blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3947300

EP3947300 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PURIFIED WATER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip27.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VWS (UK) Limited
Windsor Court
Kingsmead Business Park
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP11 1JU / GB
[2022/06]
Inventor(s)01 / EMERY, Nigel
5 Little Ham Lane Monks
Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 9JW / GB
02 / UNDERWOOD, Lee
27 Sanctuary Road Hazlemere
High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP15 7JS / GB
03 / NGUI, Paul Matthew
Flat 50, Myers Court Reynard Way Brentford
London Greater London TW8 9GD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/06]01 / EMERY, Nigel
Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 9JW / GB
02 / UNDERWOOD, Lee
High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP15 7JS / GB
03 / NGUI, Paul Matthew
London Greater London TW8 9GD / GB
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/06]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date20716901.227.03.2020
[2022/06]
WO2020GB50825
Priority number, dateGB2019000467303.04.2019         Original published format: GB 201904673
[2022/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020201728
Date:08.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3947300
Date:09.02.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:C02F9/00, C02F1/00, C02F103/04, C02F1/469, C02F1/44, C02F1/42, C02F1/78, C02F1/32
[2022/06]
CPC:
C02F1/008 (EP,US); C02F9/00 (GB); C02F1/006 (US);
C02F9/20 (EP,US); G01N27/08 (US); G01N33/18 (GB);
G01N33/1826 (US); C02F1/283 (GB); C02F1/32 (EP,GB,US);
C02F1/36 (US); C02F1/42 (EP,GB,US); C02F1/441 (EP,GB,US);
C02F1/444 (GB); C02F1/4672 (GB,US); C02F1/4691 (EP,GB,US);
C02F1/4695 (GB,US); C02F1/72 (GB); C02F1/722 (GB);
C02F1/78 (EP,GB,US); C02F2101/30 (US); C02F2103/04 (EP,GB,US);
C02F2201/008 (EP); C02F2209/005 (EP); C02F2209/05 (EP,GB,US);
C02F2209/40 (EP,US); C02F2209/42 (EP,US); C02F2209/44 (US);
C02F2301/046 (EP,GB,US) (-)
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 [2022/06]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON GEREINIGTEM WASSER[2022/06]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PURIFIED WATER[2022/06]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE PURIFICATION D'EAU[2022/06]
Entry into regional phase24.08.2021National basic fee paid 
24.08.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
24.08.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.08.2021Examination requested  [2022/06]
24.08.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Cited inInternational search[A]EP1980535  (ASHLAND LICENSING & INTELLECTU [US]) [A] 1-22* the whole document *;
 [AD]WO2010043896  (OTV SA [FR], et al) [AD] 14 * claim 1 *;
 [XI]KR20150128350  (MIRAE ST CO LTD [KR]) [X] 15 * paragraphs [0001] , [0013] - [0033]; figures 1,2 * [I] 16-22;
 [I]WO2018069674  (VWS UK LTD [GB]) [I] 1-14 * page 1, lines 1-5 * * page 11, line 34 - page 12, line 3 * * page 17, line 33 - page 18, line 6 * * page 18, lines 13-16 * * page 20, lines 1-32 * * figure 3 * * claim 29 *
by applicantWO2010043896
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.