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EP3447111 - USE OF A FUEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING DETERGENT AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT ADDITIVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/09]	FUEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING DETERGENT AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT ADDITIVE
	[2021/47]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.06.2022 Database last updated on 09.07.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.05.2022
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.05.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.01.2022
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 01.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 30.08.2019
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 25.01.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	16.02.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 20.03.2024 [2024/12]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Innospec Limited Innospec Manufacturing Park Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH65 4EY / GB
	[2019/09]
Inventor(s)	01 / REID, Jacqueline Cheshire View Stonehill Barns Cymau Lane Cymau, LL12 9TQ / GB
	02 / BURGESS, Vince c/o Innospec Limited Innospec Manufacturing Park Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 4EY / GB
	[2022/30]
Former [2019/09]	01 / REID, Jacqueline Cheshire View Stonehill Barns Cymau Lane Cymau, LL12 9TQ / GB
	02 / BURGESS, Vince Innospec Limited Innospec Manufacturing Park Oil Sites Road Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 4EY / GB
Representative(s)	Appleyard Lees IP LLP 15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
	[2019/09]
Application number, filing date	18189048.4	10.03.2011
	[2019/09]
Priority number, date	GB20100003973	10.03.2010 Original published format: GB 201003973
	[2019/09]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3447111
	Date:	27.02.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/09]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3447111
	Date:	27.07.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/30]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.11.2018
Classification	IPC:	C10L1/224	[2019/09]
	CPC:	C10L10/04 (EP,US); C10L1/18 (US); C10L1/22 (US); C10L10/06 (EP,US); C10L1/1817 (US); C10L1/1824 (EP,US); (+) C10L1/1881 (EP,US); C10L1/189 (EP,US); C10L1/221 (US); C10L1/226 (EP,US); C10L1/232 (EP,US); C10L1/2383 (EP,US); C10L1/2387 (EP,US); C10L2200/0259 (US); C10L2200/029 (EP,US); C10L2200/0446 (EP,US); C10L2250/04 (US); C10L2270/026 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2019/40]
Former [2019/09]	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:	VERWENDUNG EINER KRAFTSTOFFZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN ENTHALTEND DETERGENS UND QUATERNISIERTES AMMONIUMSALZ ADDITIV	[2021/47]
	English:	USE OF A FUEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING DETERGENT AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT ADDITIVE	[2021/47]
	French:	UTILISATION D'UNE COMPOSITION DE CARBURANT COMPRENNANT UN ADDITIF À BASE D'UN SEL D'AMMOINIUM QUATERNISÉ ET UN DÉTERGENT	[2022/24]
	Former [2019/09]	KRAFTSTOFFZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN ENTHALTEND DETERGENS UND QUATERNISIERTES AMMONIUMSALZ ADDITIV
	Former [2019/09]	FUEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING DETERGENT AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT ADDITIVE
	Former [2019/09]	COMPOSITION DE CARBURANT COMPRENNANT UN ADDITIF À BASE D'UN SEL D'AMMOINIUM QUATERNISÉ ET UN DÉTERGENT
Examination procedure	27.08.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.08.2019	Examination requested [2019/40]
	27.08.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	07.05.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.09.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.12.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.04.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.04.2021	Observations by third parties
	20.07.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.09.2021	Observations by third parties
	27.09.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.09.2021	Observations by third parties
	03.01.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.05.2022	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	05.05.2022	Fee for grant paid
	05.05.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	08.06.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.06.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP11709796.4 / EP2545145
	EP15178160.6 / EP2966151
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 13.03.2023 14.03.2023 ADMISSIBLE TotalEnergies One Tech La Défense 6 2 Place Jean Millier 92400 Courbevoie / FR Opponent's representative Casalonga Bayerstraße 71/73 80335 München / DE
		02 27.04.2023 28.04.2023 ADMISSIBLE Afton Chemical Corporation 500 Spring Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 / US Opponent's representative J A Kemp LLP 80 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5QU / GB
		[2023/23]
	Former [2023/16]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.03.2023 14.03.2023 ADMISSIBLE TotalEnergies One Tech La Défense 6 2 Place Jean Millier 92400 Courbevoie / FR Opponent's representative Casalonga Bayerstraße 71/73 80335 München / DE
	16.05.2023	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	15.06.2023	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	08.10.2024	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	22.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
	13.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 10
	10.03.2021	Renewal fee patent year 11
	16.02.2022	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
	IE	10.03.2023
	LU	10.03.2023
	BE	31.03.2023
	CH	31.03.2023
	LI	31.03.2023
	[2024/12]
Former [2024/09]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
	IE	10.03.2023
	LU	10.03.2023
	CH	31.03.2023
	LI	31.03.2023
Former [2024/08]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
	IE	10.03.2023
	LU	10.03.2023
Former [2024/02]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
	LU	10.03.2023
Former [2023/48]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/37]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/29]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/23]	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/22]	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/21]	DK	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
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	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/20]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/12]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/11]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/10]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/09]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
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	FI	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
Former [2023/06]	NL	27.07.2022
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