EP2640931A2

Method of and apparatus for drilling a subterranean borehole

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Projected expiry 16 November 2031, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

23 members in 11 offices

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
414248P	United States of America	–	2010-11-16
41424810	United States of America	P	2010-11-16
2011052232	United Kingdom	W	2011-11-16

Members23

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Document	Office	Kind
US2012118638A1	United States of America	A1	2012-05-17
CA2818072A1	Canada	A1	2012-05-24
WO2012066325A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2012-05-24
WO2012066327A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2012-05-24
AU2011330900A1	Australia	A1	2013-06-06
WO2012066325A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2013-06-20
MX2013005473A	Mexico	A	2013-06-25
MX2013005473A	Mexico	A	2013-06-25
WO2012066327A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2013-07-25
SG190799A1	Singapore	A1	2013-07-31
CN103270242A	China	A	2013-08-28
EP2640927A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2013-09-25
EP2640931A2This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2013-09-25
US8684109B2	United States of America	B2	2014-04-01
US2014202766A1	United States of America	A1	2014-07-24
SA111320918B1	Saudi Arabia	B1	2015-04-21
SA4002B1	Saudi Arabia	B1	2015-04-21
CN103270242B	China	B	2016-03-09
BR112013011990A2	Brazil	A2	2016-08-30
US9506336B2	United States of America	B2	2016-11-29
MY166114A	Malaysia	A	2018-05-24
EP2640927B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2018-12-19
EP2640931B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2019-01-23

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2026-01-12	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2025-10-16	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2025-01-14	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-07-12	Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registeredP01	P01	EP
2023-02-13	Change of the owner's name or address (par. 44 patent law, par. patentforskriften)CHAD	CHAD	NO
2023-02-13	Change of representativeCREP	CREP	NO
2022-10-26	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)REGISTERED BETWEEN 20220929 AND 20221005732E	732E	GB
2022-06-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2021-07-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2021-07-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2021-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-10-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-10-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-10-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-08-21	Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual feeLapsedMM	MM	BE
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-06-30	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2020-06-03	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2020-03-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-01	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2019-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-12-05	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2019-12-05	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2019-11-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-24	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2019-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-08-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
2019-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-06-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-05-29	Patent invalid in the netherlands as no translation has been filedMP	MP	NL
2019-04-01	Entry of ep patent into national phase of norway [publ. of translation]T2	T2	NO
2019-02-21	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2019-02-20	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2019-02-15	Reference to at number (ep patent validated in austria)REF	REF	AT
2019-01-31	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2019-01-23	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2019-01-23	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2018-12-21	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2018-12-21	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2018-12-19	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2018-08-29	Intention to grant announcedINTG	INTG	EP
2018-08-01	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2018-08-01	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2014-05-28	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2013-09-25	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2013-09-25	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2013-08-23	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Method of and apparatus for drilling a subterranean borehole

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