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EP About this file: EP2315863

EP2315863 - METHOD OF PRODUCING ALUMINIUM IN AN ELECTROLYSIS CELL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.08.2018
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.09.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.07.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, MK		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
400-1190 Avenue des Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal, QC H3B 0E3 / CA
[2016/46]
Former [2011/18]For all designated states
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
1188 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, QC H3A 3G2 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / FARDEAU, Sylvain
Varcinières
F-73300 Jarrier / FR
02 / SULMONT, Benoît
416 chemin Chiron
F-73000 Chambéry / FR
 [2011/18]
Representative(s)Malcoiffe, Julien, et al
Rio Tinto France SAS
725, rue Aristide Bergès
BP 25 Voreppe
38341 Moirans Cedex / FR
[2012/17]
Former [2011/18]Mérigeault, Thierry Louis Henri
ALCAN France SAS 725 Rue Aristide Bergès BP 25 Voreppe
38341 Moirans Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date09765555.905.06.2009
[2011/18]
WO2009EP04124
Priority number, dateEP2008035608716.06.2008         Original published format: EP 08356087
[2011/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009152975
Date:23.12.2009
Language:EN
[2009/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2315863
Date:04.05.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2315863
Date:18.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.12.2009
ClassificationIPC:C25C3/20
[2011/18]
CPC:
C25C3/20 (EP,US); C25C3/14 (EP,US)
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 [2017/42]
Former [2011/18]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:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ALUMINIUM IN EINER ELEKTROLYSEZELLE[2011/18]
English:METHOD OF PRODUCING ALUMINIUM IN AN ELECTROLYSIS CELL[2011/18]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'ALUMINIUM DANS UNE CELLULE ÉLECTROLYSE[2017/32]
Former [2011/18]PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'ALUMINIUM DANS UNE CELLULE D'ÉLECTROLYSE
Entry into regional phase05.01.2011National basic fee paid 
05.01.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
05.01.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.01.2011Examination requested  [2011/18]
14.04.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.07.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.09.2017Fee for grant paid
05.09.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.09.2017Receipt 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  07.11.2016
Opposition(s)19.07.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
26.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.06.2009
AT18.10.2017
CY18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
MK18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
PT18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
TR18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
IE05.06.2018
LU05.06.2018
MT05.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
[2020/31]
Former [2020/27]HU05.06.2009
AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
PT18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
TR18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
IE05.06.2018
LU05.06.2018
MT05.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
Former [2020/16]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
TR18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
IE05.06.2018
LU05.06.2018
MT05.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
Former [2020/08]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
IE05.06.2018
LU05.06.2018
MT05.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
Former [2019/24]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
IE05.06.2018
LU05.06.2018
BE30.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
Former [2019/21]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
IE05.06.2018
LU05.06.2018
CH30.06.2018
LI30.06.2018
Former [2019/19]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
IE05.06.2018
LU05.06.2018
Former [2019/17]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
LU05.06.2018
Former [2019/15]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
MC18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
Former [2018/39]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
IT18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
Former [2018/37]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
PL18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
Former [2018/35]AT18.10.2017
CZ18.10.2017
DK18.10.2017
EE18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
Former [2018/24]AT18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
LV18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
BG18.01.2018
Former [2018/23]AT18.10.2017
ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
HR18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
SE18.10.2017
Former [2018/22]ES18.10.2017
FI18.10.2017
LT18.10.2017
Cited inInternational search[X]US4654130  (TABEREAUX ALTON T [US], et al) [X] 1-19 * column 2, lines 20-68 * * column 3, line 44 - column 5, line 19 *;
 [X]DE1483343  (REYNOLDS METALS CO) [X] 1-19 * claims 1-5,10,11 *;
 [X]US6609119  (MEGHLAOUI ABDELHAMID [AE]) [X] 1-19 * column 2, line 19 - column 3, line 12 * * column 6, line 28 - column 7, line 58 * * column 8, line 35 - column 9, line 27 * * column 9, line 52 - column 10, line 10 *;
 [X]US6126809  (LARSEN ASBJOERN SIGURD [NO]) [X] 1-19 * column 4, line 10 - column 6, line 8 *;
 [X]US5089093  (BLATCH GEOFFREY I [AU], et al) [X] 1-19 * column 9, line 3 - column 12, line 43 *
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