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EP Event history: EP0551115


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
28.12.2007 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  30.01.2008  [2008/05]
15.06.2007 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  18.07.2007  [2007/29]
19.09.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  05.11.2003  [2003/45]
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]
19.05.2000 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  05.07.2000 [2000/27]
03.09.1999 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  20.10.1999 [1999/42]
25.06.1999 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  11.08.1999 [1999/32]
21.05.1999 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  07.07.1999 [1999/27]
26.02.1999 No opposition filed within time limit published on  14.04.1999 [1999/15]
13.11.1998 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  30.12.1998 [1998/53]
11.09.1998 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  28.10.1998 [1998/44]
06.03.1998 (Expected) grant published on  22.04.1998 [1998/17]
09.02.1998 Renewal fee
06.02.1998 Communication of intention to grant a patent
18.10.1997 Communication of intention to grant
18.10.1997 Communication of intention to grant a patent
17.10.1997 Communication of intention to grant
16.10.1997 Communication of intention to grant
16.10.1997 Communication of intention to grant a patent
11.10.1997 Communication of intention to grant
03.06.1997 Communication of intention to grant
01.03.1997 Examination report or reply
08.02.1997 Renewal fee
03.01.1997 Examination report or reply
20.12.1996 Examination report or reply
03.08.1996 Examination report or reply
20.04.1996 Examination report or reply
17.04.1996 Examination report or reply
29.02.1996 Renewal fee
27.11.1995 First examination report
28.04.1994 Request for examination filed published on  15.06.1994 [1994/24]
14.01.1994 Publication of search report published on  09.03.1994 [1994/10]
16.12.1993 Change - classification published on  02.02.1994 [1994/05]
27.05.1993 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  14.07.1993 [1993/28]