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EP1833852 - PROCESS FOR PREPARING LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/38]PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYMERS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
[2014/50]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  16.09.2021
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.09.2021Opposition rejectedpublished on 20.10.2021  [2021/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Lubrizol Corporation
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
[2015/22]
Former [2007/38]For all designated states
The Lubrizol Corporation
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BAUM, Marina
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
02 / SCHOBER, Bart
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
03 / DAVIES, Mark
P.O. Box 88
Belper, Derby DE56 1QN / GB
04 / VISGER, Daniel
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
05 / JOHNSON, John R.
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
 [2011/04]
Former [2007/38]01 / BAUM, Marina
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
02 / SCHOBER, Bart
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
03 / DAVIES, Mark
P.O. Box 88
Belper, Derby DE56 1QN / GB
04 / VISGER, Daniel
29400 Lakeland Boulevard
Wickliffe, OH 44092 / US
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/22]Mallalieu, Catherine Louise
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2013/01]Mallalieu, Catherine Louise
D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2008/34]Bradley, Josephine Mary
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2007/38]Bradley, Josephine Mary
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date05812467.821.10.2005
[2007/38]
WO2005US38138
Priority number, dateUS20040621745P25.10.2004         Original published format: US 621745 P
[2007/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006047393
Date:04.05.2006
Language:EN
[2006/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1833852
Date:19.09.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.05.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1833852
Date:27.05.2015
Language:EN
[2015/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:C08L53/00, C10M177/00, C08F2/38, C08F293/00, C10M145/14
[2014/50]
CPC:
C08F2/38 (EP,US); C10M145/14 (US); C08F293/005 (EP,US);
C08L53/00 (EP,US); C10M177/00 (EP,US); C08F2438/03 (EP,US);
C10M2209/084 (EP,US); C10M2217/023 (EP,US); C10M2217/024 (EP,US);
C10M2217/028 (EP,US); C10N2020/04 (EP,US); C10N2020/073 (EP,US);
C10N2030/02 (EP,US); C10N2030/04 (EP,US); C10N2030/08 (EP,US);
C10N2030/68 (EP,US); C10N2040/04 (EP,US); C10N2040/042 (EP,US);
C10N2040/044 (EP,US); C10N2040/08 (EP,US); C10N2040/25 (EP,US);
C10N2070/00 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08L53/00, C08L2666/02 (EP,US);
C08L53/00, C08L2666/04 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2007/38]C08F2/38, C08F293/00, C10M145/14
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2015/22]
Former [2007/38]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON SCHMIERMITTELZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN[2014/50]
English:PROCESS FOR PREPARING LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS[2014/50]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR L'OBTENTION DE COMPOSITIONS LUBRIFIANTES[2015/03]
Former [2007/38]VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON POLYMEREN UND ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN DAVON
Former [2007/38]PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYMERS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
Former [2007/38]PROCEDE POUR PREPARER DES POLYMERES ET DES COMPOSITIONS DE POLYMERES
Entry into regional phase22.05.2007National basic fee paid 
22.05.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
22.05.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.08.2006Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
16.05.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.05.2007Examination requested  [2007/38]
15.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.12.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2009Observations by third parties
22.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.10.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
20.12.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.03.2012Observations by third parties
20.03.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.08.2012Observations by third parties
28.09.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.07.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.09.2013Observations by third parties
03.10.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.11.2013Observations by third parties
27.11.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.12.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.01.2014Observations by third parties
16.05.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.09.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2014Observations by third parties
07.01.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.04.2015Fee for grant paid
17.04.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.04.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP10010731.7  / EP2292668
EP18195217.7   Application withdrawn  : 28.09.2018
EP19160399.2  / EP3575332
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  15.11.2007
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  26.02.2016  02.03.2016  ADMISSIBLE
New Market Services Corporation
330 South Fourth Street
Richmond, VA 23219 / US
Opponent's representative
SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2016/14]
Opponent(s)01  26.02.2016  02.03.2016  ADMISSIBLE
New Market Services Corporation
330 South Forth Street
Richmond, VA 23219 / US
Opponent's representative
Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte
Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München / DE
01.04.2016Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
10.08.2016Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
17.10.2017Date of oral proceedings
15.11.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
15.11.2017Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
09.06.2021Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2021/42]
09.09.2021Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Appeal following opposition15.01.2018Appeal received No.  T0169/18
26.03.2018Statement of grounds filed
09.06.2021Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in unamended form
09.09.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
09.06.2021Date of oral proceedings
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
13.12.2010Request for further processing filed
13.12.2010Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
29.12.2010Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
26.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
25.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
25.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
28.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
27.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.10.2005
AT27.05.2015
CY27.05.2015
CZ27.05.2015
DK27.05.2015
EE27.05.2015
FI27.05.2015
LT27.05.2015
LV27.05.2015
MC27.05.2015
PL27.05.2015
RO27.05.2015
SE27.05.2015
SI27.05.2015
SK27.05.2015
TR27.05.2015
BG27.08.2015
GR28.08.2015
IS27.09.2015
PT28.09.2015
IE21.10.2015
IT21.10.2015
LU21.10.2015
ES22.10.2015
BE31.10.2015
CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
NL01.11.2015
[2017/40]
Former [2017/13]AT27.05.2015
CZ27.05.2015
DK27.05.2015
EE27.05.2015
FI27.05.2015
LT27.05.2015
LV27.05.2015
MC27.05.2015
PL27.05.2015
RO27.05.2015
SI27.05.2015
SK27.05.2015
BG27.08.2015
GR28.08.2015
IS27.09.2015
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CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
NL01.11.2015
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CZ27.05.2015
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IE21.10.2015
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CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
NL01.11.2015
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FI27.05.2015
LT27.05.2015
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PL27.05.2015
RO27.05.2015
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CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
NL01.11.2015
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CZ27.05.2015
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FI27.05.2015
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LI31.10.2015
NL01.11.2015
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Cited inInternational search[X]US5552491  (MISHRA MUNMAYA K [US], et al) [X] 6,24-31 * column 3, line 19 - line 34; claim 1 *;
 [X]US2004106732  (TSUJI RYOTARO [JP], et al) [X] 1-25 * claim 3 *;
 [X]DE10314776  (ROHMAX ADDITIVES GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-31 * paragraph [0075] - paragraph [0076]; examples 2-4,and,6-8; claims 1-17 * * paragraph [0111] - paragraph [0116] * * paragraph [0125] *;
 [PX]EP1533327  (ETH ZUERICH [CH]) [PX] 1-23,26-31* paragraph [0073] - paragraph [0077]; examples 1-5; claims 1-25 *
ExaminationUS5955405
 US6369162
 US2003139553
 WO2006047398
    - Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Thomas. P. Davis, Handbook of radical polymerization, Wiley Interscience, (2002), pages 645 - 646
    - EZIO RIZZARDO AND SAN H. THANG ET AL., "Living free-radical polymerization by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer: The RAFT Process", MACROMOLECULES, (19980722), vol. 31, pages 5559 - 5562
    - Ch. Barner-Kowollik (ed.), Handbook of RAFT Polymerizaton, Weinheim, Wiley-VCH, (2008), pages 455 - 456, ISBN 978-3-527-31924-4
    - KYUNG-YOUL BAEK, MASAMI KAMIGAITO, MITSUO SAWAMOTO, "Core-functionalized star polymers by transition metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization. 1. Synthesis and characterization of star polymers with PMMA arms and amide cores", MACROMOLECULES, (20010922), vol. 34, pages 7629 - 7635
    - URL: http://www.lubrizol.com/viscositymodifiers/asteric/default.html
otherUS5955405
 US6369162
 US2003139553
 WO2006047398
    - CHIEFARI J. ET AL, "LIVING FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION BY REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER: THE RAFT PROCESS.", MACROMOLECULES, (19980811), vol. 31, no. 16, pages 5559 - 5562, XP000771996

