Monday, January 31, 2011

Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office

Did you ever ask yourself what guidelines do examiners from European Patent Office follow?
Probably not, and regardless this lack of answers to this question you could sleep well.

Instead, if your nightmares are trubled from such question @this link you may download April 2010 ediction of Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office.

Have a good sleep, then!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Link between US patent classes and IPC

This one comes straight from epo patstat forum, you may find the original @ this link.

If you are in need of matching US Patend Classification (USPC in short) against IPC, there are some web pages in USPTO web site that may be useful:


USPC-to-IPC Reverse Concordance (entries are grouped by IPC notation, rather than USPC notation): http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/international/ipc/ipc8/ipc_concordance/ipcsel.htm

US-to-IPC Concordance Pages from Classification Home (by choosing US-to-IPC8 Concordance in the radio button) : http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/index.htm

For more details, see USPTO dedicated page:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/international.htm

Monday, January 24, 2011

Analizing Inpadoc legal status for EPO patents

As previously stated, EPO released as an indipendent dataset table TLS221 containing Inpadoc PRS legal status events for patstat patents.

A short summary that can be done is to count the occurrence of events. I did it for EPO, adding also the higher publication number (last punr) where such event took place.

The event with most occurrence (over 7M) is "LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE", followed by "POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE" with over 5M of occurrence.

Other event with over 1M of occurrence are:

#occurr.      PRS description
3872743    'DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:'
3800430    'REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE'
2019601    'REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED'
1397420    'FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT'
1218881    'CORRESPONDS TO:'
1163669    'EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO'


but this is the full list by PRS CODE.


