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Dry Sorbent Injection During Steady-State Conditions In Dry Scrubber - EP2760564

The patent EP2760564 was granted to Babcock And Wilcox Power Generation Group on Nov 8, 2017. The application was filed on Sep 25, 2012 under application number EP12834844A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

EP2760564

BABCOCK AND WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP

Application Number: EP12834844A
Filing Date: Sep 25, 2012
Status: Revoked; Apr 13, 2022
Publication Date: Nov 8, 2017
External Links: Slate, Register, Google Patents

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Company	Opposition Date	Representative	Opposition Status
LHOIST RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT	Jul 26, 2018	CALYSTA	ADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (18) New

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Citation Phase	Publication Number
DESCRIPTION	US5165903
DESCRIPTION	US6126910
EXAMINATION	JP2000317263
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2003175194
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2009074629
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US5284636
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US6290921
OPPOSITION	US2002102189
OPPOSITION	US2009074629
OPPOSITION	US4645653
OPPOSITION	US5636240
OPPOSITION	US5814288
OPPOSITION	US6299848
SEARCH	JP2010194530
SEARCH	US4645653
SEARCH	US5636240
SEARCH	US6146607
SEARCH	US6299848

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Apr 13, 2022
Termination of the opposition proceedings with revocation of patent
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Mar 31, 2022
Decision of the Board of Appeal
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Communication of the registration of a transfer or change of name and/or address
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Advice of delivery
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Nov 26, 2019
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Nov 26, 2019
Annex to the communication - opposition
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Decision of the Opposition Division and instruction
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Druckexemplar in opposition procedure
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Grounds for the decision (Annex) - opposition
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Nov 26, 2019
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Nov 26, 2019
Internal form - Opposition/addressees
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Internal form - Opposition/addressees
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Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
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Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Information concerning oral proceedings
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Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Reply of the patent proprietor to the notice(s) of opposition
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Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations
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Notice of further oppositions to opponent(s)
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Aug 17, 2018
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Aug 8, 2018
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Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Aug 8, 2018
Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit)
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Aug 8, 2018
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Jul 27, 2018
Communication of a notice of opposition - first information to patent proprietor
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Citation in opposition procedure
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Nov 15, 2017
Transmission of the certificate for a European patent pursuant to Rule 74 EPC
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Aug 23, 2017
French translation of claims
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German translation of the claims
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Aug 23, 2017
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Apr 26, 2017
Bibliographic data of the European patent application
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Aug 18, 2016
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Amended description with annotations
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Description
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Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Reply to communication from the Examining Division
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Communication of the registration of a transfer or change of name and/or address
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Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Jul 9, 2015
Communication of amended entries concerning the representative
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Apr 15, 2015
Invitation to declare maintenance of the application and to correct deficiencies in the Written Opinion/amend application
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Mar 27, 2015
Communication regarding the transmission of the European search report
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European search opinion
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Supplementary European search report
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Communication to designated inventor
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Copy of the international preliminary report on patentability
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Request for entry into the European phase
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Copy of the international search report
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Published international application - A1
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