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EP About this file: EP1525251

EP1525251 - VERSATILE PROCESSES FOR PREPARING AND USING NOVEL COMPOSITE PARTICLES IN POWDER COATING COMPOSITIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.03.2019
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.03.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.11.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SWIMC LLC
101 West Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115 / US
[2018/46]
Former [2018/45]For all designated states
The Sherwin-Williams Headquarters Company
101 West Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115 / US
Former [2018/43]For all designated states
The Sherwin-Williams Company
101 West Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115 / US
Former [2018/39]For all designated states
The Valspar Corporation
101 West Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115 / US
Former [2018/37]For all designated states
Engineered Polymer Solutions, Inc.
101 West Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115 / US
Former [2010/40]For all designated states
Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
901 3rd Ave. South P.O. Box 1461
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1461 / US
Former [2007/26]For all designated states
Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
1101 Third Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55414 / US
Former [2005/17]For all designated states
H.B. Fuller Company
1200 Willow Lake Boulevard Box 64683
St.Paul, MN 55164-0683 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BLATTER, Walter, J.
1095 Scarborough Lane
Woodbury, MN 55125 / US
02 / HECK, James, A.
22432 Iverson Lane North
Forest Lake, MN 55025 / US
03 / LINDQUIST, Lowell, G.
851 Lincolntown Avenue
Mahtomedi, MN 55115 / US
 [2005/17]
Representative(s)Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[2018/17]
Former [2005/17]Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen
W.P. Thompson & Co, 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Application number, filing date03771779.024.07.2003
[2005/17]
WO2003US23123
Priority number, dateUS2002020648226.07.2002         Original published format: US 206482
[2005/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004011531
Date:05.02.2004
Language:EN
[2004/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1525251
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.02.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1525251
Date:25.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.02.2004
ClassificationIPC:C08J3/20, C09D5/03, C08J7/04
[2005/17]
CPC:
C09D5/03 (EP,US); B29B9/12 (EP); B29B9/16 (EP,US);
C08J3/203 (EP,US); B29B2009/125 (EP,US); B29B2009/163 (EP,US);
B29B2009/166 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/17]
Former [2005/17]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VIELSEITIGE VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG UND VERWENDUNG NEUER VERBUNDTEILCHEN IN PULVERBESCHICHTUNGSZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN[2005/17]
English:VERSATILE PROCESSES FOR PREPARING AND USING NOVEL COMPOSITE PARTICLES IN POWDER COATING COMPOSITIONS[2005/17]
French:PROCEDES POLYVALENTS DE PREPARATION ET D'UTILISATION DE NOUVELLES PARTICULES COMPOSITES DANS DES COMPOSITIONS DE REVETEMENT EN POUDRE[2005/17]
Entry into regional phase22.12.2004National basic fee paid 
22.12.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
09.02.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.02.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/17]
15.04.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.12.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.04.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
22.09.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.03.2018Fee for grant paid
19.03.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.03.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP10180342.7  / EP2267063
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.02.2007
Opposition(s)28.01.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
28.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
26.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
25.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
29.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
28.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
27.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
27.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
27.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.07.2003
AT25.04.2018
CY25.04.2018
CZ25.04.2018
DK25.04.2018
EE25.04.2018
ES25.04.2018
FI25.04.2018
MC25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
RO25.04.2018
SE25.04.2018
SI25.04.2018
SK25.04.2018
TR25.04.2018
IE24.07.2018
LU24.07.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
BE31.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
[2020/32]
Former [2020/28]HU24.07.2003
AT25.04.2018
CZ25.04.2018
DK25.04.2018
EE25.04.2018
ES25.04.2018
FI25.04.2018
MC25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
RO25.04.2018
SE25.04.2018
SI25.04.2018
SK25.04.2018
TR25.04.2018
IE24.07.2018
LU24.07.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
BE31.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
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DK25.04.2018
EE25.04.2018
ES25.04.2018
FI25.04.2018
MC25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
RO25.04.2018
SE25.04.2018
SI25.04.2018
SK25.04.2018
TR25.04.2018
IE24.07.2018
LU24.07.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
BE31.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
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EE25.04.2018
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FI25.04.2018
MC25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
RO25.04.2018
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SK25.04.2018
IE24.07.2018
LU24.07.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
BE31.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
Former [2019/24]AT25.04.2018
CZ25.04.2018
DK25.04.2018
EE25.04.2018
ES25.04.2018
FI25.04.2018
MC25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
RO25.04.2018
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SK25.04.2018
IE24.07.2018
LU24.07.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
BE31.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
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CZ25.04.2018
DK25.04.2018
EE25.04.2018
ES25.04.2018
FI25.04.2018
MC25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
RO25.04.2018
SE25.04.2018
SK25.04.2018
IE24.07.2018
LU24.07.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
CH31.07.2018
LI31.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
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DK25.04.2018
EE25.04.2018
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BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
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DK25.04.2018
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BG25.07.2018
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PT27.08.2018
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CZ25.04.2018
DK25.04.2018
EE25.04.2018
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FI25.04.2018
MC25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
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SK25.04.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
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CZ25.04.2018
DK25.04.2018
EE25.04.2018
ES25.04.2018
FI25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
RO25.04.2018
SE25.04.2018
SK25.04.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
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EE25.04.2018
ES25.04.2018
FI25.04.2018
NL25.04.2018
SE25.04.2018
BG25.07.2018
GR26.07.2018
PT27.08.2018
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FI25.04.2018
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PT27.08.2018
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4243794  (WHITE JAMES L, et al) [X] 2-15 * column 1, lines 15-30 * * column 2, line 20 - column 7, line 5; claim - *;
 [X]WO9118951  (COURTAULDS COATINGS HOLDINGS [GB]) [X] 1-15 * page 1, lines 3-9 * * page 6, line 17 - page 8, line 12 * * page 10, line 14 - page 13, line 26 * * page 30, line 16 - page 34, line 9 * * page 44, line 22 - page 56, line 25 * * page 59, lines 8-16; claim - *;
 [X]WO9808614  (BERNECKI THOMAS F [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * page 1, lines 1-8 * * page 2, lines 1-23 * * page 4, line 18 - page 6, line 15 * * page 7, line 18 - page 8, line 5 * * figure -; claim - *;
 [X]US6197369  (WATANO SATORU [JP], et al) [X] 1-10,12,14* column 2, line 5 - column 5, line 10; figure -; claim - *;
 [X]WO0185360  (UNIV BELFAST [GB], et al) [X] 1-15 * page 2, line 4 - page 4, line 29 * * page 6, line 24 - page 10, line 18; figure .; claim - *
ExaminationGB1331310
 GB1434085
 EP0471463
 US5300539
 EP1323769
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