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EP Event history: EP0500989


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
07.12.2007 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  09.01.2008  [2008/02]
06.08.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.09.2004  [2004/39]
10.07.2004 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  25.08.2004  [2004/35]
19.09.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  05.11.2003  [2003/45]
28.12.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  12.02.2003  [2003/07]
03.05.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  19.06.2002  [2002/25]
20.04.2001 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  06.06.2001 [2001/23]
10.11.2000 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  27.12.2000 [2000/52]
27.10.2000 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  13.12.2000 [2000/50]
14.04.2000 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  31.05.2000 [2000/22]
15.10.1999 No opposition filed within time limit published on  01.12.1999 [1999/48]
09.07.1999 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  25.08.1999 [1999/34]
25.06.1999 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  11.08.1999 [1999/32]
23.10.1998 (Expected) grant published on  09.12.1998 [1998/50]
24.07.1998 Communication of intention to grant a patent
30.04.1998 Communication of intention to grant
30.04.1998 Communication of intention to grant a patent
30.04.1998 Change - name/address published on  17.06.1998 [1998/25]
01.04.1998 Communication of intention to grant
09.03.1998 Renewal fee
28.11.1997 Communication of intention to grant
23.04.1997 Examination report or reply
07.03.1997 Renewal fee
30.01.1997 Examination report or reply
19.04.1996 Examination report or reply
08.03.1996 Renewal fee
04.01.1996 Examination report or reply
26.04.1995 Change - representative published on  14.06.1995 [1995/24]
02.11.1994 First examination report
11.03.1993 Request for examination filed published on  28.04.1993 [1993/17]
17.07.1992 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  02.09.1992 [1992/36]