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That is sooo Weir-d. What the heck is going on? Think its just problems with their database?

Of course. It's just a technical glitch and absolutely is *not* part of a global conspiracy involving EEStor and the Austin Illuminati, Morton Topfer and the Gnomes of Zurich, Michael Dell and the Computer Industry, Al Gore and the New World Order, Lockheed Martin and the military-industrial complex, or the Boy Sprouts and the Trilateral Commission. Fnord!

Nothing to see here, move along.

Last edited Tue, 23 Dec 2008, 12:55pm by Lensman

Don't you mean...FNORD!

tvillars wrote:

I'm tracking two EEStor and several non EEStor patents ...

Which non-EEStor ones, Tom?

Last edited Tue, 23 Dec 2008, 6:38pm by Daniel R Plante

Dan,

Here is a link to the patent's I'm monitoring:

http://www.theeestory.com/files/EPOMonitoredFiles.zip

And for anyone wanting to monitor patents at the EPO here are the step by step instructions:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd38kjrw_118fms8r8cb

Last edited Wed, 24 Dec 2008, 10:13am by tvillars

Response from EPO about divisional application EP2003664.

Nothing new here but just wanted everyone to see what I see.

from	espacenet <espacenet@epo.org>
to	EPO Procedural & Technical Support support@epo.org>
cc	tvillars@gmail.com
date	Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 5:45 AM
subject	Re: Fw: Divisional application EP2003664 not accessible


Dear Mr Villars,

Thank you for your e-mail which was forwarded to the
espa@cenet helpdesk for reply.

As already mentioned in my previous e-mail the
publication has been prepared, therefore the publication
number is present in Register Plus.

The general rule is that from the moment of preparation
of the publication until the actual publication date and
appearance in Register Plus/Esp@cenet
is currently 5 weeks. Unfortunately, I cannot provide you
with an exact date but as soon as the publication has 
been published you will find in our database
esp@cenet.

Please note that from 2007 on the publication day for 
European patent applications and patent specifications 
will always be the Wednesday, irrespective
of whether this day is public holiday or not. Please also 
find a link to the European publication server the 
official publication platform of the EPO.

We regret that we cannot help you further with this 
matter.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and 
wish you a very Happy Christmas and all the best for the 
New Year. 

tvillars, you posted this topic on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.

Today, Eastern Time, is Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008.
5 weeks for the "general rule", would make it today?

PET / Aluminum patent app. *now* showing 2 divisional patent applications:
http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=EP2003664&CY=ep (non-responsive web page)
http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=EP2015323&CY=ep (0 results response)

add EP2015323 to your list?

I checked EP2015323 this morning and it is still not up. I also did a search for new EEStor patents at the EPO and nothing there as well.

This is going to be one of those things were we wake up one morning and there will be a slew of new patent info to digest, but predicting when it will happen is a guessing game at best.

tvillars wrote:

... but predicting when it will happen is a guessing game at best.

Sounds like the nominal status quo, in EEStory land. :(

Got the following response from the Procedureal & Support

from        EPO Procedural & Technical Support <support@epo.org> 
to          Tom Villars <tvillars@gmail.com>
 
date        Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 7:47 AM 
subject Re: Unpublished EP-A documents in 2008


Dear Mr Villars,

We are now pleased to reply to your enquiry dated
24.12.2008 , registered under tracking number 48815 .

We haven't received any further information on this issue,
considering the period of vacation and the high workload we 
would suggest you to check regularly on our webpage.

We thank you for your comprehension and cooperation. 
 
Should you require any further assistance, or have any 
related questions, please do not hesitate to contact us 
again, by email to support@epo.org or by phone on +31 70 
340 4500.

Yours sincerely,

Roberta Andreatta 

EPO Procedural and Technical Support

Little disappointed here as the EPO has typically been very helpful but this makes it looks like they didn't have a handle on their own systems since they can't give a date when this will be fixed.

tvillars wrote:

...We haven't received any further information on this issue,
considering the period of vacation and the high workload...

Little disappointed here as the EPO has typically been very helpful but this makes it looks like they didn't have a handle on their own systems since they can't give a date when this will be fixed.

You do realize these are Europeans don't you?

For all the flack we Americans get for being "lazy" we do tend to work more days a week than our Old World counterparts. That, or our international subs are making out like bandits on their holiday benefits! =D