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EP1631816
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Extract from the Register of European Patents
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| EP1631816 - WIDE RANGE DYNAMIC RHEOMETER [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 14.04.2017 Database last updated on 14.03.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 14.04.2017 | Revocation of patent | published on 17.05.2017 [2017/20] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Waters Technologies Corporation 34 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 / US | [2012/41] |
| Former [2006/10] | For all designated states Waters Investments Limited 109 Lukens Drive New Castle Delaware 19720 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
GARRITANO, Ronald, F. 123 Somerfield Road Woolwich NJ 08085 / US | 02 /
BERTING, John, P. 2612 Majestic Drive Wilmington, DE 19810 / US | 03 /
MODE, Paul, G. 516 Riverside Drive Cranford, NJ 07016 / US | [2007/12] |
| Former [2006/10] | 01 /
GARRITANO, Ronald, F. 52B Rutland Lane Monroe Township, NJ 08831 / US | ||
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BERTING, John, P. 2612 Majestic Drive Wilmington, DE 19810 / US | |||
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MODE, Paul, G. 516 Riverside Drive Cranford, NJ 07016 / US | Representative(s) | Harding, Andrew Philip, et al Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2012/41] | Harding, Andrew Philip, et al Forresters Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München / DE | ||
| Former [2011/43] | Tönhardt, Marion Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE | ||
| Former [2006/10] | Tönhardt, Marion Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 04754478.8 | 09.06.2004 | [2006/10] | WO2004US17880 | Priority number, date | US20030459056 | 10.06.2003 Original published format: US 459056 | [2006/10] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | WO2004111607 | Date: | 23.12.2004 | Language: | EN | [2004/52] | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1631816 | Date: | 08.03.2006 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2006/10] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1631816 | Date: | 26.10.2011 | Language: | EN | [2011/43] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 23.06.2005 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 23.06.2008 | Classification | IPC: | G01N11/00 | [2007/30] | CPC: |
G01N11/14 (EP,US);
G01N2011/0013 (EP,US);
G01N2011/002 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [2006/10] | G01N11/00, G01N11/14 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2006/37] |
| Former [2006/10] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | DYNAMISCHES RHEOMETER MIT WEITEM BEREICH | [2006/10] | English: | WIDE RANGE DYNAMIC RHEOMETER | [2006/10] | French: | RHEOMETRE DYNAMIQUE A GAMME ETENDUE | [2006/10] | Entry into regional phase | 06.12.2005 | National basic fee paid | 06.12.2005 | Search fee paid | 06.12.2005 | Designation fee(s) paid | 06.12.2005 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 06.12.2005 | Examination requested [2006/10] | 17.02.2006 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 04.02.2011 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 28.04.2011 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 20.05.2011 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 10.09.2011 | Fee for grant paid | 10.09.2011 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Divisional application(s) | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 04.02.2011 | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
25.07.2012
02.08.2012
ADMISSIBLE Anton Paar GmbH Anton-Paar-Str. 20 8054 Graz / AT Opponent's representative Dilg, Haeusler, Schindelmann Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Leonrodstraße 58 80636 München / DE | [2012/36] | 14.09.2012 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 24.01.2013 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 29.10.2013 | Date of oral proceedings | 07.11.2013 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 07.11.2013 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 16.12.2016 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [2017/20] | Appeal following opposition | 16.01.2014 | Appeal received No. T0143/14 | 14.03.2014 | Statement of grounds filed | 16.12.2016 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected | 16.12.2016 | Date of oral proceedings | 23.12.2016 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 06.12.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 27.06.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 25.06.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 26.06.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 25.06.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 27.06.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [A] GB2356937 (ANTON PAAR GMBH et al.) [A] 1-18 * page 11, line 7 - line 13; claim 5 * | [A] WO9742483 (POLYMER PROCESSING INST et al.) [A] 1-18 * page 1, line 5 - line 10 * * page 12, line 11 - page 13, line 28; claims 2,3,10 * |