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Publication No. EP2307938

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App No. EP08874783

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Filed by Belparts

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Filed on 2008-12-22

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Issued/Published on 2020-09-23

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP2307938 A1

Application No. EP08874783 Filed: 2008-12-22

Grant Date 2008-12-22 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

F24D19/10, G05D7/06, E03B7/00, E03B7/08, E03B7/07 G05D7/06

Priority Claims

BE 20080000354 Date: 2008-06-26

Designated Contracting States (34 EPC States)

Austria (AT)

Belgium (BE)

Bulgaria (BG)

Switzerland (CH)

Cyprus (CY)

Czech Republic (CZ)

Germany (DE)

Denmark (DK)

Estonia (EE)

Spain (ES)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

United Kingdom (GB)

Greece (GR)

Croatia (HR)

Hungary (HU)

Ireland (IE)

Iceland (IS)

Italy (IT)

Liechtenstein (LI)

Lithuania (LT)

Luxembourg (LU)

Latvia (LV)

Monaco (MC)

Malta (MT)

Netherlands (NL)

Norway (NO)

Poland (PL)

Portugal (PT)

Romania (RO)

Sweden (SE)

Slovenia (SI)

Slovakia (SK)

Turkey (TR)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Belparts

Wingepark 4, 3110 Rotselaar

Inventors (3)

ULENS, Jan

Dennenlaan 31a, B-3120 Tremelo

VANDENHEUVEL, Philip

Private Weg 11, B-1980 Hofstade

VANDENDRIESSCHE, Peter

Hoekje 4, B-3221 Nieuwrode

Representatives / Agents

Sarlet, Stephanie

Pitch Patents BV, Vinkenstraat 10

Nederlandsch Octrooibureau

P.O. Box 29720, 2502 LS The Hague

Sarlet, Steven Renaat Irène, et al

Gevers Intellectual Property House Holidaystraat 5, 1831 Diegem

Rentsch Partner AG

Kirchenweg 8, Postfach

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2011-01-26

Mention Of Grant Published 2008-12-22

Patent-Maintained-As-Amended 2020-09-23

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2011-08-29

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP2307938 under EPC Article 99.

1 ACTIVE OPPONENT

Opponent Company

BELIMO Holding AG

Brunnenbachstrasse 1, CH

Representative

Rentsch Partner AG

Filing Date

2014-07-03

Opposition in Progress

Legal Status & Event History

Official European Patent Office legal and procedural status changes recorded for this file.

89 Events Recorded

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2011-04-13	17P	REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED	EP
2011-04-13	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2011-04-13	AX	REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT	EP
2011-09-28	17Q	FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT DESPATCHED	EP
2011-10-05	DAX	REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT (DELETED)	EP
2012-12-12	RIC1	INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED BEFORE GRANT	EP
2013-08-14	INTG	INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED	EP
2013-10-16	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2012-11-02	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-10-16	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-10-31	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-11-15	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-11-06	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-12-12	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-12-16	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-12-27	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-01-08	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-12-17	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-01-21	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-01-27	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-03-04	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-02-28	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-03-25	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-04-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-05-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-07-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-08-13	26	OPPOSITION FILED	EP
2014-07-03	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-08-29	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-09-18	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2015-02-27	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2015-07-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2015-08-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2015-11-27	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2016-06-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2016-11-22	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2017-12-29	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-01-31	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2018-02-28	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2018-04-30	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-07-22	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2019-07-29	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2019-07-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-08-15	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2019-09-03	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2019-09-18	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2019-10-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-12-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2020-01-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2020-02-05	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2020-05-01	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2016-07-18	APAH	APPEAL REFERENCE MODIFIED	EP
2019-12-17	APBU	APPEAL PROCEDURE CLOSED	EP
2016-07-12	APBM	APPEAL REFERENCE RECORDED	EP
2016-07-12	APBP	DATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF APPEAL RECORDED	EP
2016-09-21	APBQ	DATE OF RECEIPT OF STATEMENT OF GROUNDS OF APPEAL RECORDED	EP
2020-08-31	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2020-08-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2020-09-23	27A	PATENT MAINTAINED IN AMENDED FORM	EP
2020-09-23	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2020-09-23	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-09-06	GRAS	GRANT FEE PAID	EP
2013-07-19	GRAP	DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT	EP
2013-09-13	GRAA	(EXPECTED) GRANT	EP
2012-11-26	GRAP	DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT	EP
2020-11-11	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2020-11-25	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2020-08-21	PUAH	PATENT MAINTAINED IN AMENDED FORM	EP
2011-03-11	PUAI	PUBLIC REFERENCE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 153(3) EPC TO A PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION THAT HAS ENTERED THE EUROPEAN PHASE	EP
2020-08-21	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2021-07-21	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2021-07-29	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2021-10-06	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2016-05-09	RDAF	COMMUNICATION DESPATCHED THAT PATENT IS REVOKED	EP
2015-02-24	PLBB	REPLY OF PATENT PROPRIETOR TO NOTICE(S) OF OPPOSITION RECEIVED	EP
2014-12-04	PLAF	INFORMATION MODIFIED RELATED TO COMMUNICATION OF A NOTICE OF OPPOSITION AND REQUEST TO FILE OBSERVATIONS + TIME LIMIT	EP
2014-08-22	PLAX	NOTICE OF OPPOSITION AND REQUEST TO FILE OBSERVATION + TIME LIMIT SENT	EP
2014-07-11	PLBI	OPPOSITION FILED	EP
2022-06-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2022-10-03	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2023-06-28	P01	OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) REGISTERED	EP
2026-01-01	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2026-01-09	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-01-14	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
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2026-01-19	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-04-13	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-04-23	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited documents and prior art referenced in search and examination reports.

4 Citations

Cited Patent Documents

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EP2157376

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

- SIPAHI R ET AL: "Stability and Stabilization of Systems with Time Delay", IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS, IEEE, USA, vol. 31, no. 1, 1 February 2011 (2011-02-01), pages 38 - 65, XP011372720, ISSN: 1066-033X, DOI: 10.1109/MCS.2010.939135 * page 47 - page 48 *

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Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

The full inspection file for Application EP08874783 contains 148 total documents, including all notices of opposition, proprietor counter-statements, examination communications, third-party observations, and procedural forms. Below are all major recorded procedural filings and publication specifications.

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Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (34 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (3)

Representatives / Agents

Key Procedural Dates

Patent Oppositions

BELIMO Holding AG

Legal Status & Event History

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited Patent Documents

Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

Worldwide Patent Family

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications

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