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EP0938529 - SULFUR REMOVAL BY CATALYTIC DISTILLATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.09.2005 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BP Corporation North America Inc. Mail Code 5 East 4101 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2004/35]	For all designated states BP Corporation North America Inc. Mail Code 5 East 4101 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 / US
Former [2001/32]	For all designated states BP Corporation North America Inc. 200 East Randolph Drive MC 2207A Chicago, IL 60601 / US
Former [1999/35]	For all designated states BP Amoco Corporation Mail Code 1907A, P.O. Box 87703, 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60680-0703 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / HUFF, George, A., Jr. 823 Morven Court Naperville, IL 60563 / US
	02 / OWEN, Ozie, S. 90 St. Croix Court Aurora, IL 60504 / US
	03 / ALEXANDER, Bruce, D. 156 E. Sunset Avenue Lombard, IL 60148 / US
	04 / RUNDELL, Douglas, N. 311 Cottage Avenue Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 / US
	05 / REAGAN, William, J. 886 Appomattox Circle Naperville, IL 60540 / US
	06 / YOO, Jin, S. 2315 Mast Court Flossmoor, IL 60422 / US
	[1999/35]
Representative(s)	Ritter, Stephen David, et al Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2SQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1999/35]	Ritter, Stephen David, et al Mathys & Squire 100 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8AL / GB
Application number, filing date	98940792.9	06.08.1998
	[1999/35]
	WO1998US16334
Priority number, date	US19970912493	18.08.1997 Original published format: US 912493
	[1999/35]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9909117
	Date:	25.02.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/08]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0938529
	Date:	01.09.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.02.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/35]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0938529
	Date:	03.11.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/45]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	25.02.1999
Classification	IPC:	C10G29/20, B01D3/00	[1999/35]
	CPC:	C10G29/205 (EP,US); C10G2300/4087 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1999/35]
Title	German:	SCHWEFELENTFERNUNG DURCH KATALYTISCHE DESTILLATION	[1999/35]
	English:	SULFUR REMOVAL BY CATALYTIC DISTILLATION	[1999/35]
	French:	EXTRACTION DU SOUFRE PAR DISTILLATION CATALYTIQUE	[1999/35]
Entry into regional phase	12.05.1999	National basic fee paid
	12.05.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.05.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.05.1999	Examination requested [1999/35]
	28.09.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.04.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.07.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.01.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.03.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.09.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.03.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.07.2004	Fee for grant paid
	16.07.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	04.08.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	06.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	07.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	03.11.2004
	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
	SE	03.02.2005
	PT	03.04.2005
	[2008/16]
Former [2007/18]	AT	03.11.2004
	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
	SE	03.02.2005
Former [2005/46]	AT	03.11.2004
	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	DK	03.02.2005
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2005/36]	AT	03.11.2004
	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2005/26]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
	GR	03.02.2005
Former [2005/25]	CH	03.11.2004
	FI	03.11.2004
	LI	03.11.2004
Former [2005/24]	FI	03.11.2004
Cited in	International search	[DY]US4232177 (SMITH JR LAWRENCE A) [DY] 1,2,7-10,15,18 * claim 1 * * column 3, line 6 - line 64 *;
		[Y]US5597476 (HEARN DENNIS [US], et al) [Y] 1,2,7-10,15,18 * claim 1 *;
		[Y]US5599441 (COLLINS NICK A [US], et al) [Y] 1,2,7-10,15,18 * claims 1,2,11,13,17-19,22 * * column 4, line 32 - column 5, line 34 *;
		[PY]WO9830655 (AMOCO CORP [US]) [PY] 1,7-9,15,18 * claims 1,5,8,11,12,14,15,17,18 ** page 16, line 2 - line 3 *

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