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EP1124763 - TREATMENT OF WATER CONTAINING CARBONACEOUS SOLIDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.07.2004 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	26.11.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MC	published on 12.01.2005 [2005/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION Watco Building, 491 18th Avenue, Rietfontein 0084 Pretoria / ZA
	[N/P]
Former [2001/34]	For all designated states Water Research Commission Watco Building, 491 18th Avenue, Rietfontein 0084 Pretoria / ZA
Inventor(s)	01 / ROSE, Peter, Dale 11 Wiltshire Crescent 6139 Grahamstown / ZA
	02 / HART, Oliver, O'Connor 9 Jacobus Uys Way 6139 Grahamstown / ZA
	[2001/34]
Representative(s)	Walsh, David Patrick, et al Appleyard Lees 15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/34]	Walsh, David Patrick, et al Appleyard Lees, 15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
Application number, filing date	99970373.9	14.10.1999
	[2001/34]
	WO1999IB01675
Priority number, date	ZA19980009428	15.10.1998 Original published format: ZA 9809428
	[2001/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0021891
	Date:	20.04.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1124763
	Date:	22.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/34]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1124763
	Date:	03.09.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/36]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	20.04.2000
Classification	IPC:	C02F3/28, // (C02F103/20, 103:24, 103:28, 103:32)	[2001/34]
	CPC:	C02F3/345 (EP,US); C02F3/28 (EP,US); C02F2103/20 (EP,US); C02F2103/24 (EP,US); C02F2103/28 (EP,US); C02F2103/32 (EP,US); (+) Y10S210/912 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/34]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON ABWASSER MIT KOHLENSTOFFHALTIGEN FESTSTOFFPARTIKELN	[2001/34]
	English:	TREATMENT OF WATER CONTAINING CARBONACEOUS SOLIDS	[2001/34]
	French:	TRAITEMENT D'EAUX CONTENANT DES SOLIDES CARBONES	[2001/34]
Entry into regional phase	21.04.2001	National basic fee paid
	21.04.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.04.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.05.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	21.04.2001	Examination requested [2001/34]
	17.01.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.05.2003	Fee for grant paid
	09.05.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	04.06.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/35]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.09.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.2002	04 M06 Fee paid on 27.11.2002
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	03.09.2003
	CH	03.09.2003
	FI	03.09.2003
	LI	03.09.2003
	CY	14.10.2003
	LU	14.10.2003
	MC	31.10.2003
	DK	03.12.2003
	GR	03.12.2003
	PT	03.02.2004
	[2005/02]
Former [2004/41]	AT	03.09.2003
	CH	03.09.2003
	FI	03.09.2003
	LI	03.09.2003
	CY	14.10.2003
	LU	14.10.2003
	DK	03.12.2003
	GR	03.12.2003
	PT	03.02.2004
Former [2004/39]	AT	03.09.2003
	CH	03.09.2003
	FI	03.09.2003
	LI	03.09.2003
	CY	14.10.2003
	LU	14.10.2003
	GR	03.12.2003
	PT	03.02.2004
Former [2004/36]	AT	03.09.2003
	CH	03.09.2003
	FI	03.09.2003
	LI	03.09.2003
	CY	14.10.2003
	GR	03.12.2003
	PT	03.02.2004
Former [2004/31]	AT	03.09.2003
	CH	03.09.2003
	FI	03.09.2003
	LI	03.09.2003
	GR	03.12.2003
	PT	03.02.2004
Former [2004/22]	AT	03.09.2003
	CH	03.09.2003
	FI	03.09.2003
	LI	03.09.2003
	GR	03.12.2003
Former [2004/14]	AT	03.09.2003
	FI	03.09.2003
	GR	03.12.2003
Former [2004/12]	FI	03.09.2003
Cited in	International search	[XA]US4519912 (KAUFFMAN JIM W [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6 * claims 12,14,19 * [A] 7;
		[X]US4522723 (KAUFFMAN JIM W [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6 * column 3, line 15 - line 24 * * column 4, line 39 - line 45 * * column 5, line 44; example 1 *;
		[X]EP0436254 (SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL]) [X] 1,2 * page 3, line 24 - line 40; figure 1 *;
		[X]WO9403403 (WRC PLC [GB], et al) [X] 1-3,5,9 * page 2, line 15 - line 22 * * page 5, line 31 - page 6, line 2 * * page 7, line 20 - line 31; figure . *;
		[A]US5298163 (EHLINGER FREDERIC [FR]) [A] 13 * column 2, line 64 *;
		[A]US5616241 (KHUDENKO BORIS M [US]) [A] 10-12 * column 19, line 5 - column 20, line 11 *;
		[X]WO9729055 (THIOPAQ SULFUR SYSTEMS B V [NL], et al) [X] 1-3,5,7,8 * abstract * * page 2, line 7 - line 19 * * page 3, line 29 * * page 4, line 5 *;
		[A]WO9804503 (THIOPAQ SULFUR SYSTEMS B V [NL], et al) [A] 14* page 1, line 25 - line 27 *

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