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DE file number : 10 2014 111 702.6 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: July 16, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2014 111 702.6
54	Designation/title	TI	Elektroteppichbürste zum Reinigen eines Untergrunds
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A47L 9/04 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Aug 15, 2014
43	Date of first publication	OT	Feb 18, 2016
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jun 20, 2024
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH, 42275 Wuppertal, DE
72	Inventor	IN	Bolt, Anatoli, 40699 Erkrath, DE; Fehn, Daniel, 96328 Küps, DE; Zuber, Daniel, Dr., 42111 Wuppertal, DE
74	Representative	VTR	COHAUSZ & FLORACK Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB, 40211 Düsseldorf, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102014111702A1 Searchable text: DE102014111702A1 Original document: DE102014111702B4 Searchable text: DE102014111702B4
	Address for service		COHAUSZ & FLORACK Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB, 40211 Düsseldorf, DE
	Due date	FT FG	Aug 31, 2025 Annual fee for the 12th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		23
56	Citations	CT	[X] US020010032371A1 (US 2001 / 0 032 371 A1) [X] US020120096656A1 (US 2012 / 0 096 656 A1) [X] US020060021184A1 (US 2006 / 0 021 184 A1) US000008418313B1 (US 8 418 313 B1) CA000002423450A1 (CA 2 423 450 A1)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Feb 18, 2016
	Number of official communications (office actions)		3
	Number of responses		3
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Feb 18, 2016
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jul 11, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jul 11, 2025 Citations: changed May 28, 2025 Citations: changed Procedures: Examination procedure, Grant of patent has become final, 21.03.2025: changed Apr 19, 2025 Procedures: Examination procedure, Grant of patent has become final, 21.03.2025: new Aug 29, 2024 Due date: changed Aug 19, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Jun 20, 2024; May 24, 2024; May 15, 2024; Mar 14, 2024; Dec 16, 2023; Sep 12, 2023; Apr 29, 2023; Apr 4, 2023; Aug 31, 2022; Jan 9, 2022; Aug 31, 2021; Aug 28, 2021; Sep 8, 2020; Sep 5, 2019; May 7, 2019; Dec 7, 2018; Oct 30, 2018; Sep 5, 2018; Aug 31, 2017; Sep 3, 2016; Aug 11, 2016; Jul 7, 2016 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Feb 18, 2016 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

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No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	Aug 15, 2014		Details anzeigen
2	Search procedure	Request for search effectively filed	Aug 15, 2014		Details anzeigen
3	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Sep 3, 2014		Details anzeigen
4	Search procedure	Information on identified prior art provided	May 15, 2015		Details anzeigen
5	New representative details	New representative details	Dec 10, 2015		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Feb 18, 2016	Feb 18, 2016	Details anzeigen
7	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Jun 29, 2016	Aug 11, 2016	Details anzeigen
8	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Dec 6, 2018		Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	May 6, 2019		Details anzeigen
10	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Aug 30, 2021		Details anzeigen
11	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Dec 27, 2021		Details anzeigen
12	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Apr 28, 2023		Details anzeigen
13	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Dec 15, 2023		Details anzeigen
14	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Mar 13, 2024		Details anzeigen
15	Publications	Patent specification	Jun 20, 2024	Jun 20, 2024	Details anzeigen
16	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	Mar 21, 2025	May 28, 2025	Details anzeigen

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 15, 2014

View procedures Search procedure (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Search procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for search effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 15, 2014
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Aug 15, 2014

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 3, 2014

View procedures Search procedure (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Search procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Information on identified prior art provided
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 15, 2015
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Aug 15, 2014

View procedures New representative details (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 10, 2015
74	Representative	VTR	COHAUSZ & FLORACK Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB, 40211 Düsseldorf, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, 40221 Düsseldorf, DE

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 18, 2016
	Issue number	HN	7
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Feb 18, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102014111702A1 Searchable text: DE102014111702A1

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 29, 2016
Issue number	HN	32
Year	PJ	2016
Publication date	VT	Aug 11, 2016
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 2
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Jun 29, 2016

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 6, 2018

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 6, 2019

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 30, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 31, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 11)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 27, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 9, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 28, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 29, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 13)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 15, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 16, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 14)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 13, 2024
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 14, 2024

View procedures Publications (No.: 15)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 20, 2024
	Issue number	HN	25
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Jun 20, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102014111702B4 Searchable text: DE102014111702B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 20, 2024

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 16)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Grant of patent has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 21, 2025
Issue number	HN	22
Year	PJ	2025
Publication date	VT	May 28, 2025
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 28, 2025