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EP3908394 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF VOC GASES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.04.2024 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 19.05.2023
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 29.01.2023
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 28.12.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.08.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 15.10.2021
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 18.07.2020
Former	unknown Status updated on 11.04.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	30.08.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MC	published on 02.10.2024 [2024/40]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states VOCCI OY Radiokatu 7 A 8 00240 Helsinki / FI
	[2021/46]
Inventor(s)	01 / LYLYKANGAS, Reijo c/o Vocci Oy Radiokatu 7 A 8 00240 Helsinki / FI
	[2023/25]
Former [2021/46]	01 / LYLYKANGAS, Reijo 00240 Helsinki / FI
Representative(s)	LEITZINGER OY c/o Spaces Mannerheiminaukio 1A 00100 Helsinki / FI
	[2021/46]
Application number, filing date	20715939.3	10.01.2020
	[2021/46]
	WO2020FI50020
Priority number, date	FI20190005017	11.01.2019 Original published format: FI 20195017
	[2021/46]
Filing language	FI
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2020144409
	Date:	16.07.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/29]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP3908394
	Date:	17.11.2021
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.07.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2021/46]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3908394
	Date:	21.06.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	17.09.2020
Classification	IPC:	B01D53/86, B01D53/88, B01J8/04	[2021/46]
	CPC:	B01D53/8668 (EP); B01D53/86 (FI); B01D53/8687 (FI); B01D53/88 (EP); F23C13/00 (FI); F23G7/06 (FI); (+) B01D2257/708 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/46]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON GASEN MIT FLÜCHTIGEN ORGANISCHEN KOHLENWASSERSTOFFEN	[2022/38]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF VOC GASES	[2021/46]
	French:	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE GAZ CONTENANT DES COV	[2022/38]
	Former [2021/46]	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON VOC-GASEN
	Former [2021/46]	APPAREIL POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE GAZ DE COV
Entry into regional phase	05.08.2021	National basic fee paid
	05.08.2021	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.08.2021	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	05.08.2021	Examination requested [2021/46]
	05.08.2021	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	14.02.2022	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	31.08.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	27.12.2022	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	30.01.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.04.2023	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
	15.05.2023	Fee for grant paid
	15.05.2023	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	22.03.2024	No opposition filed within time limit [2024/22]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.12.2021	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.11.2022	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	21.06.2023
	ES	21.06.2023
	HR	21.06.2023
	MC	21.06.2023
	PL	21.06.2023
	RO	21.06.2023
	RS	21.06.2023
	SK	21.06.2023
	SM	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
	IS	21.10.2023
	[2024/40]
Former [2024/10]	CZ	21.06.2023
	ES	21.06.2023
	HR	21.06.2023
	PL	21.06.2023
	RO	21.06.2023
	RS	21.06.2023
	SK	21.06.2023
	SM	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
	IS	21.10.2023
Former [2024/09]	CZ	21.06.2023
	ES	21.06.2023
	HR	21.06.2023
	RS	21.06.2023
	SK	21.06.2023
	SM	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
	IS	21.10.2023
Former [2024/08]	HR	21.06.2023
	RS	21.06.2023
	SK	21.06.2023
	SM	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
Former [2023/51]	HR	21.06.2023
	RS	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
Former [2023/50]	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
Former [2023/48]	NO	21.09.2023
Cited in	International search	[A]US5941697 (CHAOUKI JAMAI [CA], et al) [A] 1-23* the whole document *;
		[A]US2012308453 (LYLYKANGAS REIJO [FI], et al) [A] 1-23 * paragraphs [0036] - [0038]; figures 1-4 *;
		[A]US8609052 (SAPOUNDJIEV HRISTO [CA]) [A] 1-23 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO2015018978 (FORMIA SMART FLOW HONG KONG LTD [CN], et al) [A] 1-23 * page 12, lines 20-33; figure 2 *

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