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EP2639204 - Process and device for generating chlorine dioxide for the disinfection of water [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.05.2018 Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.06.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 22.02.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	17.07.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL	published on 19.08.2020 [2020/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Evoqua Water Technologies GmbH Auf der Weide 10 89312 Günzburg / DE
	[2014/25]
Former [2013/38]	For all designated states Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Groß, Erik Pointgasse 1 c 89312 Günzburg / DE
	02 / Schnitzler, Simon Pappelweg 6 89346 Bibertal / DE
	[2013/38]
Representative(s)	Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2017/28]	Holzer, Janine Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [2014/14]	Börner, Robert, et al Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date	12159621.7	15.03.2012
	[2013/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2639204
	Date:	18.09.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2639204
	Date:	12.07.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/28]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.06.2012
Classification	IPC:	C02F1/76, C01B11/02	[2013/38]
	CPC:	C01B11/023 (EP); C01B11/025 (EP); C02F1/763 (EP); C02F2201/006 (EP); C02F2209/42 (EP); C02F2301/043 (EP); (+) C02F2303/04 (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 [2017/28]
Former [2013/38]	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
Title	German:	Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung von Chlordioxid zur Desinfektion von Wasser	[2013/38]
	English:	Process and device for generating chlorine dioxide for the disinfection of water	[2013/38]
	French:	Procédé et dispositif pour produire du dioxyde de chlore pour la désinfection de l'eau	[2013/38]
Examination procedure	30.09.2013	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.10.2013	Examination requested [2013/46]
	24.01.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.07.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.10.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.02.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.08.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	12.10.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.02.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.06.2017	Fee for grant paid
	02.06.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	02.06.2017	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 24.01.2014
Opposition(s)	13.04.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.03.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	15.03.2012
	AL	12.07.2017
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	MK	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	PT	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	GB	15.03.2018
	IE	15.03.2018
	LU	15.03.2018
	MT	15.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
	[2020/34]
Former [2020/31]	HU	15.03.2012
	AT	12.07.2017
	CY	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	MK	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	PT	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	GB	15.03.2018
	IE	15.03.2018
	LU	15.03.2018
	MT	15.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2020/27]	HU	15.03.2012
	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	PT	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	GB	15.03.2018
	IE	15.03.2018
	LU	15.03.2018
	MT	15.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2020/15]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	TR	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	GB	15.03.2018
	IE	15.03.2018
	LU	15.03.2018
	MT	15.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2020/08]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	GB	15.03.2018
	IE	15.03.2018
	LU	15.03.2018
	MT	15.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2019/12]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	GB	15.03.2018
	IE	15.03.2018
	LU	15.03.2018
	BE	31.03.2018
	CH	31.03.2018
	LI	31.03.2018
Former [2019/09]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	IE	15.03.2018
	LU	15.03.2018
Former [2019/04]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
	LU	15.03.2018
Former [2018/52]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	MC	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/39]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SI	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/24]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	IT	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	SM	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/23]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	EE	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RO	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	SK	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/21]	AT	12.07.2017
	CZ	12.07.2017
	DK	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/12]	AT	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	LV	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/11]	AT	12.07.2017
	ES	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	PL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	BG	12.10.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
	GR	13.10.2017
	IS	12.11.2017
Former [2018/10]	AT	12.07.2017
	FI	12.07.2017
	HR	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	RS	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Former [2018/09]	FI	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	SE	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Former [2018/08]	FI	12.07.2017
	LT	12.07.2017
	NL	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Former [2018/07]	LT	12.07.2017
	NO	12.10.2017
Documents cited:	Search	[XI]US2003138371 (MCWHORTER THOMAS E [US], et al) [X] 1-8,10-13 * paragraphs [0046] , [0047] , [0049] , [0059] , [0061] , [0069] , [0080] , [0094] , [0098] , [0099]; figures 4,6,8 * [I] 9,14-29;
		[XI]US4414193 (FREDETTE MAURICE C J [CA], et al) [X] 1-4,7,8,16-20,22 * column 3, line 3 - column 7, line 28; figures 1-2 * [I] 5,6,9-15,21,23-29;
		[A]WO2011086147 (AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INT BV [NL], et al) [A] 1-29 * page 3, line 28 - page 4, line 18; figures 1-2 * * page 8, line 1 - page 9, line 12 *;
		[A]US4075308 (RAPSON W HOWARD, et al) [A] 1-29
	Examination	US2010320157
	by applicant	EP0515767

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