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EP About this file: EP0974486

EP0974486 - Vehicle lighting device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.08.2005
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.06.2008Change - representativepublished on 09.07.2008  [2008/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Magna Donnelly GmbH & Co. KG
Industriestrasse 10-16
97904 Dorfprozelten / DE
[2004/47]
Former [2000/04]For all designated states
Donnelly Hohe GmbH & Co. KG
Hauptstrasse 36
97903 Collenberg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Buchalla, Harald, Dr.
Herzogin-von-Kent-Strasse 1
63916 Amorbach / DE
02 / Fürst, Peter
Hauptstrasse 19
63927 Bürgstadt / DE
03 / Polzer, Herwig
Unterer Steigweg 19
63897 Miltenberg / DE
[2000/04]
Representative(s)Böck, Bernhard
advotec. Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Beethovenstrasse 5
97080 Würzburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/28]Böck, Bernhard
Advotec. Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Beethovenstrasse 5
97080 Würzburg / DE
Former [2000/04]Böck, Bernhard, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Böck + Tappe Kollegen, Kantstrasse 40
97074 Würzburg / DE
Application number, filing date99114340.521.07.1999
[2000/04]
Priority number, dateDE199813329924.07.1998         Original published format: DE 19833299
[2000/04]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0974486
Date:26.01.2000
Language:DE
[2000/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0974486
Date:18.04.2001
[2001/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0974486
Date:20.10.2004
Language:DE
[2004/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.03.2001
ClassificationIPC:B60R1/12
[2000/04]
CPC:
F21V5/08 (EP,US); B60Q1/2665 (EP,US); B60Q3/258 (EP,US);
B60Q3/76 (EP,US); B60R1/1207 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2002/02]
Former [2000/04]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Beleuchtungseinrichtung für ein Kraftfahrzeug[2000/04]
English:Vehicle lighting device[2000/04]
French:Dispositif d'éclairage pour véhicule[2000/04]
Examination procedure04.07.2001Examination requested  [2001/36]
19.10.2001Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
06.03.2002Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
03.07.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.07.2004Fee for grant paid
16.07.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.07.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
30.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
19.12.2001AT   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001BE   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001CH   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001CY   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001DK   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001ES   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001FI   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001GR   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001IE   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001IT   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001LU   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001MC   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001NL   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001PT   M01   Not yet paid
19.12.2001SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0165817  (DONNELLY CORP [US]) [X] 1-5 * page 28, line 22 - page 36, line 4 * [Y] 6,10,11;
 [A]US4781436  (ARMBRUSTER JOSEPH M [US]);
 [A]DE3911140  (WILA LEUCHTEN GMBH [DE]);
 [A]EP0496921  (SIEMENS AG [DE]);
 [Y]EP0820901  (DONNELLY CORP [US]) [Y] 6,10,11 * column 23, line 15 - column 28, line 13 *
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