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EP About this file: EP1140330

EP1140330 - WATER FILTRATION USING IMMERSED MEMBRANES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  15.01.2016
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.01.2016Revocation of patentpublished on 17.02.2016  [2016/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zenon Technology Partnership
The Corporation Trust Company Corporation Trust Centre 1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801 / US
[2007/18]
Former [2001/41]For all designated states
ZENON ENVIRONMENTAL INC.
3239 Dundas Street West
Oakville, Ontario L6J 4Z3 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / COTE, Pierre
26 Tally-Ho Drive
Dundas, Ontario L9H 3M6 / CA
02 / JANSON, Arnold
343 Rankin Drive
Burlington, Ontario L7N 2B2 / CA
03 / HUSAIN, Hadi
88 Porteous Circle
Brampton, Ontario L6S 5C5 / CA
04 / SINGH, Manwinder
1460 Ghent Avenue
Burlington, Ontario L7S 1X7 / CA
05 / ADAMS, Nicholas
37 Kipling Road
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 3X2 / CA
 [2001/41]
Representative(s)Nash, David Allan
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
[2014/39]
Former [2014/36]McCartney, Jonathan William
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Former [2005/18]Gibbs, Christopher Stephen, et al
Haseltine Lake, Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Former [2001/41]Overbury, Richard Douglas
Haseltine Lake & Co, Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date99955620.218.11.1999
[2001/41]
WO1999CA01113
Priority number, dateUS19980109520P23.11.1998         Original published format: US 109520 P
[2001/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0030742
Date:02.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1140330
Date:10.10.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.06.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1140330
Date:06.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:B01D65/08, B01D61/22, C02F1/44
[2001/41]
CPC:
B01D65/08 (EP,US); B01D61/145 (EP,US); B01D61/146 (EP);
B01D61/147 (EP,US); B01D61/149 (US); B01D61/16 (EP,US);
B01D61/18 (EP,US); B01D61/22 (EP,US); B01D63/02 (EP);
B01D63/031 (US); B01D63/043 (EP,US); B01D65/02 (EP,US);
C02F1/444 (EP,US); C02F3/1273 (EP,US); B01D2311/04 (EP,US);
B01D2315/06 (EP,US); B01D2321/04 (EP,US); B01D2321/16 (EP);
B01D2321/167 (US); B01D2321/185 (EP,US); B01D2321/2066 (EP,US);
B01D2321/2083 (EP,US); Y02W10/10 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B01D2311/04, B01D2311/10, B01D2311/2661 (US,EP);
B01D2311/04, B01D2311/14, B01D2311/14 (US,EP);
B01D2311/04, B01D2311/2649 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/41]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:WASSERFILTRATION MITTELS UNTERWASSERMEMBRANEN[2001/41]
English:WATER FILTRATION USING IMMERSED MEMBRANES[2001/41]
French:FILTRAGE DE L'EAU AU MOYEN DE MEMBRANES IMMERGEES[2001/41]
Entry into regional phase25.06.2001National basic fee paid 
25.06.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
25.06.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.06.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.06.2001Examination requested  [2001/41]
14.01.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.02.2005Fee for grant paid
02.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP05006802.2  / EP1559472
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  09.01.2006  20.01.2006  WITHDRAWN
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
4800 North Point Parkway, Suite 250
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
Opponent's representative
Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
 [2015/20]
Former [2015/04]
Opponent(s)01  09.01.2006  20.01.2006  ADMISSIBLE
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
4800 North Point Parkway, Suite 250
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
Opponent's representative
Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2014/09]
Opponent(s)01  09.01.2006  20.01.2006  ADMISSIBLE
Siemens Industry, Inc.
3333 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30005 / US
Opponent's representative
Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2012/32]
Opponent(s)01  09.01.2006  20.01.2006  ADMISSIBLE
Siemens Industry, Inc.
3333 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30005 / US
Opponent's representative
FDST Patentanwälte
Nordostpark 16
90411 Nürnberg / DE
Former [2011/39]
Opponent(s)01  09.01.2006  20.01.2006  ADMISSIBLE
Siemens Industry, Inc.
