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Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.09.2021 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 15.06.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 28.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 03.11.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 21.04.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Neo Oiltools S.A. 16/3C rue de Drinklange 9911 Troisvierges / LU
	[2020/10]
Former [2017/21]	For all designated states Siceno S.a.r.l. 2 Duarrefstrooss 9991 Weiswampach / LU
Inventor(s)	01 / CRAVATTE, Philippe Louis 68 route de Floriheid 4960 Malmedy / BE
	02 / BOCKLANDT, Michael Avenue Monbijou 61 4960 Malmedy / BE
	[2020/47]
Former [2017/21]	01 / CRAVATTE, Philippe Louis 68 route de Floriheid B-4960 Malmedy / BE
	02 / BOCKLANDT, Michael Avenue Monbijou 61 B-4960 Malmedy / BE
Representative(s)	Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/47]	Murgitroyd & Company Murgitroyd House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [2017/21]	Brown, James Douglas Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date	15744511.5	17.07.2015
	[2017/21]
	WO2015EP66474
Priority number, date	GB20140012778	18.07.2014 Original published format: GB 201412778
	[2017/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016009068
	Date:	21.01.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/03]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3169865
	Date:	24.05.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3169865
	Date:	18.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	21.01.2016
Classification	IPC:	E21B17/07	[2017/21]
	CPC:	E21B17/076 (EP,GB,US); E21B17/07 (GB); E21B17/073 (US); E21B4/00 (GB); E21B44/04 (GB); E21B4/02 (US)
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 [2020/14]
Former [2017/21]	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
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	BOHRLOCHWERKZEUG	[2017/21]
	English:	DOWNHOLE TOOL	[2017/21]
	French:	OUTIL DE FOND DE TROU	[2017/21]
Entry into regional phase	23.12.2016	National basic fee paid
	23.12.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	23.12.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.12.2016	Examination requested [2017/21]
	23.12.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	24.08.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.11.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.02.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	16.06.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	07.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	07.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	19.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.07.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	17.07.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	MT	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	17.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	17.07.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	17.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	17.07.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	17.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	17.07.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	17.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
Former [2023/28]	HU	17.07.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
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	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	17.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
Former [2022/35]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
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	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
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	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	17.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
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	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
Former [2022/21]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
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	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/51]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	LT	18.11.2020
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	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
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	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
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	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
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	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
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	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
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	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
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	IS	18.03.2021
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Former [2021/36]	AT	18.11.2020
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Cited in	International search	[XA]WO9840599 (ANDERSON EDWIN A [US]) [X] 1,42 * abstract * * figure 1 * * page 6, line 2 - page 7, line 11 * * page 8, line 16 - page 9, line 26 * [A] 2-41;
		[XI]CA2402035 (WAWRZYNOWSKI MICHAEL [CA]) [X] 1-10,13,15-37,40-42 * abstract * * figures 1-3 * * page 2, "A shock sub for use in a drill string..." to page 3, "... with the spiral keys."; page 2 - page 3 * [I] 11,12,14,38,39;
		[XI]GB2439177 (TOMAX AS [NO]) [X] 1,42 * abstract * * figures 1-4 * * page 4, line 12 - page 5, line 3 * [I] 2-41;
		[XI]US2012228029 (REIMERS NILS [NO]) [X] 1,42 * abstract * * figures 1-4 * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0048] * [I] 2-41;
		[XA]US2013220701 (CROWLEY DANIEL BRENDAN [GB], et al) [X] 1,42 * abstract * * figures 1-4 * * paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0065] *[A] 2-41

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