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EP1272692 - ELECTRO-PLATING APPARATUS AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 05.03.2010 Database last updated on 05.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.03.2010	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 07.04.2010 [2010/14]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TDAO Limited Unit E2 Welland Business Park Valley Way Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7PS / GB
	[2003/35]
Former [2003/02]	For all designated states Technology Development Associate Operations Limited Unit E2 Welland Business Park Valley Way Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7PS / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / LOWE, John Michael 7 The Heights Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 8BQ / GB
	[2003/02]
Representative(s)	(deleted)
	[2010/02]
Former [2003/02]	Fox-Male, Nicholas Vincent Humbert Eric Potter Clarkson Park View House 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Application number, filing date	01911883.5	13.03.2001
	[2003/02]
	WO2001GB01087
Priority number, date	GB20000005886	13.03.2000 Original published format: GB 0005886
	[2003/02]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0168949
	Date:	20.09.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1272692
	Date:	08.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.09.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/02]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	20.09.2001
Classification	IPC:	C25D5/08, C25D5/02	[2003/02]
	CPC:	C25D5/02 (EP,KR,US); C25D5/08 (EP,KR,US); C25D17/005 (EP,KR,US); C25D17/10 (EP,KR,US); C25D17/12 (EP,KR,US); C25D21/12 (EP,KR,US); (+) C25D5/611 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2003/02]
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:	ELEKTROPLATTIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN	[2003/02]
	English:	ELECTRO-PLATING APPARATUS AND METHOD	[2003/02]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE DEPOT ELECTROLYTIQUE	[2003/02]
Entry into regional phase	10.10.2002	National basic fee paid
	10.10.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.10.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	26.09.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	10.10.2002	Examination requested [2003/02]
	15.10.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.10.2009	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2010/14]
	30.10.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.11.2009	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2010/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.09.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.09.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.03.2006	06 M06 Fee paid on 29.09.2006
	31.03.2007	07 M06 Fee paid on 28.09.2007
	31.03.2008	08 M06 Fee paid on 30.09.2008
	31.03.2009	09 M06 Not yet paid
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Cited in	International search	[X]JPH0766345 ;
		[XA]JPH07109599 ;
		[XA]GB1405670 (CII HONEYWELL BULL) [X] 1,2,10,11,17,18,26,27 * page 1, line 85 - page 2, line 12 * * page 2, lines 58-65 * * page 3, lines 23-30,52-83 * * figure - * [A] 8,24;
		[A]JPH04311591 ;
		[A]US3334028 (POLICHETTE JOSEPH N) [A] 1,4,5,7,8,10,11,17,20-23,25,26 * column 1, lines 17-29 * * column 1, line 64 - column 2, line 54 *;
		[A]JPH08100296 ;
		[A]JPS5996289 ;
		[A]JPH02101189 ;
		[A]JPS63140099
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950731), vol. 1995, no. 06, & JP07066345 A 19950310 (CHICHIBU FUJI:KK) [X] 1-10,12,17-26,28 * abstract * * figure - *
		[XA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950831), vol. 1995, no. 07, & JP07109599 A 19950425 (NEC CORP) [X] 1,4-9,17,20-25 * abstract * * figure - * [A] 2,3,13,18,19,29
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930323), vol. 017, no. 142, Database accession no. (C - 1038), & JP04311591 A 19921104 (SUMITOMO METAL IND LTD) [A] 1,4-11,17,20-27 * abstract * * figure - *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960830), vol. 1996, no. 08, & JP08100296 A 19960416 (SHIBAURA ENG WORKS CO LTD) [A] 1,4,9-11,17,20,25-27 * abstract * * figure 17 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19840927), vol. 008, no. 212, Database accession no. (C - 244), & JP59096289 A 19840602 (SONITSUKUSU:KK) [A] 1,4,9-11,17,20,25-27 * abstract * * figure - *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900629), vol. 014, no. 304, Database accession no. (C - 0734), & JP02101189 A 19900412 (L DABURU II:KK) [A] 2,3,5-7,9,11,18,19,21-23,25,27 * abstract * * figure - *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19881021), vol. 012, no. 398, Database accession no. (C - 538), & JP63140099 A 19880611 (NGK INSULATORS LTD) [A] * the whole document *

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