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EP0857598 - Rear luggage compartment for convertible vehicle [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 02.03.2012 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	02.03.2012	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 04.04.2012 [2012/14]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Société Européenne de Brevets Automobiles 127, rue Amelot 75011 Paris 11 / FR
	[2007/17]
Former [2006/42]	For all designated states Société Européenne de Brevets Automobiles - SEBA 127, rue Amelot 75011 Paris / FR
Former [2005/11]	For all designated states Société Européenne des Brevets Automobiles 127, rue Amelot 75011 Paris / FR
Former [1998/33]	For all designated states France Design La Boujalière, Le Pin 79140 Cerizay / FR
Inventor(s)	01 / Guillez, Jean Marc Les Maisons Blanches 79140 Cirieres / FR
	[1998/33]
Representative(s)	Pichat, Thierry Novagraaf Technologies 122, rue Edouard Vaillant 92593 Levallois-Perret Cedex / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2012/14]	Pichat, Thierry Novagraaf Technologies 122, rue Edouard Vaillant 92593 Levallois-Perret Cedex / FR
Former [2004/06]	Pichat, Thierry Novagraaf Technologies, 122, rue Edouard Vaillant 92593 Levallois-Perret Cedex / FR
Former [1998/33]	Keib, Gérard, et al NOVAMARK TECHNOLOGIES Anciennement Brevets Rodhain & Porte 122, Rue Edouard Vaillant 92593 Levallois Perret Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date	98400191.7	29.01.1998
	[1998/33]
Priority number, date	FR19970001305	05.02.1997 Original published format: FR 9701305
	[1998/33]
Filing language	FR
Procedural language	FR
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0857598
	Date:	12.08.1998
	Language:	FR
	[1998/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0857598
	Date:	12.09.2001
	Language:	FR
	[2001/37]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0857598
	Date:	04.04.2012
	Language:	FR
	[2012/14]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.05.1998
Classification	IPC:	B60J7/20	[1998/33]
	CPC:	B60J7/205 (EP,US); B62D25/10 (KR)
Designated contracting states	DE, GB, IT [1999/17]
Former [1998/33]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Hinterkofferraum für Cabrio-Fahrzeug	[1998/33]
	English:	Rear luggage compartment for convertible vehicle	[1998/33]
	French:	Malle arrière pour véhicule découvrable	[1998/33]
Examination procedure	30.09.1998	Examination requested [1998/48]
	22.02.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	21.08.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.01.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	16.03.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.06.2001	Fee for grant paid
	05.06.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 12.06.2002 01.07.2002 ADMISSIBLE Daimler AG Mercedesstrasse 137 70327 Stuttgart / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Joachim Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte Pilgersheimer Strasse 20 81543 München / DE
		02 13.10.2006 05.05.2004 INTERVENTION INADMISSIBLE Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Nissan Technical Centre Europe Cranfield Technology Park Moulsoe Road Cranfield Bedfordshire MK43 0DB / GB Opponent's representative Holmes, Matthew William, et al, et al Nissan Technical Centre Europe Ltd Intellectual Property Department Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire, MK43 0DB / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/02]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.06.2002 01.07.2002 ADMISSIBLE Daimler AG Mercedesstrasse 137 70327 Stuttgart / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Joachim Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte Pilgersheimer Strasse 20 81543 München / DE
		02 13.10.2006 05.05.2004 INTERVENTION INADMISSIBLE Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Nissan Technical Centre Europe Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire MK43 0DB / GB Opponent's representative Holmes, Matthew William, et al, et al Nissan Technical Centre Europe Ltd, Intellectual Property Department, Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire, MK43 0DB / GB
	Former [2008/48]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.06.2002 01.07.2002 ADMISSIBLE DaimlerChrysler AG Intellectual Property Management, IPM-C106 70546 STUTTGART / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Joachim Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte Pilgersheimer Strasse 20 81543 München / DE
		02 13.10.2006 05.05.2004 INTERVENTION INADMISSIBLE Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Nissan Technical Centre Europe Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire MK43 0DB / GB Opponent's representative Holmes, Matthew William, et al, et al Nissan Technical Centre Europe Ltd, Intellectual Property Department, Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire, MK43 0DB / GB
	Former [2007/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.06.2002 01.07.2002 ADMISSIBLE DaimlerChrysler AG Intellectual Property Management, IPM-C106 70546 STUTTGART / DE
		02 13.10.2006 05.05.2004 INTERVENTION INADMISSIBLE Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Nissan Technical Centre Europe Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire MK43 0DB / GB Opponent's representative Holmes, Matthew William, et al, et al Nissan Technical Centre Europe Ltd, Intellectual Property Department, Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire, MK43 0DB / GB
	Former [2006/47]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.06.2002 01.07.2002 ADMISSIBLE DaimlerChrysler AG Intellectual Property Management, IPM-C106 70546 STUTTGART / DE
		02 17.10.2006 05.05.2004 INTERVENTION Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Nissan Technical Centre Europe Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire MK43 0DB / GB Opponent's representative Holmes, Matthew William, et al, et al Nissan Technical Centre Europe Ltd, Intellectual Property Department, Cranfield Technology Park Bedfordshire, MK43 0DB / GB
	Former [2003/46]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.06.2002 01.07.2002 ADMISSIBLE DaimlerChrysler AG Intellectual Property Management, IPM-C106 70546 STUTTGART / DE
	Former [2002/32]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.06.2002 DaimlerChrysler AG Epplestr. 225 70567 Stuttgart / DE
	19.07.2002	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	28.02.2003	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	17.03.2003	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M06)
	11.09.2003	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	02.03.2004	Date of oral proceedings
	05.05.2004	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	14.11.2006	Despatch of communication of loss of particular right
	26.02.2007	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: opposition inadmissible 02
	25.06.2007	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	30.10.2007	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	25.04.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	04.07.2008	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	04.07.2008	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	07.09.2011	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	18.11.2011	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	16.02.2012	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	06.08.2008	Appeal received No. T1556/08
	10.11.2008	Statement of grounds filed
	07.09.2011	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	14.07.2004	Appeal received No. T0887/04
	10.09.2004	Statement of grounds filed
	14.11.2006	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	27.08.2008	Appeal received No. T1556/08
	07.09.2011	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	07.09.2011	Date of oral proceedings
	15.09.2011	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
	14.11.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	28.11.2006	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.01.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE4445944 (DAIMLER BENZ AG [DE]) [A] 1* the whole document *;
		[A]GB2300671 (DAIMLER BENZ AG [DE]) [A] 1 * the whole document *
	Opposition	JPH053292Y

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