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| DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES (CORRECTED) | Designated State(s): | AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR | | Event date: | 18.05.2016 | | Event description: | REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED | Effective DATE: | 20160325 | | Event date: | 11.04.2018 | | Event description: | FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT DESPATCHED | Effective DATE: | 20180309 | | Event date: | 02.03.2021 | | Event description: | DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1 | | Event date: | 31.03.2021 | | Event description: | INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED | Effective DATE: | 20210303 | | Event date: | 22.09.2015 | | Event description: | PUBLIC REFERENCE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 153(3) EPC TO A PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION THAT HAS ENTERED THE EUROPEAN PHASE | Free Format Text: | ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 | | Event date: | 02.03.2021 | | Event description: | INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR 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Number: | 2682189 | Country of Ref Document: | EP | Kind Code of Ref Document: | P | | Event date: | 18.08.2021 | | Event description: | DIVISIONAL APPLICATION: REFERENCE TO EARLIER APPLICATION | Ref Document Number: | 2551016 | Country of Ref Document: | EP | Kind Code of Ref Document: | P | | Event date: | 18.08.2021 | | Event description: | DIVISIONAL APPLICATION: REFERENCE TO EARLIER APPLICATION | Ref Document Number: | 2051810 | Country of Ref Document: | EP | Kind Code of Ref Document: | P | | Event date: | 18.08.2021 | | Event description: | DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES | Kind Code of Ref Document: | B1 | Designated State(s): | AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR | | Event date: | 18.08.2021 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG GB FG4D | Code Expl.: | +EUROPEAN PATENT GRANTED | | Event date: | 31.08.2021 | | Event description: | REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE | Event code: | REG CH EP | 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