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EP About this file: EP3268836

EP3268836 - ELECTROSTATIC ADHESION OF DRY POWDERS TO MACRO FERTILIZERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.08.2020
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.09.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Compass Minerals Manitoba, Inc.
900-400 St. Mary Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4K5 / CA
[2019/41]
Former [2018/03]For all designated states
Compass Minerals Manitoba, Inc.
800 One Research Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 6E3 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / MCILRATH, Michael
50 Woodlawn Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2M 2P2 / CA
 [2019/41]
Former [2018/16]01 / MCILRATH, Michael
6700 Centuy Avenue, Suite 202
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6A4 / CA
Former [2018/08]01 / MCILRATH, Michael
c/o Compass Minerals Manitoba
300 North Harbour Road W.
Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Y9 / CA
Former [2018/03]01 / MCILRATH, Michael
800 One Research Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 6E3 / CA
Representative(s)dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Deichmannhaus am Dom
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
[2019/41]
Former [2018/03]Jostarndt Patentanwalts-AG
Philipsstrasse 8
52068 Aachen / DE
Application number, filing date16760983.310.03.2016
[2018/03]
WO2016CA50262
Priority number, dateUS20151464373810.03.2015         Original published format: US201514643738
[2018/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016141486
Date:15.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3268836
Date:17.01.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3268836
Date:09.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA15.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G05G5/00, A01C1/06, B05B5/00, B05D1/06, C05G1/00, C05G3/00
[2018/03]
CPC:
C05C9/005 (EP,US); C05G5/30 (EP,US); A01C1/06 (EP,US);
A01N25/08 (EP,US)
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 [2018/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTROSTATISCHE ADHÄSION VON TROCKENEN PULVERN AN MAKRODÜNGERN[2018/03]
English:ELECTROSTATIC ADHESION OF DRY POWDERS TO MACRO FERTILIZERS[2018/03]
French:ADHÉRENCE ÉLECTROSTATIQUE DE POUDRES SÈCHES À DES MACRO-ENGRAIS[2018/03]
Entry into regional phase10.10.2017National basic fee paid 
10.10.2017Search fee paid 
10.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
10.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/03]
19.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.08.2019Fee for grant paid
26.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU10.03.2016
AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
CY09.10.2019
CZ09.10.2019
EE09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
MC09.10.2019
MK09.10.2019
MT09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RO09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
SI09.10.2019
SK09.10.2019
SM09.10.2019
TR09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS09.02.2020
LU10.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU10.03.2016
AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
CY09.10.2019
CZ09.10.2019
EE09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
MC09.10.2019
MT09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RO09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
SI09.10.2019
SK09.10.2019
SM09.10.2019
TR09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS09.02.2020
LU10.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
Former [2021/08]AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
CZ09.10.2019
EE09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
MC09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RO09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
SI09.10.2019
SK09.10.2019
SM09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS09.02.2020
LU10.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
Former [2021/04]AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
CZ09.10.2019
EE09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
MC09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RO09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
SI09.10.2019
SK09.10.2019
SM09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS09.02.2020
LU10.03.2020
Former [2020/50]AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
CZ09.10.2019
EE09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
MC09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RO09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
SI09.10.2019
SK09.10.2019
SM09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS09.02.2020
Former [2020/37]AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
CZ09.10.2019
EE09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RO09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
SK09.10.2019
SM09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS09.02.2020
Former [2020/36]AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
CZ09.10.2019
EE09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RO09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS09.02.2020
Former [2020/35]AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
CZ09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RO09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/32]AL09.10.2019
AT09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/25]AT09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
HR09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
RS09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AT09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AT09.10.2019
FI09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
LV09.10.2019
PL09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
GR10.01.2020
Former [2020/22]FI09.10.2019
LT09.10.2019
SE09.10.2019
BG09.01.2020
NO09.01.2020
Former [2020/21]NO09.01.2020
Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0127376  (PHARMINDEV LTD [GB]) [Y] 1-17 * claim - *;
 [Y]EP0148772  (PHARMINDEV LTD [GB]) [Y] 1-17 * claim - * * page 3, line 19 - page 4, line 2 *;
 [Y]US4724154  (COSENTINO ROBERTO F [IT], et al) [Y] 1-17 * claim - * * column 2, line 4 - line 10 *;
 [Y]WO2011109202  (MOSAIC CO [US], et al) [Y] 1-17* figure -; claim - *
International search[Y]US3475154  (KATO HARUHIRO) [Y] 1-9 and 12-17* (see for example, the abstract, column 4, Example 1; Example 2; Example 3, and Example 4) *;
 [XY]US4520754  (GANGE LESTER [GB], et al) [X] 1-5 and 10-17 * (see for example, the title; the abstract; column 1, lines 20-26; column 1, lines 35-40; column 2, lines 30-36; column 3, lines 5-15; claims 1 and 4; column 4, lines 1-15) * [Y] 1-17;
 [Y]US5560768  (GORDONOV BORIS [IL], et al) [Y] 1-5 and 10-17 * (see for example, the abstract, Figure 1; column 1, lines 5-10; column 1, lines 20-25; column 2, lines 35-45; column 2, lines 55-65; column 3, lines 10-25; Example 12) *
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