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Date Document type Procedure Number of pages
Total number of pages: 411
07.02.2001 Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form Opposition 1
07.02.2001 Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form Opposition 1
07.02.2001 Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form Opposition 1
06.02.2001 Termination of the opposition proceedings with maintenance of patent Opposition 1
06.12.2000 Description Opposition 1
06.12.2000 Filing of the translation of the amended claims Opposition 1
06.12.2000 Translation of the claims Opposition 2
06.12.2000 Translation of the claims Opposition 1
20.10.2000 Communication of bibliographic data Opposition 1
20.10.2000 Communication with request to pay printing fees and file translations Opposition 3
20.10.2000 Communication with request to pay printing fees and file translations Opposition 2
20.10.2000 Text intended for grant Opposition 6
16.10.2000 Maintenance of the patent with the documents specified in the final decision Opposition 1
20.09.2000 F3032 Notification(s) of the decision Appeal 1
20.09.2000 F3032 Notification(s) of the decision Appeal 1
20.09.2000 F3032 Notification(s) of the decision Appeal 1
13.07.2000 F3013 Oral Proceedings: Forwarding minutes Appeal 1
13.07.2000 F3013 Oral Proceedings: Forwarding minutes Appeal 1
13.07.2000 F3013 Oral Proceedings: Forwarding minutes Appeal 1
05.07.2000 Annex to a communication Appeal 6
05.07.2000 Data sheet for the decision Appeal 14
05.07.2000 F3315 Oral Proceedings: Minutes (Appellant : Proprietor) Appeal 3
13.06.2000 Letter Boards of Appeal, with label space Appeal 1
13.06.2000 Letter Boards of Appeal, with label space Appeal 1
02.06.2000 Claims Appeal 2
02.06.2000 Claims Appeal 1
02.06.2000 Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure Appeal 3
07.02.2000 Advice of delivery Appeal 2
03.02.2000 Advice of delivery Appeal 2
02.02.2000 Advice of delivery Appeal 2
31.01.2000 Communication for party to proceedings/third party Appeal 1
31.01.2000 Communication for party to proceedings/third party Appeal 1
31.01.2000 Communication for party to proceedings/third party Appeal 1
31.01.2000 F3350 Communication regarding oral proceedings (art. 15 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal) Appeal 5
31.01.2000 Patent Document cited during the appeal procedure Appeal 22
24.01.2000 F3010 Oral proceedings: order for summons Appeal 1
24.01.2000 Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure Appeal 2
24.01.2000 Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure Appeal 1
21.01.2000 Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure Appeal 1
20.01.2000 Oral proceedings: FAX proposing dates (inter partes) Appeal 2
20.01.2000 Oral proceedings: FAX proposing dates (inter partes) Appeal 2
20.01.2000 Oral proceedings: FAX proposing dates (inter partes) Appeal 2
24.10.1997 Communication for party to proceedings/third party Appeal 1
18.07.1997 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
18.07.1997 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
07.07.1997 Letter relating to Appeal Procedure Appeal 5
09.05.1997 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
09.05.1997 Communication (no form) Appeal 1
26.04.1997 Letter relating to Appeal Procedure Appeal 4
04.04.1997 F3344 Setting time limit for reply/ file observations to appeal (inter partes) Appeal 1
04.04.1997 F3344 Setting time limit for reply/ file observations to appeal (inter partes) Appeal 1
24.03.1997 Claims Appeal 1
24.03.1997 Claims Appeal 2
24.03.1997 Claims Appeal 2
24.03.1997 Claims Appeal 1
24.03.1997 Statement of grounds of appeal Appeal 3
06.02.1997 Communication to appellant regarding the appeal number (inter partes) Appeal 1
06.02.1997 Communication to respondent(s) concerning the filing of an appeal Appeal 1
06.02.1997 Communication to respondent(s) concerning the filing of an appeal Appeal 1
16.01.1997 Notice of appeal Appeal 1
27.11.1996 Acknowledgement of a document Opposition 2
27.11.1996 Acknowledgement of a document Opposition 2
27.11.1996 Advice of delivery Opposition 2
27.11.1996 Advice of delivery Opposition 2
26.11.1996 Acknowledgement of a document Opposition 2
25.11.1996 Advice of delivery Opposition 2
22.11.1996 Annex to the communication Opposition 3
22.11.1996 Authorisation Opposition 1
22.11.1996 Decision revoking the European patent Opposition 1
22.11.1996 Decision revoking the European patent Opposition 1
22.11.1996 Decision revoking the European patent Opposition 1
22.11.1996 Grounds for the decision (Annex) Opposition 10
22.11.1996 Means of redress Opposition 1
22.11.1996 Minutes of the oral proceedings (examining division) Opposition 2
07.06.1996 Acknowledgement of a document Opposition 2
07.06.1996 Acknowledgement of a document Opposition 2
07.06.1996 Advice of delivery Opposition 2
04.06.1996 Advice of delivery Opposition 2