PRS CODE COUNT last punr description
'110E' 300 2082790  'REQUEST FOR CONVERSION INTO A NATIONAL PATENT APPLICATION'
'111L' 2221 2157192  'LICENSES'
'111Z' 2812 2208339  'REGISTERING OF LICENCES OR OTHER RIGHTS'
'16A ' 1114 1975264  'NEW DOCUMENTS DISCOVERED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE EP-SEARCH REPORT'
'17A ' 3 513  'APPLICATION MAINTAINED'
'17P ' 2019601 2211600  'REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED'
'17Q ' 1397420 2209285  'FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT'
'18D ' 461702 2207895  'DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN'
'18R ' 54072 2165701  'REFUSED'
'18RA' 758 2114162  'DATE OF RECEIPT OF REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF RIGHTS'
'18RR' 309 1994152  'RE-ESTABLISHED'
'18W ' 126739 2204944  'WITHDRAWN'
'19A ' 415 2189005  'DATE OF STAY OF PROCEEDINGS [BEFORE GRANT]'
'19F ' 355 1976562  'DATE OF RESUMPTION (AFTER STAY OF PROCEEDINGS) [BEFORE GRANT]'
'19U ' 1999 2195186  'DATE OF INTERRUPTION (INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS)[BEFORE GRANT]'
'19W ' 1660 2155943  'DATE OF RESUMPTION (AFTER INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS)[BEFORE GRANT]'
'26  ' 86541 2103236  'OPPOSITION FILED'
'26D ' 382 1900280  'OPPOSITION DEEMED NOT TO HAVE BEEN FILED'
'26N ' 898466 2077303  'NO OPPOSITION FILED'
'26U ' 182 1488072  'INADMISSIBLE OPPOSITION'
'27A ' 15231 1836085  'MAINTAINED AS AMENDED'
'27C ' 4062 1835237  'TERMINATION OF OPPOSITION PROCEDURE'
'27O ' 12173 1816095  'OPPOSITION REJECTED'
'27W ' 17080 1863394  'REVOKED'
'29A ' 65 1903155  'SUSPENSION OF PROCEEDINGS (CORRECTION)[AFTER GRANT]'
'29F ' 22 1386983  'THE RESUMPTION OF A PREVIOUS INCORRECT ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SUSPENSION OF PR'
'29U ' 86 1770709  'DATE OF INTERRUPTION (INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS) [AFTER GRANT]'
'29W ' 60 1770709  'DATE OF RESUMPTION (AFTER INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS) [AFTER GRANT]'
'31I ' 3 3961  'INTERRUPTION'
'31W ' 3 3961  'RESUMPTION'
'32  ' 67 3153  'CONVERSION'
'32PN' 561 2127793  'EP: PUBLIC NOTIFICATION IN THE EP BULLETIN AS ADDRESS OF THE ADRESSEE CAN'
'7119' 1 1049532  'GB: EP PATENT (UK) WITHDRAWN (SECTION 117/1977)'
'A4  ' 212027 2204378  'SUPPLEMENTARY SEARCH REPORT'
'A5  ' 26 246255  'SEPARATE PUBLICATION OF THE EP OR INT. SEARCH REPORT'
'AC  ' 105361 2211597  'DIVISIONAL APPLICATION (ART. 76) OF:'
'AF  ' 1 1190947  'IS ADDITION TO NO.'
'AK  ' 3872743 2211601  'DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:'
'AKNL' 15 557345  'NL: CORRECTIONS (PART 1 HEADING G)'
'AKX ' 519191 2124514  'PAYMENT OF DESIGNATION FEES'
'AX  ' 1163669 2211601  'EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO'
'AXX ' 45469 2124423  'PAYMENT OF EXTENSION FEES'
'BE20' 13122 1384597  'BE: PATENT EXPIRED'
'BECA' 8924 2001094  'BE: CHANGE OF HOLDER'S ADDRESS'
'BECH' 6599 2001094  'BE: CHANGE OF HOLDER'
'BECN' 5287 1990654  'BE: CHANGE OF HOLDER'S NAME'
'BERE' 257006 2025612  'BE: LAPSED'
'BERR' 202 1576585  'BE: REESTABLISHED'
'CCHV' 45 574418  'PROCESSING APPLICATIONS ACCORDING TO ARTICLES 230 AND 231 OF LAW 9.279/96: NOTIFICATION OF PRESENTATION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE NULLITY'
'CCPA' 105 285237  'ENTRY OF CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR HEADQUARTER AND TRANSFER OF APPLICATION PATENT AND PATENT AND CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF INVENTION: TRANSFER GRANTED'CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF INVENTION: TRANSFER GRANTED'
