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EP1232358 - FLEXIBLE PIPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 21.09.2012 Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	21.09.2012	Refusal of application	published on 24.10.2012 [2012/43]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Flexsteel Pipeline Technologies, Inc. 2103 Citywest Blvd. Suite 1450 Houston, TX 77042 / US
	[2011/36]
Former [2010/25]	For all designated states Prime Flexible Products, Inc. 2103 Citywest Blvd. Suite 1450 Houston, TX 77042 / US
Former [2003/45]	For all designated states Wellstream International Limited Wellstream House Wincomblee Road Walker Riverside Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE6 3PF / GB
Former [2003/38]	For all designated states Wellstream International Limited 200 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4JJ / GB
Former [2003/36]	For all designated states Blossomgrange Limited 200 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4JJ / GB
Former [2002/34]	For all designated states Wellstream, Inc. Port of Panama City, 1700 Avenue C Panama City, FL 32401 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / FRASER, Dana, J. 108 Limestone Lane Panama City, FL 32405 / US
	02 / HOEFLING, Robert, G. 1009 West 28th Place Panama City, FL 32405 / US
	03 / KALMAN, Mark, D. 3711 Sunset Manor Lane Katy, TX 77450 / US
	04 / MCCONE, Alan 765 14th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 / US
	[2002/45]
Former [2002/34]	01 / FRASER, Dana, J. 108 Limestone Lane Panama City, FL 32405 / US
	02 / HOEFLING, Robert, G. 1009 West 28th Place Panama City, FL 32405 / US
	03 / KALMAN, Mark, D. 2721 Longleaf Road Panama City, FL 32405 / US
	04 / MCCONE, Alan 765 14th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 / US
Representative(s)	Betten & Resch Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 10 02 51 80076 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2010/17]	Betten & Resch Patentanwälte Postfach 10 02 51 80076 München / DE
Former [2008/34]	Boakes, Jason Carrington, et al Harrison Goddard Foote 106 Micklegate York YO1 6JX / GB
Former [2007/33]	Boakes, Jason Carrington, et al Harrison Goddard Foote 106 Micklegate York, YO1 6JX / GB
Former [2004/37]	Boakes, Jason Carrington Harrison Goddard Foote 31 St Saviourgate York YO1 8NQ / GB
Former [2002/34]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	00978374.7	04.11.2000
	[2002/34]
	WO2000US30464
Priority number, date	US19990163908P	05.11.1999 Original published format: US 163908 P
	US20000706070	03.11.2000 Original published format: US 706070
	[2002/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0133129
	Date:	10.05.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/19]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1232358
	Date:	21.08.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.05.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/34]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	10.05.2001
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.04.2004
Classification	IPC:	F16L11/10, F16L11/08	[2004/23]
	CPC:	B29D23/001 (EP,US); B21C37/154 (EP,US); F16L11/082 (EP,US); F16L11/083 (EP,US); B29L2023/005 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2002/34]	F16L11/10
Designated contracting states	DK, FR, GB, NL [2004/20]
Former [2002/34]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	BIEGSAMES ROHR UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG	[2002/34]
	English:	FLEXIBLE PIPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME	[2002/34]
	French:	TUYAU FLEXIBLE ET SON PROCEDE DE FABRICATION	[2002/34]
Entry into regional phase	04.06.2002	National basic fee paid
	04.06.2002	Search fee paid
	04.06.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.06.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.03.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	04.06.2002	Examination requested [2002/34]
	31.07.2003	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.10.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.04.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.05.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.11.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.06.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.12.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.01.2012	Date of oral proceedings
	05.06.2012	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	08.06.2012	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/43]
	18.06.2012	Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/43]
Divisional application(s)	EP06018494.2 / EP1729048
	EP08156860.2 / EP1975492
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 20.10.2004
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	17.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	08.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 08
	26.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 09
	05.10.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	30.11.2010	Renewal fee patent year 11
	30.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]EP0429357 (COFLEXIP [FR]) [X] 1,6 * abstract * * page 4, line 45 - line 55 * * page 5, line 4 - line 10 * [Y] 2-5,7-10;
		[Y]US4344462 (AUBERT JEAN-PAUL, et al) [Y] 2,10 * abstract * * column 2, line 51 - line 65 *;
		[Y]US4706713 (SADAMITSU KAZUO [JP], et al) [Y] 3-5,7-9,11-36 * abstract * * column 2, line 54 - column 3, line 6 *;
		[Y]US2859149 (REINHARD STRAUMANN) [Y] 11-23 * column 1, line 38 - line 66 *;
		[Y]US4275491 (MARINUCCI ROBERTO) [Y] 24-36 * abstract *;
		[A]EP0937933 (COFLEXIP [FR]) [A] 1 * abstract *
	International search	[Y]US3687169 (REYNARD REMI);
		[Y]US3890181 (STENT VERNON DENNIS, et al);
		[A]US4706713 (SADAMITSU KAZUO [JP], et al);
		[Y]US5579809 (MILLWARD WILLIAM A [GB], et al);
		[Y]US5730188 (KALMAN MARK D [US], et al);
		[AP]US6098667 (ODRU PIERRE [FR])

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