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Publication No. EP2334757

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App No. EP09777387

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Filed by Haldor Topsøe A/S

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Filed on 2009-07-23

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Issued/Published on 2023-07-26

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP2334757 A2

Application No. EP09777387 Filed: 2009-07-23

Grant Date 2009-07-23 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

C10G3/00, C10G45/58, C10G45/02, C10L1/04, C11C3/00, C10G65/04 C10G3/00, C10G45/02, C10G45/58

Priority Claims

DK 20080001267 Date: 2008-09-10

Designated Contracting States (36 EPC States)

Austria (AT)

Belgium (BE)

Bulgaria (BG)

Switzerland (CH)

Cyprus (CY)

Czech Republic (CZ)

Germany (DE)

Denmark (DK)

Estonia (EE)

Spain (ES)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

United Kingdom (GB)

Greece (GR)

Croatia (HR)

Hungary (HU)

Ireland (IE)

Iceland (IS)

Italy (IT)

Liechtenstein (LI)

Lithuania (LT)

Luxembourg (LU)

Latvia (LV)

Monaco (MC)

North Macedonia (MK)

Malta (MT)

Netherlands (NL)

Norway (NO)

Poland (PL)

Portugal (PT)

Romania (RO)

Sweden (SE)

Slovenia (SI)

Slovakia (SK)

San Marino (SM)

Turkey (TR)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Haldor Topsøe A/S

Haldor Topsøes Allé 1, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby

Inventors (4)

EGEBERG, Rasmus, Gottschalck

Lillevangsvej 254, DK-3480 Fredensborg

KNUDSEN, Kim, Grøn

Hagens Allé 12, DK-2900 Hellerup

BLOM, Niels, Jørgen

Brunebjerg 24, Tulstrup

HANSEN, Jens, A.

Søllerødvej 90a, dk-2840 Holte

Representatives / Agents

Zacco Denmark A/S, et al

Arne Jacobsens Allé 15, 2300 Copenhagen S

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2011-03-04

Mention Of Grant Published 2009-07-23

Patent-Maintained-As-Amended 2023-07-26

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2011-08-09

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP2334757 under EPC Article 99.

1 ACTIVE OPPONENT

Opponent Company

Neste Oil Oyj

Keilaranta 21, FI

Representative

Zacco Denmark A/S, et al

Filing Date

2014-06-17

Opposition in Progress

Legal Status & Event History

Official European Patent Office legal and procedural status changes recorded for this file.

85 Events Recorded

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2011-06-22	17P	REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED	EP
2011-06-22	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2011-06-22	AX	REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT	EP
2011-09-07	17Q	FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT DESPATCHED	EP
2011-12-14	DAX	REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT (DELETED)	EP
2013-08-21	INTG	INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED	EP
2013-09-18	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2013-09-18	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-09-30	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-10-09	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-11-12	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-11-14	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-10-15	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-12-04	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2013-12-10	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-01-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-02-15	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-02-25	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-02-28	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-03-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-04-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-05-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-06-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2014-07-30	26	OPPOSITION FILED	EP
2014-09-04	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2014-09-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2015-02-27	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2015-02-27	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2015-04-22	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2015-04-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2015-08-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2016-04-29	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2016-05-31	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2016-06-30	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2015-07-17	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2016-07-27	RAP2	PARTY DATA CHANGED (PATENT OWNER DATA CHANGED OR RIGHTS OF A PATENT TRANSFERRED)	EP
2016-07-29	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2016-07-26	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2017-07-26	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-06-29	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2018-07-26	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2018-04-10	APAH	APPEAL REFERENCE MODIFIED	EP
2017-09-04	APBQ	DATE OF RECEIPT OF STATEMENT OF GROUNDS OF APPEAL RECORDED	EP
2016-10-21	APBP	DATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF APPEAL RECORDED	EP
2020-01-10	APAH	APPEAL REFERENCE MODIFIED	EP
2016-10-26	APAH	APPEAL REFERENCE MODIFIED	EP
2016-10-21	APBM	APPEAL REFERENCE RECORDED	EP
2013-07-22	GRAP	DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT	EP
2021-02-15	APBU	APPEAL PROCEDURE CLOSED	EP
2013-03-12	GRAP	DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT	EP
2013-07-15	GRAS	GRANT FEE PAID	EP
2013-08-16	GRAA	(EXPECTED) GRANT	EP
2011-05-20	PUAI	PUBLIC REFERENCE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 153(3) EPC TO A PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION THAT HAS ENTERED THE EUROPEAN PHASE	EP
2021-11-10	PLBC	REPLY TO EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION RECEIVED	EP
2021-09-08	PLAY	EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION DESPATCHED + TIME LIMIT	EP
2021-09-07	PLAP	INFORMATION RELATED TO DESPATCH OF EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION + TIME LIMIT DELETED	EP
2021-09-07	PLAT	INFORMATION RELATED TO REPLY TO EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION DELETED	EP
2021-06-18	PLBC	REPLY TO EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION RECEIVED	EP
2021-04-22	PLAY	EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION DESPATCHED + TIME LIMIT	EP
2014-12-02	PLBB	REPLY OF PATENT PROPRIETOR TO NOTICE(S) OF OPPOSITION RECEIVED	EP
2014-07-29	PLAX	NOTICE OF OPPOSITION AND REQUEST TO FILE OBSERVATION + TIME LIMIT SENT	EP
2014-06-27	PLBI	OPPOSITION FILED	EP
2022-05-13	PLAY	EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION DESPATCHED + TIME LIMIT	EP
2022-05-13	PLBC	REPLY TO EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION RECEIVED	EP
2022-07-17	PLAY	EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION DESPATCHED + TIME LIMIT	EP
2022-09-05	PLBC	REPLY TO EXAMINATION REPORT IN OPPOSITION RECEIVED	EP
2022-12-14	RIC2	INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED AFTER GRANT	EP
2023-06-23	PUAH	PATENT MAINTAINED IN AMENDED FORM	EP
2023-06-23	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2023-07-12	P01	OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) REGISTERED	EP
2023-07-26	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2023-07-26	27A	PATENT MAINTAINED IN AMENDED FORM	EP
2023-07-26	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2023-09-12	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2023-09-27	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2024-02-12	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2026-08-15	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-08-18	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-08-21	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-10-09	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
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2026-10-14	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-10-16	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-10-20	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited documents and prior art referenced in search and examination reports.

8 Citations

Cited Patent Documents

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

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HYDROCONVERSION PROCESS AND CATALYST

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (36 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (4)

Representatives / Agents

Key Procedural Dates

Patent Oppositions

Neste Oil Oyj

Legal Status & Event History

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited Patent Documents

Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

Worldwide Patent Family

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications

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