Trifluoroethylene Storage Method And Trifluoroethylene Storage Vessel

Patent No. EP3023404 (titled "Trifluoroethylene Storage Method And Trifluoroethylene Storage Vessel") was filed by AGC on Jul 10, 2014. The application was issued on Apr 22, 2020.

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Company	Opposition Date	Representative
ARKEMA FRANCE	Jan 22, 2021	BANDPAY & GREUTER

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Oct 30, 2025
Decision of the Board of Appeal
Oct 30, 2025
F3032 Notification(s) of the decision
Oct 30, 2025
F3032 Notification(s) of the decision
Oct 24, 2025
F3013 Oral Proceedings: Forwarding minutes
Oct 24, 2025
F3013 Oral Proceedings: Forwarding minutes
Oct 24, 2025
F3316 Oral Proceedings: Minutes (Appellant: Opponent)
Oct 17, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Oct 17, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Oct 17, 2025
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Oct 17, 2025
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Oct 17, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Oct 17, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Oct 17, 2025
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Oct 17, 2025
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Oct 14, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Oct 14, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Apr 23, 2025
Communication of amended entries in the Register of European Patents
Apr 23, 2025
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Apr 17, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Apr 17, 2025
Annexes in respect of a client data request
Apr 17, 2025
Annexes in respect of a client data request
Apr 17, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Apr 17, 2025
Request for a change of address - opponent
Apr 15, 2025
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Apr 9, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Apr 9, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Apr 9, 2025
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Feb 18, 2025
F3018 Oral proceedings: Confirmation interpreters
Feb 18, 2025
F3018 Oral proceedings: Confirmation interpreters
Feb 18, 2025
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Feb 13, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Feb 13, 2025
Amended claims with annotations
Feb 13, 2025
Amended claims with annotations
Feb 13, 2025
Auxiliary request during appeals procedure - 04
Feb 13, 2025
Auxiliary request during appeals procedure - 05
Feb 13, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Feb 13, 2025
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Dec 13, 2024
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Dec 10, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 10, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 10, 2024
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Oct 16, 2024
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
Oct 16, 2024
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
Oct 11, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
Oct 11, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Oct 9, 2024
F3017 Oral Proceedings: Notification of cancellation/postponing
Oct 9, 2024
F3017 Oral Proceedings: Notification of cancellation/postponing
Oct 9, 2024
F3022 Oral proceedings: change of board composition
Oct 9, 2024
F3022 Oral proceedings: change of board composition
Oct 9, 2024
F3056 Communication: Change of Board due to the technical nature of the appeal
Oct 9, 2024
F3056 Communication: Change of Board due to the technical nature of the appeal
Oct 4, 2024
F3014 Oral Proceedings: Order cancelling/postponing
Oct 4, 2024
F3303.16 Change of composition of the Board (T)
Oct 4, 2024
F3313 Order: change of Board due to the technical aspects of the appeal
Oct 4, 2024
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Sep 30, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
Sep 30, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Sep 30, 2024
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Sep 18, 2024
F3011.1 Oral Proceedings: summons
Sep 18, 2024
F3011.1 Oral Proceedings: summons
Sep 13, 2024
F3010 Oral proceedings: order for summons
Jul 22, 2024
Composition of the board (T)
Jun 25, 2024
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Jun 21, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
Jun 21, 2024
Amended claims with annotations
Jun 21, 2024
Auxiliary request during appeals procedure - 03
Jun 21, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jun 21, 2024
Letter relating to Appeal Procedure
Jan 23, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jan 19, 2024
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Jan 15, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 15, 2024
Citation in appeal procedure - 012
Jan 15, 2024
Citation in appeal procedure - 012
Jan 15, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jan 15, 2024
Letter relating to Appeal Procedure
Jan 15, 2024
Non-Patent Literature cited during the appeal procedure
Aug 10, 2023
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Aug 7, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
Aug 7, 2023
Amended claims with annotations
Aug 7, 2023
Auxiliary request during appeals procedure - 01
Aug 7, 2023
Citation in appeal procedure - 009
Aug 7, 2023
Citation in appeal procedure - 010
Aug 7, 2023
Citation in appeal procedure - 011
Aug 7, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Aug 7, 2023
Reply to appeal
Apr 6, 2023
F3344 Setting time limit for reply/ file observations to appeal (inter partes)
Mar 31, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
Mar 31, 2023
Citation in appeal procedure - 005
Mar 31, 2023
Citation in appeal procedure - 005
Mar 31, 2023
Citation in appeal procedure - 006
Mar 31, 2023
Citation in appeal procedure - 007
Mar 31, 2023
Citation in appeal procedure - 008
Mar 31, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Mar 31, 2023
Statement of grounds of appeal
Jan 30, 2023
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Jan 27, 2023
F3204 Communication of the file number to the parties
Jan 27, 2023
F3204 Communication of the file number to the parties
Jan 26, 2023
Communication of amended entries
Jan 26, 2023
Communication of amended entries
Jan 20, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 20, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 20, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jan 20, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items (CDR)
Jan 20, 2023
Notice of appeal
Jan 20, 2023
Request for change of opponent's representative
Dec 2, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 2, 2022
Advice of delivery
Dec 2, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Nov 23, 2022
Annex to the communication - opposition
Nov 23, 2022
Decision of the Opposition Division and instruction
Nov 23, 2022
Decision rejecting the opposition
Nov 23, 2022
Decision rejecting the opposition
Nov 23, 2022
Grounds for the decision (Annex) - opposition
