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EP About this file: EP1680211

EP1680211 - BACKWASH AND CLEANING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.05.2015
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.08.2016  [2016/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
181 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale
PA 15086 / US
[N/P]
Former [2014/21]For all designated states
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
4800 North Point Parkway, Suite 250
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
Former [2014/10]For all designated states
Siemens Water Technologies LLC
4800 North Point Parkway
Suite 250
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
Former [2011/23]For all designated states
Siemens Industry, Inc.
3333 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30005-4437 / US
Former [2007/10]For all designated states
Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
181 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086 / US
Former [2006/29]For all designated states
U.S. Filter Wastewater Group, Inc.
181 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086 / US
Inventor(s)01 / JOHNSON, Warren, Thomas
87 Avoca Road
Grose Vale, NSW 2753 / AU
 [2006/29]
Representative(s)Fyfe, Fiona Allison Watson
Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[2014/15]
Former [2009/52]French, Clive Harry, et al
Siemens AG P.O. Box 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
Former [2008/23]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2006/29]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04761327.822.09.2004
[2006/29]
WO2004AU01292
Priority number, dateAU2003090517422.09.2003         Original published format: AU 2003905174
[2006/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005028086
Date:31.03.2005
Language:EN
[2005/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1680211
Date:19.07.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.03.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1680211
Date:09.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU31.03.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.2007
ClassificationIPC:B01D65/02, // B01D65/06, B01D63/02
[2007/42]
CPC:
B01D63/0221 (EP,KR,US); B01D65/02 (EP,KR,US); B01D2315/06 (EP,KR,US);
B01D2321/04 (EP,KR,US); B01D2321/168 (EP,KR,US); B01D2321/2066 (EP,KR,US)
Former IPC [2006/29]B01D65/02
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2006/29]
TitleGerman:RÜCKSPÜLUNGS- UND REINIGUNGSVERFAHREN[2006/29]
English:BACKWASH AND CLEANING METHOD[2006/29]
French:PROCEDE DE NETTOYAGE ET DE LAVAGE A CONTRE-COURANT[2006/29]
Entry into regional phase07.04.2006National basic fee paid 
07.04.2006Search fee paid 
07.04.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
07.04.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.06.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
07.04.2006Examination requested  [2006/29]
20.04.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.11.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.08.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.01.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.08.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.02.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.05.2014Fee for grant paid
28.05.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.05.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  20.04.2009
Opposition(s)10.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
18.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
21.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
06.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
18.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.07.2014
BE09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SI09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
TR09.07.2014
IE22.09.2014
LU22.09.2014
CH30.09.2014
FR30.09.2014
LI30.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]AT09.07.2014
BE09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SI09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
IE22.09.2014
LU22.09.2014
CH30.09.2014
FR30.09.2014
LI30.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/50]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SI09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
IE22.09.2014
LU22.09.2014
BE30.09.2014
CH30.09.2014
FR30.09.2014
LI30.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/38]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
IE22.09.2014
LU22.09.2014
BE30.09.2014
CH30.09.2014
FR30.09.2014
LI30.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/37]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
IE22.09.2014
LU22.09.2014
BE30.09.2014
CH30.09.2014
LI30.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/33]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
LU22.09.2014
BE30.09.2014
CH30.09.2014
LI30.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/30]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
LU22.09.2014
BE30.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/23]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
CZ09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
EE09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
SK09.07.2014
LU22.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/22]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
DK09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
IT09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
RO09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
LU22.09.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/20]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
MC09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/12]AT09.07.2014
CY09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/11]CY09.07.2014
ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
PL09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
GR10.10.2014
PT10.11.2014
Former [2015/10]ES09.07.2014
FI09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
BG09.10.2014
Former [2015/09]FI09.07.2014
SE09.07.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]JPH10464  ;
 [X]US4931186  (FORD DOUGLAS L [AU], et al);
 [X]US4935143  (KOPP CLINTON V [AU], et al);
 [X]JPH1176769  (DAICEL CHEM);
International search[X]JPH1028845  ;
 [X]JPS6019002  ;
 [X]GB2120952  (JGC CORP);
 [X]US4767539  (FORD DOUGLAS L [AU]);
 [X]WO9302779  (MEMTEC LTD [AU]);
by applicantJPH1028845B
 GB2120952
 US4767539
 US4931186
 US4935143
 WO9302779
 JPH10464
 JPH1176769
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