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EP2968632 - PROCESS FOR FOCUSED GAS PHASE APPLICATION OF BIOCIDE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/03]APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FOCUSED GAS PHASE APPLICATION OF BIOCIDE
[2020/29]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.11.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sabre Intellectual Property Holdings LLC
1891 New Scotland Road
Slingerlands, NY 12159 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / MASON, John Y.
100 Orchard Hill Road
Slingerlands NY 12159 / US
 [2020/44]
Former [2016/03]01 / MASON, John Y.
2642 Marco Avenue
Odessa, TX 79767 / US
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/01]HGF
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Former [2016/03]Chung, Hsu Min
HGF Limited
140 London Wall
London EC2Y 5DN / GB
Application number, filing date14770164.313.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US25884
Priority number, dateUS20131383672115.03.2013         Original published format: US201313836721
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014151512
Date:25.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2968632
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2968632
Date:30.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/53]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR25.09.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61L2/20, A61L2/00
[2016/44]
CPC:
A61L2/20 (EP,KR,US); A61L2/0094 (EP,KR,US); A61L9/00 (KR);
A61P17/00 (EP); A61P31/00 (EP); A61L2202/121 (EP,US);
A61L2202/15 (EP,US); A61L2202/16 (EP,US); A61L2202/24 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/03]A61L2/20
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN FÜR FOKUSSIERTE GASPHASENANWENDUNG EINES BIOZIDS[2020/52]
English:PROCESS FOR FOCUSED GAS PHASE APPLICATION OF BIOCIDE[2020/29]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR L'APPLICATION CIBLÉE DE BIOCIDE EN PHASE GAZEUSE[2020/29]
Former [2016/03]VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR KONZENTRIERTEN GASPHASENVERWENDUNG EINES BIOZIDS
Former [2016/03]APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FOCUSED GAS PHASE APPLICATION OF BIOCIDE
Former [2016/03]APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR L'APPLICATION DE BIOCIDE FOCALISÉE EN PHASE GAZEUSE
Entry into regional phase11.09.2015National basic fee paid 
11.09.2015Search fee paid 
11.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
11.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.01.2015Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: KR
11.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
21.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.10.2020Fee for grant paid
06.10.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.10.2020Receipt 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  25.06.2020
Opposition(s)01.10.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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