PIECE OF FURNITURE IN WHICH A WASHING MACHINE CAN BE PLACED AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF
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Washtower IP B.V.
Enschedesestraat 300, 7552 CN Hengelo
NLBFA Verburg B.V.
Enschedesestratt 300, 7552 CN Hengelo
NLVerburg Holding B.V.
Enschedesestraat 300, 7552 CN Hengelo
NLInventors (1)
VERBURG, Theodorus Jacobus
Enschedesestraat 300, 7552 CN Hengelo
NLRepresentatives / Agents
't Jong, Bastiaan Jacob
Inaday Patent B.V., Hengelosestraat 141
NLBardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7, 81675 München
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Patent Oppositions
Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP3522755 under EPC Article 99.
BEGA BBK Sp. z o.o. sp. K.
ul. Polznanska 113A, PL
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
2026-01-02
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| EP | EP3522755A1 | A1 | 2019-08-14 | Espacenet |
| EP | EP3522755B1 | B1 | 2025-04-02 | Espacenet |
| EP | EP3522755C0 | C0 | 2025-04-02 | Espacenet |
| AU | AU2017339108A1 | A1 | 2019-05-02 | Espacenet |
| AU | AU2017339108B2 | B2 | 2020-12-17 | Espacenet |
| DE | DE202017007719U1 | U1 | 2025-02-06 | Espacenet |
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| EP | EP4529808A3 | A3 | 2025-04-09 | Espacenet |
| ES | ES3025384T3 | T3 | 2025-06-09 | Espacenet |
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| HR | HRP20250530T1 | T1 | 2025-06-20 | Espacenet |
| HU | HUE071624T2 | T2 | 2025-09-28 | Espacenet |
| PL | PL3522755T3 | T3 | 2025-07-14 | Espacenet |
| RS | RS66758B1 | B1 | 2025-05-30 | Espacenet |
| US | US2019284747A1 | A1 | 2019-09-19 | Espacenet |
| US | US10947659B2 | B2 | 2021-03-16 | Espacenet |
| WO | WO2018065631A1 | A1 | 2018-04-12 | Espacenet |
Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)
The full inspection file for Application EP17793843 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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