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EP1358250 - SURFACE TREATMENT OF ETHYLENE BASED POLYMER PELLETS TO IMPROVE BLOCKING RESISTANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.12.2010
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.12.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.01.2011  [2011/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [2010/06]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Former [2003/45]For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BAUMGARTNER, Steven, G.
6772 Surrey Road
Fayetteville, NC 28306 / US
02 / HASCH, Bruce, M.
4805 Oak Crest Drive
Orange, TX 77632 / US
 [2003/45]
Representative(s)Morf, Jan Stefan
Abitz & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 86 01 09
81628 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/37]Morf, Jan Stefan
Patentanwälte Abitz und Partner Postfach 86 01 09
81628 München / DE
Former [2004/16]Abitz, Walter, Dr.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Abitz & Partner Postfach 86 01 09
81628 München / DE
Former [2003/47]Cockerton, Bruce Roger
Carpmaels & Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date01988355.227.12.2001
[2003/45]
WO2001US49573
Priority number, dateUS2000074909327.12.2000         Original published format: US 749093
[2003/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO02051916
Date:04.07.2002
Language:EN
[2002/27]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1358250
Date:05.11.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.07.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1358250
Date:10.02.2010
Language:EN
[2010/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.01.2003
ClassificationIPC:C08J3/12
[2003/45]
CPC:
C08J3/124 (EP,US); C08J2323/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/21]
Former [2003/45]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:OBERFLÄCHENBEHANDLUNG VON PELLETS AUS POLYMER AUF ETHYLENBASIS ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER BLOCKFESTIGKEIT[2003/45]
English:SURFACE TREATMENT OF ETHYLENE BASED POLYMER PELLETS TO IMPROVE BLOCKING RESISTANCE[2003/45]
French:TRAITEMENT DE SURFACE UTILISANT DES BILLES DE POLYMERE A ETHYLENE AFIN D'AMELIORER LA RESISTANCE A L'ADHERENCE[2003/45]
Entry into regional phase02.06.2003National basic fee paid 
02.06.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
02.06.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.07.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.06.2003Examination requested  [2003/45]
08.01.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.09.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.03.2006Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
23.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.08.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.12.2009Fee for grant paid
16.12.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.11.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2011/03]
Request for further processing for:23.03.2006Request for further processing filed
23.03.2006Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
11.04.2006Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
15.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
13.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
12.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4481320  (FLORES DAVID P [US], et al) [X] 1-4,13,14 * claims 1-3 * * column 2, line 21 - line 38 * * column 3, line 5 - line 6 *;
 [A]US3463751  (HASEGAWA NOBORU, et al) [A] 1 * claims 1,2 *;
 [A]US4704330  (MOORE EUGENE R [US], et al) [A] 1-3,13 * claims 1,3 * * column 2, line 32 - line 44 *;
 [DA]US5286771  (SMITH MALCOLM S [US]) [DA] 1,13 * claim 1 *;
 [DA]JPS6023449
 [DA]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 85, no. 12, Database accession no. 1985-070564, XP002213482 & JPS6023449 A 19850206 (JAPAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER CO LTD) [DA] 1,13 * abstract *
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