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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP0981668


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]
29.04.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  15.06.2005  [2005/24]
22.04.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  08.06.2005  [2005/23]
05.11.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.12.2004  [2004/52]
24.09.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  10.11.2004  [2004/46]
10.09.2004 No opposition filed within time limit published on  27.10.2004  [2004/44]
20.08.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  06.10.2004  [2004/41]
25.06.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  11.08.2004  [2004/33]
11.06.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  28.07.2004  [2004/31]
07.05.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  23.06.2004  [2004/26]
19.09.2003 (Expected) grant published on  05.11.2003  [2003/45]
10.09.2003 New entry: Payment of fee for publishing/printing
02.08.2003 New entry: Payment of fee for grant
20.05.2003 Renewal fee
25.04.2003 Change - representative published on  11.06.2003  [2003/24]
17.03.2003 Communication of intention to grant a patent
22.01.2003 Examination report or reply
25.09.2002 Examination report or reply
03.07.2002 Examination report or reply
28.06.2002 Examination report or reply
22.05.2002 Renewal fee
23.04.2002 Examination report or reply
27.12.2001 Examination report or reply
22.10.2001 Examination report or reply
17.08.2001 Examination report or reply
08.08.2001 Examination report or reply
01.06.2001 Change - representative published on  18.07.2001 [2001/29]
18.05.2001 Renewal fee
20.04.2001 First examination report
17.04.2001 Examination report or reply
14.01.2000 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  01.03.2000 [2000/09]
14.01.2000 Request for examination filed published on  01.03.2000 [2000/09]
14.12.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
14.12.1999 Renewal fee
11.12.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
19.02.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
30.12.1998 PCT data prior to European publication
05.11.1998 PCT data prior to European publication
29.09.1998 PCT data prior to European publication