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Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP Event history: EP0969803


Date  Description European Patent Bulletin date, issue number
24.04.2009 Revocation of patent published on  27.05.2009  [2009/22]
04.04.2009 Deletion: Date of oral proceedings
04.04.2009 New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure
20.02.2009 Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative published on  25.03.2009  [2009/13]
19.12.2008 Change: Date of oral proceedings
19.12.2008 Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
14.07.2006 New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal
06.04.2006 Change: Appeal number
05.04.2006 New entry: Date of receipt of notice of appeal
26.01.2006 New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
26.01.2006 New entry: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked
28.10.2005 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  14.12.2005  [2005/50]
14.03.2005 New entry: Date of oral proceedings
26.11.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  12.01.2005  [2005/02]
22.11.2004 New entry: Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
15.09.2004 New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
13.08.2004 New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
06.08.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.09.2004  [2004/39]
11.06.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  28.07.2004  [2004/31]
21.05.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  07.07.2004  [2004/28]
12.05.2004 New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
09.04.2004 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  26.05.2004  [2004/22]
09.01.2004 New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
05.12.2003 Opposition filed published on  21.01.2004  [2004/04]
29.11.2003 Unpublished change to opponent data
28.11.2003 Opposition filed published on  14.01.2004  [2004/03]
21.11.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  07.01.2004  [2004/02]
14.11.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  02.01.2004  [2004/01]
26.09.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  12.11.2003  [2003/46]
05.09.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  22.10.2003  [2003/43]
22.08.2003 Lapse of the patent in a contracting state published on  08.10.2003  [2003/41]
11.01.2003 (Expected) grant published on  26.02.2003  [2003/09]
23.10.2002 Communication of intention to grant a patent
09.09.2002 Communication of intention to grant
09.09.2002 Communication of intention to grant a patent
27.08.2002 Application deemed to be withdrawn
14.06.2002 Examination report or reply
17.05.2002 Communication of intention to grant
15.05.2002 Application deemed to be withdrawn
08.04.2002 Renewal fee
12.02.2002 Examination report or reply
25.09.2001 Examination report or reply
09.07.2001 Change - request for further processing
06.07.2001 Change - request for further processing
02.07.2001 Change - request for further processing
18.06.2001 Application deemed to be withdrawn
18.06.2001 Examination report or reply
20.03.2001 Examination report or reply
06.03.2001 Renewal fee
03.11.2000 First examination report
31.10.2000 Examination report or reply
27.03.2000 Renewal fee
26.11.1999 Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin published on  12.01.2000 [2000/02]
26.11.1999 Request for examination filed published on  12.01.2000 [2000/02]
19.11.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
10.08.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
18.01.1999 PCT data prior to European publication
07.10.1998 PCT data prior to European publication
30.09.1998 PCT data prior to European publication