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EP2742299 - CRYOGENIC COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 17.01.2025 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.06.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.02.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	17.01.2025	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 19.02.2025 [2025/08]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited Tubney Woods Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5QX / GB
	[2014/25]
Inventor(s)	01 / BATEY, Graham 28 Evans Road Eynsham Witney Oxon OX29 4QR / GB
	02 / TELEBERG, Gustav Kvarnholmsvagen 39B 13172 Nacka Stockholm / SE
	03 / MATTHEWS, Anthony 9 Ash Way Great Western Park Didcot OXON OX11 6AN / GB
	04 / WILKINSON, Christopher 53 Church Road Wheatley Oxon OX33 1LU / GB
	[2017/28]
Former [2014/25]	01 / BATEY, Graham 28 Evans Road Eynsham Witney Oxon OX29 4QR / GB
	02 / TELEBERG, Pär Gustav 9B Market Place Abingdon OX14 3HG / GB
	03 / MATTHEWS, Anthony 24b Midwinter Avenue Milton Heights Abingdon OX14 4XB / GB
	04 / WILKINSON, Christopher 53 Church Road Wheatley Oxon OX33 1LU / GB
Representative(s)	Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES / GB
	[2017/28]
Former [2014/25]	Lord, Michael Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date	12753569.8	13.08.2012
	[2017/28]
	WO2012GB51965
Priority number, date	GB20110013844	11.08.2011 Original published format: GB 201113844
	[2014/25]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2013021217
	Date:	14.02.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/07]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2742299
	Date:	18.06.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/25]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2742299
	Date:	12.07.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/28]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP2742299
	Date:	19.02.2025
	Language:	EN
	[2025/08]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	08.08.2013
Classification	IPC:	F25B9/12	[2014/25]
	CPC:	F25B9/12 (EP,GB,US); F25D29/001 (US); F25J1/0276 (GB)
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2017/28]
Former [2014/25]	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
Title	German:	KRYOGENE KÜHLVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN	[2014/25]
	English:	CRYOGENIC COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD	[2014/25]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE CRYOREFROIDISSEMENT	[2014/25]
Entry into regional phase	10.03.2014	National basic fee paid
	10.03.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.03.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.03.2014	Examination requested [2014/25]
	03.03.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.03.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.05.2015	Observations by third parties
	08.09.2015	Observations by third parties
	02.05.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.08.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.02.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.02.2017	Observations by third parties
	30.05.2017	Fee for grant paid
	30.05.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.05.2017	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 03.03.2015
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 12.04.2018 17.04.2018 ADMISSIBLE Bluefors Oy Arinatie 10 00370 Helsinki / FI Opponent's representative Papula Oy P.O. Box 981 00101 Helsinki / FI
		[2020/48]
	Former [2018/21]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.04.2018 17.04.2018 ADMISSIBLE BlueFors Cryogenics Oy Ltd Arinatie 10 00370 Helsinki / FI Opponent's representative Papula Oy P.O. Box 981 00101 Helsinki / FI
	02.05.2018	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.09.2018	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	22.01.2020	Date of oral proceedings
	29.06.2020	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	29.02.2024	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	08.03.2024	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	10.07.2024	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	10.07.2024	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	23.12.2024	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
Appeal following opposition	28.08.2020	Appeal received No. T1744/20
	06.11.2020	Statement of grounds filed
	14.07.2023	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	17.10.2023	Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
	28.08.2020	Appeal received No. T1744/20
	29.10.2020	Statement of grounds filed
	14.07.2023	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	17.10.2023	Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
	14.07.2023	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	13.08.2012
	AL	12.07.2017
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	MK	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	PT	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	MT	13.08.2017
	BE	31.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	[2020/34]
Former [2020/28]	HU	13.08.2012
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	MK	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	PT	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	MT	13.08.2017
	BE	31.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2020/15]	HU	13.08.2012
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	MK	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	MT	13.08.2017
	BE	31.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2019/51]	HU	13.08.2012
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	MK	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	MT	13.08.2017
	BE	31.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2019/46]	HU	13.08.2012
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	MT	13.08.2017
	BE	31.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2019/31]	HU	13.08.2012
	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	MT	13.08.2017
	BE	31.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/43]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	MT	13.08.2017
	BE	31.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/39]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	BE	31.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/34]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	IE	13.08.2017
	LU	13.08.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/24]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/23]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/21]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	CH	31.08.2017
	LI	31.08.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/12]	AT	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/11]	AT	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/10]	AT	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Former [2018/09]	LT	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Former [2018/07]	LT	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
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	by applicant	WO2010106309
	other	WO2010106309
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