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EP2776595 - METHOD FOR LEACHING A SULPHIDIC METAL CONCENTRATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.11.2019 Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 30.11.2018
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.07.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	01.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY Rauhalanpuisto 9 02230 Espoo / FI
	[2017/18]
Former [2017/16]	For all designated states OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY Puolikkotie 10 02230 Espoo / FI
Former [2016/39]	For all designated states Outotec Oyj Rauhalanpuisto 9 02230 Espoo / FI
Former [2014/38]	For all designated states Outotec OYJ Puolikkotie 10 02230 Espoo / FI
Inventor(s)	01 / HAAKANA, Timo Madetie 3 A 5 FI-02170 ESPOO / FI
	02 / SAXÉN, Björn Joutsenontie 15 FI-28360 Pori / FI
	[2014/38]
Representative(s)	Papula Oy P.O. Box 981 00101 Helsinki / FI
	[2014/38]
Application number, filing date	12848501.8	07.11.2012
	[2019/01]
	WO2012FI51087
Priority number, date	FI20110006104	08.11.2011 Original published format: FI 20116104
	[2014/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013068645
	Date:	16.05.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/20]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2776595
	Date:	17.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.05.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2776595
	Date:	02.01.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	FI	16.05.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.09.2015
Classification	IPC:	C22B3/06, C22B3/08, C22B19/00	[2014/38]
	CPC:	C22B19/22 (EP,US); C22B3/04 (FI); C22B3/06 (EP,US); C22B3/08 (EP,FI,US); C22B3/12 (US); Y02P10/20 (EP,US)
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 [2014/38]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR AUSLAUGUNG EINES SCHWEFEL-METALL-KONZENTRATS	[2014/38]
	English:	METHOD FOR LEACHING A SULPHIDIC METAL CONCENTRATE	[2014/38]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE LIXIVIATION D'UN CONCENTRÉ DE MÉTAL SULFURÉ	[2014/38]
Entry into regional phase	31.03.2014	National basic fee paid
	31.03.2014	Search fee paid
	31.03.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	31.03.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	31.03.2014	Examination requested [2014/38]
	29.03.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	31.07.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.10.2018	Fee for grant paid
	31.10.2018	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	31.10.2018	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 31.07.2018
Opposition(s)	03.10.2019	No opposition filed within time limit [2019/50]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.09.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.11.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.11.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.11.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.11.2012
	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CY	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	MK	02.01.2019
	MT	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
	[2022/31]
Former [2021/34]	HU	07.11.2012
	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CY	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	MT	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2021/32]	HU	07.11.2012
	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CY	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2021/26]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CY	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2020/36]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	MC	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2020/13]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SI	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2019/52]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	SM	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2019/49]	AL	02.01.2019
	AT	02.01.2019
	CZ	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	EE	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	RO	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	SK	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2019/48]	AT	02.01.2019
	DK	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2019/46]	AT	02.01.2019
	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	IT	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2019/39]	FI	02.01.2019
	HR	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	LV	02.01.2019
	RS	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
	IS	02.05.2019
Former [2019/38]	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	BG	02.04.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
Former [2019/37]	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
	GR	03.04.2019
Former [2019/34]	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
	SE	02.01.2019
Former [2019/33]	FI	02.01.2019
	LT	02.01.2019
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US3923617 (MORRIS THOMAS M, et al) [Y] 1-11 * c. 1, l. 40-58; c. 6, l. 59-68; c. 5, l. 1. to c. 6, l. 44 *;
		[Y] - N.N., "Waste Heat Recovery Systems", (20080101), URL: http://www.bionomicind.com/pages/Waste_Heat_Recovery_Systems.html, (20150811), XP002743246 [Y] 1-11 * "Typical Application and Uses: Heat up of process liquids"; figure; "How it Works" *
		[Y] - "Bureau of Energy Efficiency: WASTE HEAT RECOVERY", (20040115), pages 1 - 18, URL: http://www.em-ea.org/guide%20books/book-2/2.8%20waste%20heat%20recovery.pdf, (20150811), XP002743247 [Y] 4 * p. 16: "Thermocompressor" *
	International search	[A]EP0272060 (ELECTROLYT ZINC AUSTRALASIA [AU]);
		[A]WO2007071021 (HARRIS G BRYN [CA], et al)
	by applicant	US3923617
		FI100806B
		WO2004076698
		FI121180B
		FI121713B
		- "Zinc Plant Expansion by Outotec Direct Leaching Process", Metallurgy and Petroleum (COM2008, (2008), pages 167 - 178

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