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EP3351577 - POLYESTER RESIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.11.2020
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.08.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.03.2017
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
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
5-2, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8324 / JP
[2018/30]
Inventor(s)01 / SATAKE, Yuichiro
c/o Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc.
Hiratsuka Research Laboratory
6-2 Higashiyawata 5-chome
Hiratsuka-shi Kanagawa 254-0016 / JP
02 / YOSHIMURA, Yasuaki
c/o Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc.
Hiratsuka Research Laboratory
6-2 Higashiyawata 5-chome
Hiratsuka-shi Kanagawa 254-0016 / JP
03 / HONDA, Eiichi
c/o Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc.
Hiratsuka Research Laboratory
6-2 Higashiyawata 5-chome
Hiratsuka-shi Kanagawa 254-0016 / JP
04 / MOTOI, Takashi
c/o Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc.
Mizushima Plant
3-10 Mizushima Kaigandori
Kurashiki-shi Okayama 712-8525 / JP
05 / KITAMURA, Mitsuharu
c/o Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc.
Niigata Research Laboratory
182 Tayuhama Shinwari
Kita-ku
Niigata-shi Niigata 950-3112 / JP
 [2018/30]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2018/30]
Application number, filing date16846426.112.09.2016
[2018/30]
WO2016JP76867
Priority number, dateJP2015018468718.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015184687
[2018/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017047555
Date:23.03.2017
Language:JA
[2017/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3351577
Date:25.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3351577
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:C08G63/199, G02B1/04
[2019/20]
CPC:
G02B1/04 (EP,US); C08G63/199 (KR,US); C08G63/183 (US);
C08G63/189 (KR,US)
C-Set:
G02B1/04, C08L67/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/30]C08G63/199
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 [2018/30]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:POLYESTERHARZ[2018/30]
English:POLYESTER RESIN[2018/30]
French:RÉSINE DE POLYESTER[2018/30]
Entry into regional phase20.03.2018Translation filed 
20.03.2018National basic fee paid 
20.03.2018Search fee paid 
20.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
20.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/30]
24.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.08.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.12.2019Fee for grant paid
03.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.09.2016
AL08.01.2020
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MC08.01.2020
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TR08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
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GR09.04.2020
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PT31.05.2020
IE12.09.2020
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BE30.09.2020
CH30.09.2020
LI30.09.2020
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BG08.04.2020
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