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EP2678220 - BUOYANCY SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.08.2018 Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.09.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 13.08.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.07.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 12.03.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	17.07.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL	published on 19.08.2020 [2020/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Archimedes Pty Ltd Level 7 1 William Street Perth, Western Australia 6000 / AU
	[2014/01]
Inventor(s)	01 / LYONS, Tim 32 Grove Street Shoalwater, Western Australia 6010 / AU
	[2014/01]
Representative(s)	FRKelly Waterways House Grand Canal Quay Dublin D02 PD39 / IE
	[N/P]
Former [2017/41]	FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 / IE
Former [2014/01]	Waller, Stephen FRKelly 4 Mount Charles Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NZ / GB
Application number, filing date	12750260.7	27.02.2012
	[2017/41]
	WO2012AU00192
Priority number, date	AU20110900642	25.02.2011 Original published format: AU 2011900642
	[2014/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2012113038
	Date:	30.08.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/35]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2678220
	Date:	01.01.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.08.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2678220
	Date:	11.10.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/41]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	30.08.2012
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.09.2014
Classification	IPC:	B64C27/00, B64C25/32, B64C25/56	[2017/13]
	CPC:	B64C25/56 (EP,US); B64C27/006 (EP,US); B64C2025/325 (EP,US); B64D2201/00 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2014/43]	B64C25/56, B64C25/00, B64D25/18
	Former IPC [2014/01]	B64C25/26, B64C25/00, B64D25/18
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2014/01]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AUFTRIEBSSYSTEM	[2014/01]
	English:	BUOYANCY SYSTEM	[2014/01]
	French:	SYSTÈME DE FLOTTABILITÉ	[2014/01]
Entry into regional phase	25.09.2013	National basic fee paid
	25.09.2013	Search fee paid
	25.09.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.09.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.12.2012	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
	25.09.2013	Examination requested [2014/01]
	08.04.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.04.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.10.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.03.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.06.2017	Fee for grant paid
	26.06.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	26.06.2017	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	03.07.2017	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	14.08.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.09.2017	Fee for grant paid
	01.09.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.09.2017	Receipt 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 18.04.2016
Opposition(s)	12.07.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.02.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.02.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.02.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	27.02.2012
	AL	11.10.2017
	AT	11.10.2017
	CY	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	MK	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	PT	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SI	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	TR	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
	GB	27.02.2018
	IE	27.02.2018
	LU	27.02.2018
	MT	27.02.2018
	BE	28.02.2018
	CH	28.02.2018
	FR	28.02.2018
	LI	28.02.2018
	[2020/34]
Former [2020/31]	HU	27.02.2012
	AT	11.10.2017
	CY	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	MK	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	PT	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SI	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	TR	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
	GB	27.02.2018
	IE	27.02.2018
	LU	27.02.2018
	MT	27.02.2018
	BE	28.02.2018
	CH	28.02.2018
	FR	28.02.2018
	LI	28.02.2018
Former [2020/27]	HU	27.02.2012
	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	PT	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SI	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	TR	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
	GB	27.02.2018
	IE	27.02.2018
	LU	27.02.2018
	MT	27.02.2018
	BE	28.02.2018
	CH	28.02.2018
	FR	28.02.2018
	LI	28.02.2018
Former [2020/16]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SI	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	TR	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
	GB	27.02.2018
	IE	27.02.2018
	LU	27.02.2018
	MT	27.02.2018
	BE	28.02.2018
	CH	28.02.2018
	FR	28.02.2018
	LI	28.02.2018
Former [2020/08]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SI	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
	GB	27.02.2018
	IE	27.02.2018
	LU	27.02.2018
	MT	27.02.2018
	BE	28.02.2018
	CH	28.02.2018
	FR	28.02.2018
	LI	28.02.2018
Former [2019/12]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SI	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
	GB	27.02.2018
	IE	27.02.2018
	LU	27.02.2018
	BE	28.02.2018
	CH	28.02.2018
	FR	28.02.2018
	LI	28.02.2018
Former [2019/09]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SI	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
	IE	27.02.2018
	LU	27.02.2018
	CH	28.02.2018
	LI	28.02.2018
Former [2018/52]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SI	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
	LU	27.02.2018
	CH	28.02.2018
	LI	28.02.2018
Former [2018/44]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	MC	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
Former [2018/40]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RO	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
Former [2018/39]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	IT	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
Former [2018/37]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	PL	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	SM	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
Former [2018/35]	AT	11.10.2017
	CZ	11.10.2017
	DK	11.10.2017
	EE	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	SK	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
Former [2018/24]	AT	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	LV	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	BG	11.01.2018
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
Former [2018/23]	AT	11.10.2017
	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	HR	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	RS	11.10.2017
	SE	11.10.2017
	NO	11.01.2018
	GR	12.01.2018
	IS	11.02.2018
Former [2018/22]	ES	11.10.2017
	FI	11.10.2017
	LT	11.10.2017
	NL	11.10.2017
	NO	11.01.2018
Former [2018/17]	NL	11.10.2017
Documents cited:	Search	[YA]EP0091660 (GOODRICH CO B F [US]) [Y] 6 * page 4, line 10 - line 17; figures 3,4 *[A] 1-5,7-22;
		[X]US2004226498 (MEARS TONY W [US], et al) [X] 1 * pages 1-4; figure 5 *;
		[X]GB2457719 (GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LTD [GB]) [X] 1 * pages 1-13; figures 1-3 *;
		[XY]WO2010065999 (LYONS TIM [AU]) [X] 1-5,7-22 * page 3 - page 25; figures 6,14-15 * [Y] 6
	International search	[X]US1833646 (HATHORN CHARLES E);
		[X]US2544794 (BARTRAM KELLEY, et al);
		[X]US3273832 (KEEDY EDGAR L)
	by applicant	WO2010065999

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