'CCPR' 3 182442  'ENTRY OF CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR HEADQUARTER AND TRANSFER OF APPLICATION
'CCPT' 3 273209  'ENTRY OF CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR HEADQUARTER AND TRANSFER OF APPLICATION PATENT AND CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF INVENTION: TRANSFER ON REQUIREMENT'
'CCPV' 331 733366  'ENTRY OF CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR HEADQUARTER AND TRANSFER OF APPLICATION PATENT AND CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF INVENTION: CHANGE OF NAME GRANTED
'CCRE' 3 466199  'ENTRY OF CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR HEADQUARTER AND TRANSFER OF APPLICATION PATENT AND CERTIFICATE OF ADDITION OF INVENTION: CHANGE OF NAME REFUSED'
'CND3' 2 1060108  'COPIED FROM NATIONAL REGISTER ON DEMAND OF THIRD PARTY'
'CRD3' 1 1713875  'COPY OF EPO REGISTER ON DEMAND OF THIRD PARTY'
'D11X' 11 586773  'LEGAL MEANS OF EXECUTION (DELETED)'
'D17D' 2315 2171852  'SEARCH REPORT (DELETED)'
'D17P' 1579 2157678  'REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED (DELETED)'
'D17Q' 2779 2037326  'FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT (DELETED)'
'D18D' 1622 2168837  'EP-APPLICATION DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN: (DELETED)'
'D18R' 144 1722654  'REFUSED (DELETED)'
'D18W' 801 2123619  'WITHDRAWAL (DELETED)'
'D18Z' 25 1015336  'REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT (DELETED)'
'D19F' 1 1457499  'PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED "RESUMPTION AFTER INTERRUPTION OF PROCEEDINGS" WAS E'
'D20 ' 23 241702  'CORRECTIONS OF A PATENT SPECIFICATION (DELETED)'
'D26 ' 67 1316336  'OPPOSITION FILED (DELETED)'
'D26N' 169 1819366  'NO OPPOSITION FILED (DELETED)'
'D27A' 7 1493698  'MAINTAINED AS AMENDED (DELETED)'
'D27C' 21 995450  'OPPOSITION FINISHED (DELETED)'
'D27O' 66 1444214  'OPPOSITION REJECTED (DELETED)'
'D27W' 41 1549281  'REVOKED (DELETED)'
'D8RA' 6 90669  'DATE OF RECEIPT OF REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF RIGHTS (ART 122) (DELE'
'DA1 ' 88 1849473  'DATE AND KIND OF FIRST PUBLICATION (DELETED)'
'DA4 ' 374 2074380  'APPLICATION LAPSED SECTION 141(1)/REG 8.3(2) - APPLICANT FILED A WRITTENNOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL'
'DAC ' 41 1827259  'DIVISIONAL APPLICATION (ART. 76) OF: (DELETED)'
'DAF ' 5 513690  'SUCCESSIVE APPLICATION (ART. 61) (DELETED)'
'DAHF' 11 946088  'DIVISIONAL APPLICATION (ART 76) IN: (DELETED)'
'DAX ' 279119 2206826  'EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO (DELETED)'
'DB1 ' 765 2027175  'DATE AND KIND OF SECOND PUBLICATION (DELETED)'
'DB2 ' 11 1397126  'DATE OF PUBLICATION OF NEW SECOND SPECIFICATION ** LAST ENTRY DELETED'
'DBV ' 308 2072508  'DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES (DELETED)'
'DET ' 14085 2143339  'DE: TRANSLATION OF PATENT CLAIMS'
'DIN1' 743 2163593  'INVENTOR (DELETED)'
'DIN2' 74 1444191  'INVENTOR (DELETED)'
'DX  ' 2458 2124262  'MISCELLANEOUS: (DELETED)'
'EAL ' 68064 619223  'SE: EUROPEAN PATENT IN FORCE IN SWEDEN'
'EL  ' 12261 2187878  'FR: TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS FILED'
'EL1 ' 36 1436119  'FR: TRANSLATION OR CORRECTED TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS FILED'
'EM  ' 93 1501989  'CORRECTION OF A MATERIAL ERROR CONCERNING INSCRIPTION IN THE NATIONAL PAT'
'EN  ' 89853 1847163  'WITHDRAWN (ART. 11 AND 12 EXTENSION ACT)'
