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EP3542191 - PARALLEL RESERVOIR SIMULATION WITH ACCELERATED AQUIFER CALCULATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.02.2022 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 26.10.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 31.03.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 23.08.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 25.05.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 13.12.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	03.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 05.06.2024 [2024/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Saudi Arabian Oil Company 1 Eastern Avenue Dhahran 31311 / SA
	[2019/39]
Inventor(s)	01 / FUNG, Larry Siu-Kuen P.O. Box 785 Dhahran 31311 / SA
	02 / DU, Shouhong P.O. Box 12136 Dhahran 31311 / SA
	[2019/39]
Representative(s)	Williams, Michael David Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester M1 4HD / GB
	[2019/39]
Application number, filing date	17808658.3	07.11.2017
	[2019/39]
	WO2017US60458
Priority number, date	US201615352803	16.11.2016 Original published format: US201615352803
	[2019/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018093614
	Date:	24.05.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/21]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3542191
	Date:	25.09.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.05.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3542191
	Date:	31.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/13]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	24.05.2018
Classification	IPC:	G01V11/00	[2019/39]
	CPC:	G01V11/005 (EP,US); G06F30/23 (US); E21B41/00 (EP,US); E21B43/16 (US); G01V20/00 (EP,US); G06F2111/10 (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 [2019/39]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	PARALLELE LAGERSTÄTTENSIMULATION MIT BESCHLEUNIGTER GRUNDWASSERLEITERKALKULATION	[2019/39]
	English:	PARALLEL RESERVOIR SIMULATION WITH ACCELERATED AQUIFER CALCULATION	[2019/39]
	French:	SIMULATION DE RÉSERVOIR PARALLÈLE À CALCUL D'AQUIFÈRE ACCÉLÉRÉ	[2019/39]
Entry into regional phase	24.05.2019	National basic fee paid
	24.05.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.05.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.05.2019	Examination requested [2019/39]
	24.05.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	06.01.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	03.04.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.07.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.10.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.02.2021	Fee for grant paid
	19.02.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	19.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	04.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.11.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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