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EP2243762 - PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF 2-PROPANOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.05.2018
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.06.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.02.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, MK		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-7117 / JP
[2010/43]
Inventor(s)01 / MORIZANE, Kunihiko
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.
3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
02 / SHIRAHATA, Tatsuo
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.
3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
03 / HIGASHI, Katsunari
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
580-32, Nagaura, Sodegaura-shi
Chiba 2990265 / JP
04 / SENOO, Shinji
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.
6 Takasago 1-chome
Takaishi-shi Osaka 592-8501 / JP
05 / DOI, Kenji
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 1057117 / JP
 [2017/29]
Former [2011/12]01 / MORIZANE, Kunihiko
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
02 / SHIRAHATA, Tatsuo
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
03 / HIGASHI, Katsunari
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. 580-32, Nagaura, Sodegaura-shi
Chiba 2990265 / JP
04 / SENOO, Shinji
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 6 Takasago 1-chome
Takaishi-shi Osaka 592-8501 / JP
05 / DOI, Kenji
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. 5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 1057117 / JP
Former [2010/43]01 / MORIZANE, Kunihiko
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
02 / SHIRAHATA, Tatsuo
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 3 Chigusakaigan
Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
03 / HIGASHI, Katsunari
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 1-2 Waki 6-chome Wakicho
Kuga-gun Yamaguchi 740-0061 / JP
04 / SENOO, Shinji
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 6 Takasago 1-chome
Takaishi-shi Osaka 592-8501 / JP
05 / DOI, Kenji
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 1-2 Waki 6-chome Wakicho
Kuga-gun Yamaguchi 740-0061 / JP
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/29]J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2010/43]Raynor, Stuart Andrew
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
GB-London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date09712686.617.02.2009
[2010/43]
WO2009JP52683
Priority number, dateJP2008004000121.02.2008         Original published format: JP 2008040001
[2010/43]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009104597
Date:27.08.2009
Language:JA
[2009/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2243762
Date:27.10.2010
Language:EN
[2010/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2243762
Date:19.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.08.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.11.2013
ClassificationIPC:C07C29/145, C07C31/10, B01J23/80, B01J25/02, C07B61/00, B01J25/00
[2013/50]
CPC:
B01J25/02 (EP,US); C07C29/145 (EP,US); B01J23/80 (EP,US);
B01J25/00 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C07C29/145, C07C31/10 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2010/43]C07C29/145, C07C31/10, B01J23/80, B01J25/02, C07B61/00
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/29]
Former [2010/43]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON 2-PROPANOL[2010/43]
English:PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF 2-PROPANOL[2010/43]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE 2-PROPANOL[2010/43]
Entry into regional phase15.06.2010Translation filed 
15.06.2010National basic fee paid 
15.06.2010Search fee paid 
15.06.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
15.06.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.06.2010Examination requested  [2010/43]
22.05.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.07.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2017Fee for grant paid
05.06.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.06.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  21.07.2016
Opposition(s)20.04.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
12.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
12.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
11.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
10.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
10.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.02.2009
AT19.07.2017
CY19.07.2017
CZ19.07.2017
DK19.07.2017
EE19.07.2017
FI19.07.2017
HR19.07.2017
IT19.07.2017
LT19.07.2017
LV19.07.2017
MC19.07.2017
MK19.07.2017
NL19.07.2017
PL19.07.2017
PT19.07.2017
RO19.07.2017
SE19.07.2017
SI19.07.2017
SK19.07.2017
TR19.07.2017
BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
GR20.10.2017
IS19.11.2017
GB17.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
MT17.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
FR28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
[2020/31]
Former [2020/27]HU17.02.2009
AT19.07.2017
CZ19.07.2017
DK19.07.2017
EE19.07.2017
FI19.07.2017
HR19.07.2017
IT19.07.2017
LT19.07.2017
LV19.07.2017
MC19.07.2017
NL19.07.2017
PL19.07.2017
PT19.07.2017
RO19.07.2017
SE19.07.2017
SI19.07.2017
SK19.07.2017
TR19.07.2017
BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
GR20.10.2017
IS19.11.2017
GB17.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
MT17.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
FR28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2020/15]AT19.07.2017
CZ19.07.2017
DK19.07.2017
EE19.07.2017
FI19.07.2017
HR19.07.2017
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LT19.07.2017
LV19.07.2017
MC19.07.2017
NL19.07.2017
PL19.07.2017
RO19.07.2017
SE19.07.2017
SI19.07.2017
SK19.07.2017
TR19.07.2017
BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
GR20.10.2017
IS19.11.2017
GB17.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
MT17.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
FR28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2020/08]AT19.07.2017
CZ19.07.2017
DK19.07.2017
EE19.07.2017
FI19.07.2017
HR19.07.2017
IT19.07.2017
LT19.07.2017
LV19.07.2017
MC19.07.2017
NL19.07.2017
PL19.07.2017
RO19.07.2017
SE19.07.2017
SI19.07.2017
SK19.07.2017
BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
GR20.10.2017
IS19.11.2017
GB17.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
MT17.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
FR28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2019/12]AT19.07.2017
CZ19.07.2017
DK19.07.2017
EE19.07.2017
FI19.07.2017
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MC19.07.2017
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PL19.07.2017
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SK19.07.2017
BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
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GB17.02.2018
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
FR28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2019/09]AT19.07.2017
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SI19.07.2017
SK19.07.2017
BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
GR20.10.2017
IS19.11.2017
IE17.02.2018
LU17.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2018/52]AT19.07.2017
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FI19.07.2017
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MC19.07.2017
NL19.07.2017
PL19.07.2017
RO19.07.2017
SE19.07.2017
SI19.07.2017
SK19.07.2017
BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
GR20.10.2017
IS19.11.2017
LU17.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2018/44]AT19.07.2017
CZ19.07.2017
DK19.07.2017
EE19.07.2017
FI19.07.2017
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RO19.07.2017
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BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
GR20.10.2017
IS19.11.2017
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BG19.10.2017
NO19.10.2017
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NO19.10.2017
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