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EP3296258 - METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF ASHES CONTAINING PHOSPHATE FROM WASTE INCINERATION PLANTS THROUGH WET-CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION FOR THE RECOVERY OF ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN COMPOUNDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 30.10.2020 Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.10.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 01.09.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.06.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.01.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 27.07.2018
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 16.02.2018
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 Remondis Aqua GmbH & Co. KG Brunnenstrasse 138 44536 Lünen / DE
	[2018/12]
Inventor(s)	01 / LEHMKUHL, Josef Papenbrückstr. 5 45721 Haltern am See / DE
	02 / LEBEK, Martin Okerweg 4 31303 Burgdorf / DE
	[2018/12]
Representative(s)	Peters, Hajo Dehmel & Bettenhausen Patentanwälte PartmbB Herzogspitalstraße 11 80331 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2020/49]	Peters, Hajo Dehmel & Bettenhausen Herzogspitalstraße 11 80331 München / DE
Former [2018/12]	Zacco GmbH Bayerstrasse 83 80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date	17198604.5	20.05.2014
	[2018/12]
Priority number, date	DE20131018650	06.11.2013 Original published format: DE102013018650
	[2018/12]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3296258
	Date:	21.03.2018
	Language:	DE
	[2018/12]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3296258
	Date:	02.12.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/49]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.01.2018
Classification	IPC:	C01B25/32, C01B25/36, C01F11/36, C01F11/46, // C05B11/06, C01F11/38	[2018/12]
	CPC:	C01F11/46 (EP,EA,US); C01B25/32 (EP,EA,US); C01B25/322 (EP,EA,US); C01B25/36 (EP,EA,US); C01F11/36 (EA,US); C01F11/38 (EP,EA,US); (+) C05B11/06 (EP,EA,US) (-)
	C-Set:	C05B11/06, C05B11/10, C05D3/00, C05F1/005 (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 [2018/35]
Former [2018/12]	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
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON PHOSPHATHALTIGEN ASCHEN AUS ABFALLVERBRENNUNGSANLAGEN DURCH NASSCHEMISCHEN AUFSCHLUSS ZUR GEWINNUNG VON ALUMINIUM-, KALZIUM-, PHOSPHOR- UND STICKSTOFFVERBINDUNGEN	[2018/12]
	English:	METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF ASHES CONTAINING PHOSPHATE FROM WASTE INCINERATION PLANTS THROUGH WET-CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION FOR THE RECOVERY OF ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN COMPOUNDS	[2018/12]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DES CENDRES CONTENANT DES PHOSPHATES PROVENANT DE L'INCINÉRATION DES DÉCHETS PAR DÉCOMPOSITION CHIMIQUE PAR VOIE HUMIDE PERMETTANT L'OBTENTION DES COMPOSÉS DE L'ALUMINIUM, DU CALCIUM, DU PHOSPHORE ET DE L'AZOTE	[2018/12]
Examination procedure	26.10.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	20.07.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.07.2018	Examination requested [2018/35]
	15.01.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	16.03.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.06.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.08.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	31.08.2020	Fee for grant paid
	31.08.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.10.2020	Information about intention to grant a patent
	14.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP14726081.4 / EP3066048
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 02.09.2021 PRAYON Rue Joseph Wauters 144 4480 Engis / BE Opponent's representative Connor, Marco Tom Pecher & Partners Rue Louis de Geer, 6 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve / BE
		[2021/40]
	14.09.2021	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	23.03.2022	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	18.01.2024	Date of oral proceedings
	27.02.2024	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	27.02.2024	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition	25.04.2024	Appeal received No. T0608/24
	25.04.2024	Payment of appeal fee
	27.06.2024	Statement of grounds filed
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.10.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.05.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	MC	02.12.2020
	MT	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
	[2024/41]
Former [2022/23]	MC	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
Former [2022/07]	AL	02.12.2020
	MC	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
Former [2021/45]	AL	02.12.2020
	SM	02.12.2020
Former [2021/32]	SM	02.12.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US418259 (CAMILLE EMILE DESIRE WINSSINGER) [Y] 4,8* page 1, line 68 - page 2, line 75; claim 1 *;
		[IY]WO2011137880 (BRUCKERT AXEL [DE], et al) [I] 1,2,9,10 * examples 4,6,7 * [Y] 4,8;
		[XAY]EP2602013 (BSH UMWELTSERVICE AG [CH]) [X] 1,2,9,10 * claims 1,8 * [A] 3,5-7 [Y] 4,8;
		[IDY]DE102012015065 (REMONDIS AQUA GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [ID] 1,2,9,10 * claims 1,4 * [Y] 4,8
	by applicant	DE19611454
		DE102012015065
	Opposition	US4029743
		WO2011067321
		JP4972584B
		- Slack A. V., "Table 17", Phosphoric Acid. Vol 17 Part 1, MARCEL DEKKER, (19670101), pages 152 - 153, XP093112856
		- "Thermal Utilisation of Sewage Sludge in Poland", Kowalski, XP093076690 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14041040310015349

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