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EP3331967 - HYDROPROCESSING METHOD WITH HIGH LIQUID MASS FLUX [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.09.2021 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 11.05.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 11.02.2017
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 Duke Technologies, LLC 2434 Deane Solomon Fayettteville AR 72704 / US
	[2018/24]
Inventor(s)	01 / ACKERSON, Michael, D. 370 Madison 4035 Elkins, AR 72727 / US
	02 / BYARS, Michael, Steven 721 E. Winbaugh Lane Fayetteville, AR 72703 / US
	[2018/24]
Representative(s)	Lecomte & Partners 76-78, rue de Merl 2146 Luxembourg / LU
	[2020/46]
Former [2018/24]	Lecomte & Partners P.O. Box 1623 1016 Luxembourg / LU
Application number, filing date	16833824.2	03.08.2016
	[2018/24]
	WO2016US45402
Priority number, date	US201562200816P	04.08.2015 Original published format: US 201562200816 P
	[2018/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017024061
	Date:	09.02.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3331967
	Date:	13.06.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.02.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3331967
	Date:	11.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/46]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	09.02.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.02.2019
Classification	IPC:	C10G45/00, C10G47/02, C10G65/02, C10G65/10, B01J8/04, C10G45/04	[2020/23]
	CPC:	C10G45/04 (EP,US); B01J8/0453 (EP,US); B01J8/0492 (EP,US); C10G45/00 (EP,US); C10G47/02 (EP,US); C10G65/02 (EP,US); (+) B01J2208/00548 (EP,US); B01J2208/00849 (EP,US); B01J2208/00938 (EP,US); C10G2300/202 (EP,US); C10G2300/205 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2019/13]	C10G45/00, C10G47/02, C10G65/02, C10G65/10, B01J8/04
	Former IPC [2018/24]	C10G47/02, C10G65/02, C10G65/10
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 [2018/24]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	HYDROPROCESSING-VERFAHREN MIT HOHEM FLÜSSIGMASSENFLUSS	[2018/24]
	English:	HYDROPROCESSING METHOD WITH HIGH LIQUID MASS FLUX	[2018/24]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ D'HYDROTRAITEMENT AVEC UN FLUX DE MASSE LIQUIDE ÉLEVÉ	[2018/24]
Entry into regional phase	19.02.2018	National basic fee paid
	19.02.2018	Search fee paid
	19.02.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.02.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.02.2018	Examination requested [2018/24]
	19.02.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	23.09.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.09.2020	Fee for grant paid
	30.09.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.09.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	12.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/42]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.08.2020	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	03.08.2016
	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
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	EE	11.11.2020
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	IE	03.08.2021
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Former [2024/29]	HU	03.08.2016
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	IE	03.08.2021
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Former [2024/22]	HU	03.08.2016
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