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EP About this file: EP1559472

EP1559472 - Water filtration using immersed membranes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  22.04.2016
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.04.2016Refusal of applicationpublished on 25.05.2016  [2016/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zenon Technology Partnership
The Corporation Trust Company Corporation Trust Centre 1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801 / US
[2007/13]
Former [2005/31]For all designated states
Zenon Environmental Inc.
3239 Dundas Street West
Oakville, Ontario L6M 4B2 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / Cote, Pierre
26 Tally-Ho Drive
Dundas, Ontario L9H 3M6 / CA
02 / Janson, Arnold
343 Rankin Drive
Burlington, Ontario L7N 2B2 / CA
03 / Husain, Hadi
88 Porteous Circle
Brampton, Ontario L6S 5C5 / CA
04 / Singh, Manwinder
5008 Marjan Lane
Burlington, Ontario L7L 6H2 / CA
05 / Adams, Nicholas
37 Kipling Road
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 3X2 / CA
 [2005/45]
Former [2005/31]01 / Cote, Pierre
26 Tally-Ho Drive
Dundas, Ontario L9H 3M6 / CA
02 / Janson, Arnold
343 Rankin Drive
Burlington, Ontario L7N 2B2 / CA
03 / Husain, Hadi
88 Porteous Circle
Brampton, Ontario L6S 5C5 / CA
04 / Singh, Manwinder
1460 Ghent Avenue
Burlington, Ontario L7S 1X7 / CA
05 / Adams, Nicholas
37 Kipling Road
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 3X2 / CA
Representative(s)Nash, David Allan
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
[2014/44]
Former [2014/36]McCartney, Jonathan William
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Former [2005/31]Gibbs, Christopher Stephen
Haseltine Lake, Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date05006802.218.11.1999
[2005/31]
Priority number, dateUS19980109520P23.11.1998         Original published format: US 109520 P
[2005/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1559472
Date:03.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:B01D65/08, B01D61/22, C02F1/44, B01D65/02, C02F3/12
[2005/31]
CPC:
B01D61/16 (EP); B01D61/149 (EP,US); B01D61/145 (EP);
B01D61/18 (EP); B01D61/22 (EP); B01D63/043 (EP);
B01D65/02 (EP); B01D65/08 (EP); C02F1/444 (EP);
B01D2315/06 (EP); B01D2321/04 (EP); B01D2321/18 (EP);
B01D2321/2066 (EP); B01D2321/2083 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2005/31]
TitleGerman:Wasserfiltration mit Hilfe von Unterwassermembranen[2005/31]
English:Water filtration using immersed membranes[2005/31]
French:Filtrage de l'eau au moyen de membranes immergées[2005/31]
Examination procedure25.01.2006Examination requested  [2006/12]
10.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.09.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.11.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.09.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.10.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
06.01.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/21]
25.11.2015Date of oral proceedings
04.01.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
08.01.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/21]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP99955620.2  / EP1140330
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 (EP19990955620) is  14.01.2003
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
06.01.2015Request for further processing filed
06.01.2015Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.01.2015Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
06.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
06.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
06.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
14.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
14.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
30.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
27.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
27.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
26.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
29.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
04.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
27.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 15
26.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 16
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 17
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.200709   M06   Fee paid on   30.01.2008
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH10286563  ;
 [A]JPH08257373  ;
 [A]US5248424  (COTE PIERRE L [CA], et al);
 [A]EP0655418  (OMNIUM TRAITEMENT VALORISA [FR]);
 [A]WO9706880  (ZENON ENVIRONMENTAL INC [CA]);
 [X]WO9718887  (OMNIUM TRAITEMENT VALORISA [FR], et al);
 [A]US5643455  (KOPP CLINTON VIRGIL [AU], et al)
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