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EP1189694 - CATALYSTS FOR THE GAS-PHASE OXIDATION OF ETHYLENE AND ACETIC ACID TO VINYL ACETATE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.2012
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.05.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU
published on 02.07.2014  [2014/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Celanese Chemicals Europe GmbH
Lurgiallee 14
60439 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[2002/13]
Inventor(s)01 / HAGEMEYER, Alfred
Apt J-302, 655 S. Fair Oaks Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
02 / WERNER, Harald
Victor-Achard-Strasse 14a
D-61350 Bad Homburg / DE
03 / DINGERDISSEN, Uwe
Linné-Weg 1
D-64342 Seeheim-Jugenheim / DE
04 / KÜHLEIN, Klaus
Fasanenstrasse 41
D-65779 Kelkheim / DE
05 / DAMBECK, Günter
Sackgasse 9
D-65618 Selters / DE
06 / GEISS, Gerhardt
An der Untermühle 2
D-65835 Liederbach / DE
07 / RUTSCH, Andrea
Bürgermeister-Klingler-Strasse 5
D-64546 Mörfelden / DE
08 / WEIDLICH, Stephan
Dürkheimer Strasse 37
D-65934 Frankfurt / DE
 [2002/13]
Representative(s)Kador & Partner Part mbB
Corneliusstraße 15
80469 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/25]Kador & Partner
Corneliusstrasse 15
80469 München / DE
Application number, filing date00910867.121.03.2000
[2002/13]
WO2000EP02455
Priority number, dateDE1999101406627.03.1999         Original published format: DE 19914066
[2002/13]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0058008
Date:05.10.2000
Language:DE
[2000/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1189694
Date:27.03.2002
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.10.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1189694
Date:22.06.2011
Language:DE
[2011/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:B01J23/58, C07C67/055
[2002/13]
CPC:
B01J23/66 (EP,US); B01J37/16 (KR); B01J23/52 (EP,US);
B01J23/58 (EP,US); B01J27/135 (KR); B01J37/0009 (KR);
C07C67/055 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C07C67/055, C07C69/01 (EP,US);
C07C67/055, C07C69/15 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/13]
TitleGerman:KATALYSATOREN FÜR DIE GASPHASENOXIDATION VON ETHYLEN UND ESSIGSÄURE ZU VINYLACETAT, VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG UND IHRE VERWENDUNG[2002/13]
English:CATALYSTS FOR THE GAS-PHASE OXIDATION OF ETHYLENE AND ACETIC ACID TO VINYL ACETATE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF[2002/13]
French:CATALYSEURS PERMETTANT L'OXYDATION EN PHASE GAZEUSE DE L'ETHYLENE ET DE L'ACIDE ACETIQUE EN ACETATE DE VINYLE, LEUR FABRICATION ET LEUR UTILISATION[2002/13]
Entry into regional phase29.10.2001National basic fee paid 
29.10.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
29.10.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.10.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
29.10.2001Examination requested  [2002/13]
11.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
16.04.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.07.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.03.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.05.2011Fee for grant paid
05.05.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  11.03.2005
Opposition(s)23.03.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
02.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
15.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY22.06.2011
DK22.06.2011
FI22.06.2011
IE22.06.2011
GR23.09.2011
PT24.10.2011
LU21.03.2012
[2014/27]
Former [2012/31]CY22.06.2011
DK22.06.2011
FI22.06.2011
IE22.06.2011
GR23.09.2011
PT24.10.2011
Former [2012/09]CY22.06.2011
FI22.06.2011
IE22.06.2011
GR23.09.2011
PT24.10.2011
Former [2012/08]CY22.06.2011
FI22.06.2011
IE22.06.2011
GR23.09.2011
Former [2011/49]CY22.06.2011
FI22.06.2011
GR23.09.2011
Cited inInternational search[DX]EP0565952  (HOECHST AG [DE]) [DX] 1-3,5,6,8-11,23 * claims 1-18 ** examples 1-3 *;
 [X]EP0672453  (STANDARD OIL CO OHIO [US]) [X] 1-6,8-11,23 * the whole document *;
 [DX]EP0723810  (DEGUSSA [DE]) [DX] 1-23 * the whole document *;
 [DX]EP0839793  (BP CHEM INT LTD [GB]) [DX] 1-23 * page 3, line 10 - page 4, line 18 *
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