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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP0597331


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
05.10.2005 Change: Appeal number
30.07.2004 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  15.09.2004  [2004/38]
05.12.2003 Opposition rejected published on  21.01.2004  [2004/04]
26.11.2003 New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure
03.10.2003 New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
26.06.2003 Change - oral proceedings
28.02.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.04.2003  [2003/16]
17.01.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  05.03.2003  [2003/10]
27.12.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  05.02.2003  [2003/06]
26.07.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  11.09.2002  [2002/37]
14.03.2001 Change - appeal
15.02.2001 Change - appeal
27.12.2000 Change - appeal
13.12.2000 Change - appeal number
24.11.2000 Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative published on  10.01.2001 [2001/02]
17.11.2000 Change - appeal number
14.11.2000 Change - appeal
05.09.2000 Change - oral proceedings
05.09.2000 Opposition rejected
10.03.2000 Change - oral proceedings
11.02.2000 Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative published on  29.03.2000 [2000/13]
04.02.2000 Unpublished change to opponent data
30.12.1999 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.02.2000 [2000/07]
17.12.1999 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  02.02.2000 [2000/05]
14.09.1999 Observations of proprietor on opposition
11.05.1999 Observations of proprietor on opposition
06.04.1999 Observations of proprietor on opposition
08.02.1999 Observations of proprietor on opposition
15.01.1999 Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative published on  03.03.1999 [1999/09]
11.01.1999 Unpublished change to opponent data
22.09.1998 Observations of proprietor on opposition
28.08.1998 Opposition filed published on  14.10.1998 [1998/42]
25.08.1998 Unpublished change to opponent data
21.08.1998 Opposition filed published on  07.10.1998 [1998/41]
20.08.1998 Unpublished change to opponent data
27.02.1998 Change - representative published on  15.04.1998 [1998/16]
21.11.1997 Change - applicant published on  07.01.1998 [1998/02]
24.10.1997 Change - applicant published on  10.12.1997 [1997/50]
03.10.1997 (Expected) grant published on  19.11.1997 [1997/47]
19.08.1997 Communication of intention to grant a patent
03.05.1997 Communication of intention to grant a patent
13.02.1997 Communication of intention to grant
17.12.1996 Renewal fee
21.09.1996 Examination report or reply
10.07.1996 Examination report or reply
02.03.1996 First examination report
29.02.1996 Examination report or reply
05.01.1996 Renewal fee
31.03.1994 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  18.05.1994 [1994/20]
31.03.1994 Request for examination filed published on  18.05.1994 [1994/20]