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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP1638860


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
24.08.2018 Opposition rejected published on  26.09.2018  [2018/39]
07.05.2018 New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
07.05.2018 New entry: Despatch of communication that opposition is rejected
09.08.2017 New entry: Reply to examination report in opposition
04.08.2017 New entry: Despatch of examination report in opposition + time limit
09.07.2017 New entry: Date of oral proceedings
10.03.2017 Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative published on  12.04.2017  [2017/15]
20.02.2017 New entry: Reply to examination report in opposition
11.11.2016 Change: Despatch of examination report in opposition + time limit
29.06.2016 New entry: Despatch of examination report in opposition + time limit
23.02.2016 New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure
23.02.2016 Deletion: Date of oral proceedings
02.12.2015 New entry: Date of oral proceedings
09.04.2013 New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal
22.01.2013 Change: Appeal number
22.01.2013 New entry: Appeal number
22.01.2013 New entry: Date of receipt of notice of appeal
22.01.2013 Deletion: Date of receipt of notice of appeal
22.01.2013 Deletion: Appeal number
18.01.2013 Change - representative published on  20.02.2013  [2013/08]
15.01.2013 New entry: Appeal number
15.01.2013 New entry: Date of receipt of notice of appeal
28.11.2012 New entry: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked
12.11.2010 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  15.12.2010  [2010/50]
20.08.2010 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.09.2010  [2010/38]
23.07.2010 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  25.08.2010  [2010/34]
16.07.2010 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  18.08.2010  [2010/33]
24.07.2009 New entry: Reply by parties involved to observations of proprietor
24.07.2009 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  26.08.2009  [2009/35]
03.07.2009 New entry: Despatch of observations of proprietor to parties involved + time limit
03.07.2009 New entry: Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
19.06.2009 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.07.2009  [2009/30]
01.05.2009 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  03.06.2009  [2009/23]
24.04.2009 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  27.05.2009  [2009/22]
22.04.2009 Change: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
13.02.2009 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  18.03.2009  [2009/12]
09.01.2009 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  11.02.2009  [2009/07]
16.12.2008 New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
21.11.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  24.12.2008  [2008/52]
21.11.2008 Opposition filed published on  24.12.2008  [2008/52]
13.11.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  10.12.2008  [2008/50]
12.11.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  03.12.2008  [2008/49]
10.10.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  12.11.2008  [2008/46]
26.09.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  29.10.2008  [2008/44]
19.09.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.10.2008  [2008/43]
22.08.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  24.09.2008  [2008/39]
11.01.2008 (Expected) grant published on  13.02.2008  [2008/07]
22.12.2007 New entry: Payment of fee for grant
22.12.2007 New entry: Payment of fee for publishing/printing
17.08.2007 New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent
31.05.2007 New entry: Renewal fee paid
08.09.2006 Change - extension states published on  11.10.2006  [2006/41]
31.05.2006 New entry: Renewal fee paid
10.02.2006 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  29.03.2006  [2006/13]
10.02.2006 Request for examination filed published on  29.03.2006  [2006/13]
31.01.2006 PCT data prior to European publication
17.01.2006 PCT data prior to European publication
21.01.2005 PCT data prior to European publication
12.10.2004 PCT data prior to European publication
29.09.2004 PCT data prior to European publication