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma9804951
    - "ASTERIC T/M VISCOSITY MODIFIERS", (20120101), pages 1 - 2, URL: http://www.lubrizol.com/ViscosityModifiers/Asteric/default.html, XP003030374
    - KYUNG-YOUL BAEK ET AL, "Core-Functionalized Star Polymers by Transition Metal-Catalyzed Living Radical Polymerization. 1. Synthesis and Characterization of Star Polymers with PMMA Arms and Amide Cores", MACROMOLECULES, (2001), vol. 34, pages 7629 - 7635, XP003030375

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/MA010973Z
OppositionUS4077893
 US5552491
 US5955405
 US6369162
 US2004106732
 WO2004087850
 US2006189490
 EP1833868
    - J. CHIEFARI et al., "LIVING FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION BY REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER: THE RAFT PROCESS", Macromolecules, (19980000), vol. 31, no. 16, pages 5559 - 5562, XP000771996

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma9804951
    - Leonie Barner and Sébastien Perrier, "Polymers with Well-Defined End Groups via RAFT", Leonie Barner and Sébastien Perrier, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Handbook of RAFT Polymerization, Wiley-VCH, pages 455 - 456, ISBN 9783527319244, XP003030853
    - "Asteric Viscosity Modifiers - Breakthrough VM Technology for High Viscosity Index (VI) Lubricants", The Lubrizol Corporation, (20120000), pages 1 - 2, URL: https://www.lubrizol.com/ViscosityModifiers/Asteric/default.html, XP055268043
    - H.T. LORD et al., "Microgel stars viaReversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerisation — a facile route to macroporous membranes, honeycomb patterned thin films and inverse opal substrates", J. Mater. Chem., (20030000), vol. 13, no. 11, pages 2819 - 2824, XP055268048

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B304208C
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