'EN3 ' 366 1478602  'FR: TRANSLATION NOT FILED ** DECISION CONCERNING OPPOSITION'
'EN4 ' 147 962615  'FR: NOTIFICATION OF NON FILING TRANSLATION IN AN EARLIER BOPI IS ERRONEOU'
'EPTA' 33572 582021  'LU: LAST PAID ANNUAL FEE'
'ET  ' 674270 1892219  'FR: TRANSLATION FILED'
'ET1 ' 1595 1625575  'FR: TRANSLATION FILED ** REVISION OF THE TRANSLATION OF THE PATENT OR THE'
'ET2 ' 106 868564  'FR: TRANSLATION FILED ** REVISION OF THE TRANSLATION OF THE MODIFIED PATE'
'ET3 ' 10255 1744826  'FR: TRANSLATION FILED ** DECISION CONCERNING OPPOSITION'
'ETR ' 33 69921  'FR: TRANSLATION FILED ** RESTORATION OF THE RIGHT'
'EUG ' 188093 1984057  'PATENT REVOKED'
'FDY ' 41 2166543  'FILE DESTROYED'
'FIT ' 23 569461  'SPC for herbicidal products: no action taken'
'FITB' 2 393911  'SPC for herbicidal products: suspended'
'FITD' 30 382375  'SPC for herbicidal products: granted'
'GBA ' 3 164592  'GB: TRANSLATION AMENDED (GB SECTION 77(6)(A)/1977)'
'GBAT' 2 1347540  'GB: AMENDMENT OF TRANSLATION ALLOWED (OF EP PATENT) (GB SECT. 80(3)/1977)'
'GBC ' 4202 2184497  'GB: TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS FILED FOR EP (GB SECTION 78(7)/1977)'
'GBC8' 9 346780  'GB: TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS FILED (GB SECTION 80(3)/1977)'
'GBCC' 87 1646478  'GB: CORRECTED TRANSLATION (OF CLAIMS) FILED (GB SECTION 80(3)/1977)'
'GBDL' 176 313468  'GB: DELETE "EUROPEAN PATENT CEASED" FROM JOURNAL'
'GBDW' 25 1025473  'GB: GB DESIGNATION WITHDRAWN'
'GBGD' 16 221494  'GB: DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE NEW SPECIFICATION OF THE PATENT UNDER ARTI'
'GBGR' 1 105872  'GB: GRANT DATE REVOKED'
'GBGW' 34 207673  'GB: GRANT DATE WITHDRAWN'
'GBPC' 483205 1960641  'GB: EUROPEAN PATENT CEASED THROUGH NON-PAYMENT OF RENEWAL FEE'
'GBPR' 11473 1847171  'GB: PATENT REVOKED UNDER ART. 102 OF THE EP CONVENTION DESIGNATING THE UK'
'GBRH' 2 109873  'GB: EP (UK) PATENT REINSTATED (GB RULE 100)'
'GBRI' 13 255042  'GB: EP (UK) PATENT REINSTATED (GB RULE 110(3)A/1987)'
'GBRJ' 1 300945  'GB: REINSTATED UNDER RULE 110(4) - ALTERATION OF TIME LIMITS'
'GBT ' 218467 1844896  'GB: TRANSLATION OF EP PATENT FILED (GB SECTION 77(6)(A)/1977)'
'GBT8' 14 2012199  'GB: TRANSLATION FILED (GB SECTION 80(3)/1977)'
'GBTA' 3140 1879932  'GB: TRANSLATION OF AMENDED EP PATENT FILED (GB SECTION 77(6)(B)/1977)'
'GBTC' 6 330584  'GB: CORRECTED TRANSLATION (OF EP PATENT) FILED (GB SECTION 80(3)/1977)'
'GBV ' 37396 1842901  'GB: EP PATENT (UK) TREATED AS ALWAYS HAVING BEEN VOID IN ACCORDANCE WITH'
'IECL' 246 2184497  'IE: TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS FILED FOR EP (IE SECTION 120(6))'
'ITCL' 10790 981234  'IT: TRANSLATION FOR EP CLAIMS FILED'
'ITCP' 180 86210  'COMPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE'
'ITF ' 306954 1098336  'IT: TRANSLATION FOR A EP PATENT FILED'
'ITPR' 10854 863897  'IT: CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP OF A EUROPEAN PATENT'
'ITTA' 81250 572713  'IT: LAST PAID ANNUAL FEE'
'K1C0' 12 812577  'PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CORRECTION OF PATENT APPLICATION CANCELLED'
'K1C1' 1549 1060720  'CORRECTION OF PATENT APPLICATION (TITLE PAGE) PUBLISHED'
'K1C2' 61 601814  'CORRECTION OF PATENT APPLICATION (PARTIAL REPRINT) PUBLISHED'
'K1C3' 1194 1062940  'CORRECTION OF PATENT APPLICATION (COMPLETE REPRINT) PUBLISHED'
'K2  ' 19 277065  'CORRECTION OF PATENT SPECIFICATION PUBLISHED'
'K2C0' 7 696553  'ANNOUNCED RECTIFICATION CANCELLED'
'K2C1' 321 978359  'CORRECTION OF PATENT SPECIFICATION (TITLE PAGE) PUBLISHED'
