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EP About this file: EP1868967

EP1868967 - HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2013
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG, LU		published on 26.08.2015  [2015/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GRT, Inc.
861 Ward Drive
Santa Barbara CA 93111 / US
[2007/52]
Inventor(s)01 / LORKOVIC, Ivan, M.
1410 Garden Street, No. 5
Santa Barbara, California 93101 / US
 [2007/52]
Representative(s)Gambell, Derek, et al
Graham Watt & Co LLP
St Botolph's House
7-9 St Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
[2012/32]
Former [2007/52]Gambell, Derek, et al
Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
Application number, filing date06739568.124.03.2006
[2007/52]
WO2006US10854
Priority number, dateUS2005009113028.03.2005         Original published format: US 91130
[2007/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006104914
Date:05.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1868967
Date:26.12.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.10.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1868967
Date:08.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:C07C1/26, C10G27/00
[2007/52]
CPC:
C10G50/00 (EP,US); C07C1/26 (EP,KR,US); C07C2/00 (KR);
C10G27/00 (EP,KR,US); C07C2521/10 (EP,US); C07C2523/02 (EP,US);
C07C2529/18 (EP,US); C07C2529/40 (EP,US); C10G2400/02 (EP,US);
C10G2400/20 (EP,US); C10G2400/22 (EP,US); C10G2400/30 (EP,US);
Y02P20/52 (EP); Y10S585/935 (EP,US); Y10S585/943 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C07C1/26, C07C11/04 (EP);
C07C1/26, C07C11/06 (EP)
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 [2007/52]
TitleGerman:KOHLENWASSERSTOFFSYNTHESE[2007/52]
English:HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS[2007/52]
French:SYNTHESE D'HYDROCARBURES[2007/52]
Entry into regional phase26.10.2007National basic fee paid 
26.10.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
26.10.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.10.2007Examination requested  [2007/52]
18.03.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.01.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.03.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.06.2012Fee for grant paid
29.06.2012Fee 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  04.05.2010
Opposition(s)10.05.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
27.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200803   M06   Fee paid on   21.08.2008
31.03.200904   M06   Fee paid on   27.05.2009
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG08.08.2012
RO08.08.2012
TR08.08.2012
AT24.03.2013
CY24.03.2013
CZ24.03.2013
FI24.03.2013
GB24.03.2013
IE24.03.2013
IT24.03.2013
LT24.03.2013
LU24.03.2013
LV24.03.2013
PL24.03.2013
SK24.03.2013
ES25.03.2013
HU25.03.2013
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BE31.03.2013
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DK31.03.2013
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FR02.04.2013
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO2005021468  (GRT INC [US], et al) [X] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [X]  - LORKOVIC I ET AL, "C1 coupling via bromine activation and tandem catalytic condensation and neutralization over CaO/zeolite composites", CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS - CHEMCOM, ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, GB, (20040206), ISSN 1359-7345, pages 566 - 567, XP002314136 [X] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b314118g
 [X]  - LORKOVIC I M ET AL, "A novel integrated process for the functionalization of methane and ethane: bromine as mediator", CATALYSIS TODAY, ELSEVIER, (20041124), vol. 98, no. 1-2, ISSN 0920-5861, pages 317 - 322, XP004640279 [X] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2004.07.058
 [X]  - LORKOVIC I M ET AL, "C1 oxidative coupling via bromine activation and tandem catalytic condensation and neutralization over CaO/zeolite composites", CATALYSIS TODAY, ELSEVIER, (20041214), vol. 98, no. 4, ISSN 0920-5861, pages 589 - 594, XP004657590 [X] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2004.09.013
by applicantUS3894107
 US4373109
 US4654449
    - GEORGE A. OLAH ET AL., "Ylide chemistry. 1. Bifunctional acid-base-catalyzed conversion of heterosubstituted methanes into ethylene and derived hydrocarbons. The onium-ylide mechanism of the Cl-C2 conversion", J. AM. CHEM. SOC., (1984), vol. 106, page 2143
    - BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN V, (1971), vol. 44, pages 3063 - 73
    - LORKOVIC ET AL., CHEM. COMMUN., (2004), pages 566 - 567
    - LORKOVIC ET AL., CATALYSIS TODAY, (20041124), vol. 98, no. 1-2, pages 317 - 322
    - ALSO, LORKOVIV ET AL., CATALYSIS TODAY, (20041214), vol. 98, no. 4, pages 589 - 594
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