Opposition Filed
Opposition filed by Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
EP Register Verified
A push rod of a vacuum interrupter and method of manufacturing the same
Publication No.
EP2460637
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App No.
EP10015327
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Filed by
ABB Schweiz AG
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Filed on
2010-12-03
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Issued/Published on
2013-11-13
Publication No.
EP2460637
A1
Application No.
EP10015327
Filed: 2010-12-03
Grant Date
2010-12-03
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
B29C45/16, H01H33/66
Priority Claims
No priority claims recorded
Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)
Albania
(AL)
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)
North Macedonia
(MK)
Malta
(MT)
Netherlands
(NL)
Norway
(NO)
Poland
(PL)
Portugal
(PT)
Romania
(RO)
Serbia
(RS)
Sweden
(SE)
Slovenia
(SI)
Slovakia
(SK)
San Marino
(SM)
Turkey
(TR)
Parties & Representation
Applicants
ABB Schweiz AG
Brown Boveri Strasse 6, 5400 Baden
CHABB Technology AG
Affolternstr. 44, 8050 Zürich
CHInventors (1)
Gentsch, Dietmar
Untere Steinhauser Straße 26, 40882 Ratingen
DERepresentatives / Agents
Maiwald GmbH, et al
Elisenhof, Elisenstraße 3
DESchmidt, Karl Michael, et al
ABB AG GF-IP Oberhausener Strasse 33, 40472 Ratingen
DEKey Procedural Dates
Request-For-Examination
2012-12-06
Mention Of Grant Published
2010-12-03
First-Examination-Report-Despatched
2013-06-20
Patent Oppositions
Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP2460637 under EPC Article 99.
#1
Opponent
Company
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1, DE
Representative
—
Filing
Date
Opposition in Progress
2014-07-03
Legal Status & Event History
Official European Patent Office legal and procedural status changes recorded for this file.
No legal events recorded or events are currently synchronizing.
Patent & Non-Patent Citations
Cited documents and prior art referenced in search and examination reports.
Worldwide Patent Family
Related applications and patents in the same INPADOC worldwide family.
No family members recorded or family data currently updating.
Official File Inspection
EPC Art. 128 Public Dossier
Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)
The full inspection file for Application EP10015327 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.
Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications
Official publication specifications, opposition filings, proprietor replies, and procedural submissions.
European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)
Publication Specification
Date: 2013-11-13
Procedure: Grant
EP2460637B1
Official European Patent Register Full Dossier
Publication Specification
Date: 2013-11-13
Procedure: All Proceedings (Examination & Opposition)
EP10015327
European Patent Application with Search Report (A1)
Publication Specification
Date: 2012-06-06
Procedure: Publication
EP2460637A1
Opposition rejected
Dossier Filing
Date: 2021-01-22
Procedure: Opposition
0009273
New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-11-13
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNNOA9O
Oral proceedings
Procedural Step
Date: 2020-11-11
Procedure: Examination
ORAL
Change - representative
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-03-16
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS FREP
Change: Date of oral proceedings
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-10-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSCORA1NO
Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-10-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSDORA9NO
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-10-12
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-10-27
Procedure: Opposition
0009299OPPO
New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-09-30
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNNOA3O
Change - applicant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-08-19
Procedure: Examination
0009299APPR
Change: Appeal number
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-07-29
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSCREFNO
New entry: Date of receipt of notice of appeal
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-07-25
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNNOA2O
New entry: Appeal number
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-07-25
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNREFNO
Change - lapse in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-06-10
Procedure: Examination
0009299LAPS
New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-05-25
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNORA9O
New entry: Despatch of communication that opposition is rejected
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-05-25
Procedure: Opposition
EPIDOSNREJ1
Rejection of opposition
Procedural Step
Date: 2016-05-25
Procedure: Opposition
REJO
Oral proceedings
Procedural Step
Date: 2016-04-14
Procedure: Examination
ORAL
Oral proceedings
Procedural Step
Date: 2016-04-05
Procedure: Examination
ORAL
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-10-16
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-09-04
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-08-14
Procedure: Examination
0009250
New entry: Date of oral proceedings
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-28
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNORA1O
New entry: Date of cancellation oral proceedings
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-24
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNORA6O
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-24
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Deletion: Date of cancellation oral proceedings
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-24
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSDORA6O
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-17
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-10
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-10
Procedure: Opposition
0009299OPPO
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-03
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-05-15
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-04-17
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-02-27
Procedure: Examination
0009250
New entry: Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-01-22
Procedure: Opposition
EPIDOSNOBS3
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-10-24
Procedure: Examination
0009250
New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-09-17
Procedure: Opposition
EPIDOSNOBS2
Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-09-17
Procedure: Opposition
OBSO
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-09-05
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-08-08
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-08-01
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Opposition filed
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-07-18
Procedure: Opposition
0009260
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-06-06
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-05-23
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-05-16
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-05-09
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-05-02
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-04-25
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-04-11
Procedure: Examination
0009250
(Expected) grant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-10-11
Procedure: Grant
0009210
New entry: Payment of fee for grant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-10-10
Procedure: Grant
EPIDOSNIGR3
New entry: Payment of fee for publishing/printing
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-10-10
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNIGR5
Preliminary examination - PCT II
Procedural Step
Date: 2013-06-20
Procedure: Examination
PREX
Intention to grant the patent
Procedural Step
Date: 2013-06-20
Procedure: Grant
IGRA
New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-06-19
Procedure: Grant
EPIDOSNIGR1
Change - German title
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-05-31
Procedure: Examination
0008199TIDE
Change - English title
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-05-31
Procedure: Examination
0008199TIEN
Change - French title
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-05-31
Procedure: Examination
0008199TIFR
New entry: Decision on request for further processing
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-04-15
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFP4
New entry: Receipt of request for further processing
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-04-08
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFP1
New entry: Fee payment for request for further processing
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-04-08
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFP2
Amendment by applicant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-03-27
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS ABEX
Amendments
Procedural Step
Date: 2013-03-20
Procedure: Examination
ABEX
Request for further processing
Procedural Step
Date: 2013-03-20
Procedure: Examination
RFPR
Application deemed to be withdrawn
Procedural Step
Date: 2013-01-10
Procedure: Examination
ADWI
New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-01-09
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNADW2
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-01-04
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2012-12-19
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
Request for examination filed
Dossier Filing
Date: 2012-12-14
Procedure: Examination
0009171
Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin
Dossier Filing
Date: 2012-06-05
Procedure: Examination
0009012
Language of the procedure
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
PROL
International searching authority
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
ISAT