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EP0987965 - AIR CUSHION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.07.2008 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.09.2008	Change - representative	published on 08.10.2008 [2008/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Huang, Ing-Jing 218 Cheng Kong 3rd Road Nantou City / TW
	[2000/13]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2000/13]
Representative(s)	Leinweber & Zimmermann Patentanwalts-PartG mbB European Patent Attorneys Viktualienmarkt 8 80331 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/41]	Leinweber & Zimmermann European Patent Attorneys Patentanwälte Rosental 7 80331 München / DE
Former [2000/13]	Patentanwälte Leinweber & Zimmermann Rosental 7 80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date	97928855.2	04.06.1997
	[2000/13]
	WO1997US09742
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9854995
	Date:	10.12.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/49]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0987965
	Date:	29.03.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.12.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0987965
	Date:	29.08.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/35]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	10.12.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.06.2002
Classification	IPC:	A43B13/20, A43B21/28	[2002/29]
	CPC:	A43B13/203 (EP); A43B7/08 (KR); A42B3/121 (EP); A43B21/285 (EP); A43B23/029 (EP); A43B23/17 (EP); (+) A63B71/081 (EP); A63B71/10 (EP); A63B71/12 (EP); A63B2071/1283 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2000/13]	A43B7/08
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/13]
Extension states	AL	23.12.1999
	LT	23.12.1999
	LV	23.12.1999
	RO	23.12.1999
	SI	23.12.1999
Title	German:	LUFTKISSEN	[2000/13]
	English:	AIR CUSHION	[2000/13]
	French:	COUSSIN PNEUMATIQUE	[2000/13]
Entry into regional phase	23.12.1999	National basic fee paid
	23.12.1999	Search fee paid
	23.12.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	23.12.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.01.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	23.12.1999	Examination requested [2000/13]
	20.12.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.03.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.12.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.04.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.12.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.05.2007	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
	16.07.2007	Fee for grant paid
	16.07.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	30.05.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/32]
Request for further processing for:	16.07.2007	Request for further processing filed
	16.07.2007	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	31.07.2007	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.02.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.06.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.06.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.06.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	12.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 08
	14.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 09
	04.12.2006	Renewal fee patent year 10
	16.07.2007	Renewal fee patent year 11
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	05.01.2000	03 M06 Fee paid on 28.02.2000
	30.06.2006	10 M06 Fee paid on 04.12.2006
	30.06.2007	11 M06 Fee paid on 16.07.2007
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	29.08.2007
	BE	29.08.2007
	CH	29.08.2007
	DK	29.08.2007
	FI	29.08.2007
	LI	29.08.2007
	NL	29.08.2007
	SE	29.11.2007
	GR	30.11.2007
	ES	10.12.2007
	PT	29.01.2008
	[2008/28]
Former [2008/26]	AT	29.08.2007
	BE	29.08.2007
	CH	29.08.2007
	DK	29.08.2007
	FI	29.08.2007
	LI	29.08.2007
	NL	29.08.2007
	GR	30.11.2007
	ES	10.12.2007
	PT	29.01.2008
Former [2008/23]	AT	29.08.2007
	BE	29.08.2007
	CH	29.08.2007
	DK	29.08.2007
	FI	29.08.2007
	LI	29.08.2007
	NL	29.08.2007
	GR	30.11.2007
	ES	10.12.2007
Former [2008/21]	AT	29.08.2007
	BE	29.08.2007
	CH	29.08.2007
	FI	29.08.2007
	LI	29.08.2007
	NL	29.08.2007
	GR	30.11.2007
	ES	10.12.2007
Former [2008/14]	AT	29.08.2007
	CH	29.08.2007
	FI	29.08.2007
	LI	29.08.2007
	NL	29.08.2007
	ES	10.12.2007
Former [2008/12]	FI	29.08.2007
	NL	29.08.2007
	ES	10.12.2007
Former [2008/08]	ES	10.12.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US4187620 (SELNER ALLEN J [US]) [X] 1,2,7,8,10,11,25,26,28,29 * column 2, line 42 - line 52 * * column 3, line 13 - line 47; figures 3,4 * [Y] 3,9,12-24,27;
		[Y]US4217705 (DONZIS BYRON A [US]) [Y] 3,9,12-24,27* column 2, line 54 - column 4, line 49; figure - *
	International search	[Y]US5353525 (GRIM TRACY E [US]);
		[Y]US5515622 (LEE SANG Y [KR]);
		[Y]US5537762 (WALTERS WILLIAM D [US]);
		[Y]US5606806 (O'DWYER JAMES M [AU])

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