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EP2454449 - METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF PETROLEUM FLUID AND APPLICATION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.07.2016
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 21.11.2018  [2018/47]
Applicant(s)For:FR 
Services Pétroliers Schlumberger
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Road Town, Tortola / VG
For:AL  BG  CZ  DE  DK  GR  HU  IE  IT  LT  NO  PL  RO  SI  SK  TR 
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For:AT  BE  CH  CY  EE  ES  FI  HR  IS  LI  LU  LV  MC  MK  MT  PT  SE  SM 
PRAD Research and Development Limited
P.O. Box 71 Craigmuir Chambers
Road Town, Tortola / VG
[N/P]
Former [2012/21]For:FR 
Services Pétroliers Schlumberger
42, rue Saint Dominique
75007 Paris / FR
For:GB  NL 
Schlumberger Holdings Limited
P.O. Box 71 Craigmuir Chambers Road Town
Tortola / VG
For:AL  BG  CZ  DE  DK  GR  HU  IE  IT  LT  NO  PL  RO  SI  SK  TR 
Schlumberger Technology B.V.
Parkstraat 83-89
2514 JG The Hague / NL
For:AT  BE  CH  CY  EE  ES  FI  HR  IS  LI  LU  LV  MC  MK  MT  PT  SE  SM 
PRAD Research and Development Limited
P.O. Box 71 Craigmuir Chambers
Road Town, Tortola / VG
Inventor(s)01 / ZUO, Julian Youxiang
408 Byrne Crescent, SW
Edmonton Alberta T6W 1C9 / CA
02 / FREED, Denise
15 Rogers Street
Newton Highlands Massachusetts 02461 / US
03 / DONG, Chengli
1327 Shady Bend Drive
Sugar Land Texas 77479 / US
04 / POMERANTZ, Andrew E.
20 Taft Avenue
Lexington Massachusetts 02421 / US
05 / MISHRA, Vinay K.
50 Tuscany Spring Heights, NW
Calgary Alberta T3L 2X9 / CA
06 / MULLINS, Oliver C.
11 Hillsdale Avenue
Ridgefield Connecticut 06877 / US
 [2012/21]
Representative(s)Oxley, Robin John George, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT / GB
[2015/36]
Former [2012/21]Bailey, Richard Alan
Marks & Clerk LLP 27 Imperial Square Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL50 1RQ / GB
Application number, filing date10727936.601.06.2010
[2015/36]
WO2010IB52428
Priority number, dateUS20090225014P13.07.2009         Original published format: US 225014 P
US20100306642P22.02.2010         Original published format: US 306642 P
[2012/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011007268
Date:20.01.2011
Language:EN
[2011/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2454449
Date:23.05.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.01.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2454449
Date:02.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.01.2011
ClassificationIPC:E21B49/10
[2012/21]
CPC:
E21B49/082 (EP,US); E21B47/10 (EP,US); E21B49/0875 (EP,US);
E21B49/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   SM,   TR [2012/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR CHARAKTERISIERUNG EINES ERDÖLFLUIDS UND ANWENDUNG DAFÜR[2012/21]
English:METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF PETROLEUM FLUID AND APPLICATION THEREOF[2012/21]
French:PROCÉDÉS DE CARACTÉRISATION DE PÉTROLE LIQUIDE ET APPLICATION ASSOCIÉE[2012/21]
Entry into regional phase31.01.2012National basic fee paid 
31.01.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
31.01.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2012Examination requested  [2012/21]
04.05.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.07.2015Fee for grant paid
22.07.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.07.2015Receipt 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  04.05.2015
Opposition(s)03.06.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
10.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
10.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
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