3333 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30005 / US
Opponent's representative
Weigelt, Udo
Grünecker Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2007/03]
Opponent(s)01  09.01.2006  20.01.2006  ADMISSIBLE
Siemens Water Technologies Holding Corp.
181 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086 / US
Opponent's representative
Weigelt, Udo
Grünecker, Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Former [2006/10]
Opponent(s)01  09.01.2006   
US Filter Corporation
78-080 Calle Estado Suite 201
La Quinta CA 92253 / US
Opponent's representative
Weigelt, Udo
Grünecker, Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
10.02.2006Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
21.08.2006Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.09.2007Date of oral proceedings
28.12.2007Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
28.12.2007Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
17.11.2015Legal effect of revocation of patent [2016/07]
Appeal following opposition15.02.2008Appeal received No.  T0445/08
01.05.2008Statement of grounds filed
17.11.2015Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
30.09.2011Date of oral proceedings
12.10.2011Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
26.03.2015Date of oral proceedings
02.04.2015Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
13.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
12.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
12.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.04.2005
BE06.04.2005
CH06.04.2005
FI06.04.2005
LI06.04.2005
DK06.07.2005
GR06.07.2005
SE06.07.2005
ES17.07.2005
PT08.09.2005
CY18.11.2005
IE18.11.2005
LU30.11.2005
MC30.11.2005
NL01.06.2006
GB18.11.2013
FR02.12.2013
[2014/51]
Former [2007/23]AT06.04.2005
BE06.04.2005
CH06.04.2005
FI06.04.2005
LI06.04.2005
DK06.07.2005
GR06.07.2005
SE06.07.2005
ES17.07.2005
PT08.09.2005
CY18.11.2005
IE18.11.2005
LU30.11.2005
MC30.11.2005
NL01.06.2006
Former [2006/49]AT06.04.2005
BE06.04.2005
CH06.04.2005
FI06.04.2005
LI06.04.2005
DK06.07.2005
GR06.07.2005
SE06.07.2005
ES17.07.2005
PT08.09.2005
IE18.11.2005
MC30.11.2005
NL01.06.2006
Former [2006/45]AT06.04.2005
BE06.04.2005
CH06.04.2005
FI06.04.2005
LI06.04.2005
DK06.07.2005
GR06.07.2005
SE06.07.2005
ES17.07.2005
PT08.09.2005
MC30.11.2005
NL01.06.2006
Former [2006/30]AT06.04.2005
BE06.04.2005
CH06.04.2005
FI06.04.2005
LI06.04.2005
DK06.07.2005
GR06.07.2005
SE06.07.2005
ES17.07.2005
PT08.09.2005
MC30.11.2005
Former [2006/14]AT06.04.2005
BE06.04.2005
CH06.04.2005
FI06.04.2005
LI06.04.2005
DK06.07.2005
GR06.07.2005
SE06.07.2005
ES17.07.2005
PT08.09.2005
Former [2006/13]AT06.04.2005
BE06.04.2005
FI06.04.2005
DK06.07.2005
SE06.07.2005
Former [2005/52]FI06.04.2005
SE06.07.2005
Former [2005/50]SE06.07.2005
Cited inInternational search[A]JPH10286563  ;
 JPH10286563  [ ];
 [A]JPH08257373  ;
 [A]EP0655418  (OMNIUM TRAITEMENT VALORISA [FR]) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9706880  (ZENON ENVIRONMENTAL INC [CA]) [A] 1,10,13,19,24 * abstract * * page 39, line 18 - page 19, line 24; figures 10,12,1314 *;
 [A]WO9718887  (OMNIUM TRAITEMENT VALORISA [FR], et al) [A] 1,21,22,24,26-32 * page 17, line 18 - page 19, line 14; figure 2 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990129), vol. 1999, no. 01, & JP10286563 A 19981027 (NKK CORP) [A] 1-8,10,13,20,21 * abstract *
    [ ] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 99, no. 03, Database accession no. 1999-027848, & JPH10286563 A 19981027 (NKK CORP) [ ] * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970228), vol. 1997, no. 02, & JP08257373 A 19961008 (HITACHI ZOSEN CORP) [A] 1,8,10,13,19 * abstract *
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