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EP0974001 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 09.01.2009 Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	09.01.2009	Revocation of patent	published on 11.02.2009 [2009/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Renault s.a.s. 13-15 Quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2002/34]	For all designated states Renault s.a.s. 13-15 Quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
Former [2000/04]	For all designated states RENAULT 34 Quai du Point du Jour 92109 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)	01 / CELERIER, Daniel 42, chemin de Montigny F-95220 Herblay / FR
	02 / MARKIEWSKI, Patrick, F. 6, Impasse des Coudrays F-78990 Elancourt / FR
	03 / PIERDET, Alain 5, rue Lionel Terray F-93110 Rosny sous Bois / FR
	[2000/04]
Representative(s)	Kohn, Philippe, et al Cabinet Philippe Kohn 30, rue Hoche 93500 Pantin / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2005/39]	Kohn, Philippe, et al Cabinet Philippe Kohn, 30, rue Hoche 93500 Pantin / FR
Former [2002/40]	Srour, Elie, et al Renault, Département 00267 TCR AVA 0-56, 1, avenue du Golf 78288 Guyancourt Cedex / FR
Former [2000/04]	Fernandez, Francis Lionel Renault, Technocentre, S.0267 - TCR AVA 0-56, 1 avenue du Golf 78288 Guyancourt / FR
Application number, filing date	98920605.7	10.04.1998
	[2000/04]
	WO1998FR00728
Priority number, date	FR19970004411	10.04.1997 Original published format: FR 9704411
	[2000/04]
Filing language	FR
Procedural language	FR
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9845584
	Date:	15.10.1998
	Language:	FR
	[1998/41]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0974001
	Date:	26.01.2000
	Language:	FR
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0974001
	Date:	02.06.2004
	Language:	FR
	[2004/23]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	15.10.1998
Classification	IPC:	F01N7/00, B21C37/29, F16L41/00	[2000/04]
	CPC:	F01N13/008 (EP,US); B21C37/298 (EP,US); B21J5/066 (EP,US); F01N2530/04 (EP,US); Y10T29/49398 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, GB, IT [2000/04]
Title	German:	ABGASVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG	[2000/04]
	English:	INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME	[2000/04]
	French:	DISPOSITIF D'ECHAPPEMENT POUR MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE ET SON PROCEDE DE FABRICATION	[2000/04]
Entry into regional phase	06.10.1999	National basic fee paid
	06.10.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.10.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.10.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	06.10.1999	Examination requested [2000/04]
	09.05.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.12.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.01.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	01.07.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.08.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.01.2003	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	13.02.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.09.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.01.2004	Fee for grant paid
	28.01.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2005 23.02.2005 ADMISSIBLE Flowdrill B.V. Industrieterrein "Lage Weide" Savannahweg 70 3542 AW Utrecht / NL Opponent's representative Sparing Röhl Henseler, et al, et al Postfach 14 04 43 40074 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 02.03.2005 10.03.2005 ADMISSIBLE DaimlerChrysler AG * 70546 Stuttgart / DE Opponent's representative Kolb, Georg, et al, et al Daimler AG Intellectual Property Management IPM, C106 70546 Stuttgart / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2005 23.02.2005 ADMISSIBLE Flowdrill B.V. Industrieterrein "Lage Weide" Savannahweg 70 3542 AW Utrecht / NL Opponent's representative Sparing Röhl Henseler Patentanwälte European Patent Attorneys, et al, et al Postfach 14 04 43 40074 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 02.03.2005 10.03.2005 ADMISSIBLE DaimlerChrysler AG * 70546 Stuttgart / DE Opponent's representative Kolb, Georg, et al, et al DaimlerChrysler AG Intellectual Property Management IPM, C106 70546 Stuttgart / DE
	Former [2005/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2005 23.02.2005 ADMISSIBLE Flowdrill B.V. Industrieterrein "Lage Weide" Savannahweg 70 3542 AW Utrecht / NL Opponent's representative Sparing - Röhl - Henseler Patentanwälte, et al, et al Rethelstrasse 123 40237 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 02.03.2005 10.03.2005 ADMISSIBLE DaimlerChrysler AG * 70546 Stuttgart / DE Opponent's representative Kolb, Georg, et al, et al DaimlerChrysler AG Intellectual Property Management IPM, C106 70546 Stuttgart / DE
	Former [2005/15]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2005 23.02.2005 ADMISSIBLE Flowdrill B.V. Industrieterrein "Lage Weide" Savannahweg 70 3542 AW Utrecht / NL Opponent's representative Sparing - Röhl - Henseler Patentanwälte, et al, et al Rethelstrasse 123 40237 Düsseldorf / DE
	06.04.2005	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	21.07.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	15.09.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	17.10.2006	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	17.10.2006	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	07.11.2008	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2009/07]
Appeal following opposition	15.12.2006	Appeal received No. T1890/06
	14.02.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	07.11.2008	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	07.11.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	12.11.2008	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:	13.02.2003	Request for further processing filed
	13.02.2003	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	11.03.2003	Decision despatched
	04.12.2001	Request for further processing filed
	04.12.2001	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	17.12.2001	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited in	International search	[A]US1906953 (ENGHAUSER WINFORD L) [A] 1,4 * page 1, line 69 - page 2, line 111; figure - *;
		[Y]US4185486 (VAN GEFFEN JOHANNES A [NL]) [Y] 4 * abstract *;
		[XY]FR2586753 (PEUGEOT CYCLES [FR]) [X] 1 * page 3, line 28 - page 4, line 14; figure 3 * [Y] 4;
		[A]DE4224131 (STABILUS GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,4* abstract *;
		[A]US5331810 (INGERMANN KEITH C [US], et al) [A] 2,3 * column 5, line 49 - column 9, line 16 *

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