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EP Event history: EP0680778


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
10.10.2008 Change - representative published on  12.11.2008  [2008/46]
13.09.2002 No opposition filed within time limit published on  30.10.2002  [2002/44]
21.09.2001 (Expected) grant published on  07.11.2001 [2001/45]
07.07.2001 Communication of intention to grant a patent
21.06.2001 Renewal fee
08.06.2001 Change - applicant published on  25.07.2001 [2001/30]
27.04.2001 Change - divisional application(s) published on  13.06.2001 [2001/24]
02.04.2001 Communication of intention to grant
02.04.2001 Communication of intention to grant a patent
14.11.2000 Communication of intention to grant
03.11.2000 Change - German title published on  20.12.2000 [2000/51]
22.08.2000 Change - request for further processing
10.08.2000 Change - request for further processing
09.08.2000 Application deemed to be withdrawn
09.08.2000 Examination report or reply
09.08.2000 Change - request for further processing
19.07.2000 Surcharge for renewal fee
30.06.2000 Renewal fee
29.06.2000 Surcharge for renewal fee
08.05.2000 Examination report or reply
17.03.2000 Change - representative published on  03.05.2000 [2000/18]
15.03.2000 Examination report or reply
22.10.1999 Examination report or reply
15.10.1999 Change - applicant published on  01.12.1999 [1999/48]
14.10.1999 Change - request for further processing
28.09.1999 Change - request for further processing
20.09.1999 Examination report or reply
20.09.1999 Change - request for further processing
06.07.1999 Application deemed to be withdrawn
21.05.1999 Change - representative published on  07.07.1999 [1999/27]
22.04.1999 Renewal fee
31.03.1999 Examination report or reply
25.11.1998 Examination report or reply
10.08.1998 Examination report or reply
26.06.1998 Examination report or reply
29.04.1998 Renewal fee
20.02.1998 First examination report
17.02.1998 Examination report or reply
24.04.1997 Renewal fee
27.09.1996 Change - applicant published on  13.11.1996 [1996/46]
27.09.1996 Change - representative published on  13.11.1996 [1996/46]
17.05.1996 Request for examination filed published on  03.07.1996 [1996/27]
22.09.1995 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  08.11.1995 [1995/45]