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EP About this file: EP3666880

EP3666880 - COMBINED METHOD FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AND METHANATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  19.01.2024
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.08.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  15.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Storengy
12 rue Raoul Nordling
92270 Bois-Colombes / FR
[2020/25]
Inventor(s)01 / NGAMENI JIEMBOU, Joseph Rostand
06, rue Labourbe
91260 JUVISY / FR
 [2020/25]
Representative(s)Cornuejols, Georges
Cassiopi
230 Avenue de l'Aube Rouge
34170 Castelnau-le-Lez / FR
[2020/25]
Application number, filing date19216684.116.12.2019
[2020/25]
Priority number, dateFR2018007293014.12.2018         Original published format: FR 1872930
[2020/25]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3666880
Date:17.06.2020
Language:FR
[2020/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3666880
Date:14.04.2021
Language:FR
[2021/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:C12M1/107, C10L3/08, C12M1/00
[2020/25]
CPC:
C12M21/04 (EP); C10L3/08 (EP); C10L3/103 (EP);
C10L3/104 (EP); C12M43/00 (EP); C10L2290/10 (EP);
C10L2290/26 (EP); Y02E50/30 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2020/39]
Former [2020/25]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 
TitleGerman:GEKOPPELTES METHANISIERUNGS- UND BIOGASVERFAHREN[2020/25]
English:COMBINED METHOD FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AND METHANATION[2020/25]
French:PROCÉDÉ COUPLÉ DE MÉTHANISATION ET DE MÉTHANATION[2020/25]
Examination procedure17.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.08.2020Examination requested  [2020/39]
17.08.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.03.2021Fee for grant paid
04.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.01.2022  17.01.2022  ADMISSIBLE
Schmack Biogas Service GmbH
Bayernwerk 8
92421 Schwandorf / DE
Opponent's representative
Glück Kritzenberger Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Franz-Mayer-Str. 16a
93053 Regensburg / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2022/08]
Opponent(s)01  13.01.2022  17.01.2022  ADMISSIBLE
Schmack Biogas Service GmbH
Bayernwerk 8
92421 Schwandorf / DE
Opponent's representative
Glück Kritzenberger Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Hermann-Köhl-Strasse 2a
93049 Regensburg / DE
28.01.2022Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
30.05.2022Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
26.09.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.12.2023
09.10.2023Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
19.10.2023Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2024/08]
07.12.2023Date of oral proceedings
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.12.2019
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CY14.04.2021
CZ14.04.2021
EE14.04.2021
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LV14.04.2021
MC14.04.2021
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BG14.07.2021
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PT16.08.2021
IE16.12.2021
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BE31.12.2021
CH31.12.2022
LI31.12.2022
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BE31.12.2021
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FI14.04.2021
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LT14.04.2021
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FI14.04.2021
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Documents cited:Search[XDY]EP1574581  (E M ENGINEERING F T S B V [NL]) [XD] 1,4-10,12,14 * paragraph [0019]; figure . * [Y] 2,3,11,13;
 [A]DE102011103430  (SOLAR FUEL GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-10* paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0039]; figures 1,2 *;
 [X]US2015284651  (STUERMER BERND [DE], et al) [X] 1,4,5,7-10,12 * paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0037] * * paragraph [0040] * * figure 1 *;
 [Y]WO2015155427  (AIR LIQUIDE [FR]) [Y] 3,13 * claim 1 *;
 [YD]EP2982740  (MICROBENERGY GMBH [DE]) [YD] 2,11 * paragraph [0078] * * paragraph [0085] - paragraph [0088] * * paragraph [0090] - paragraph [0092] * * figure 1 *
by applicantEP1574581
 US2015284651
 EP2982740
OppositionWO2010115983
 WO2014057004
 DE102013001689
 WO2015017875
 DE102014111287
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