'K2C2' 552 612651  'CORRECTION OF PATENT SPECIFICATION (PARTIAL REPRINT) PUBLISHED'
'K2C3' 872 868353  'CORRECTION OF PATENT SPECIFICATION (COMPLETE REPRINT) PUBLISHED'
'KL  ' 465 99143  'CORRECTION LIST'
'LIM1' 140 2053985  'LIMITATION IS ADMISSIBLE'
'LIM4' 6 1887581  'LIMITATION DEEMED NOT TO BE FILED  OPPOSITION PENDING OR FILED'
'LIM5' 2 1345773  'LIMITATION WITHDRAWN'
'LTIE' 27039 2077303  'LT: INVALIDATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT OR PATENT EXTENSION'
'LTLA' 1601 1883641  'LT: LAPSE OF EUROPEAN PATENT OR PATENT EXTENSION'
'MED ' 41 705275  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: no action taken'
'MEDA' 12 470247  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: examined'
'MEDB' 11 548114  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: suspended'
'MEDD' 280 733366  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: granted'
'MEDE' 2 365467  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: interlocutary refusal'
'MEDF' 3 211991  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: office refusal'
'MEDG' 6 237545  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: definitive refusal'
'MEDH' 2 320164  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: Board of Appeal'
'MEDM' 2 162639  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: Withdrawal of SPC application'
'MEDN' 2 113608  'SPC for pharmaceutical products: Annulment of SPC'
'NLE ' 2 332626  'NL: NOTIFICATIONS CONCERNING APPLICATIONS'
'NLR1' 56501 2047779  'NL: OPPOSITION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE EPO'
'NLR2' 20403 1799654  'NL: DECISION OF OPPOSITION'
'NLR3' 6719 1610848  'NL: RECEIPT OF MODIFIED TRANSLATIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS LANGUAGE AFTER AN'
'NLR4' 1672 1943524  'NL: RECEIPT OF CORRECTED TRANSLATION IN THE NETHERLANDS LANGUAGE AT THE I'
'NLR5' 1 430347  'NL: PATENTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH A REQUEST TO PROVIDE A CERTIFICATE OF PRI'
'NLR6' 2 473699  'NL: PATENTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH A DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON A REQUEST CO'
'NLS ' 34363 2010014  'NL: ASSIGNMENTS OF EP-PATENTS'
'NLT1' 16383 2013924  'NL: MODIFICATIONS OF NAMES REGISTERED IN VIRTUE OF DOCUMENTS PRESENTED TO'
'NLT2' 24394 2057318  'NL: MODIFICATIONS (OF NAMES) TAKEN FROM THE EUROPEAN PATENT PATENT BULLE'
'NLUE' 365 1947976  'NL: LICENCES REGISTERED WITH REGARD TO TO EUROPEAN PATENTS'
'NLV1' 219721 2101315  'NL: LAPSED OR ANNULED DUE TO FAILURE TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF ART.'
'NLV4' 220591 1924593  'NL: LAPSED OR ANULLED DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF THE ANNUAL FEE'
'NLV5' 26 995695  'NL: ANNULMENT (ART. 75)'
'NLV6' 7 1368526  'EUROPEAN PATENT SURRENDERED (CF. ARTICLE 48 OR ARTICLE 63 OF THE PATENTS'
'NLV7' 16305 1384597  'NL: LAPSED BECAUSE OF REACHING THE MAXIM LIFETIME OF A PATENT'
'NLXE' 3491 2010735  'NL: OTHER COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING EP-PATENTS (PART 3 HEADING XE)'
'PG25' 7725957 2112403  'LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORM. FROM NAT. O'
'PGFP' 5139750 2124302  'POSTGRANT: ANNUAL FEES PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE'
'PGRI' 7477 1947976  'POSTGRANT: PATENT REINSTATED IN CONTRACTING STATE'
'PRVG' 1 978251  'PETITION FOR REVIEW BY THE ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL GRANTED'