Nov 23, 2022
Means of redress
Nov 23, 2022
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
Nov 23, 2022
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
Nov 23, 2022
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - introduction of the parties
Nov 23, 2022
Provision of a copy of the minutes - opposition procedure
Nov 23, 2022
Provision of a copy of the minutes - opposition procedure
Nov 23, 2022
Scanned annex to a communication - opposition procedure
Nov 23, 2022
Transmittal of decision / summons - opposition
Nov 23, 2022
Transmittal of decision / summons - opposition
Sep 22, 2022
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Sep 22, 2022
Information about the result of oral proceedings
Sep 20, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Sep 20, 2022
Citation in opposition procedure - 005
Sep 20, 2022
Consolidated list of cited opposition documents
Sep 20, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Sep 20, 2022
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Sep 16, 2022
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Sep 13, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Sep 13, 2022
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure
Sep 13, 2022
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure - 01
Sep 13, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Sep 13, 2022
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Jul 28, 2022
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Jul 25, 2022
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Jul 22, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Jul 22, 2022
Citation in opposition procedure - 005
Jul 22, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jul 22, 2022
Request for interpreters during oral proceedings
Jul 20, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Jul 20, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jul 20, 2022
Request for interpreters during oral proceedings
Apr 28, 2022
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
Apr 28, 2022
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
Dec 21, 2021
Advice of delivery
Dec 10, 2021
Annex to the communication - opposition
Dec 10, 2021
Scanned annex to a communication - opposition procedure
Dec 10, 2021
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Dec 10, 2021
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Dec 10, 2021
Transmittal of decision / summons - opposition
Dec 10, 2021
Transmittal of decision / summons - opposition
Jun 10, 2021
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Jun 7, 2021
(Electronic) Receipt
Jun 7, 2021
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jun 7, 2021
Reply of the patent proprietor to the notice(s) of opposition
Feb 8, 2021
Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations
Feb 8, 2021
Notice of further oppositions to opponent(s)
Jan 29, 2021
Communication of a notice of opposition - first information to patent proprietor
Jan 22, 2021
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 22, 2021
Citation in opposition procedure - 001
Jan 22, 2021
Citation in opposition procedure - 002
Jan 22, 2021
Citation in opposition procedure - 003
Jan 22, 2021
Citation in opposition procedure - 004
Jan 22, 2021
Notice of opposition
Jan 22, 2021
Notice of opposition
May 6, 2020
Transmission of the certificate for a European patent pursuant to Rule 74 EPC
Mar 26, 2020
Decision to grant a European patent
Mar 5, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Mar 5, 2020
Filing of the translations of the claims
Mar 5, 2020
French translation of claims
Mar 5, 2020
German translation of the claims
Mar 5, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Nov 14, 2019
Bibliographic data of the European patent application
Nov 14, 2019
Communication about intention to grant a European patent
Nov 14, 2019
Intention to grant (signatures)
Nov 14, 2019
Text intended for grant (clean copy)
Nov 14, 2019
Text intended for grant (version for approval)
Oct 30, 2019
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
Oct 18, 2019
Amended description with annotations
Oct 18, 2019
Description
Oct 18, 2019
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Oct 15, 2019
Annex to the communication
Oct 15, 2019
Consultation by telephone/in person
Oct 15, 2019
Result of consultation by telephone/in person
Oct 7, 2019
Amended claims with annotations
Oct 7, 2019
Claims
Oct 7, 2019
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Apr 4, 2019
Advice of delivery
Mar 4, 2019
Advice of delivery
Mar 4, 2019
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Feb 27, 2019
Acknowledgement of a document
Feb 27, 2019
Annex to the communication
Feb 27, 2019
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Oct 5, 2018
Amended claims with annotations
Oct 5, 2018
Claims
Oct 5, 2018
Reply to communication from the Examining Division
Aug 27, 2018
Communication of the registration of a transfer or change of name and/or address
Aug 10, 2018
Annexes in respect of a client data request
Aug 3, 2018
Submission concerning change of applicant's name
Jun 8, 2018
Annex to the communication
Jun 8, 2018
Communication from the Examining Division
Jun 4, 2018
Examination started
Jun 21, 2017
Amended claims filed after receipt of (European) search report
Jun 21, 2017
Amended claims with annotations
Jun 21, 2017
Amendments received before examination
Feb 7, 2017
Invitation to declare maintenance of the application and to correct deficiencies in the Written Opinion/amend application
Jan 19, 2017
Communication regarding the transmission of the European search report
Jan 19, 2017
European search opinion
Jan 19, 2017
Information on Search Strategy
Jan 19, 2017
Supplementary European search report
Jan 11, 2017
Search started
Apr 28, 2016
Notification of forthcoming publication
Feb 23, 2016
Communication regarding possible amendment of the application/payment of claims fee
Feb 22, 2016
The request for correction will be decided by the Examining Division
Feb 19, 2016
Communication to designated inventor
Feb 19, 2016
Communication to designated inventor
Feb 19, 2016
Communication to designated inventor
Feb 4, 2016
Payment of fees and costs
Feb 1, 2016
Copy of the international preliminary report on patentability
Feb 1, 2016
Translation of the international preliminary report on patentability
Jan 28, 2016
Abstract
Jan 28, 2016
Claims
Jan 28, 2016
Description
Jan 28, 2016
Matter concerning the application
Jan 28, 2016
Request for entry into the European phase
Jan 28, 2016
Request for grant of a European patent
Nov 27, 2015
Information on entry into European phase
Feb 10, 2015
Priority document (electronically transmitted)
Jan 22, 2015
Copy of the international search report
Jan 22, 2015
Copy of the translated international search report
Jan 22, 2015
International publication pamphlet

EP3023404

AGC

Application Number: EP14826313A
Filing Date: Jul 10, 2014
Status: Granted And Under Opposition; Mar 20, 2020
Publication Date: Apr 22, 2020
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