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EP3186195 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECALCIFYING EFFLUENT OF A WATER TREATMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.12.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.06.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Industriewater Eerbeek B.V.
Kanaalweg 8 A
6961 LW Eerbeek / NL
[2017/27]
Inventor(s)01 / HULSHOF, Walter Antonius Maria
c/o Kanaalweg 8A
NL-6961 LW Eerbeek / NL
 [2017/27]
Representative(s)V.O.
P.O. Box 87930
Carnegieplein 5
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
[2017/27]
Application number, filing date14772231.829.08.2014
[2017/27]
WO2014NL50591
Filing languageNL
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016032321
Date:03.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3186195
Date:05.07.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.03.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3186195
Date:11.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:C02F1/20, C02F1/52, C02F101/10, C02F103/28
[2017/27]
CPC:
C02F1/20 (EP); C02F5/02 (EP); C02F2001/5218 (EP);
C02F2101/10 (EP); C02F2101/105 (EP); C02F2103/28 (EP);
C02F2303/22 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2017/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ENTKALKUNG VON ABFLUSS EINER WASSERBEHANDLUNG[2017/27]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECALCIFYING EFFLUENT OF A WATER TREATMENT[2017/27]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE DÉCALCIFICATION D'EFFLUENT D'UN TRAITEMENT D'EAU[2017/27]
Entry into regional phase27.03.2017National basic fee paid 
27.03.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
27.03.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.03.2017Examination requested  [2017/27]
27.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.01.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.05.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
13.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.11.2019Fee for grant paid
04.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
24.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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