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EP About this file: EP2399894

EP2399894 - Methanol production process and system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.01.2015
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Starchem Technologies, Inc.
Goldbacher Strasse 36
8700 Kunsnacht / CH
[2011/52]
Inventor(s)01 / Fraley, Lowell, D.
703 Santa Maria
Sugar Land Texas 77478 / US
 [2011/52]
Representative(s)Atkinson, Peter Birch, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/52]Atkinson, Peter Birch, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester, M1 4HD / GB
Application number, filing date11006143.919.01.2007
[2011/52]
Priority number, dateUS20060809260P30.05.2006         Original published format: US 809260 P
[2011/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2399894
Date:28.12.2011
Language:EN
[2011/52]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2399894
Date:15.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2399894
Date:12.03.2014
Language:EN
[2014/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.07.2012
ClassificationIPC:C07C27/00, C07C29/151
[2011/52]
CPC:
C07C29/1518 (EP,US); C07C27/00 (KR); C07C29/151 (EP,US);
C07C31/04 (KR)
C-Set:
C07C29/1518, C07C31/04 (US,EP);
C07C29/151, C07C31/04 (EP,US)
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 [2011/52]
TitleGerman:Methanolherstellungsverfahren und -system[2011/52]
English:Methanol production process and system[2011/52]
French:Procédé de production de méthanol et système[2011/52]
Examination procedure23.10.2012Examination requested  [2012/49]
24.10.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.12.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.02.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.12.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.03.2014
17.12.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.01.2014Fee for grant paid
24.01.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.03.2014Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP07749002.7  / EP2021309
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 (EP20070749002) is  19.09.2011
Opposition(s)15.12.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2015/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
16.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
16.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
27.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.01.2007
AT12.03.2014
BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
TR12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
GR13.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
[2017/40]
Former [2016/28]AT12.03.2014
BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
GR13.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
Former [2015/43]AT12.03.2014
BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
MC12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
Former [2015/36]AT12.03.2014
BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SI12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
Former [2015/18]AT12.03.2014
BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
IT12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
Former [2015/02]AT12.03.2014
BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
PT14.07.2014
Former [2014/51]AT12.03.2014
BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
Former [2014/50]BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
ES12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
PL12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
SK12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
Former [2014/49]BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
RO12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
IS12.07.2014
Former [2014/48]BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
CZ12.03.2014
EE12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
BG12.06.2014
Former [2014/46]BE12.03.2014
CY12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
Former [2014/41]CY12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
LV12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
Former [2014/37]CY12.03.2014
FI12.03.2014
LT12.03.2014
SE12.03.2014
Former [2014/36]LT12.03.2014
Documents cited:Search[I]GB2237287  (ENSERCH INT INVESTMENT [US]) [I] 1* the whole document *;
 [I]WO0147846  (NORSKE STATS OLJESELSKAP [NO], et al) [I] 1 * the whole document *;
 [IP]WO2006126017  (JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC [GB], et al) [IP] 1 * the whole document *
by applicantGB1159035
 GB1272798
 EP0261771
 AU6459390
 GB2237287
 US5262443
 US5472986
 US5631302
 US5827901
 US5937631
 EP0790226
 US6191175
 US6387963
 US6730285
 US6881759
 US7019039
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