'PRVN' 24 1328375  'PETITION FOR REVIEW BY THE ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL NOT GRANTED'
'R110' 2 7963  'FILING OF A REQUEST FOR CONVERSION (CORRECTION)'
'R11L' 83 1899790  'GRANTING OF A LICENSE (CORRECTION)'
'R11X' 61 1519671  'LEGAL MEANS OF EXECUTION (CORRECTION)'
'R17C' 7507 2194165  'DATE OF DESPATCH OF FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT'
'R17D' 13437 2208002  'SEARCH REPORT (CORRECTION)'
'R17P' 7887 2208214  'REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED (CORRECTION)'
'R18D' 2124 2105002  'EP-APPLICATION DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN: (CORRECTION)'
'R18R' 391 2098287  'REFUSED (CORRECTION)'
'R18W' 8953 2123112  'WITHDRAWAL (CORRECTION)'
'R18X' 2 308679  'RE-ESTABLISHED (CORRECTION)'
'R18Z' 36 1994152  'REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT (CORRECTION)'
'R20 ' 788 331061  'CORRECTIONS OF A PATENT SPECIFICATION'
'R26 ' 28663 1988913  'OPPOSITION FILED (CORRECTION)'
'R26D' 38 1405280  'OPPOSITION DEEMED NOT TO HAVE BEEN FILED (CORR.)'
'R26N' 17 1603192  'NO OPPOSITION FILED (CORRECTION)'
'R26U' 29 1369971  'INADMISSIBLE OPPOSITION (CORRECTION)'
'R27A' 148 1311631  'MAINTAINED AS AMENDED (CORRECTION)'
'R27C' 59 1170448  'OPPOSITION FINISHED'
'R27O' 102 1461886  'OPPOSITION REJECTED (CORRECTION)'
'R27W' 267 1475260  'REVOKED (CORRECTION)'
'R28E' 3 9930  'DATE OF RECEIPT OF REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF RIGHTS (ART 122) (KORR'
'RA1 ' 744 1971153  'DATE AND KIND OF FIRST PUBLICATION (CORRECTION)'
'RA4 ' 1495 2141230  'DATE AND KIND OF SUPPLEMENTARY SEARCH REPORT (CORRECTION)'
'RAC ' 56 2186879  'DIVISIONAL APPLICATION (ART. 76) OF: (CORRECTION)'
'RAF ' 1 688582  'SUCCESSIVE APPLICATION (ART. 61) (CORRECTION)'
'RAG ' 1 163563  'HAS SUCCESSIVE APPLICATION (ART. 61) (CORRECTION)'
'RAP1' 486716 2209135  'TRANSFER OF RIGHTS OF AN EP APPLICATION'
'RAP2' 58529 2140589  'TRANSFER OF RIGHTS OF AN EP PUBLICATION'
'RAP3' 28846 2204183  'CORRECTION OF THE ADDRESS OR NAME OF APPLICANT (A DOCUMENT)'
'RAP4' 5296 2099576  'CORRECTION OF NAME OR ADDRESS OF PATENT OWNER (B DOCUMENT)'
'RAX ' 29098 2207797  'EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO (CORRECTION)'
'RB1 ' 74 1120719  'DATE AND KIND OF SECOND PUBLICATION (CORRECTION)'
'RBV ' 188216 2208214  'DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES (CORRECTION):'
'REF ' 1218881 2164226  'CORRESPONDS TO:'
'REG ' 3800430 2193751  'REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE'
'RHK1' 20838 915321  'MAIN CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)'
'RHK2' 83 750611  'MAIN CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)'
'RIC1' 548527 2208455  'CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)'
'RIC2' 1938 1621198  'CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)'
'RIN1' 895614 2209214  'INVENTOR (CORRECTION)'
'RIN2' 14939 2099980  'INVENTOR (CORRECTION)'
'RJL1' 3 1640970  'REJECTION OF LIMITATION - SUBSTANTIVE REFUSAL'
'RJL4' 2 1551724  'REJECTION OF LIMITATION - REQUEST ALLOWED BUT REQUIREMENTS NOT FULFILLED'
'RTI1' 79745 2209035  'TITLE (CORRECTION)'
'RTI2' 1602 1996833  'TITLE (CORRECTION)'
'SC4A' 2260 717821  'TRANSLATION IS AVAILABLE'
'TCAT' 4206 2125415  'TRANSLATION OF CLAIMS IN AT SUBMITTED'
'TCNL' 7866 2148560  'NL: TRANSLATION OF PATENT CLAIMS OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION FILED'
'X   ' 5 624460  'DOCUMENT NOT PUBLISHED'
'XX  ' 11509 2206470  'MISCELLANEOUS:'
'ZE  ' 66 1233695  'NL: CORRECTIONS TO EARLIER ENTRIES IN HEADINGS PE - XE'