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EP0884433
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| EP0884433 - Joining apparatus for handrail [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 01.06.2007 Database last updated on 11.05.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 01.06.2007 | Patent maintained (B2 publication) | published on 04.07.2007 [2007/27] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Au Creuset de la Thierache S.A. Place de la Gare 02550 Origny en Thierache / FR | [2007/27] |
| Former [1998/51] | For all designated states Au Creuset de la Thierache S.A. Place de la Gare 02550 Origny en Thierache / FR | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Ribe, Charles 107, Rue du 4 Septembre 02500 Hirson / FR | [1998/51] | Representative(s) | Rhein, Alain Cabinet Bleger-Rhein-Poupon 4A, rue de l'Industrie 67450 Mundolsheim / FR | [N/P] |
| Former [1998/51] | Rhein, Alain Cabinet Bleger-Rhein 10, rue Contades 67300 Schiltigheim / FR | Application number, filing date | 98440115.8 | 29.05.1998 | [1998/51] | Priority number, date | FR19970007406 | 11.06.1997 Original published format: FR 9707406 | [1998/51] | Filing language | FR | Procedural language | FR | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0884433 | Date: | 16.12.1998 | Language: | FR | [1998/51] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0884433 | Date: | 30.10.2002 | Language: | FR | [2002/44] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0884433 | Date: | 04.07.2007 | Language: | FR | [2007/27] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 15.09.1998 | Classification | IPC: | E04F11/18 | [1998/51] | CPC: |
E04F11/1834 (EP,US);
E04F11/1808 (EP);
F16B2200/65 (EP,US);
Y10T403/32286 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | BE, CH, DE, ES, GB, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL [1999/34] |
| Former [1998/51] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Verbindungseinrichtung für einen Treppenhandlauf | [1998/51] | English: | Joining apparatus for handrail | [1998/51] | French: | Dispositif de jonction pour main courante | [1998/51] | Examination procedure | 10.06.1999 | Examination requested [1999/32] | 17.06.1999 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 23.09.1999 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, CY, DK, FI, FR, GR, MC, PT | 23.09.1999 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) SE | 24.04.2002 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 24.05.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 07.08.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 07.08.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
30.07.2003
ADMISSIBLE Kenngott International GmbH & Co. KG Albertistr. 22 74076 Heilbronn / DE Opponent's representative Clemens, Gerhard, et al, et al Patentanwaltskanzlei Müller, Clemens & Hach Lerchenstrasse 56 74074 Heilbronn / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2003/39] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
30.07.2003
ADMISSIBLE Kenngott International GmbH & Co. KG Albertistr. 22 74076 Heilbronn / DE Opponent's representative Clemens, Gerhard, Dr.-Ing., et al, et al Patentanwaltskanzlei, Müller, Clemens & Hach, Lerchenstrasse 56 74074 Heilbronn / DE | 05.09.2003 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 07.01.2004 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 23.06.2004 | Date of oral proceedings | 25.08.2004 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 25.08.2004 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 11.01.2007 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 11.01.2007 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 12.03.2007 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 19.05.2007 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Appeal following opposition | 08.10.2004 | Appeal received No. T1206/04 | 20.12.2004 | Statement of grounds filed | 11.01.2007 | Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form | 11.01.2007 | Date of oral proceedings | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 16.05.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 26.05.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 21.05.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 16.07.1999 | AT M01 Not yet paid | 16.07.1999 | CY M01 Not yet paid | 16.07.1999 | DK M01 Not yet paid | 16.07.1999 | FI M01 Not yet paid | 16.07.1999 | FR M01 Not yet paid | 16.07.1999 | GR M01 Not yet paid | 16.07.1999 | MC M01 Not yet paid | 16.07.1999 | PT M01 Not yet paid | 16.07.1999 | SE M01 Not yet paid |
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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 | IE | 30.10.2002 | NL | 30.10.2002 | CH | 31.05.2005 | LI | 31.05.2005 | [2006/14] |
| Former [2003/42] | IE | 30.10.2002 | |
| NL | 30.10.2002 | ||
| Former [2003/30] | NL | 30.10.2002 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]FR2491167 (LAUZIER RENE [FR]) [A] 1-3,6-8 * page 4, line 7 - page 6, line 22; figures 1-6 *; | [A]US4637589 (LIN TA C [TW]) [A] 1-4* column 1, line 53 - column 2, line 23; figures 1-3 *; | [A]DE9406130U (HORNUNG ANDREAS [DE], et al) [A] 1-4,6,7,12 * page 5, line 8 - page 8, line 10; figures 1-10 *; | [DA]EP0688920 (NEUCON MASCH BAUSYSTEM [DE]) [DA] 1-3,5-8,10-12 * column 9, line 20 - column 16, line 18; figures 1-18 *; | [A]DE29500655U (VIELER INT KG [DE]) [A] 1-7,12 * page 5, line 10 - page 15, line 32; figures 1-19 * | Examination | DE4336401 |