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EP0738355 - IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO APPARATUS FOR USE IN FORMING PILES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.05.2000 Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	04.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Roxbury Limited 28 Irish Town Gibraltar / GI
	[1999/29]
Former [1999/26]	For all designated states Roxbury Limited 28 Irish Town / GI
Former [1996/43]	For all designated states Roxbury Limited 28 Irish Town / GI
	For all designated states BULLIVANT, Roger Alfred Park Manor, Newton Solney Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE15 0SS / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / BULLIVANT, Roger Alfred Park Manor, Newton Solney, Nr. Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire DE15 0SS / GB
	[1996/43]
Representative(s)	Swindell & Pearson Limited 48 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1GY / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1996/43]	Swindell & Pearson 48 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1GY / GB
Application number, filing date	95904644.2	05.01.1995
	[1996/43]
	WO1995GB00010
Priority number, date	GB19940000140	06.01.1994 Original published format: GB 9400140
	GB19940018843	19.09.1994 Original published format: GB 9418843
	[1996/43]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9518892
	Date:	13.07.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/30]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0738355
	Date:	23.10.1996
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.07.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1996/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0738355
	Date:	21.07.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/29]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	13.07.1995
Classification	IPC:	E02D5/38, E02D7/22	[1996/43]
	CPC:	E02D7/22 (EP,US); E02D5/385 (EP,US); E02D5/48 (EP,US); E21B10/44 (EP,US); E21B7/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, NL, PT, SE [1996/43]
Title	German:	VERBESSERUNGEN BETREFFEND EINE VORRICHTUNG ZUM HERSTELLEN VON PFÄHLEN	[1996/43]
	English:	IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO APPARATUS FOR USE IN FORMING PILES	[1996/43]
	French:	AMELIORATIONS RELATIVES A UN DISPOSITIF DESTINE A FORMER DES PILES	[1996/43]
Entry into regional phase	19.06.1996	National basic fee paid
	19.06.1996	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.06.1996	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	11.07.1995	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	19.06.1996	Examination requested [1996/45]
	07.05.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	14.09.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.11.1998	Fee for grant paid
	26.11.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	26.04.2000	No opposition filed within time limit [2000/28]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.01.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.01.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.01.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	21.07.1999
	ES	21.07.1999
	GR	21.07.1999
	IT	21.07.1999
	SE	21.07.1999
	PT	21.10.1999
	DE	22.10.1999
	[2008/06]
Former [2004/07]	AT	21.07.1999
	ES	21.07.1999
	GR	21.07.1999
	SE	21.07.1999
	PT	21.10.1999
	DE	22.10.1999
Former [2002/26]	AT	21.07.1999
	ES	21.07.1999
	SE	21.07.1999
	PT	21.10.1999
	DE	22.10.1999
Former [2002/23]	AT	21.07.1999
	SE	21.07.1999
	PT	21.10.1999
	DE	22.10.1999
Former [2000/26]	AT	21.07.1999
	PT	21.10.1999
	DE	22.10.1999
Former [2000/24]	AT	21.07.1999
	DE	22.10.1999
Former [2000/23]	DE	22.10.1999
Cited in	International search	[YA]DE523177 (SIEMENS BAUUNION GMBH) [Y] 8,11,12,15 * the whole document * [A] 16,21-23,33;
		[A]DE1097373 (PIERRE JEAN MARIE THEODORE ALL);
		[YA]FR1250513 (RAYMOND INT INC) [Y] 9 * page 8, column R, line 25 - page 9, column R, line 31; figures 14,15 * [A] 1;
		[A]BE754765 (FUNDEX PVBA);
		[A]DE2206104 (RAYMOND INTERNATIONAL INC.) [A] 27,29,31,35-37 * page 6, line 13 - page 11, line 2; figure - *;
		[YA]FR2180405 (STEDING JERRY [US]) [Y] 19 * figure -; claim - * [A] 27,29,31,32,37;
		[YA]NL7608927 (FUNDEX PVBA) [Y] 3-5 * the whole document * [A] 20;
		[XAY]NL7712013 (WILLIAM F GILLEN JR) [X] 1,6 * page 3, line 4 - page 5, line 22 * * page 6, line 25 - page 13, line 28; figures 1-12 * [A] 2,13,16,24-26 [Y] 3-5,8,9,11,12,15,19;
		[A]DE2949938 (BBC BROWN BOVERI & CIE [DE]) [A] 8,10,15,16,21,22,33 * page 10, line 13 - page 13, line 13; figure 1 *

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