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EP1309635 - AQUEOUS COPOLYMER THICKENER COMPOSITIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 16.10.2009 Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	16.10.2009	Opposition rejected	published on 18.11.2009 [2009/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Imperial Chemical Industries Limited 26th Floor Portland House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5BG / GB
	[2008/42]
Former [2003/20]	For all designated states Imperial Chemical Industries PLC 20 Manchester Square London W1U 3AN / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / CRAUN, Gary, Pierce 409 Crescent Drive Berea, OH 44017 / US
	02 / HAHN, Kenneth, George 60 Bellus Road Hinckley, OH 44233 / US
	[2003/20]
Representative(s)	(deleted)
	[2004/36]
Former [2003/20]	Cooper, Alan Victor Patents and Trade Marks Section Legal Affairs Department ICI Paints Wexham Road Slough, Berkshire SL2 5DS / GB
Application number, filing date	00958397.2	03.08.2000
	[2003/20]
	WO2000EP07677
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0212360
	Date:	14.02.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/07]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1309635
	Date:	14.05.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1309635
	Date:	08.06.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/23]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.02.2002
Classification	IPC:	C08F220/04, C08F220/18, C08F2/16, C09D5/02	[2003/20]
	CPC:	C08F220/04 (EP); C09D7/43 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2003/20]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	WÄSSERIGE COPOLYMERE VERDICKER-MISCHUNGEN	[2003/20]
	English:	AQUEOUS COPOLYMER THICKENER COMPOSITIONS	[2003/20]
	French:	COMPOSITIONS AQUEUSES D'AGENT EPAISSISSANT DE COPOLYMERE	[2003/20]
Entry into regional phase	03.03.2003	National basic fee paid
	03.03.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	03.03.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	05.03.2002	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	03.03.2003	Examination requested [2003/20]
	12.03.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.07.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.12.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.03.2005	Fee for grant paid
	31.03.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 08.03.2006 ADMISSIBLE Coatex SAS 35, rue Ampère Z.I. Lyon Nord 69730 Genay / FR Opponent's representative Richebourg, Michel François, et al, et al Cabinet Michel Richebourg "Le Clos du Golf" 69, rue Saint-Simon 42000 Saint Etienne / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [2006/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 08.03.2006 ADMISSIBLE Coatex SAS 35, rue Ampère, Z.I. Lyon Nord 69730 Genay / FR Opponent's representative Richebourg, Michel François, et al, et al Cabinet Michel Richebourg, "Le Clos du Golf", 69, rue Saint-Simon 42000 Saint Etienne / FR
	13.04.2006	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	06.10.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	13.02.2009	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.04.2009
	13.02.2009	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	20.02.2009	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	22.04.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	29.06.2009	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	09.07.2009	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2009/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	03.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	01.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	08.06.2005
	IT	08.06.2005
	LI	08.06.2005
	CY	03.08.2005
	MC	31.08.2005
	DK	08.09.2005
	GR	08.09.2005
	SE	08.09.2005
	[2007/35]
Former [2007/20]	CH	08.06.2005
	LI	08.06.2005
	CY	03.08.2005
	MC	31.08.2005
	DK	08.09.2005
	GR	08.09.2005
	SE	08.09.2005
Former [2006/28]	CH	08.06.2005
	LI	08.06.2005
	MC	31.08.2005
	DK	08.09.2005
	GR	08.09.2005
	SE	08.09.2005
Former [2006/26]	CH	08.06.2005
	LI	08.06.2005
	DK	08.09.2005
	GR	08.09.2005
	SE	08.09.2005
Former [2006/14]	CH	08.06.2005
	LI	08.06.2005
	GR	08.09.2005
	SE	08.09.2005
Former [2005/50]	SE	08.09.2005
Cited in	International search	[DA]US3915921 (SCHLATZER JR ROBERT K) [DA] 1 * column 1, line 55 - line 64; claim 1 * * column 5, line 44 - column 5, line 55 *;
		[A]US4226754 (YUN HAN B, et al) [A] 1 * claim 1 *;
		[A]US4849480 (ANTONELLI JOSEPH A [US], et al) [A] 1* claim 1 *;
		[DA]EP0707110 (MITSUBISHI OIL CO [JP]) [DA] 1 * claim 1 *

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