seite 20
    - Test 4/89, ISSN 0040-3946, lfd. S. 326 bis 332 bzw. S. 33 bis 44
    - Lüger, Lexikon der Technik, Band 3 "Werkstoffe und Werkstoffprüfung", Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt GmbH, Stuttgart, 1961
    - DIN 60 000 "Textilien", Januar 1969
    - Wicht, "Elektrische Hausgeräte", 5. Auflage, 1978, ISBN 3-7736-2356-9
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