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EP Event history: EP0968492


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
07.03.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  09.04.2008  [2008/15]
08.04.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  25.05.2005  [2005/21]
26.11.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  12.01.2005  [2005/02]
06.08.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.09.2004  [2004/39]
21.05.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  07.07.2004  [2004/28]
09.04.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  26.05.2004  [2004/22]
05.12.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  21.01.2004  [2004/04]
26.09.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  12.11.2003  [2003/46]
13.06.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  30.07.2003  [2003/31]
30.05.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.07.2003  [2003/29]
09.05.2003 No opposition filed within time limit published on  25.06.2003  [2003/26]
15.04.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  28.05.2003  [2003/22]
28.03.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  14.05.2003  [2003/20]
07.03.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  23.04.2003  [2003/17]
11.01.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  26.02.2003  [2003/09]
29.11.2002 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  15.01.2003  [2003/03]
17.05.2002 (Expected) grant published on  03.07.2002  [2002/27]
19.04.2002 Renewal fee
12.02.2002 Communication of intention to grant a patent
05.10.2001 Communication of intention to grant
05.10.2001 Communication of intention to grant a patent
28.05.2001 Communication of intention to grant
06.04.2001 Renewal fee
28.11.2000 Examination report or reply
20.10.2000 Examination report or reply
20.09.2000 Examination report or reply
12.05.2000 First examination report
11.05.2000 Examination report or reply
07.04.2000 Renewal fee
19.11.1999 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  05.01.2000 [2000/01]
19.11.1999 Request for examination filed published on  05.01.2000 [2000/01]
01.10.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
29.09.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
20.01.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
18.11.1998 PCT data prior to European publication
29.09.1998 PCT data prior to European publication