EP0836668A4

Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method and apparatus

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EP0836668A4, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 8

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Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
GB2041836A	Cites	United Kingdom	XY	Search report	1,3,6-9,11,13,16-19,27,31
GB2291664A	Cites	United Kingdom	Y	Search report	4,5,14,15,28,29,32,35,37,40
US4208158A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1,11,21,27,32,37
US4850439A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	10,20
See also references of WO 9742393A1	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

58 members in 18 offices

This recordMember, by publication datePriority claim8 more offices are in the list below

Priority claims7

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
19960642417	United States of America	–	1996-05-03
64241796	United States of America	A	1996-05-03
64241796	United States of America	A	1996-05-03
9700537	United States of America	W	1997-01-27
9700537	United States of America	W	1997-01-27
US19960642417	–	–	–
WO1997US00537	–	–	–

Members58

Family members, oldest first
Document	Office	Kind
CA2225755A1	Canada	A1	1997-11-13
WO9742393A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1997-11-13
AU1827897A	Australia	A	1997-11-26
NO976037D0	Norway	D0	1997-12-22
NO20020181L	Norway	L	1998-03-02
NO20053630L	Norway	L	1998-03-02
NO20053631L	Norway	L	1998-03-02
NO20053632L	Norway	L	1998-03-02
NO976037L	Norway	L	1998-03-02
EP0836668A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1998-04-22
EP0836668A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	1998-08-05
JPH10508270A	Japan	A	1998-08-18
CN1194679A	China	A	1998-09-30
MX9800111A	Mexico	A	1998-11-30
KR19990028714A	Republic of Korea	A	1999-04-15
AU710636B2	Australia	B2	1999-09-23
NZ329650A	New Zealand	A	1999-09-29
BR9706592A	Brazil	A	1999-12-28
JP3002545B2	Japan	B2	2000-01-24
US6047781A	United States of America	A	2000-04-11
US6056071A	United States of America	A	2000-05-02
US6068069A	United States of America	A	2000-05-30
US6085851A	United States of America	A	2000-07-11
OA10649A	African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)	A	2001-05-05
EP1148206A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2001-10-24
KR100302149B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2001-11-22
NO20020181D0	Norway	D0	2002-01-14
CN1079483C	China	C	2002-02-20
EP1148206A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2002-02-27
CA2225755C	Canada	C	2002-06-11
NO313207B1	Norway	B1	2002-08-26
NO313207B3	Norway	B3	2002-08-26
EP0836668B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2003-01-22
EP1277913A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2003-01-22
DE69718592D1	Germany	D1	2003-02-27
DK0836668T3	Denmark	T3	2003-05-12
ES2191820T3	Spain	T3	2003-09-16
AP1278A	African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)	A	2004-05-19
NO20053630D0	Norway	D0	2005-07-26
NO20053631D0	Norway	D0	2005-07-26
NO20053632D0	Norway	D0	2005-07-26
EP1277913A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2005-08-10
NO322098B1	Norway	B1	2006-08-14
EP1277913B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2008-03-12
DE69738573D1	Germany	D1	2008-04-24
PT1277913E	Portugal	E	2008-05-13
EP1925549A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2008-05-28
ES2300409T3	Spain	T3	2008-06-16
DK1277913T3	Denmark	T3	2008-06-30
DE69738573T2	Germany	T2	2009-03-26
NO322098B3	Norway	B3	2009-05-25
EP0836668B2	European Patent Office (EPO)	B2	2009-12-16
DK0836668T4	Denmark	T4	2010-03-01
ES2191820T5	Spain	T5	2010-04-21
EP1925549A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2010-09-08
EP2332822A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2011-06-15
EP2332822A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2012-03-07
BRPI9715094B1	Brazil	B1	2015-05-26