04.06.1996 Advice of delivery Opposition 2
31.05.1996 Acknowledgement of a document Opposition 2
30.05.1996 Annex to the communication Opposition 3
30.05.1996 Information concerning oral proceedings Opposition 4
30.05.1996 Summons to attend oral proceedings (Site = Bayerstrasse 34) Opposition 1
30.05.1996 Summons to attend oral proceedings (Site = Bayerstrasse 34) Opposition 1
30.05.1996 Summons to attend oral proceedings (Site = Bayerstrasse 34) Opposition 1
13.05.1996 Oral proceedings: reply to date proposed Opposition 1
08.05.1996 Oral proceedings: reply to date proposed Opposition 1
06.05.1996 Oral proceedings: reply to date proposed Opposition 1
03.05.1996 Preparation of oral proceedings Opposition 2
03.05.1996 Preparation of oral proceedings Opposition 2
03.05.1996 Preparation of oral proceedings Opposition 2
30.04.1996 Preparation for oral proceedings Opposition 1
16.02.1996 Brief communication to applicant/representative Opposition 1
16.02.1996 Brief communication to applicant/representative Opposition 1
05.02.1996 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 5
07.12.1995 Brief communication to applicant/representative Opposition 1
07.12.1995 Brief communication to applicant/representative Opposition 1
27.11.1995 Claims Opposition 1
27.11.1995 Reply of the patent proprietor to the notice(s) of opposition Opposition 5
04.08.1995 Notice of further oppositions to opponent(s) Opposition 1
04.08.1995 Notice of further oppositions to opponent(s) Opposition 1
24.07.1995 Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit) Opposition 1
18.07.1995 Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations Opposition 1
18.07.1995 N/A Opposition 1
07.07.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 2
07.07.1995 Reply to the communication concerning admissibility of an opposition Opposition 1
08.06.1995 Communication indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition which may be remedied Opposition 2
08.06.1995 Communication of a notice of opposition - first information to patent proprietor Opposition 1
08.06.1995 Request for documents Opposition 1
31.05.1995 Communication of a notice of opposition - first information to patent proprietor Opposition 1
26.05.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 8
26.05.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 8
26.05.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 8
26.05.1995 Notice of opposition Opposition 7
26.05.1995 Patent document cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 1
20.05.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 8
20.05.1995 Non-patent literature cited during the opposition procedure Opposition 1
20.05.1995 Notice of opposition Opposition 4
20.05.1995 Notice of opposition Opposition 8
21.07.1994 Decision to grant a European patent Search / examination 1
08.03.1994 Filing of the translations of the claims Search / examination 1
08.03.1994 Translation of the claims Search / examination 3
08.03.1994 Translation of the claims Search / examination 3
08.12.1993 Invitation to pay the fees for intended grant Search / examination 3
29.11.1993 Approval to announcement of intention to grant a European patent Search / examination 1
28.07.1993 Communication about intention to grant a European patent Search / examination 3
28.07.1993 Text intended for grant Search / examination 22
16.07.1993 Documents for grant of a patent Search / examination 2
04.05.1993 Grant of extension of time limit (examination procedure) Search / examination 1
28.04.1993 Claims Search / examination 2
28.04.1993 Description Search / examination 1
28.04.1993 Reply to communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 1
20.04.1993 Request for extension of time limit to communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 1
10.12.1992 Communication from the Examining Division Search / examination 3
03.06.1991 Communication regarding the transmission of the European search report Search / examination 1
03.06.1991 European search report Search / examination 2
21.06.1990 Drawings Search / examination 4
21.06.1990 Matter concerning the application Search / examination 1
06.06.1990 Abstract Search / examination 1
06.06.1990 Claims Search / examination 3
06.06.1990 Description Search / examination 5
06.06.1990 Designation of inventor Search / examination 1
06.06.1990 Drawings Search / examination 4
06.06.1990 Patent document cited during the examination procedure Appeal 18
06.06.1990 Patent document cited during the examination procedure Appeal 4
06.06.1990 Patent document cited during the examination procedure Appeal 2
06.06.1990 Patent document cited during the examination procedure Appeal 6
06.06.1990 Patent document cited during the examination procedure Appeal 12
06.06.1990 Priority document Search / examination 13
06.06.1990 Request for grant of a European patent Search / examination 6