Apparatus And Method To Electrically Power An Electric Arc Furnace

Patent No. EP3124903 (titled "Apparatus And Method To Electrically Power An Electric Arc Furnace") was filed by Danieli Automation on Sep 17, 2015. The application was issued on Feb 13, 2019.

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Company	Opposition Date	Representative
SMS GROUP	Nov 12, 2019	MOZZI

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Jan 26, 2026
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Jan 22, 2026
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 22, 2026
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jan 22, 2026
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Jan 2, 2026
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Dec 23, 2025
F3018 Oral proceedings: Confirmation interpreters
Dec 23, 2025
F3018 Oral proceedings: Confirmation interpreters
Dec 18, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 18, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 18, 2025
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Dec 17, 2025
Communication of amended entries in the Register of European Patents
Dec 17, 2025
Communication of amended entries in the Register of European Patents
Dec 17, 2025
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Dec 15, 2025
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Dec 11, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 11, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 11, 2025
Request for change of opponent's representative
Dec 10, 2025
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 10, 2025
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 10, 2025
Request for change of opponent's representative
Oct 28, 2025
F3011.2 Oral Proceedings: Summons VICO
Oct 28, 2025
F3011.2 Oral Proceedings: Summons VICO
Oct 28, 2025
F3350 Communication regarding oral proceedings (art. 15 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal)
Oct 23, 2025
F3010 Oral proceedings: order for summons
Aug 25, 2025
F3303.16 Change of composition of the Board (T)
Jul 17, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
Jul 17, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jul 17, 2024
Letter relating to Appeal Procedure
Feb 9, 2024
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Feb 5, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
Feb 5, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Feb 5, 2024
Letter relating to Appeal Procedure
Dec 7, 2023
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Dec 4, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 4, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 4, 2023
Letter relating to Appeal Procedure
Oct 20, 2023
Standard Communication Rule 103 (2) EPC
Oct 20, 2023
Standard Communication Rule 103 (2) EPC
Sep 25, 2023
Composition of the board (T)
Dec 7, 2022
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Dec 1, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 1, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 1, 2022
Reply to appeal
Jul 27, 2022
F3344 Setting time limit for reply/ file observations to appeal (inter partes)
Jul 22, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Jul 22, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jul 22, 2022
Statement of grounds of appeal
May 24, 2022
F3204 Communication of the file number to the parties
May 24, 2022
F3204 Communication of the file number to the parties
May 16, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
May 16, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
May 16, 2022
Notice of appeal
Apr 1, 2022
Advice of delivery
Mar 31, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Mar 31, 2022
Advice of delivery
Mar 31, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Mar 22, 2022
Annex to the communication - opposition
Mar 22, 2022
Decision of the Opposition Division and instruction
Mar 22, 2022
Decision rejecting the opposition
Mar 22, 2022
Decision rejecting the opposition
Mar 22, 2022
Grounds for the decision (Annex) - opposition
Mar 22, 2022
Means of redress
Mar 22, 2022
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
Mar 22, 2022
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
Mar 22, 2022
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - introduction of the parties
Mar 22, 2022
Provision of a copy of the minutes - opposition procedure
Mar 22, 2022
Provision of a copy of the minutes - opposition procedure
Mar 22, 2022
Scanned annex to a communication - opposition procedure
Mar 22, 2022
Scanned annex to a communication - opposition procedure
Mar 22, 2022
Transmittal of decision / summons - opposition
Mar 22, 2022
Transmittal of decision / summons - opposition
Jan 26, 2022
Information about the result of oral proceedings
Jan 25, 2022
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Jan 21, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 21, 2022
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Dec 20, 2021
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
Dec 20, 2021
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
Dec 17, 2021
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Dec 14, 2021
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 14, 2021
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 14, 2021
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Nov 30, 2021
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Nov 26, 2021
(Electronic) Receipt
Nov 26, 2021
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Nov 25, 2021
(Electronic) Receipt
Nov 25, 2021
Any annexes (other than citation) to an opposition letter
Nov 25, 2021
Citation in opposition procedure - 001
Nov 25, 2021
Citation in opposition procedure - 018
Nov 25, 2021
Consolidated list of cited opposition documents
Nov 25, 2021
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Nov 25, 2021
