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" class="tooltipActuator noPrint">Tooltip</span></b></td><td class="t2">16.10.2024</td><td class="t3">New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure</td><td class="t4"> </td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="2">Applicant(s)</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">For all designated states<br/> HQ-Europe GmbH<br/> Kalkofen 6<br/> 58638 Iserlohn / DE<br/> </td></tr><td class="t2" colspan="3">[2022/34]</td></tr><tr class="former " ><td class="t1">Former [2022/31]</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">For all designated states<br/> HCS-InTec Germany GmbH<br/> Kalkofen 6<br/> 58638 Iserlohn / DE<br/> </td></tr><tr class="former " ><td class="t1">Former [2019/48]</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">For all designated states<br/> HCS-InTec Germany GmbH<br/> Stennerstraße 8<br/> 58636 Iserlohn / DE<br/> </td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="3">Inventor(s)</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">01 / QING, Huang<br/> 501/7/1781 Hualing Road<br/> Baoshan District<br/> 200442 Shanghai / CN<br/> </td></tr><td class="t2" colspan="3">02 / RUCHA, Christian<br/> Zum Amtswald 32<br/> 58644 Iserlohn / DE<br/> </td></tr><td class="t2" colspan="3"> <a href="https://www.epo.org/bulletin/downloads/2019/bulletin1948.pdf" target="_blank" class="ext" >[2019/48]</a></td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="2">Representative(s)</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">Schröter & Albrecht Patentanwälte PartG mbB<br/> Mendener Strasse 139<br/> 58636 Iserlohn / DE<br/> </td></tr><td class="t2" colspan="3">[2019/48]</td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="2">Application number, filing date</td><td class="t2">18173814.7</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">23.05.2018</td></tr><td class="t2" colspan="3">[2019/48]</td></tr><td class="th">Filing language</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">DE</td></tr><td class="th">Procedural language</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">DE</td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="5">Publication</td><td class="th">Type: </td><td class="t2" colspan="2"><a href="https://data.epo.org/publication-server/pdf-document?pn=3572607&ki=A1&cc=EP&pd=20191127" target="_blank" class="ext" style="" >A1 Application with search report </a></td></tr><td class="th">No.:</td><td class="t2" colspan="2">EP3572607</td></tr><td class="th">Date:</td><td class="t2" colspan="2">27.11.2019</td></tr><td class="th">Language:</td><td class="t2" colspan="2">DE</td></tr><td class="t2" colspan="3"> [2019/48] </td></tr><td class="th">Search report(s)</td><td class="th">(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:</td><td class="t2">EP</td><td class="t3">22.11.2018</td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="2">Classification</td><td class="th">IPC:</td><td class="t2">E05F15/622, E05F15/70<br/> </td><td class="t3">[2019/48]</td></tr><td class="th">CPC:</td><td class="t2" colspan="2"><div class="cpc_data_no_hide" style="white-space: nowrap; "> <span class="cpc_data_item_no_hide" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <b>E05F15/622 (EP);</b> </span> <span class="cpc_data_item_no_hide" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <b>E05F15/70 (EP);</b> </span> <span class="cpc_data_item_no_hide" style="white-space: nowrap;"> E05Y2201/70 (EP);</span> </div> <div class="cpc_data_no_hide" style="white-space: nowrap; "> <span class="cpc_data_item_no_hide" style="white-space: nowrap;"> E05Y2201/702 (EP);</span> <span class="cpc_data_item_no_hide" style="white-space: nowrap;"> E05Y2800/122 (EP);</span> <span class="cpc_data_item_no_hide" style="white-space: nowrap;"> E05Y2900/531 (EP);</span> <span class="cpc_data_toggle_plus" style="display: none; "> <a class="cpc_data_toggle" style="text-decoration: none;" onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='lightgrey'" onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='white'">(+)</a> </span> </div> <div class="cpc_data" style="white-space: nowrap; "> <span class="cpc_data_item" style="white-space: nowrap;"> E05Y2900/532 (EP);</span> <span class="cpc_data_item" style="white-space: nowrap;"> E05Y2900/546 (EP);</span> <span class="cpc_data_item" style="white-space: nowrap;"> E05Y2900/548 (EP)</span> <span class="cpc_data_toggle_minus" style=""> <a class="cpc_data_toggle" style="text-decoration: none;" onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='lightgrey'" onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='white'">(-)</a> </span> </div> </td></tr><td class="th">Designated contracting states</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">AL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2020/10]</td></tr><tr class="former " ><td class="t1">Former [2019/48]</td><td class="t2" colspan="3">AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR </td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="2">Extension states</td><td class="t2">BA</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Not yet paid</td></tr><td class="t2">ME</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Not yet paid</td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="4">Validation states</td><td class="t2">KH</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Not yet paid</td></tr><td class="t2">MA</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Not yet paid</td></tr><td class="t2">MD</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Not yet paid</td></tr><td class="t2">TN</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Not yet paid</td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="3">Title</td><td class="th">German:</td><td class="t2">ANTRIEBSEINRICHTUNG FÜR FAHRZEUGTÜREN</td><td class="t3">[2019/48]</td></tr><td class="th">English:</td><td class="t2">DRIVING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOORS</td><td class="t3">[2019/48]</td></tr><td class="th">French:</td><td class="t2">DISPOSITIF D'ENTRAÎNEMENT POUR PORTES DE VÉHICULE</td><td class="t3">[2019/48]</td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="6">Examination procedure</td><td class="t2">23.01.2020</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)</td></tr><td class="t2">23.01.2020</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Examination requested  [2020/10]</td></tr><td class="t2">23.01.2020</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Date on which the examining division has become responsible</td></tr><td class="t2">16.12.2020</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)</td></tr><td class="t2">10.02.2021</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Reply to a communication from the examining division</td></tr><td class="t2">05.04.2023</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}</td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="6">Appeal following examination</td><td class="t1">31.05.2023</td><td class="t1" colspan="2">Appeal received No.  <a href="http://archive.epo.org/dg3/bib/t231329.htm" target="_blank" class="ext" style="" >T1329/23</a></td></tr><td class="t2">31.05.2023</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Payment of appeal fee</td></tr><td class="t2">28.06.2023</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Statement of grounds filed</td></tr><td class="t2">15.10.2024</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant</td></tr><td class="t2">12.11.2024</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal</td></tr><td class="t2">15.10.2024</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Date of oral proceedings</td></tr><td class="th" rowspan="6">Fees paid</td><td class="th" colspan="3">Renewal fee</td></tr><td class="t2">12.03.2020</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Renewal fee patent year 03</td></tr><td class="t2">17.03.2021</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Renewal fee patent year 04</td></tr><td class="t2">01.03.2022</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Renewal fee patent year 05</td></tr><td class="t2">22.03.2023</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Renewal fee patent year 06</td></tr><td class="t2">27.03.2024</td><td class="t3" colspan="2">Renewal fee patent year 07</td></tr><tr class="optoutCls " 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