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EP2116558 - POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING A CATALYST, OPTICAL MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM THE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE OPTICAL MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/46]POLYMERIZATION CATALYST FOR POLYTHIOURETHANE OPTICAL MATERIAL, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE CATALYST, OPTICAL MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM THE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE OPTICAL MATERIAL
[2016/32]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.11.2017
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.12.2016
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-7117 / JP
[2017/03]
Former [2009/46]For all designated states
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-7117 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IWAZUMI, Masanori
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo 105-7117 / JP
02 / KAWATO, Nobuo
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
30 Asamutamachi
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
03 / TANAKA, Mamoru
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
30 Asamutamachi
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
04 / HAYASHI, Hidetoshi
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
30 Asamutamachi
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
05 / KOBAYASHI, Seiichi
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo 105-7117 / JP
 [2017/04]
Former [2017/03]01 / IWAZUMI, Masanori
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo 105-7117 / JP
02 / KAWATO, Nobuo
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
30 Asamutacho
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
03 / TANAKA, Mamoru
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
30 Asamutacho
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
04 / HAYASHI, Hidetoshi
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
30 Asamutacho
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
05 / KOBAYASHI, Seiichi
c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo 105-7117 / JP
Former [2009/46]01 / IWAZUMI, Masanori
c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc. 30 Asamutacho
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
02 / KAWATO, Nobuo
c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc. 30 Asamutacho
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
03 / TANAKA, Mamoru
c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc. 30 Asamutacho
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
04 / HAYASHI, Hidetoshi
c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc. 30 Asamutacho
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
05 / KOBAYASHI, Seiichi
c/o Mitsui Chemicals Inc. 30 Asamutacho
Omuta-shi Fukuoka 836-8610 / JP
Representative(s)Wills, Andrew Jonathan, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[2017/03]
Former [2012/02]Wills, Andrew Jonathan, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London
EC2V 8AS / GB
Former [2009/46]Stuart, Ian Alexander, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London
EC2V 8AS / GB
Application number, filing date08702868.404.02.2008
[2009/46]
WO2008JP00136
Priority number, dateJP2007004790227.02.2007         Original published format: JP 2007047902
[2009/46]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008105138
Date:04.09.2008
Language:JA
[2008/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2116558
Date:11.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2116558
Date:18.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.09.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.06.2013
ClassificationIPC:C08G18/38, G02B1/04, G02C7/02, C08G18/18, C08G18/76, C08G18/75, // C08G18/16
[2016/33]
CPC:
C08G18/1875 (EP,US); C08G18/16 (KR); C08G18/38 (KR);
C08G18/3876 (EP,US); C08G18/758 (EP,US); C08G18/7642 (EP,US);
G02B1/04 (EP,KR,US); G02C7/02 (KR); Y10T428/31551 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
G02B1/04, C08L75/04 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2013/29]C08G18/16, C08G18/38, G02B1/04, G02C7/02, C08G18/18, C08G18/76, C08G18/75
Former IPC [2009/46]C08G18/16, C08G18/38, G02B1/04, G02C7/02
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/03]
Former [2009/46]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:KATALYSATOR ENTHALTENDE POLYMERISIERBARE ZUSAMMENSETZUNG, AUS DER ZUSAMMENSETZUNG ERHALTENES OPTISCHES MATERIAL UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DES OPTISCHEN MATERIALS[2016/33]
English:POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING A CATALYST, OPTICAL MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM THE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE OPTICAL MATERIAL[2016/33]
French:COMPOSITION POLYMÉRISABLE CONTENANT UN CATALYSEUR CATALYSEUR, MATÉRIAU OPTIQUE OBTENU À PARTIR DE LA COMPOSITION, ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE MATÉRIAU OPTIQUE[2016/33]
Former [2009/46]POLYMERISATIONSKATALYSATOR FÜR OPTISCHES POLYTHIOURETHANMATERIAL, DEN KATALYSATOR ENTHALTENDE POLYMERISIERBARE ZUSAMMENSETZUNG, AUS DER ZUSAMMENSETZUNG ERHALTENES OPTISCHES MATERIAL UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DES OPTISCHEN MATERIALS
Former [2009/46]POLYMERIZATION CATALYST FOR POLYTHIOURETHANE OPTICAL MATERIAL, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE CATALYST, OPTICAL MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM THE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE OPTICAL MATERIAL
Former [2009/46]CATALYSEUR DE POLYMÉRISATION POUR MATÉRIAU OPTIQUE À BASE DE POLYTHIOURÉTHANNE, COMPOSITION POLYMÉRISABLE CONTENANT LE CATALYSEUR, MATÉRIAU OPTIQUE OBTENU À PARTIR DE LA COMPOSITION, ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE MATÉRIAU OPTIQUE
Entry into regional phase26.08.2009Translation filed 
08.09.2009National basic fee paid 
08.09.2009Search fee paid 
08.09.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
08.09.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.09.2009Examination requested  [2009/46]
13.01.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.03.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.07.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.04.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.07.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.09.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.12.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
09.12.2016Fee for grant paid
09.12.2016Fee 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  03.03.2014
Opposition(s)19.10.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
20.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
20.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
24.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
24.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
24.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.02.2008
AT18.01.2017
CY18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
DK18.01.2017
EE18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
MC18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
RO18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
SI18.01.2017
SK18.01.2017
TR18.01.2017
IE04.02.2017
LU04.02.2017
MT04.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]HU04.02.2008
AT18.01.2017
CY18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
DK18.01.2017
EE18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
MC18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
RO18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
SI18.01.2017
SK18.01.2017
IE04.02.2017
LU04.02.2017
MT04.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2019/31]HU04.02.2008
AT18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
DK18.01.2017
EE18.01.2017
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FI18.01.2017
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LV18.01.2017
MC18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
RO18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
SI18.01.2017
SK18.01.2017
IE04.02.2017
LU04.02.2017
MT04.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2018/43]AT18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
DK18.01.2017
EE18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
MC18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
RO18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
SI18.01.2017
SK18.01.2017
IE04.02.2017
LU04.02.2017
MT04.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2018/13]AT18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
DK18.01.2017
EE18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
MC18.01.2017
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PL18.01.2017
RO18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
SI18.01.2017
SK18.01.2017
IE04.02.2017
LU04.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2018/04]AT18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
DK18.01.2017
EE18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
MC18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
RO18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
SK18.01.2017
LU04.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2017/50]AT18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
DK18.01.2017
EE18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
MC18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
RO18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
SK18.01.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2017/49]AT18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
EE18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
RO18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
SK18.01.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2017/48]AT18.01.2017
CZ18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
BE28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2017/40]AT18.01.2017
ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
LV18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
SE18.01.2017
BE28.02.2017
BG18.04.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
IS18.05.2017
PT18.05.2017
Former [2017/36]ES18.01.2017
FI18.01.2017
HR18.01.2017
LT18.01.2017
NL18.01.2017
PL18.01.2017
BE28.02.2017
NO18.04.2017
GR19.04.2017
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Documents cited:Search[XI] EP1326095  (MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL CO et al.) [X] 1,3,4,6,8-13 * claims 1-14 * * examples 1-20 * * paragraph [0023] * * page 12, line 30 *[I] 2,5,7
 [XI] EP1316819  (MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL CO et al.) [X] 1,3,4,6,8-13 * claims 1-11 * * examples 1-8 * * paragraph [0016] * * page 6, line 24 *[I] 2,5,7
 [X] WO9803575  (FILM SPECIALTIES INC et al.) [X] 1,3,4,6,8 * page 13, line 7 - line 9; example 4 *
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