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Publication No. EP2556521

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App No. EP11713651

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Filed by ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG

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Filed on 2011-04-04

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Issued/Published on 2018-05-30

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP2556521 A1

Application No. EP11713651 Filed: 2011-04-04

Grant Date 2011-04-04 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 2 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

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

IPC Classifications

H01F27/23, H01F27/32 H01F27/32, H01F30/12, H01F27/29

Priority Claims

US 20100321852P Date: 2010-04-07

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 Power Grids Switzerland AG

Bruggerstrasse 72, 5400 Baden

ABB Schweiz AG

Brown Boveri Strasse 6, 5400 Baden

ABB Technology AG

Affoltern Strasse 44, 8050 Zürich

Inventors (3)

SINGH, Bandeep

3701 Ashbrook Drive NW, Thornberry Park Apt. No. 1110

HARTMANN, Thomas

240 Pleasantview Road, Wytheville, VA 24382

PAULEY, William, E., Jr.

319 White Pine Drive, Bland VA 24382

Representatives / Agents

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB

Siebertstrasse 3, 81675 München

Fiorentino, Luca, et al

Gregorj S.r.l., Intellectual Property

Dilg, Haeusler, Schindelmann Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Leonrodstraße 58, 80636 München

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2012-10-03

Mention Of Grant Published 2011-04-04

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2018-01-03

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP2556521 under EPC Article 99.

2 ACTIVE OPPONENTS

Opponent Company

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1, DE

Representative

Dilg, Haeusler, Schindelmann Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Filing Date

2019-02-27

Opposition in Progress

Opponent Company

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1, DE

Representative

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Filing Date

2019-02-27

Opposition in Progress

Legal Status & Event History

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

67 Events Recorded

Date	Code	Event Description	Auth
2013-02-13	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2013-02-13	17P	REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED	EP
2013-07-17	DAX	REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT (DELETED)	EP
2018-01-03	RIC1	INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED BEFORE GRANT	EP
2018-01-24	INTG	INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED	EP
2017-11-30	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-05-23	RAP1	PARTY DATA CHANGED (APPLICANT DATA CHANGED OR RIGHTS OF AN APPLICATION TRANSFERRED)	EP
2018-05-30	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2018-05-30	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-05-31	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-06-15	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-06-28	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-06-27	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-10-03	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-10-10	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-10-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2018-11-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2018-12-15	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-12-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-01-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-02-28	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-02-27	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2019-04-03	26	OPPOSITION FILED	EP
2019-05-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-11-29	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-11-29	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2019-12-25	GBPC	GB: EUROPEAN PATENT CEASED THROUGH NON-PAYMENT OF RENEWAL FEE	EP
2019-12-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2019-12-19	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2020-01-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2020-02-28	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2020-03-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2020-05-01	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2020-06-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2020-07-15	RAP2	PARTY DATA CHANGED (PATENT OWNER DATA CHANGED OR RIGHTS OF A PATENT TRANSFERRED)	EP
2018-04-25	GRAS	GRANT FEE PAID	EP
2018-01-02	GRAP	DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT	EP
2018-04-27	GRAA	(EXPECTED) GRANT	EP
2021-04-07	R26	OPPOSITION FILED (CORRECTED)	EP
2021-05-14	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-01-11	PUAI	PUBLIC REFERENCE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 153(3) EPC TO A PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION THAT HAS ENTERED THE EUROPEAN PHASE	EP
2018-04-27	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2018-01-02	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2021-06-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2021-07-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2021-10-01	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2021-05-07	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2021-11-03	27O	OPPOSITION REJECTED	EP
2021-10-01	PLBN	OPPOSITION REJECTED	EP
2021-06-16	PLCK	COMMUNICATION DESPATCHED THAT OPPOSITION WAS REJECTED	EP
2021-03-05	PLAB	OPPOSITION DATA, OPPONENT'S DATA OR THAT OF THE OPPONENT'S REPRESENTATIVE MODIFIED	EP
2019-08-21	PLBB	REPLY OF PATENT PROPRIETOR TO NOTICE(S) OF OPPOSITION RECEIVED	EP
2019-04-10	PLAX	NOTICE OF OPPOSITION AND REQUEST TO FILE OBSERVATION + TIME LIMIT SENT	EP
2019-04-05	PLBA	EXAMINATION OF ADMISSIBILITY OF OPPOSITION: REPLY RECEIVED	EP
2019-03-01	PLAZ	EXAMINATION OF ADMISSIBILITY OF OPPOSITION: DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION + TIME LIMIT	EP
2019-03-01	PLBI	OPPOSITION FILED	EP
2022-05-26	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2022-06-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2022-06-17	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2023-07-12	P01	OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) REGISTERED	EP
2024-04-03	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2024-10-01	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2025-05-13	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2026-07-08	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-07-10	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-07-11	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-07-23	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.

14 Citations

Cited Patent Documents

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

- "Geafol-Gießharztransformatoren", SIEMENS-BROSCHÜRE, 2009, pages 1 - 6, XP055567827

Worldwide Patent Family

Related applications and patents in the same INPADOC worldwide family.

10 Family Members

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EP	EP2556521A1	A1	2013-02-13	Espacenet
EP	EP2556521B1	B1	2018-05-30	Espacenet
CN	CN103026432A	A	2013-04-03	Espacenet
CN	CN108335880A	A	2018-07-27	Espacenet
ES	ES2684578T3	T3	2018-10-03	Espacenet
KR	KR20130098857A	A	2013-09-05	Espacenet
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US	US2011248808A1	A1	2011-10-13	Espacenet
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WO	WO2011126991A1	A1	2011-10-13	Espacenet

Official File Inspection EPC Art. 128 Public Dossier

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

The full inspection file for Application EP11713651 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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OUTDOOR DRY-TYPE TRANSFORMER

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (3)

Representatives / Agents

Key Procedural Dates

Patent Oppositions

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

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

European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)

Official European Patent Register Full Dossier

European Patent Application with Search Report (A1)

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