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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP0957873


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
11.07.2008 Change - representative published on  13.08.2008  [2008/33]
18.01.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  20.02.2008  [2008/08]
19.01.2007 Revocation of patent published on  21.02.2007  [2007/08]
17.10.2006 Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
17.10.2006 New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
05.10.2006 New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
05.10.2006 New entry: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked
08.09.2006 Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative published on  11.10.2006  [2006/41]
17.02.2006 New entry: Date of oral proceedings
19.07.2004 New entry: Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
16.07.2004 Change - representative published on  01.09.2004  [2004/36]
11.06.2004 Change - representative published on  28.07.2004  [2004/31]
12.05.2004 New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
19.01.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  03.03.2004  [2004/10]
20.12.2003 New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
05.12.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  21.01.2004  [2004/04]
21.11.2003 Unpublished change to opponent data
21.11.2003 Opposition filed published on  07.01.2004  [2004/02]
22.08.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  08.10.2003  [2003/41]
20.06.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  06.08.2003  [2003/32]
04.01.2003 (Expected) grant published on  19.02.2003  [2003/08]
13.12.2002 Renewal fee
04.12.2002 Communication of intention to grant a patent
22.07.2002 Communication of intention to grant a patent
05.06.2002 Examination report or reply
17.01.2002 Examination report or reply
17.12.2001 Renewal fee
14.12.2001 Examination report or reply
15.10.2001 Examination report or reply
01.06.2001 First examination report
28.05.2001 Examination report or reply
14.12.2000 Renewal fee
14.12.1999 Renewal fee
08.10.1999 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  24.11.1999 [1999/47]
08.10.1999 Request for examination filed published on  24.11.1999 [1999/47]
06.10.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
25.06.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
15.10.1998 PCT data prior to European publication
18.08.1998 PCT data prior to European publication
20.02.1998 PCT data prior to European publication