EP0915264 - Protective bellows [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 08.01.2010 Database last updated on 19.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 27.05.2011 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GB | published on 29.06.2011 [2011/26] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states TRELLEBORG AB P.O. Box 153 231 22 Trelleborg / SE | [2001/31] |
Former [1999/19] | For all designated states DRAFTEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED 7 Castle Street Edinburgh EH2 3AP, Scotland / GB | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Breheret, Joel 37 Chemin du Verger 44119 Treillieres / FR | [1999/19] | Representative(s) | Foster, David Martyn, et al Mathisen & Macara LLP 120 Bridge Road Chertsey Surrey KT16 8LA / GB | [N/P] |
Former [1999/19] | Foster, David Martyn, et al MATHISEN MACARA & CO. The Coach House 6-8 Swakeleys Road Ickenham Uxbridge UB10 8BZ / GB | Application number, filing date | 98308913.7 | 30.10.1998 | [1999/19] | Priority number, date | GB19970023301 | 04.11.1997 Original published format: GB 9723301 | [1999/19] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0915264 | Date: | 12.05.1999 | Language: | EN | [1999/19] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0915264 | Date: | 22.03.2000 | [2000/12] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0915264 | Date: | 31.08.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/35] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0915264 | Date: | 10.02.2010 | Language: | EN | [2010/06] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 09.02.2000 | Classification | IPC: | F16D3/84, F16J3/04 | [1999/19] | CPC: |
F16D3/845 (EP);
F16D3/2055 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [2000/52] |
Former [2000/48] | |||
Former [1999/19] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Schutzbalg | [1999/19] | English: | Protective bellows | [1999/19] | French: | Soufflet de protection | [1999/19] | Examination procedure | 20.09.2000 | Examination requested [2000/52] | 16.03.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 24.07.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 14.03.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 07.06.2005 | Fee for grant paid | 07.06.2005 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
15.11.2005
ADMISSIBLE Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. 17-18, Edobori 1-chome, Nishi-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 550-8661 / JP Opponent's representative Brockhaus, Ralf TBK Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2006/02] | |||
Opponent(s) | 01
15.11.2005
ADMISSIBLE Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. 17-18, Edobori 1-chome, Nishi-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 550-8661 / JP Opponent's representative Brockhaus, Ralf Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Patentanwälte Bavariaring 4-6 D-80336 München / DE | 10.07.2006 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 20.12.2006 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 24.01.2007 | Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04) | 30.05.2007 | Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor | 28.10.2008 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 28.10.2008 | Date of oral proceedings | 24.11.2008 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 24.11.2008 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 27.03.2009 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 12.11.2009 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 28.11.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 11.10.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 15.10.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 14.10.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 14.10.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 31.10.2000 | 03   M06   Fee paid on   28.11.2000 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | IT | 30.10.2008 | GB | 30.10.2009 | [2011/26] |
Former [2010/05] | IT | 30.10.2008 | Documents cited: | Search | [YA]EP0010999 (CITROEN SA [FR], et al) [Y] 1-5,9,12 * the whole document * [A] 10,11,13,14,17,18; | [Y]GB2042102 (NISSAN MOTOR) [Y] 1-5,9,12 * the whole document *; | [A]US5529538 (SCHULZ JOHN F [US], et al) [A] 1-5,9-13,17,18 * column A; figure - ** column 3, line 4 - line 7 * | Opposition | US4280340 | JPH08232971 |