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EP About this file: EP2242554

EP2242554 - DOWNCOMER DISTRIBUTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.03.2019
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.04.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.12.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AMT International, Inc.
5028 Tennyson Parkway
Plano, TX 75024 / US
For all designated states
Petroliam Nasional Berhad
Level 68, Tower 1, Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur / MY
[2018/19]
Former [2010/43]For all designated states
AMT International, Inc.
5028 Tennyson Parkway
Plano, TX 75024 / US
For all designated states
Petroliam Nasional Berhad
Level 68, Tower 1, Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur / MY
Inventor(s)01 / LEE, Adam T.
4952 Cape Coral Drive
Dallas Texas 75287 / US
02 / BURTON, Larry W.
113 Springfield Circle
Waxahachie Texas 75165 / US
03 / KAYAT, Zainab
115 Pinggiran 6
Taman Pinggiran Ukay
Ampang
Selangor 68000 / MY
04 / HUAI, Pau Kiew
No. 2 Jalan SS2/4
Petaling Jaya 47300 / MY
 [2018/19]
Former [2010/43]01 / LEE, Adam T.
4952 Cape Coral Drive
Dallas Texas 75287 / US
02 / BURTON, Larry W.
113 Springfield Circle
Waxahachie Texas 75165 / US
03 / KAYAT, Zainab
115 Pinggiran 6 Taman Pinggiran Ukay Ampang
Selangor 68000 / MY
04 / HUAI, Pau Kiew
No. 2 Jalan SS2/4
Petaling Jaya 47300 / MY
Representative(s)Appleyard Lees IP LLP
15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
[2018/19]
Former [2010/43]Schmid, Wolfgang
Lorenz & Kollegen Patentanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Alte Ulmer Strasse 2
89522 Heidenheim / DE
Application number, filing date09704602.323.01.2009
[2010/43]
WO2009US31774
Priority number, dateUS2008001888224.01.2008         Original published format: US 18882
[2010/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2009094503
Date:30.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/31]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2242554
Date:27.10.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.07.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2242554
Date:09.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR29.10.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:B01D3/20, B01D3/32, B01D3/00
[2012/13]
CPC:
B01D3/324 (EP,US); B01D3/20 (EP,KR,US); B01D3/008 (EP,US);
B01D3/32 (KR)
Former IPC [2010/43]B01D3/20, B01D3/32
Designated contracting statesAT,   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,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/19]
Former [2010/43]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,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:ABLAUFVERTEILER[2010/43]
English:DOWNCOMER DISTRIBUTOR[2010/43]
French:DISTRIBUTEUR DE DESCENTE[2010/43]
Entry into regional phase19.08.2010National basic fee paid 
19.08.2010Search fee paid 
19.08.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
19.08.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.12.2009Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: KR
19.08.2010Examination requested  [2010/43]
21.09.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.01.2013Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
11.02.2013Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
17.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.12.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.01.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
15.09.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.12.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.03.2018Fee for grant paid
29.03.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.03.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  17.06.2013
Opposition(s)12.02.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
20.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
05.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
28.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
23.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
25.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.01.2009
AT09.05.2018
CY09.05.2018
CZ09.05.2018
DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
IT09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
LV09.05.2018
MC09.05.2018
MK09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
RO09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
SI09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
TR09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
IS09.09.2018
PT10.09.2018
IE23.01.2019
LU23.01.2019
MT23.01.2019
CH31.01.2019
LI31.01.2019
[2022/31]
Former [2021/32]HU23.01.2009
AT09.05.2018
CY09.05.2018
CZ09.05.2018
DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
IT09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
LV09.05.2018
MC09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
RO09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
SI09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
TR09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
IS09.09.2018
PT10.09.2018
IE23.01.2019
LU23.01.2019
MT23.01.2019
CH31.01.2019
LI31.01.2019
Former [2021/31]AT09.05.2018
CY09.05.2018
CZ09.05.2018
DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
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LT09.05.2018
LV09.05.2018
MC09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
RO09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
SI09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
TR09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
IS09.09.2018
PT10.09.2018
IE23.01.2019
LU23.01.2019
MT23.01.2019
CH31.01.2019
LI31.01.2019
Former [2021/26]AT09.05.2018
CY09.05.2018
CZ09.05.2018
DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
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LV09.05.2018
MC09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
RO09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
SI09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
TR09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
PT10.09.2018
IE23.01.2019
LU23.01.2019
MT23.01.2019
CH31.01.2019
LI31.01.2019
Former [2020/29]AT09.05.2018
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DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
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LV09.05.2018
MC09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
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SE09.05.2018
SI09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
TR09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
PT10.09.2018
IE23.01.2019
LU23.01.2019
MT23.01.2019
CH31.01.2019
LI31.01.2019
Former [2020/16]AT09.05.2018
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DK09.05.2018
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ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
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TR09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
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IE23.01.2019
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CH31.01.2019
LI31.01.2019
Former [2020/09]AT09.05.2018
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BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
IE23.01.2019
LU23.01.2019
CH31.01.2019
LI31.01.2019
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CZ09.05.2018
DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
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LV09.05.2018
MC09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
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SI09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
LU23.01.2019
CH31.01.2019
LI31.01.2019
Former [2019/44]AT09.05.2018
CZ09.05.2018
DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
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MC09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
RO09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
SI09.05.2018
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BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
LU23.01.2019
Former [2019/40]AT09.05.2018
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DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
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MC09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
RO09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
SI09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
Former [2019/26]AT09.05.2018
CZ09.05.2018
DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
IT09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
LV09.05.2018
PL09.05.2018
RO09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
SI09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
Former [2019/11]AT09.05.2018
CZ09.05.2018
DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
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PL09.05.2018
RO09.05.2018
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BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
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FI09.05.2018
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RO09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
SK09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
Former [2019/09]DK09.05.2018
EE09.05.2018
ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
LV09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
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ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
LV09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
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FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
LV09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
GR10.08.2018
Former [2018/51]ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
LV09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
Former [2018/50]ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
HR09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
SE09.05.2018
BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
Former [2018/49]ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
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BG09.08.2018
NO09.08.2018
Former [2018/47]ES09.05.2018
FI09.05.2018
LT09.05.2018
NO09.08.2018
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