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EP0977657 - DECORATIVE AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR TRIM ARTICLES WITH CAST INTEGRAL LIGHT STABLE COVERING AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.01.2004
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 09.04.2008  [2008/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Atoma International Corp.
521 Newpark Boulevard Newmarket
Ontario L3Y 4X7 / CA
[N/P]
Former [2000/06]For all designated states
Atoma International Corp.
521 Newpark Boulevard
Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 4X7 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / GARDNER, John, A.
48A Baker Avenue
Deerfield, NH 03037 / US
[2000/06]
Representative(s)Pfiz, Thomas
Pfiz/Gauss Patentanwälte PartmbB
Tübinger Strasse 26
70178 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/17]Pfiz, Thomas, Dr.
Patentanwälte Wolf & Lutz Hauptmannsreute 93
70193 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2000/06]Kovac, Werner
c/o Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG Patent- und Lizenzwesen Franz-Josefs-Kai 51
1010 Wien / AT
Application number, filing date98913465.517.04.1998
[2000/06]
WO1998CA00261
Priority number, dateUS19970044739P18.04.1997         Original published format: US 44739 P
US19970044718P18.04.1997         Original published format: US 44718 P
[2000/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9847684
Date:29.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0977657
Date:09.02.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0977657
Date:19.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:B29C39/12, B60R13/02, B29C41/22
[2000/06]
CPC:
B32B7/12 (EP,US); B29C39/12 (KR); B29C37/0032 (EP,US);
B29C39/123 (EP,US); B29C41/22 (EP,US); B32B27/22 (US);
B32B27/26 (US); B32B27/30 (EP,US); B32B27/40 (EP,US);
B60R13/02 (EP,US); B60R13/0243 (EP,US); B60R13/0256 (EP,US);
B32B2307/51 (US); B32B2307/554 (US); B32B2605/003 (US);
B60R13/0262 (EP,US); B60R2013/0281 (EP,US); B60R2013/0293 (EP,US);
Y10T428/269 (EP,US); Y10T428/31551 (EP,US); Y10T428/31554 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31573 (EP,US); Y10T428/31576 (EP,US); Y10T428/3158 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31855 (EP,US); Y10T428/31935 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2000/06]
TitleGerman:DEKORATIONSINNENBEKLEIDIGUNGSELEMENTE FÜR KRAFTFAHRZEUGE MIT EINER GEGOSSENEN, LICHTSTABILEN BEDECKUNG UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG[2000/06]
English:DECORATIVE AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR TRIM ARTICLES WITH CAST INTEGRAL LIGHT STABLE COVERING AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME[2000/06]
French:ARTICLES DECORATIFS FORMANT MOULURES POUR INTERIEUR D'AUTOMOBILE AVEC REVETEMENT INCORPORE, LEGER ET STABLE A LA LUMIERE ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DE CES ARTICLES[2000/06]
Entry into regional phase30.09.1999National basic fee paid 
30.09.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
30.09.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.11.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
10.11.1999Examination requested  [2000/06]
12.09.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.01.2003Fee for grant paid
15.01.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.12.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT19.03.2003
IT19.03.2003
SE19.06.2003
ES30.09.2003
[2008/15]
Former [2004/04]AT19.03.2003
SE19.06.2003
ES30.09.2003
Former [2003/50]AT19.03.2003
SE19.06.2003
Former [2003/47]AT19.03.2003
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0425240  (BRIDGESTONE AUSTRALIA [AU]) [A] 1,16,31,43 * column 3, line 33 - column 4, line 12 *;
 [A]DE3938082  (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]) [A] 1,16,31,43 * column 1, line 44 - line 68 *;
 [A]US5051310  (HORN PETER [DE], et al) [A] 1,16,31,43 * column 16, line 13 - column 17, line 42; example . *;
 [A]US5242738  (FURUYA TAMIO [JP], et al) [A] 20,46 * column 3, line 1 - line 3 * * column 3, line 21 - line 29 ** column 4, line 29 - line 35; figure 1; example 3 *
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