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EP1547995 - Process for the preparation of carboxylic acid esters [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.03.2015
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU
published on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8260 / JP
[2014/19]
Former [2005/26]For all designated states
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8260 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Souda, Hiroshi
2-10-1-155, Sonehigashino-cho
Toyonaka-shi Osaka / JP
02 / Iwakura, Kazunori
4-2-8-1006, Tamai-cho
Toyonaka-shi Osaka / JP
 [2005/26]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/19]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [2005/26]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date04027864.024.11.2004
[2005/26]
Priority number, dateJP2003039514726.11.2003         Original published format: JP 2003395147
[2005/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1547995
Date:29.06.2005
Language:EN
[2005/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1547995
Date:07.05.2014
Language:EN
[2014/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.03.2005
ClassificationIPC:C07C67/08, C07C69/747, C07F7/00
[2005/26]
CPC:
C07C67/08 (EP,KR,US); B01J31/0212 (EP,US); C07F7/003 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C07C67/08, C07C69/747 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   HU,   IT [2006/12]
Former [2005/26]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von Carbonsäureestern[2005/26]
English:Process for the preparation of carboxylic acid esters[2005/26]
French:Procédé de préparation d'esters d'acides carboxyliques[2005/26]
Examination procedure12.12.2005Examination requested  [2006/06]
13.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.01.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.05.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.08.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.03.2014Fee for grant paid
21.03.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP07003509.2  / EP1792889
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  13.10.2006
Opposition(s)10.02.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
28.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
23.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
24.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
23.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
23.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
25.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.11.2004
GB24.11.2014
FR01.12.2014
[2016/32]
Former [2015/51]GB24.11.2014
FR01.12.2014
Former [2015/48]GB24.11.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]US4374760  (CHARLES HAROLD [US]) [X] 17-19,21 * table 2, compound Y 1. *;
 JPH06340870  [ ] (NIPPON SODA CO);
 [A]EP1227077  (SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO [JP]) [A] 1-14 * the whole document, in particular examples 1-18 *;
 JP2002293759  [ ] (SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO);
 [X]  - CAPLUS, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, US, Database accession no. 1995:392464, URL: STN, XP002318513 [X] 15-19,22 * abstract; RN163114-32-7 *
 [X]  - A. SHAH ET AL, INDIAN J. CHEM., SECT. A, (1993), vol. 32A, no. 7, pages 632 - 635, XP008043540 [X] 15,16,21,22 * page 632, right-hand column, lines 18-29; page 633, left-hand column, compounds 8-15 *
 [X]  - S.C. GOEL, SYNTHESIS AND REACTIVITY IN INORGANIC AND METAL-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, (1985), vol. 15, no. 4, pages 533 - 544, XP008043618 [X] 15,16,22 * page 538, table I, 5th entry *
 [X]  - R.C. MEHROTRA ET AL, INDIAN J. CHEM., (1973), vol. 11, no. 8, pages 814 - 816, XP008043541 [X] 15,16,22 * page 815, table 1, 4th entry *
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