EP1016126 - PCT filed 30.03.1998. Mention of the grant on 26.12.2018 in patent year 21!. Entry into the European phase in 1999, supplementary ESR in 2009! First Communication in 2009, further Communications in 2013, 2016. Intention to grant on 03.07.2018 (so after the expiration of the 20-year patent term!). The invention is about an "optical inspection module" for inspecting electronic substrates. The primary Examiner was the same all from 1999 to 2018.
EP0974066. PCT filed 07.04.1998. Grant 10.10.2018 in patent year 21!
European search report in 2003. Communications in 2005, 2006, 2013, 2018. Intention to grant in 2018 (interestingly enough with only two signatures on the signature page). Mining technology (oil fields).
EP1002401 - PCT filed 24.06.1998. Grant 13.04.2018 in patent year 20. Supplementary ESR in 2005, first Communication 2008, further Communications in 2008, 2016, Intention to grant in 2017.
EP0961923 - PCT filed 16.12.1998. Grant 16.12.1998; 1st Communication in 2007, then in 2014, Intention to grant in 2017. Solid phase extraction.
In the above, "grant" refers to the date of the publication of the mention of the grant in the Bulletin.
There were no patents granted in 2018 with actual filings in 1997, 1996 and 1995.
Two divisional applications were granted in 2018 with a filing date in 1995: EP2264911 (Intel; divisional filed in 2010) and EP3103799 (pharmaceutical composition; divisional filed in 2016) and one divisional with filing date in 1994 (EP2264475; div filed in 2010).
If I missed any special circumstances (stay of proceedings) please feel free to contact me.
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