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EP About this file: EP3216463

EP3216463 - SOLID PREPARATION CONTAINING ALKYL CELLULOSE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  15.09.2023
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.03.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
6-1, Otemachi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2017/37]
Inventor(s)01 / YOKOSAWA, Takuya
c/o Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.,
Specialty Chemicals Research Center
28-1, Nishi-Fukushima
Kubiki-ku
Joetsu-shi, Niigata / JP
02 / MARUYAMA, Naosuke
c/o Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.,
Specialty Chemicals Research Center
28-1, Nishi-Fukushima
Kubiki-ku
Joetsu-shi, Niigata / JP
03 / KITAMURA, Akira
c/o Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.,
Specialty Chemicals Research Center
28-1, Nishi-Fukushima
Kubiki-ku
Joetsu-shi, Niigata / JP
 [2020/52]
Former [2017/37]01 / YOKOSAWA, Takuya
c/o Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Specialty
Chemicals Research Center
28-1, Nishi-Fukushima
Kubiki-ku
Joetsu-shi, Niigata / JP
02 / MARUYAMA, Naosuke
c/o Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Specialty
Chemicals Research Center
28-1, Nishi-Fukushima
Kubiki-ku
Joetsu-shi, Niigata / JP
03 / KITAMURA, Akira
c/o Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Specialty
Chemicals Research Center
28-1, Nishi-Fukushima
Kubiki-ku
Joetsu-shi, Niigata / JP
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/52]HGF
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Former [2017/37]HGF Limited
4th Floor
Merchant Exchange
17-19 Whitworth Street West
Manchester M1 5WG / GB
Application number, filing date17158254.727.02.2017
[2017/37]
Priority number, dateJP2016004574609.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016045746
[2017/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3216463
Date:13.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3216463
Date:23.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.05.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61K47/38, A61K9/20, C11D3/22, A61K31/167, C11D17/00
[2020/39]
CPC:
A61K9/2054 (EP,CN,KR,US); C08B11/02 (CN,US); A61K31/167 (EP,US);
A61K47/38 (EP,US); A61K9/2072 (KR); A61K9/2095 (KR,US);
C08B1/08 (CN); C11D17/0073 (EP,US); C11D3/225 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/37]A61K47/38, A61K9/20, C11D3/22
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 [2018/16]
Former [2017/37]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 
TitleGerman:FESTSTOFFPRÄPARAT MIT ALKYLCELLULOSE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2017/37]
English:SOLID PREPARATION CONTAINING ALKYL CELLULOSE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME[2017/37]
French:PRÉPARATION SOLIDE CONTENANT DE LA CELLULOSE D'ALKYLE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2017/37]
Examination procedure27.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/16]
28.09.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.11.2020Fee for grant paid
11.11.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.11.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  22.09.2021  04.10.2021  ADMISSIBLE
DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS
Langebrogade 1
1411 Copenhagen K / DK
Opponent's representative
f & e patent
Braunsberger Feld 29
51429 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
 [2023/21]
Former [2021/43]
Opponent(s)01  22.09.2021   
DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS
Langebrogade 1
1411 Copenhagen K / DK
Opponent's representative
DuPont EMEA
Langebrogade 1
1411 Copenhagen K / DK
11.10.2021Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
01.02.2022Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
09.05.2023Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2023/42]
09.05.2023Date of oral proceedings
01.06.2023Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
01.06.2023Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
13.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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