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EP1859253 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHEMICAL PULP KAPPA NUMBER WITH VISIBLE-NEAR INFRARED SPECTROMETRY, AND MEANS THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/48]METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHEMICAL PULP KAPPA NUMBER WITH VISIBLE-NEAR INFRARED SPECTROMETRY
[2012/14]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.07.2013
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FPInnovations
570 Boul. St-Jean
Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 3J9 / CA
[2012/37]
Former [2007/48]For all designated states
FPInnovations
570 boul. St-Jean
Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 3J9 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / TRUNG, Thanh, P.
38 West 38th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia V5Y 2N4 / CA
02 / BETTS, Stephen, P., A.
201 - 50 East 16th Ave.
Vancouver, British Columbia V5T 2S9 / CA
03 / LECLERC, Denys, F.
1 - 3586 Rainier Place
Vancouver, British Columbia V5S 4T3 / CA
 [2007/48]
Representative(s)Thomas, Simon, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
3rd Floor
33 Glasshouse Street
London W1B 5DG / GB
[2012/37]
Former [2011/31]Thomas, Simon, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 30 Welbeck Street
London W1G 8ER / GB
Former [2007/48]Lamb, Richard Andrew, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP New Priestgate House 57 Priestgate Peterborough
Cambs. PE1 1JX / GB
Application number, filing date06705248.028.02.2006
[2007/48]
WO2006CA00294
Priority number, dateUS20050658183P04.03.2005         Original published format: US 658183 P
[2007/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006092045
Date:08.09.2006
Language:EN
[2006/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1859253
Date:28.11.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.09.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1859253
Date:12.09.2012
Language:EN
[2012/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA08.09.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.10.2010
ClassificationIPC:D21C3/22, G01N33/34
[2012/14]
CPC:
D21C3/228 (EP,NO,US); G01N21/3563 (EP,NO,US); G01N21/359 (EP,NO,US);
G01N33/343 (EP,NO,US); D21C9/1036 (EP,NO,US); D21C9/1052 (EP,NO,US);
G01N2021/3155 (EP,NO,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/48]G01N21/35, G01N33/46, D21C7/12, D21C9/02
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 [2007/48]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER KAPPA-ZAHL VON CHEMIEZELLSTOFFEN MITTELS SPEKTROMETRIE IM SICHTBAREN BIS NAHEN INFRAROTBEREICH, UND MITTELS DAFÜR[2012/14]
English:METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHEMICAL PULP KAPPA NUMBER WITH VISIBLE-NEAR INFRARED SPECTROMETRY, AND MEANS THEREFOR[2012/14]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DE L INDICE KAPPA DE PULPE CHIMIQUE PAR SPECTROMÉTRIE VISIBLE-PROCHE DE L INFRAROUGE, ET MOYENS POUR CECI[2012/14]
Former [2007/48]VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER KAPPA-ZAHL VON CHEMIEZELLSTOFFEN MITTELS SPEKTROMETRIE IM SICHTBAREN BIS NAHEN INFRAROTBEREICH
Former [2007/48]METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHEMICAL PULP KAPPA NUMBER WITH VISIBLE-NEAR INFRARED SPECTROMETRY
Former [2007/48]PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DE L INDICE KAPPA DE PULPE CHIMIQUE PAR SPECTROMÉTRIE VISIBLE-PROCHE DE L INFRAROUGE
Entry into regional phase18.09.2007National basic fee paid 
18.09.2007Search fee paid 
18.09.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
18.09.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.09.2007Examination requested  [2007/48]
31.05.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.07.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.12.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
16.02.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.07.2012Fee for grant paid
30.07.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  12.07.2011
Opposition(s)13.06.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/34]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
16.02.2012Request for further processing filed
16.02.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
02.03.2012Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
13.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
16.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.02.2006
AT12.09.2012
BE12.09.2012
CY12.09.2012
CZ12.09.2012
DK12.09.2012
EE12.09.2012
IT12.09.2012
LT12.09.2012
LV12.09.2012
NL12.09.2012
PL12.09.2012
RO12.09.2012
SI12.09.2012
SK12.09.2012
TR12.09.2012
BG12.12.2012
GR13.12.2012
ES23.12.2012
IS12.01.2013
PT14.01.2013
CH28.02.2013
GB28.02.2013
IE28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
LU28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT12.09.2012
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CY12.09.2012
CZ12.09.2012
DK12.09.2012
EE12.09.2012
IT12.09.2012
LT12.09.2012
LV12.09.2012
NL12.09.2012
PL12.09.2012
RO12.09.2012
SI12.09.2012
SK12.09.2012
TR12.09.2012
BG12.12.2012
GR13.12.2012
ES23.12.2012
IS12.01.2013
PT14.01.2013
CH28.02.2013
GB28.02.2013
IE28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2014/09]AT12.09.2012
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BG12.12.2012
GR13.12.2012
ES23.12.2012
IS12.01.2013
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CH28.02.2013
GB28.02.2013
IE28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
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BG12.12.2012
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LI28.02.2013
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