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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP0592001


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
17.04.2015 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  20.05.2015  [2015/21]
26.09.2008 Change - representative published on  29.10.2008  [2008/44]
22.08.2008 Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative published on  24.09.2008  [2008/39]
30.07.2004 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  15.09.2004  [2004/38]
14.03.2003 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  02.05.2003  [2003/18]
07.03.2003 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  23.04.2003  [2003/17]
04.01.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  19.02.2003  [2003/08]
03.05.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  19.06.2002  [2002/25]
19.04.2002 Communication/fee (R.58(5) EPC1973)
19.04.2002 Patent maintained (B2 publication) published on  05.06.2002  [2002/23]
16.01.2002 Communication/fee (R.58(5) EPC1973)
09.01.2002 Interlocutory decision in opposition
18.09.2001 Interlocutory decision in opposition
08.08.2001 Communication of examination report in opposition
15.02.2001 Communication of examination report in opposition
19.05.2000 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  05.07.2000 [2000/27]
20.04.2000 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  07.06.2000 [2000/23]
07.02.2000 Communication of examination report in opposition
30.12.1999 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.02.2000 [2000/07]
02.07.1999 Observations of proprietor on opposition
20.04.1999 Observations of proprietor on opposition
01.03.1999 Observations of proprietor on opposition
23.10.1998 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  09.12.1998 [1998/50]
06.10.1998 Observations of proprietor on opposition
25.09.1998 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  11.11.1998 [1998/46]
25.09.1998 Opposition filed published on  11.11.1998 [1998/46]
21.09.1998 Unpublished change to opponent data
14.08.1998 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  30.09.1998 [1998/40]
24.07.1998 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  09.09.1998 [1998/37]
10.07.1998 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  26.08.1998 [1998/35]
19.12.1997 Change - representative published on  04.02.1998 [1998/06]
24.10.1997 (Expected) grant published on  10.12.1997 [1997/50]
08.10.1997 Renewal fee
29.08.1997 Communication of intention to grant a patent
07.05.1997 Communication of intention to grant a patent
04.02.1997 Communication of intention to grant
25.09.1996 Renewal fee
21.09.1996 Examination report or reply
24.05.1996 Change - applicant published on  10.07.1996 [1996/28]
24.05.1996 Change - representative published on  10.07.1996 [1996/28]
14.05.1996 Examination report or reply
15.03.1996 Change - applicant published on  01.05.1996 [1996/18]
13.02.1996 Examination report or reply
02.10.1995 First examination report
13.09.1994 Request for examination filed published on  02.11.1994 [1994/44]
25.02.1994 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  13.04.1994 [1994/15]