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	Event	Code	Office
2017-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2017-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2017-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2017-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2017-05-08	Announcement of lapse in spainLapsedFD2A	FD2A	ES
2017-02-22	Patent expiredExpiredMK9A	MK9A	IE
2017-02-15	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2017-02-01	Patent expired because of reaching the maximum lifetime of a patentExpiredMK	MK	NL
2017-01-30	Ep patent expiredExpiredEUP	EUP	DK
2016-05-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2016-05-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2016-04-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2016-04-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2016-04-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2016-03-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2013-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-06-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2011-03-31	Patent reinstated in contracting state [announced from national office to epo]PGRI	PGRI	EP
2010-04-21	Patent modifiedDC2A	DC2A	ES
2010-04-21	Ep patent validated in greeceEP	EP	GR
2010-03-01	Nl: receipt of modified translations in the netherlands language after an opposition procedureOppositionNLR3	NLR3	EP
2010-03-01	Amended ep patent with danish claimsT4	T4	DK
2010-02-01	Nl: decision of oppositionOppositionNLR2	NLR2	EP
2009-12-16	Patent maintained in amended form27A	27A	EP
2009-12-16	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2009-11-13	Patent maintained in amended formORIGINAL CODE: 0009272PUAH	PUAH	EP
2009-11-13	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: PATENT MAINTAINED AS AMENDEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2009-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2008-12-02	Appeal procedure closedAppealORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA9OAPBU	APBU	EP
2008-11-18	Observations filed by third partiesORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNTIPATPAC	TPAC	EP
2008-03-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-05-05	Date of receipt of statement of grounds of appeal recordedAppealORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA3OAPBQ	APBQ	EP
2007-04-20	Opposition withdrawnWithdrawnORIGINAL CODE: 0009264PLBP	PLBP	EP
2007-04-02	Nl: opposition has been filed with the epoOppositionNLR1	NLR1	EP
2007-04-02	Nl: opposition has been filed with the epoOppositionNLR1	NLR1	EP
2007-03-07	Appeal reference modifiedAppealORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSCREFNOAPAH	APAH	EP
2007-02-28	Date of receipt of notice of appeal recordedAppealORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA2OAPBP	APBP	EP
2007-02-14	Opposition filed (corrected)OppositionR26	R26	EP
2007-02-14	Opposition filed (corrected)OppositionR26	R26	EP
2007-01-12	Opposition data, opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative modifiedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009299OPPOPLAB	PLAB	EP
2006-12-21	Communication despatched that patent is revokedRevokedORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNREV1RDAF	RDAF	EP
2006-12-01	Nl: opposition has been filed with the epoOppositionNLR1	NLR1	EP
2006-12-01	Nl: opposition has been filed with the epoOppositionNLR1	NLR1	EP
2006-11-08	Reply to examination report in opposition receivedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNORE3PLBC	PLBC	EP
2006-10-11	Opposition filed (corrected)OppositionR26	R26	EP
2006-10-11	Opposition filed (corrected)OppositionR26	R26	EP
2006-09-08	Opposition data, opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative modifiedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009299OPPOPLAB	PLAB	EP
2006-08-17	Examination report in opposition despatched + time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNORE2PLAY	PLAY	EP
2004-12-01	Nl: assignments of ep-patentsNLS	NLS	EP
2004-10-01	Nl: modifications (of names), taken from the european patent patent bulletinNLT2	NLT2	EP
2004-08-18	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)732E	732E	GB
2004-08-18	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition receivedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS3PLBB	PLBB	EP
2004-08-04	Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)RAP2	RAP2	EP
2004-06-04	Notice of opposition and request to file observation + time limit sentOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS2PLAX	PLAX	EP
2004-04-13	Notice of opposition and request to file observation + time limit sentOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS2PLAX	PLAX	EP
2004-02-02	Nl: opposition has been filed with the epoOppositionNLR1	NLR1	EP
2004-02-02	Nl: opposition has been filed with the epoOppositionNLR1	NLR1	EP
2003-12-31	Change of proprietorshipTRANSOCEAN INC. USPD4A	PD4A	PT
2003-12-17	Opposition filedOpposition26	26	EP
2003-12-17	Opposition filedOpposition26	26	EP
2003-12-12	Fr: translation not filedEN	EN	EP
2003-12-01	Nl: modifications of names registered in virtue of documents presented to the patent office pursuant to art. 16 a, paragraph 1NLT1	NLT1	EP
2003-12-01	Nl: modifications (of names), taken from the european patent patent bulletinNLT2	NLT2	EP
2003-11-26	Notice of opposition and request to file observation + time limit sentOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS2PLAX	PLAX	EP
2003-11-22	Information deleted related to communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSDOBS2PLAN	PLAN	EP
2003-11-22	Notice of opposition and request to file observation + time limit sentOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS2PLAX	PLAX	EP
2003-11-05	Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)RAP2	RAP2	EP
2003-10-31	Opposition filedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009260PLBI	PLBI	EP
2003-10-30	Unpublished change to opponent dataORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OPPOPLBQ	PLBQ	EP
2003-09-16	Definitive protectionFG2A	FG2A	ES
2003-05-19	Ep patent validated in greeceEP	EP	GR
2003-05-12	Ep patent with danish claimsT3	T3	DK
2003-04-23	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2003-04-22	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2003-02-27	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2003-02-19	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2003-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2003-01-22	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2003-01-22	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2003-01-22	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2003-01-22	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2003-01-22	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2003-01-22	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2002-12-06	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2002-10-25	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRAGRAH	GRAH	EP
2002-07-05	Despatch of communication of intention to grantORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRAGRAG	GRAG	EP
2002-07-05	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRAGRAH	GRAH	EP
2002-04-10	Title (correction)MULTI-ACTIVITY OFFSHORE EXPLORATION AND/OR DEVELOPMENT DRILLING METHODRTI1	RTI1	EP
2002-02-25	Despatch of communication of intention to grantORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRAGRAG	GRAG	EP
2000-08-30	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
1998-11-11	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
1998-09-09	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
1998-09-09	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
1998-09-09	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
1998-08-05	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4	EP
1998-08-05	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1998-08-05	Main classification (correction)RHK1	RHK1	EP
1998-05-13	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
1998-04-22	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1998-03-06	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method and apparatus

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