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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP0976010


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
14.03.2008 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.04.2008  [2008/16]
15.06.2007 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  18.07.2007  [2007/29]
25.05.2007 Change - lapse in a contracting state published on  27.06.2007  [2007/26]
23.03.2007 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  25.04.2007  [2007/17]
07.07.2006 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  09.08.2006  [2006/32]
19.05.2006 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  21.06.2006  [2006/25]
17.02.2006 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  05.04.2006  [2006/14]
30.09.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.11.2005  [2005/46]
29.07.2005 No opposition filed within time limit published on  14.09.2005  [2005/37]
27.05.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  13.07.2005  [2005/28]
20.05.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  06.07.2005  [2005/27]
18.03.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  04.05.2005  [2005/18]
11.02.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  30.03.2005  [2005/13]
28.01.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  16.03.2005  [2005/11]
21.01.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  09.03.2005  [2005/10]
06.08.2004 (Expected) grant published on  22.09.2004  [2004/39]
23.07.2004 New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: payment of fee
23.07.2004 New entry: Renewal fee paid
02.06.2004 New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit
07.05.2004 New entry: Payment of fee for grant
07.05.2004 New entry: Payment of fee for publishing/printing
25.02.2004 New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent
10.09.2003 New entry: Reply to examination report
06.09.2003 New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit
09.05.2003 Renewal fee
04.04.2003 Examination report or reply
04.02.2003 Examination report or reply
07.11.2002 Examination report or reply
14.06.2002 Examination report or reply
14.06.2002 First examination report
07.06.2002 Surcharge for renewal fee
07.06.2002 Renewal fee
31.05.2002 Surcharge for renewal fee
20.04.2001 Renewal fee
02.02.2001 Supplementary search report published on  21.03.2001 [2001/12]
20.04.2000 Renewal fee
17.12.1999 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  02.02.2000 [2000/05]
17.12.1999 Request for examination filed published on  02.02.2000 [2000/05]
23.11.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
19.11.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
17.11.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
16.11.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
10.03.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
03.02.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
30.12.1998 PCT data prior to European publication
29.09.1998 PCT data prior to European publication