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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP0700663


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
06.08.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.09.2004  [2004/39]
19.09.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  05.11.2003  [2003/45]
29.08.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  15.10.2003  [2003/42]
21.03.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  07.05.2003  [2003/19]
28.02.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.04.2003  [2003/16]
31.01.2003 No opposition filed within time limit published on  19.03.2003  [2003/12]
11.01.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  26.02.2003  [2003/09]
04.01.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  19.02.2003  [2003/08]
26.07.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  11.09.2002  [2002/37]
08.02.2002 (Expected) grant published on  27.03.2002  [2002/13]
16.11.2001 Communication of intention to grant a patent
21.09.2001 Change - divisional application(s) published on  07.11.2001 [2001/45]
18.09.2001 Communication of intention to grant
18.09.2001 Communication of intention to grant a patent
12.09.2001 Renewal fee
10.05.2001 Communication of intention to grant
20.04.2001 Change - German title published on  06.06.2001 [2001/23]
21.09.2000 Renewal fee
27.06.2000 Examination report or reply
20.06.2000 Examination report or reply
22.02.2000 Examination report or reply
07.12.1999 Examination report or reply
01.10.1999 Examination report or reply
14.09.1999 Renewal fee
04.06.1999 First examination report
01.06.1999 Examination report or reply
15.09.1998 Renewal fee
30.04.1998 Change - applicant published on  17.06.1998 [1998/25]
30.04.1998 Change - representative published on  17.06.1998 [1998/25]
17.09.1997 Renewal fee
15.11.1996 Request for examination filed published on  02.01.1997 [1997/01]
15.03.1996 Publication of search report published on  01.05.1996 [1996/18]
26.01.1996 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  13.03.1996 [1996/11]