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EP2879767 - TREATMENT OF WAX [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.05.2019
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.06.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.02.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, MK
published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sasol Technology (Proprietary) Limited
1 Sturdee Avenue Rosebank
2196 Johannesburg / ZA
[2015/24]
Inventor(s)01 / LOUDON, Dylan, Stuart
36 Le Voila
13 Vaal Drive
1911 Vanderbijlpark / ZA
02 / BEZUIDENHOUT, Daniel Sarel
45 Die Uitsigpad
Eldoraigne Ext. 3
0157 Centurion / ZA
03 / MEYER, Gernot
Am Hamboken 15 0
Rosengarten D21244 / DE
04 / BEHRMANN, Ingo
Heidkamp 15
22885 Barsbuettel / DE
05 / SCHEIDAT, Hans-Jörg
Kiebitzreihe 24 a
D-22844 Norderstedt / DE
06 / FEITKENHAUER, Heiko
Löwenberstrasse 5
D-22589 Hamburg / DE
 [2018/29]
Former [2015/24]01 / LOUDON, Dylan, Stuart
36 Le Voila
13 Vaal Drive
1911 Vanderbijlpark / ZA
02 / BEZUIDENHOUT, Daniel Sarel
45 Die Uitsigpad
Eldoraigne Ext. 3
0157 Centurion / ZA
03 / MEYER, Gernot
Am Hamboken 15 0
Rosengarten D21244 / DE
04 / BEHRMANN, Ingo
Liliencronstrasse 65
D-22149 Hamburg / DE
05 / SCHEIDAT, Hans-Jörg
Kiebitzreihe 24 a
D-22844 Norderstedt / DE
06 / FEITKENHAUER, Heiko
Löwenberstrasse 5
D-22589 Hamburg / DE
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/29]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2015/24]Duncan, Garreth Andrew
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date13776566.530.07.2013
[2018/29]
WO2013IB56249
Priority number, dateUS201261678664P02.08.2012         Original published format: US 201261678664 P
[2015/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014020535
Date:06.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/06]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2879767
Date:10.06.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.02.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2879767
Date:18.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.04.2014
ClassificationIPC:C10G73/02, C10G73/44, C10G2/00, C10G45/00, B01D9/00
[2018/09]
CPC:
C10G73/44 (EP,RU,US); B01D9/0013 (EP,US); B01D9/0027 (EP,US);
B01D9/0031 (EP,US); C10G2/332 (EP,US); C10G45/00 (EP,US);
C10G73/02 (EP,US); C10G2300/1022 (EP,US); C10G73/36 (RU) (-)
Former IPC [2015/24]B01D9/00, C10G45/00, C10G73/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/24]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:BEHANDLUNG VON WACHS[2015/24]
English:TREATMENT OF WAX[2015/24]
French:TRAITEMENT DE LA CIRE[2015/24]
Entry into regional phase02.03.2015National basic fee paid 
02.03.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
02.03.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.05.2014Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.02.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.03.2015Examination requested  [2015/24]
22.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.02.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.05.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
09.06.2018Fee for grant paid
09.06.2018Fee 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  22.12.2016
Opposition(s)23.04.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
11.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
12.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.07.2013
AL18.07.2018
CY18.07.2018
CZ18.07.2018
DK18.07.2018
EE18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
MC18.07.2018
MK18.07.2018
PT18.07.2018
RO18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
SI18.07.2018
SK18.07.2018
SM18.07.2018
IE30.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
MT30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
[2020/31]
Former [2020/28]HU30.07.2013
AL18.07.2018
CZ18.07.2018
DK18.07.2018
EE18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
MC18.07.2018
PT18.07.2018
RO18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
SI18.07.2018
SK18.07.2018
SM18.07.2018
IE30.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
MT30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2020/08]AL18.07.2018
CZ18.07.2018
DK18.07.2018
EE18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
MC18.07.2018
RO18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
SI18.07.2018
SK18.07.2018
SM18.07.2018
IE30.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
MT30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/37]AL18.07.2018
CZ18.07.2018
DK18.07.2018
EE18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
MC18.07.2018
RO18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
SI18.07.2018
SK18.07.2018
SM18.07.2018
IE30.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/33]AL18.07.2018
CZ18.07.2018
DK18.07.2018
EE18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
MC18.07.2018
RO18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
SK18.07.2018
SM18.07.2018
IE30.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/26]AL18.07.2018
CZ18.07.2018
DK18.07.2018
EE18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
MC18.07.2018
RO18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
SK18.07.2018
SM18.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/24]AL18.07.2018
CZ18.07.2018
EE18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
MC18.07.2018
RO18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
SK18.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/22]AL18.07.2018
CZ18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
RO18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/17]AL18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
LU30.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/12]AL18.07.2018
FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
LV18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/11]FI18.07.2018
HR18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/10]FI18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
RS18.07.2018
SE18.07.2018
BG18.10.2018
NO18.10.2018
GR19.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/08]FI18.07.2018
LT18.07.2018
NO18.10.2018
IS18.11.2018
Former [2019/07]LT18.07.2018
Cited inInternational search[X]US2915450  (OLSON ROBERT J) [X] 13-15 * column 7 - column 8; table 1 *;
 [XI]EP0323092  (EXXON RESEARCH ENGINEERING CO [US]) [X] 1,2,4,5,7,12 * page 3, line 24 - page 3, line 38 * [I] 3,6,8-10,13-15;
 [XI]EP0668342  (SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL]) [X] 1,2,4,5,7,8,12 * page 4, line 17 - page 7, line 40 * [I] 3,6,9-11,13-15;
 [AD]US6074548  (MATZAT NORBERT [DE], et al) [AD] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [A]WO02102941  (SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [X]  - Uwe Wolfmeier ET AL, "Waxes", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim, Germany, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, (20000615), pages 111 - 172, doi:10.1002/14356007.a28_103, ISBN 978-3-52-730673-2, XP055033858 [X] 13-15 * page 136 - page 136; table 8 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14356007.a28_103
by applicantUS6074548
 US7416656
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