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EP1545753 - MEMBRANE STRIP DIFFUSER FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/26]	STRIP DIFFUSER PCT I
	[2009/08]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 03.05.2013 Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state New state(s): CY, LU, TR	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Xylem IP Holdings LLC 1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604 / US
	[2012/28]
Former [2009/33]	For all designated states ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. 1105 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 / US
Former [2005/26]	For all designated states ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1105 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / CASPER, Thomas 27930 Sunvalley Circle Waukesha, WI 53189 / US
	02 / SCHOENENBERGER, Mark West 66 North 585 Madison Avenue Cedarburg, WI 53012 / US
	03 / LAUBENSTEIN, Brad 726 West Larabee Street Port Washington, WI 53074 / US
	04 / REILLY, James 7 Guinevere Circle Shrewsbury, MA 01545 / US
	05 / KRALL, Joseph 2000 Blackfoot Avenue Grafton, WI 53024 / US
	[2005/26]
Representative(s)	Hitchcock, Esmond Antony, et al Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2005/26]	Hitchcock, Esmond Antony, et al Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date	03785236.5	13.08.2003
	[2005/26]
	WO2003US25261
Priority number, date	US20020402715P	13.08.2002 Original published format: US 402715 P
	US20020408284P	06.09.2002 Original published format: US 408284 P
	[2005/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2004014532
	Date:	19.02.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/08]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1545753
	Date:	29.06.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.02.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/26]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1545753
	Date:	12.08.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/33]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	19.02.2004
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.02.2007
Classification	IPC:	B01F3/04, C02F3/20	[2007/10]
	CPC:	C02F3/201 (EP,US); B01F23/23124 (EP,US); B01F23/2311 (EP,US); B01F23/231143 (EP,US); B01F23/231151 (EP,US); B01F23/23125 (EP,US); (+) B01F23/231264 (EP,US); B01F23/23761 (EP,US); B01F2035/351 (EP,US); B01F2101/305 (EP,US); Y02W10/10 (US); Y10S261/70 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2005/26]	B01F3/04
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2005/26]
Extension states	AL	03.03.2005
	LT	03.03.2005
	LV	03.03.2005
	MK	03.03.2005
Title	German:	STREIFENFÖRMIGER MEMBRANDIFFUSOR ZUR ABWASSERBEHANDLUNG	[2009/08]
	English:	MEMBRANE STRIP DIFFUSER FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT	[2009/08]
	French:	APPAREIL A DIFFUSION PAR MEMBRANE EN FORME DE BANDE POUR LE TRAITEMENT DES EAUX USEES	[2009/08]
	Former [2005/26]	STREIFENUMLENKER
	Former [2005/26]	STRIP DIFFUSER PCT I
	Former [2005/26]	DIFFUSEUR A BANDES PCT I
Entry into regional phase	14.02.2005	National basic fee paid
	14.02.2005	Search fee paid
	14.02.2005	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.02.2005	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.03.2004	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	14.02.2005	Examination requested [2005/26]
	18.05.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	27.11.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.05.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.11.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.02.2009	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.06.2009	Fee for grant paid
	25.06.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP09008727.1 / EP2110170
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 12.05.2010 25.05.2010 ADMISSIBLE Aquaconsult Anlagenbau GmbH Badener Strasse 46 2514 Traiskirchen / AT Opponent's representative SONN Patentanwälte GmbH & Co KG, et al, et al Riemergasse 14 1010 Wien / AT
		[N/P]
	Former [2012/47]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.05.2010 25.05.2010 ADMISSIBLE Aquaconsult Anlagenbau GmbH Badener Strasse 46 2514 Traiskirchen / AT Opponent's representative Sonn & Partner Patentanwälte, et al, et al Riemergasse 14 1010 Wien / AT
	Former [2010/25]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.05.2010 Aquaconsult Anlagenbau GmbH Wassergasse 22-26/9 2500 Baden / AT Opponent's representative Sonn & Partner Patentanwälte, et al, et al Riemergasse 14 A-1010 Wien / AT
	18.06.2010	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	13.10.2010	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	18.12.2012	Date of oral proceedings
	18.12.2012	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2013/23]
	18.01.2013	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	18.01.2013	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	12.08.2009
	CY	12.08.2009
	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	IT	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	SK	12.08.2009
	TR	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	GR	13.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
	HU	13.02.2010
	LU	13.08.2010
	CH	31.08.2010
	LI	31.08.2010
	MC	31.08.2010
	[2015/21]
Former [2011/31]	BE	12.08.2009
	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	IT	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	SK	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	GR	13.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
	HU	13.02.2010
	CH	31.08.2010
	LI	31.08.2010
	MC	31.08.2010
Former [2011/20]	BE	12.08.2009
	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	IT	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	SK	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	GR	13.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
	CH	31.08.2010
	LI	31.08.2010
	MC	31.08.2010
Former [2011/15]	BE	12.08.2009
	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	IT	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	SK	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	GR	13.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
	MC	31.08.2010
Former [2011/14]	BE	12.08.2009
	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	IT	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	SK	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	GR	13.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
Former [2010/49]	BE	12.08.2009
	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	SK	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	GR	13.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
Former [2010/28]	BE	12.08.2009
	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	SK	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
Former [2010/23]	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	SK	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
Former [2010/22]	CZ	12.08.2009
	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	RO	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
Former [2010/20]	DK	12.08.2009
	EE	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
Former [2010/17]	DK	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	BG	12.11.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
Former [2010/16]	DK	12.08.2009
	FI	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
	PT	12.12.2009
Former [2010/11]	FI	12.08.2009
	SI	12.08.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
Former [2010/09]	FI	12.08.2009
	ES	23.11.2009
Former [2010/08]	ES	23.11.2009
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4288394 (EWING LLOYD, et al) [A] 1-50 * abstract *;
		[A]DE3716744 (GVA MBH [DE]) [A] 1-50 * column 2, line 16 - column 3, line 40 * * abstract *;
		[A]DE4314766 (PASSAVANT WERKE [DE]) [A] 1-50* abstract *;
		[A]DE9412161U (SCHNEIDER NORBERT [DE]) [A] 1-50 * page 3, paragraphs 4,5 * * page 4, paragraph 3 * * page 5, paragraph 3 * * page 6, paragraph 2 - page 7, paragraph 2 * * figures 1,2 *;
		[DA]US2002003314 (CANTZ THOMAS [CH]) [DA] 1-50 * paragraphs [0011] - [0013] * * paragraphs [0039] , [0040] * * abstract *;
		[DA]US6406005 (LAWSON THOMAS URIE [AU], et al) [DA] 1-50 * column 3, line 64 - column 4, line 47 * * abstract *;
		[PA]WO03043722 (LAWSON THOMAS URIE [AU]) [PA] 1-50 * abstract *
	International search	[A]US3063689 (DALTON COPPOCK PHILIP);
		[A]US3432154 (DANJES MARTIN HERMANN);
		[A]US4060486 (SCHREIBER AUGUST);
		[A]US4606867 (EGUCHI MASAYUKI [JP]);
		[A]US5015421 (MESSNER RUDOLF [DE]);
		[A]US5352391 (HECK URS V [CH]);
		[A]US6406005 (LAWSON THOMAS URIE [AU], et al)

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