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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP0873236


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
05.10.2005 Change: Appeal number
14.01.2005 Patent maintained (B2 publication) published on  02.03.2005  [2005/09]
13.01.2005 New entry: Fee for printing new specification paid
10.01.2005 Appeal number
12.11.2004 New entry: Despatch of interlocutory decision
12.11.2004 New entry: Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
30.07.2004 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  15.09.2004  [2004/38]
16.06.2004 New entry: Despatch of interlocutory decision
16.06.2004 New entry: Legal effect of interlocutory decision
14.02.2004 New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
06.02.2004 New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure
26.12.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  11.02.2004  [2004/07]
18.10.2003 New entry: Date of oral proceedings
13.06.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  30.07.2003  [2003/31]
24.02.2003 Change - appeal
17.01.2003 Change - representative published on  05.03.2003  [2003/10]
04.01.2003 Change - appeal
18.10.2002 Revocation of patent
30.08.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.10.2002  [2002/42]
17.05.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  03.07.2002  [2002/27]
15.02.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  03.04.2002  [2002/14]
18.12.2001 Communication of examination report in opposition
11.09.2001 Communication of examination report in opposition
06.06.2001 Request for accelerated examination
05.05.2001 Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative published on  20.06.2001 [2001/25]
02.05.2001 Communication of examination report in opposition
25.10.2000 Observations of proprietor to parties involved
11.10.2000 Observations of proprietor to parties involved
11.10.2000 Observations of proprietor on opposition
27.07.2000 Observations of proprietor to parties involved
14.07.2000 Opposition filed published on  30.08.2000 [2000/35]
13.07.2000 Unpublished change to opponent data
07.06.2000 Observations of proprietor on opposition
12.05.2000 Opposition filed published on  28.06.2000 [2000/26]
09.05.2000 Unpublished change to opponent data
18.06.1999 (Expected) grant published on  04.08.1999 [1999/31]
17.03.1999 Communication of intention to grant a patent
12.02.1999 First examination report
11.02.1999 Renewal fee
08.02.1999 Communication of intention to grant
08.02.1999 Communication of intention to grant a patent
08.02.1999 Request for accelerated examination
17.11.1998 Request for accelerated examination
11.09.1998 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  28.10.1998 [1998/44]
11.09.1998 Request for examination filed published on  28.10.1998 [1998/44]
07.09.1998 PCT data prior to European publication
10.02.1998 Renewal fee
23.07.1997 PCT data prior to European publication
17.07.1997 PCT data prior to European publication
17.10.1996 PCT data prior to European publication
11.04.1996 PCT data prior to European publication