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Oct 12, 2021
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
Oct 12, 2021
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
Dec 23, 2020
Advice of delivery
Dec 18, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 18, 2020
Advice of delivery
Dec 18, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 17, 2020
Advice of delivery
Dec 4, 2020
Acknowledgement of a document
Dec 4, 2020
Acknowledgement of a document
Dec 4, 2020
Annex to the communication - opposition
Dec 4, 2020
Information concerning oral proceedings
Dec 4, 2020
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Dec 4, 2020
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Nov 3, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Nov 3, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Nov 3, 2020
Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit)
Aug 26, 2020
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Aug 6, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Aug 6, 2020
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure
Aug 6, 2020
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure
Aug 6, 2020
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure - 01
Aug 6, 2020
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure - 02
Aug 6, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Aug 6, 2020
Reply of the patent proprietor to the notice(s) of opposition
Mar 24, 2020
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Mar 24, 2020
Grant of extension of time limit (opposition procedure)
Mar 11, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Mar 11, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Mar 11, 2020
Request for extension of time limit
Nov 27, 2019
Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations
Nov 27, 2019
Notice of further oppositions to opponent(s)
Nov 15, 2019
Communication of a notice of opposition - first information to patent proprietor
Nov 12, 2019
(Electronic) Receipt
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 001
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 001
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 002
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 003
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 004
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 005
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 006
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 007
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 008
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 009
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 010
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 011
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 011
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 012
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 013
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 013
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 014
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 014
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 015
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 016
Nov 12, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 017
Nov 12, 2019
Notice of opposition
Nov 12, 2019
Notice of opposition
Feb 25, 2019
Transmission of the certificate for a European patent pursuant to Rule 74 EPC
Jan 17, 2019
Decision to grant a European patent
Dec 17, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 17, 2018
French translation of claims
Dec 17, 2018
German translation of the claims
Dec 17, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Aug 7, 2018
Bibliographic data of the European patent application
Aug 7, 2018
Communication about intention to grant a European patent
Aug 7, 2018
Intention to grant (signatures)
Aug 7, 2018
Text intended for grant (clean copy)
Aug 7, 2018
Text intended for grant (version for approval)
May 14, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
May 14, 2018
Amended claims with annotations
May 14, 2018
Amended description with annotations
May 14, 2018
Claims
May 14, 2018
Description
May 14, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
May 14, 2018
Reply to communication from the Examining Division
Jan 2, 2018
Annex to the communication
Jan 2, 2018
Communication from the Examining Division
Dec 18, 2017
Examination started
Oct 5, 2017
Brief communication to applicant/representative
Aug 25, 2017
Invitation to file a copy of search results(priority)
Aug 1, 2017
(Electronic) Receipt
Aug 1, 2017
Amended claims filed after receipt of (European) search report
Aug 1, 2017
Amended claims with annotations
Aug 1, 2017
Amendments received before examination
Aug 1, 2017
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Feb 6, 2017
Invitation to confirm maintenance of the application and to correct deficiencies in the Written Opinion/amend application
Jan 4, 2017
Notification of forthcoming publication
Jan 28, 2016
Communication regarding the transmission of the European search report
Jan 28, 2016
European search opinion
Jan 28, 2016
European search report
Jan 28, 2016
Information on Search Strategy
Jan 20, 2016
Search started
Dec 30, 2015
Letter concerning the priority
Dec 30, 2015
Priority document
Nov 10, 2015
Communication to designated inventor
Nov 10, 2015
Communication to designated inventor
Sep 17, 2015
Abstract
Sep 17, 2015
Acknowledgement of receipt of electronic submission of the request for grant of a European patent
Sep 17, 2015
Claims
Sep 17, 2015
Description
Sep 17, 2015
Designation of inventor
Sep 17, 2015
Drawings
Sep 17, 2015
Request for grant of a European patent

EP3124903

DANIELI AUTOMATION

Application Number: EP15185758A
Filing Date: Sep 17, 2015
Status: Granted And Under Opposition; Jan 11, 2019
Publication Date: Feb 13, 2019
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