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EP1025370 - SPIRAL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR THREADED FASTENERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.11.2004 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states PHILLIPS SCREW COMPANY 508 Edgewater Drive Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880 / US
	[2000/36]
Former [2000/32]	For all designated states Creare Inc. Etna Road, P.O. Box 71 Hanover, NH 03755 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / STACY, W., Dodd P.O. Box 353 Etna, NH 03750 / US
	[2000/32]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/32]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98956280.6	28.10.1998
	[2000/32]
	WO1998US22864
Priority number, date	US19970961626	31.10.1997 Original published format: US 961626
	[2000/32]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9923389
	Date:	14.05.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/19]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1025370
	Date:	09.08.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1025370
	Date:	02.01.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.05.1999
Classification	IPC:	F16B23/00, B25B15/00, B21K1/46	[2000/32]
	CPC:	B25B15/005 (EP,KR,US); B21K1/463 (EP,KR,US); F16B23/003 (EP,KR,US); Y10S411/919 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/32]
Title	German:	SPIRALANTRIEBSSYSTEM FÜR BEFESTIGUNGSELEMENTE MIT GEWINDE	[2000/32]
	English:	SPIRAL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR THREADED FASTENERS	[2000/32]
	French:	SYSTEME DE TETE D'OUTIL SPIRALE POUR LIAISON TECHNIQUE FILETEE	[2000/32]
Entry into regional phase	29.05.2000	National basic fee paid
	29.05.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	29.05.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	05.05.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	29.05.2000	Examination requested [2000/32]
	18.10.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.04.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.06.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.09.2003	Fee for grant paid
	24.09.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	05.10.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/52]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
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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	CH	02.01.2004
	CY	02.01.2004
	FI	02.01.2004
	LI	02.01.2004
	DK	02.04.2004
	GR	02.04.2004
	PT	02.06.2004
	[2008/16]
Former [2007/18]	CH	02.01.2004
	CY	02.01.2004
	FI	02.01.2004
	LI	02.01.2004
	DK	02.04.2004
	GR	02.04.2004
Former [2005/02]	CH	02.01.2004
	FI	02.01.2004
	LI	02.01.2004
	DK	02.04.2004
	GR	02.04.2004
Former [2004/44]	CH	02.01.2004
	FI	02.01.2004
	LI	02.01.2004
	GR	02.04.2004
Former [2004/41]	FI	02.01.2004
	GR	02.04.2004
Former [2004/40]	FI	02.01.2004
Cited in	International search	[A]FR1339685 (BOULEY) [A] 1,18,19,23-25,31 * page 1, column L, line 31 - page 2, column L, line 38; figures 1-9 *;
		[A]US3898706 (RIVALLAND LOUIS FRANCE, et al) [A] 1,18,19,23-25,31,35* column 3, line 36 - column 5, line 45; figures 1-16 *;
		[A]FR2321069 (CEFILAC [FR], et al) [A] 1,18,19,23-25,31 * page 4, line 22 - page 6, line 40; figures 1-11 *;
		[A]US4084478 (SIMMONS FREDERICK A) [A] 1,18,19,23-25,31,35;
		[A]US5598753 (LEE JAMES S [US]) [A] 1,18,19,23-25,31 * column 3, line 56 - column 4, line 53; figures 1-12 *
	by applicant	US2248695
		US2474994
		USRE24878E
		US3237506
		US3763725
		US4187892

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