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EP0883806 - CATALYST TESTING PROCESS AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 22.10.2010 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	22.10.2010	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 24.11.2010 [2010/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 4800 Calhoun Road Houston, Texas 77204 / US
	[2002/27]
Former [1998/51]	For all designated states Technology Licensing Co. L.L.C. 4th floor, 1401 Winchester Avenue Ashland, KY 41101 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / WILLSON, Richard, Coale, III 5147 Birdwood Drive Houston, TX 77096 / US
	[1998/51]
Representative(s)	Stilkenböhmer, Uwe Michael, et al Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR Bremen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2006/13]	Stilkenböhmer, Uwe Michael, et al Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner Martinistrasse 24 28195 Bremen / DE
Former [2004/18]	UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
Former [2001/09]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Former [1998/51]	Weisert, Annekäte, Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing., et al Patentanwälte Kraus Weisert & Partner Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15 80539 München / DE
Application number, filing date	97907768.2	25.02.1997
	[1998/51]
	WO1997US02756
Priority number, date	US19960012457P	28.02.1996 Original published format: US 12457 P
	US19960664836	17.06.1996 Original published format: US 664836
	[1999/17]
Former [1998/51]	WO2060US12457	28.02.1996
	US19960664836	17.06.1996
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9732208
	Date:	04.09.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0883806
	Date:	16.12.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.09.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/51]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0883806
	Date:	08.10.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/41]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0883806
	Date:	24.11.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	04.09.1997
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.07.2001
Classification	IPC:	G01N31/10, B01J19/00	[2001/35]
	CPC:	G01N31/10 (EP,US); B01J19/0046 (EP,US); B01J2219/00286 (EP,US); B01J2219/00315 (EP,US); B01J2219/00364 (EP,US); B01J2219/00527 (EP,US); (+) B01J2219/00585 (EP,US); B01J2219/00596 (EP,US); B01J2219/00659 (EP,US); B01J2219/00691 (EP,US); B01J2219/00704 (EP,US); B01J2219/00745 (EP,US); B01J2219/00747 (EP,US); C40B30/08 (EP,US); C40B40/18 (EP,US); Y10T436/214 (EP,US); Y10T436/24 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1998/51]	G01N31/10
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL [1998/51]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM TESTEN VON KATALYSATOREN	[1998/51]
	English:	CATALYST TESTING PROCESS AND APPARATUS	[1998/51]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCEDE D'ESSAI DE CATALYSEURS	[1998/51]
Entry into regional phase	31.07.1998	National basic fee paid
	31.07.1998	Search fee paid
	31.07.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	31.07.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	29.07.1997	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	31.07.1998	Examination requested [1998/51]
	05.04.2001	Request for accelerated examination filed
	24.04.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.05.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.05.2002	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	04.10.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.06.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	04.07.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.07.2003	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	31.07.2003	Fee for grant paid
	31.07.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP03022579.1 / EP1384995
	EP03022580.9 / EP1384996
	EP05014544.0 / EP1609526
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.2004 18.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE Degussa AG Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Wolfgang Evonik Degussa GmbH DG-IPM-PAT Postcode 84/339 Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau / DE
		02 07.07.2004 15.09.2009 WITHDRAWN hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company Kurpfalzring 104 69123 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Ricker, Mathias Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Zweibrückenstraße 5-7 80331 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/49]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.2004 18.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE Degussa AG Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Wolfgang Evonik Degussa GmbH DG-IPM-PAT Postcode 84/339 Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau / DE
		02 07.07.2004 15.09.2009 WITHDRAWN hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company Kurpfalzring 104 69123 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Ricker, Mathias Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Foerstl Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7 80331 München / DE
	Former [2009/43]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.2004 18.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE Degussa AG Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Wolfgang Evonik Degussa GmbH DG-IPM-PAT Postcode 84/339 Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau / DE
		02 07.07.2004 15.09.2009 WITHDRAWN hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company Kurpfalzring 104 69123 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Ricker, Mathias Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Foerstl Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7 80331 München / DE
	Former [2008/32]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.2004 18.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE Degussa AG Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Wolfgang Evonik Degussa GmbH DG-IPM-PAT Postcode 84/339 Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau / DE
		02 07.07.2004 18.04.2005 ADMISSIBLE hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company Kurpfalzring 104 69123 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Ricker, Mathias Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Foerstl Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7 80331 München / DE
	Former [2007/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.2004 Degussa Ag Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Wolfgang, Dr Degussa AG Intellectual Property Management Patente und Marken Standort Hanau Postfach 13 45 63403 Hanau / DE
		02 07.07.2004 hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company Kurpfalzring 104 69123 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Ricker, Mathias Wallinger, Ricker, Schlotter, Foerstl Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Zweibrückenstrasse 2 80331 München / DE
	Former [2004/36]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.2004 Degussa Ag Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Wolfgang, Dr Degussa AG Intellectual Property Management Patente und Marken Standort Hanau Postfach 13 45 63403 Hanau / DE
		02 07.07.2004 hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput experimentation company Kurpfalzring 104 69123 Heidelberg / DE Opponent's representative Ricker, Mathias, Dr. Jones Day, Rechtsanwälte, Attorneys-at-Law, Patentanwälte, Prinzregentenstrasse 11 80538 München / DE
	Former [2004/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.07.2004 Degussa Ag Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Wolfgang, Dr Degussa AG Intellectual Property Management Patente und Marken Standort Hanau Postfach 13 45 63403 Hanau / DE
	13.08.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	18.04.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	13.10.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	17.11.2006	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	17.11.2006	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	27.11.2006	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	01.02.2010	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	09.08.2010	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	25.01.2007	Appeal received No. T0004/07
	27.03.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	16.09.2009	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	28.12.2006	Appeal received No. T0004/07
	16.09.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	21.09.2009	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.02.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.02.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	04.02.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	06.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	08.10.2003
	ES	19.01.2004
	[2008/07]
Former [2004/46]	ES	19.01.2004
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