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EP2550551 - A SYSTEM FOR SCANNING OF EARTH'S SELF-POTENTIAL FIELD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.10.2015 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	12.10.2018	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL	published on 14.11.2018 [2018/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Anusandhan Bhawan, 2 Rafi Marg New Delhi 110 001 / IN
	[2013/05]
Inventor(s)	01 / BANDI, Vijayagopal National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road Hyderabad 500 007 / IN
	02 / NANDURI, Purushotham, Rajendra, Prasad National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road Hyderabad 500 007 / IN
	03 / DEVANATHA, Muralidharan National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road Hyderabad 500 007 / IN
	04 / UPPALA, Sathyanarayana National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road Hyderabad 500 007 / IN
	[2013/05]
Representative(s)	Lebrette, Camille, et al BECKER & ASSOCIES 25, Rue Louis Le Grand 75002 Paris / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2013/05]	Lebrette, Camille, et al BECKER & ASSOCIES 25, rue Louis Le Grand 75002 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date	11719628.7	21.03.2011
	WO2011IB00587
Priority number, date	IN2010DEL0670	22.03.2010 Original published format: IN DE06702010
	[2013/05]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2011117704
	Date:	29.09.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/39]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2550551
	Date:	30.01.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.09.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/05]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2550551
	Date:	17.12.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	08.12.2011
Classification	IPC:	G01V3/08	[2013/05]
	CPC:	G01V3/082 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2013/05]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SYSTEM ZUR ERFASSUNG DES SELBSTPOTENTIALS DER ERDE	[2013/05]
	English:	A SYSTEM FOR SCANNING OF EARTH'S SELF-POTENTIAL FIELD	[2013/05]
	French:	SYSTÈME DE BALAYAGE DU CHAMP D'AUTO-POTENTIEL DE LA TERRE	[2013/05]
Entry into regional phase	14.06.2012	National basic fee paid
	14.06.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.06.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.12.2011	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	14.06.2012	Examination requested [2013/05]
	02.05.2013	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	30.08.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	25.10.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.01.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.06.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.07.2014	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.11.2014	Fee for grant paid
	04.11.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	04.11.2014	Receipt 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 30.08.2013
Opposition(s)	18.09.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2015/48]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	21.03.2011
	AL	17.12.2014
	AT	17.12.2014
	BE	17.12.2014
	BG	17.12.2014
	CY	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	MK	17.12.2014
	MT	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SI	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	SM	17.12.2014
	TR	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IE	21.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
	PT	17.04.2015
	[2018/46]
Former [2018/31]	HU	21.03.2011
	AT	17.12.2014
	BE	17.12.2014
	BG	17.12.2014
	CY	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	MK	17.12.2014
	MT	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SI	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	SM	17.12.2014
	TR	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IE	21.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
	PT	17.04.2015
Former [2017/38]	HU	21.03.2011
	AT	17.12.2014
	BE	17.12.2014
	BG	17.12.2014
	CY	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	MT	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SI	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	SM	17.12.2014
	TR	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IE	21.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
	PT	17.04.2015
Former [2017/03]	AT	17.12.2014
	BE	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	MT	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SI	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IE	21.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2016/24]	AT	17.12.2014
	BE	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SI	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IE	21.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2016/12]	AT	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SI	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IE	21.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2016/07]	AT	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IE	21.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2016/06]	AT	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	CH	31.03.2015
	LI	31.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2016/03]	AT	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	IT	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2015/47]	AT	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	LU	21.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2015/46]	AT	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	MC	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2015/38]	AT	17.12.2014
	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
	IS	17.04.2015
Former [2015/37]	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	PL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	SK	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
Former [2015/36]	CZ	17.12.2014
	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	RO	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
Former [2015/35]	EE	17.12.2014
	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
Former [2015/33]	ES	17.12.2014
	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
Former [2015/29]	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	NL	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
Former [2015/24]	FI	17.12.2014
	HR	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	LV	17.12.2014
	RS	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
	GR	18.03.2015
Former [2015/23]	FI	17.12.2014
	LT	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
Former [2015/21]	LT	17.12.2014
	NO	17.03.2015
Former [2015/20]	LT	17.12.2014
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		[Y] - WEIGEL M, "Self-potential surveys on waste dumps theory and practice", LECTURE NOTES IN EARTH SCIENCES : LNES, SPRINGER, (19890101), vol. 27, doi:10.1007/BFB0011634, ISSN 0930-0317, pages 109 - 120, XP009151689 [Y] 1-14 * abstract * * page 109, paragraph 1 - paragraph 2 * * page 110, paragraph 4 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BFb0011634
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		- M.G.DRAHAR, "Application of the self-potential method to Archaeological Prospection: Some case histories", ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECT, (2004), vol. 1, pages 77 - 105
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