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EP1040782 - A tooth cleaning assembly [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.03.2005 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Horng, Bae-Yan No. 3-1, Alley 4, Lane 81, Kuang Chou St. Taipei City / TW
	[2000/40]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[2000/40]
Representative(s)	Casalonga, Axel, et al Casalonga & Partners Bayerstrasse 73 80335 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/40]	Casalonga, Axel, et al BUREAU D.A. CASALONGA - JOSSE Morassistrasse 8 80469 München / DE
Application number, filing date	99105179.8	31.03.1999
	[2000/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1040782
	Date:	04.10.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1040782
	Date:	19.05.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/21]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.09.1999
Classification	IPC:	A47K5/18, B65D83/00, A45F3/20	[2000/40]
	CPC:	A46B11/0058 (EP,US); A46B11/0006 (EP,US); A46B17/02 (EP,US); A47K5/18 (EP,US); A46B2200/1066 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [2001/25]
Former [2000/40]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Zahnreinigungsvorrichtung	[2000/40]
	English:	A tooth cleaning assembly	[2000/40]
	French:	Ensemble pour le nettoyage des dents	[2000/40]
Examination procedure	25.10.2000	Examination requested [2000/51]
	05.04.2001	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	25.07.2001	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) BE, CY, DK, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, PT
	13.03.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.07.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.10.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.02.2004	Fee for grant paid
	19.02.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	22.02.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/19]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.01.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	09.05.2001	BE M01 Not yet paid
	09.05.2001	CY M01 Not yet paid
	09.05.2001	DK M01 Not yet paid
	09.05.2001	FI M01 Not yet paid
	09.05.2001	GR M01 Not yet paid
	09.05.2001	IE M01 Not yet paid
	09.05.2001	LU M01 Not yet paid
	09.05.2001	MC M01 Not yet paid
	09.05.2001	PT M01 Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	19.05.2004
	CH	19.05.2004
	IT	19.05.2004
	LI	19.05.2004
	NL	19.05.2004
	SE	19.08.2004
	DE	20.08.2004
	ES	30.08.2004
	[2008/16]
Former [2006/13]	AT	19.05.2004
	CH	19.05.2004
	LI	19.05.2004
	NL	19.05.2004
	SE	19.08.2004
	DE	20.08.2004
	ES	30.08.2004
Former [2005/30]	AT	19.05.2004
	CH	19.05.2004
	LI	19.05.2004
	SE	19.08.2004
	DE	20.08.2004
	ES	30.08.2004
Former [2005/11]	AT	19.05.2004
	CH	19.05.2004
	LI	19.05.2004
	SE	19.08.2004
	ES	30.08.2004
Former [2005/02]	CH	19.05.2004
	LI	19.05.2004
	SE	19.08.2004
	ES	30.08.2004
Former [2004/52]	CH	19.05.2004
	LI	19.05.2004
	SE	19.08.2004
Former [2004/51]	CH	19.05.2004
	LI	19.05.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US5230444 (DUNBAR WILLIAM J [US]) [A] 1 * column W *;
		[A]US3198389 (DUNNING THOMAS B) [A] 1 * column W *;
		[A]US5638840 (LEE INITA [US], et al) [A] 1 * column W *;
		[A]GB1296372 (AUBIT PLASTICS LTD) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE4430313 (FISCHER AG [LI]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5261532 (FAUCI KEITH [US]) [A] 1 * column W *;
		[A]DE19540528 (GERDA GMBH & CO [DE]) [A] 1 * the whole document *

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