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EP1201697 - BIODEGRADABLE HIGH-MOLECULAR POLYESTER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.09.2006
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 13.08.2008  [2008/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Ministry of Economy and Industry, 3-1, Kasumigaseki 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/45]For all designated states
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Ministry of Economy and Industry, 3-1, Kasumigaseki 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2002/18]For all designated states
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Ministry of Economy and Industry, 3-1, Kasumigaseki 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAGUCHI, Yoichi
Nat. Inst. Material & Chem. Res. 1-1, Higashi
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0046 / JP
02 / OISHI, Akihiro
Nat. Inst. Material & Chem. Res. 1-1, Higashi
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0046 / JP
03 / IKEDA, Yoshikazu
Nat. Inst. Material & Chem. Res. 1-1, Higashi
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0046 / JP
04 / FUJITA, Ken-ichi
Nat. Inst. Material & Chem. Res. 1-1, Higashi
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0046 / JP
05 / MASUDA, Takashi
Nat. Inst. Material & Chem. Res. 1-1, Higashi
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0046 / JP
 [2002/18]
Representative(s)Waldren, Robin Michael
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Waldren, Robin Michael
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Former [2002/18]Waldren, Robin Michael
Lloyd Wise, Treager & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date00913057.631.03.2000
[2002/18]
WO2000JP02118
Priority number, dateJP1999024159127.08.1999         Original published format: JP 24159199
[2002/18]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0116206
Date:08.03.2001
Language:EN
[2001/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1201697
Date:02.05.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.03.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1201697
Date:09.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.03.2001
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.12.2002
ClassificationIPC:C08G63/16, C08G63/672
[2003/04]
CPC:
C08G63/16 (EP,US); C08G63/672 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2002/18]C08G63/16
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/21]
Former [2002/18]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:BIOABBAUBARE HOCHMOLEKULARE POLYESTER UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG[2002/18]
English:BIODEGRADABLE HIGH-MOLECULAR POLYESTER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME[2002/18]
French:POLYESTER BIODEGRADABLE A MASSE MOLECULAIRE ELEVEE ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION[2002/18]
Entry into regional phase28.05.2001Translation filed 
17.09.2001National basic fee paid 
17.09.2001Search fee paid 
17.09.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
17.09.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.08.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: EURO-PCT translation(s) not filed
17.09.2001Examination requested  [2002/18]
18.03.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.09.2005Fee for grant paid
05.09.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.08.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
14.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
14.09.2001DE   M01   Fee paid on   17.09.2001
14.09.2001FR   M01   Fee paid on   17.09.2001
14.09.2001GB   M01   Fee paid on   17.09.2001
14.09.2001IT   M01   Fee paid on   17.09.2001
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
14.09.2001M01   Fee paid on   17.09.2001
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200405   M06   Fee paid on   14.07.2004
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[2007/45]
Former [2007/35]IT09.11.2005
Documents cited:Search[AD]JPH0931176  ;
 [A]US3997512  (CASEY DONALD J, et al) [A] 1-4 * whole document *;
 [A]EP0650994  (CHEIL SYNTHETICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-4* abstract *
 [AD]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970630), vol. 1997, no. 06, & JP09031176 A 19970204 (SHOWA HIGHPOLYMER CO LTD;SHOWA DENKO KK) [AD] 1-4 * abstract *
International search[A]JPH0931176  (SHOWA HIGHPOLYMER, et al);
 [A]JPH0940762  (MATSUMOTO YUSHI SEIYAKU KK)
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