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EP2961533 - CONTINUOUS CONTAINED-MEDIA MICROMEDIA MILLING PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.08.2022 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.04.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.02.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sun Chemical Corporation 35 Waterview Blvd. Parsippany, NJ 07054 / US
	[2021/41]
Former [2016/01]	For all designated states Sun Chemical Corporation 35 Waterview Blvd. Parsippany, NJ 07054 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MELICK, Michael, Ray 1096 Orchard Run Drive Lebanon, OH 45036 / US
	02 / HENDERSON, Donald, C. 113 Woodcrest Drive Loveland, OH 45140 / US
	[2016/01]
Representative(s)	Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
	[2021/41]
Former [2016/01]	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	14710735.3	28.02.2014
	[2016/01]
	WO2014US19335
Priority number, date	US201361770475P	28.02.2013 Original published format: US 201361770475 P
	US201361860316P	31.07.2013 Original published format: US 201361860316 P
	[2016/01]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014134415
	Date:	04.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/36]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2961533
	Date:	06.01.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2961533
	Date:	13.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/41]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	04.09.2014
Classification	IPC:	B02C23/12, B02C17/16	[2016/01]
	CPC:	B02C17/161 (EP,US); B02C17/16 (EP,US); B02C17/20 (US); B02C23/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2016/01]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KONTINUIERLICHES VERFAHREN ZUM MAHLEN MIT ENTHALTENEN MIKROPARTIKELN	[2021/11]
	English:	CONTINUOUS CONTAINED-MEDIA MICROMEDIA MILLING PROCESS	[2016/01]
	French:	PROCEDE CONTINU DE BROYAGE AVEC MICROPARTICULES CONTENUES	[2021/11]
	Former [2016/01]	KONTINUIERLICHES FRÄSVERFAHREN MIT GEHALTENEN MIKROMEDIEN
	Former [2016/01]	PROCÉDÉ DE MOUTURE EN CONTINU DE MICROAGENT CONTENANT UN AGENT
Entry into regional phase	28.09.2015	National basic fee paid
	28.09.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.09.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.09.2015	Examination requested [2016/01]
	22.04.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.02.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.05.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.04.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	07.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	07.09.2021	Receipt 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 20.02.2018
Opposition(s)	14.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.02.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.02.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.02.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.02.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.02.2021	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	28.02.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	MT	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	FR	28.02.2022
	IE	28.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	28.02.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	FR	28.02.2022
	IE	28.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2024/20]	HU	28.02.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	FR	28.02.2022
	IE	28.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	28.02.2014
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	FR	28.02.2022
	IE	28.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2023/27]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	FR	28.02.2022
	IE	28.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2023/10]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	FR	28.02.2022
	IE	28.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	FR	28.02.2022
	IE	28.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2023/03]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	FR	28.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2022/49]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2022/47]	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	28.02.2022
Former [2022/44]	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/35]	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/34]	AT	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/33]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/25]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/24]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/23]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/22]	AT	13.10.2021
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	LT	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
Former [2022/21]	AT	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
Former [2022/19]	BG	13.01.2022
Cited in	International search	[XI]CH666832 (BUEHLER AG GEB) [X] 1,3,4,9,15-18 * page 3 - page 4; figure 1 * [I] 2,5-8,10-14,19,20;
		[A]US5718388 (CZEKAI DAVID A [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * column 2 - column 5; figure 1 *;
		[A]US5902711 (SMITH DENNIS E [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * column 3 - column 7 *;
		[A]US4065060 (BOOZ A DAVID) [A] 1-20 * column 2 - column 4; figures 1-2 *
	Examination	WO2012082741
	by applicant	US7441717
		US2013289137

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