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Date Document type Procedure Number of pages
Total number of pages: 407
11.10.2000 Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form Opposition 1
11.10.2000 Termination of the opposition proceedings with maintenance of patent Opposition 1
01.08.2000 Filing of the translation of the amended claims Opposition 1
01.08.2000 Translation of the claims Opposition 3
01.08.2000 Translation of the claims Opposition 3
29.05.2000 Communication of bibliographic data Opposition 1
29.05.2000 Communication with request to pay printing fees and file translations Opposition 3
29.05.2000 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 20
09.05.2000 Maintenance of the patent with the documents specified in the final decision Opposition 1
08.05.2000 F3032 Notification(s) of the decision Appeal 1
08.05.2000 F3032 Notification(s) of the decision Appeal 1
02.05.2000 Data sheet for the decision Appeal 18
27.03.2000 F3017 Oral Proceedings: Notification of cancellation/postponing Appeal 1
27.03.2000 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Appeal 5
27.03.2000 Note of consultation between member and appellant / representative Appeal 2
03.03.2000 Claims Appeal 3
03.03.2000 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Appeal 5
18.01.2000 Advice of delivery Appeal 2
16.01.2000 F3010 Oral proceedings: order for summons Appeal 1
14.01.2000 F3011.1 Oral Proceedings: summons Appeal 1
14.01.2000 F3350 Communication regarding oral proceedings (art. 15 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal) Appeal 4
07.10.1999 Composition of the board (except 325, 337 and 341) Appeal 1
06.10.1999 Letter Boards of Appeal Appeal 1
11.05.1998 Communication of amended entries Appeal 1
11.05.1998 Communication of amended entries concerning the representative Appeal 1
21.04.1998 Letter relating to Appeal Procedure Appeal 1
15.04.1998 Annexes (other than cited documents) regarding appeal procedure Appeal 2
15.04.1998 Letter relating to Appeal Procedure Appeal 1
10.02.1998 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
03.02.1998 Letter relating to Appeal Procedure Appeal 1
07.01.1998 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
07.01.1998 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
16.12.1997 Request for extension of time limit Appeal 1
14.10.1997 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
14.10.1997 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
07.10.1997 Letter relating to Appeal Procedure Appeal 2
27.08.1997 F3040 Term extension: Yes/No Appeal 1
27.08.1997 F3040 Term extension: Yes/No Appeal 1
18.08.1997 Request for extension of time limit Appeal 1
26.06.1997 F3040 Term extension: Yes/No Appeal 1
26.06.1997 F3040 Term extension: Yes/No Appeal 1
18.06.1997 Composition of the board (only boards 325, 337 and 341) Appeal 1
17.06.1997 Request for extension of time limit Appeal 1
07.02.1997 F3344 Setting time limit for reply/ file observations to appeal (inter partes) Appeal 1
30.01.1997 Claims Appeal 2
30.01.1997 Drawings Appeal 1
30.01.1997 Letter relating to Appeal Procedure Appeal 12
18.12.1996 Communication to appellant regarding the appeal number (inter partes) Appeal 1
18.12.1996 Communication to respondent(s) concerning the filing of an appeal Appeal 1
06.12.1996 Notice of appeal Appeal 1
07.11.1996 Brief communication to applicant/representative Opposition 1
05.11.1996 Decision revoking the European patent Opposition 1
05.11.1996 Grounds for the decision (Annex) Opposition 8
05.11.1996 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 1
28.10.1996 Acknowledgement of a document Opposition 2
28.10.1996 Acknowledgement of a document Opposition 2
26.10.1996 Advice of delivery Opposition 2
26.10.1996 Advice of delivery Opposition 2
25.10.1996 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 6
24.10.1996 Annex to a communication Opposition 5
24.10.1996 Decision revoking the European patent Opposition 1
24.10.1996 Decision revoking the European patent Opposition 1
24.10.1996 Grounds for the decision (Annex) Opposition 13
24.10.1996 Means of redress Opposition 1
16.10.1996 Decision of the Opposition Division Opposition 1
09.10.1996 Brief communication to applicant/representative Opposition 1
25.09.1996 Any annexes (other than citation) to an opposition letter Opposition 5
25.09.1996 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 1
22.05.1996 Brief communication to applicant/representative Opposition 1
14.05.1996 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 1
10.05.1996 Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations Opposition 1
10.05.1996 Notice of further oppositions to opponent(s) Opposition 1
18.04.1996 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 12
21.03.1996 Any annexes (other than citation) to an opposition letter Opposition 5
21.03.1996 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 10
03.01.1996 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 2
03.01.1996 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 3
03.01.1996 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 4
18.12.1995 Communication of a notice of opposition - first information to patent proprietor Opposition 1
18.12.1995 Request for documents Opposition 1
08.12.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 26
08.12.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Appeal 1
08.12.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Appeal 2
08.12.1995 Notice of opposition Opposition 4
08.12.1995 Notice of opposition Opposition 17
26.05.1995 Decision to grant a European patent Search / examination 1
23.02.1995 Brief communication to applicant/representative Search / examination 1
16.02.1995 Filing of the translations of the claims Search / examination 1
09.02.1995 Filing of the translations of the claims Search / examination 1
09.02.1995 Translation of the claims Search / examination 3
09.02.1995 Translation of the claims Search / examination 4
23.12.1994 Invitation to pay the fees for intended grant Search / examination 4
16.12.1994 Claims Search / examination 1
16.12.1994 Disapproval to announcement of intention to grant a European patent Search / examination 1
08.12.1994 Communication about intention to grant a European patent Search / examination 3
08.12.1994 Text intended for grant Search / examination 34
29.11.1994 Documents for grant of a patent Search / examination 2
21.10.1994 Claims Search / examination 1
21.10.1994 Reply to communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 1
21.06.1994 Communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 3
11.11.1993 Claims Search / examination 1
11.11.1993 Claims Search / examination 1
11.11.1993 Reply to communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 5
02.11.1993 Communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 3
10.09.1993 Claims Search / examination 1
10.09.1993 Reply to communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 4
24.08.1993 Communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 4
08.07.1991 Communication regarding the transmission of the European search report Search / examination 1
08.07.1991 European search report Search / examination 2
10.12.1990 Abstract Search / examination 1
10.12.1990 Claims Search / examination 4
10.12.1990 Description Search / examination 12
10.12.1990 Drawings Search / examination 8
10.12.1990 Priority document Search / examination 26
10.12.1990 Request for grant of a European patent Search / examination 6