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EP0378636 - SNOW MAKING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1990/30]	SNOW MAKING EQUIPMENT
	[1998/18]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 19.07.2002 Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CLULOW, Malcolm George 7 Fieldfare Court, Spennells Valley Kidderminster DY10 4TT / GB
	[1990/30]
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[1990/30]
Representative(s)	Cowan, David Robert, et al Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/10]	Cowan, David Robert, et al WITHERS & ROGERS Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW / GB
Former [2000/15]	Cowan, David Robert, et al E.N. Lewis & Taylor 5 The Quadrant Coventry CV1 2EL / GB
Former [1990/30]	Cowan, David Robert, et al WALFORD AND HARDMAN BROWN 5 The Quadrant Coventry CV1 2EL / GB
Application number, filing date	89907236.7	19.06.1989
	[1990/30]
	WO1989GB00685
Priority number, date	GB19880014769	22.06.1988 Original published format: GB 8814769
	GB19890003304	14.02.1989 Original published format: GB 8903304
	[1990/30]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO8912793
	Date:	28.12.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/30]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0378636
	Date:	25.07.1990
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.12.1989 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1990/30]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0378636
	Date:	29.04.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/18]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0378636
	Date:	04.09.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/36]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	28.12.1989
Classification	IPC:	F25C3/04, A63C19/10	[1990/30]
	CPC:	A63C19/10 (EP,US); F25C3/04 (EP,KR,US); F25C2303/0481 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1990/30]
Title	German:	SCHNEE-ERZEUGUNGSEINRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN	[1998/18]
	English:	SNOW MAKING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD	[1998/18]
	French:	EQUIPEMENT ET METHODE DE FABRICATION DE NEIGE	[1998/18]
	Former [1990/30]	SCHNEE-ERZEUGUNGSEINRICHTUNG
	Former [1990/30]	SNOW MAKING EQUIPMENT
	Former [1990/30]	EQUIPMENT DE FABRICATION DE NEIGE
Entry into regional phase	12.03.1990	National basic fee paid
	12.03.1990	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.05.1990	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.05.1990	Examination requested [1990/30]
	02.08.1991	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.03.1992	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	02.04.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.06.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	01.10.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.03.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.04.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.09.1993	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
	12.08.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	07.10.1997	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.01.1998	Fee for grant paid
	05.01.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination	18.11.1993	Appeal received No. T0079/94
	19.01.1994	Statement of grounds filed
	15.05.1996	Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [1996/20]
	16.09.1996	Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1996/38]
	19.12.1996	Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [1996/51]
	17.04.1997	Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1997/16]
	12.08.1997	Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 29.01.1999 ADMISSIBLE LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 21 D-65189 Wiesbaden / DE Opponents representative Obermüller, Bernhard Linde Aktiengesellschaft Zentrale Patentabteilung 82049 Höllriegelskreuth / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1999/12]
	Opponent(s)	01 29.01.1999 ADMISSIBLE LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 21 D-65189 Wiesbaden / DE Opponents representative Obermüller, Bernhard Linde Aktiengesellschaft Zentrale Patentabteilung 82049 Höllriegelskreuth / DE
	01.03.1999	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	06.07.1999	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	19.10.2000	Date of oral proceedings
	13.11.2000	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	13.11.2000	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	14.02.2002	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	14.02.2002	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	16.04.2002	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	08.07.2002	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	09.01.2001	Appeal received No. T0047/01
	12.03.2001	Statement of grounds filed
	14.02.2002	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	14.02.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	21.02.2002	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:	02.04.1992	Request for further processing filed
	02.04.1992	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	16.04.1992	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.06.1991	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.06.1992	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.06.1993	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.11.1994	Renewal fee patent year 06
	08.12.1995	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 08
	29.08.1997	Renewal fee patent year 09
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.06.1994	06 M06 Fee paid on 25.11.1994
	30.06.1995	07 M06 Fee paid on 08.12.1995
	30.06.1996	08 M06 Fee paid on 13.12.1996
	30.06.1997	09 M06 Fee paid on 29.08.1997
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	19.06.2000
	LU	19.06.2000
	SE	20.06.2000
	CH	30.06.2000
	LI	30.06.2000
	[2004/39]
Former [2002/10]	AT	19.06.2000
	SE	20.06.2000
	CH	30.06.2000
	LI	30.06.2000
Former [2001/37]	AT	19.06.2000
	SE	20.06.2000
Former [2001/27]	SE	20.06.2000
Cited in	International search	[A]DE183112 ;
		[X]GB188002706 ;
		[A]US3111011 (BARLOW LESTER P);
		[X]FR1372024 (BERTIN & CIE);
		[A]US3250530 (DEAN LAWRENCE M, et al);
		[A]US3257815 (JACK BROCOFF, et al);
		[A]CA1057069 (ATKINSON FRANCIS C);
		[A]EP0004803 (PASQUIER ARMAND RENE [FR]);
		[A]WO8602936 (BUCCERI ALFIO);
		[A]FR2583811 (MAGNANI HELMUTH [FR]);
		[XP]US4790531 (MATSUI NOBUYUKI [JP], et al)

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