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EP About this file: EP3688102

EP3688102 - OPAQUE INK FORMULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WRITING INSTRUMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sanford, L.P.
6655 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30328 / US
[2020/32]
Inventor(s)01 / KWAN, Wing Sum Vincent
2909 S. Wells
Chicago IL 60616 / US
02 / SEXTON, Marty
242 E. Park Avenue
Sugar Grove IL 60554 / US
 [2020/32]
Representative(s)Page White Farrer
Bedford House
21a John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/32]Roberts, David
Page White & Farrer
Bedford House
John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
Application number, filing date18870124.725.10.2018
[2020/32]
WO2018US57450
Priority number, dateUS201762577372P26.10.2017         Original published format: US 201762577372 P
[2020/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019084231
Date:02.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3688102
Date:05.08.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:C09D11/17, C09D1/02, C09D11/02, C09D11/037
[2021/25]
CPC:
C09D11/17 (EP,US); B43K7/01 (US); B43K7/02 (US);
C08K3/013 (US); C08K5/0041 (US); C08L101/00 (US);
C09D11/20 (US); C09D7/20 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/32]C09D1/02, C09D11/02, C09D11/037
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 [2020/32]
TitleGerman:OPAKE TINTENFORMULIERUNGEN UND ZUGEHÖRIGE SCHREIBINSTRUMENTE[2020/32]
English:OPAQUE INK FORMULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WRITING INSTRUMENTS[2020/32]
French:FORMULATIONS D'ENCRE OPAQUE ET INSTRUMENTS D'ÉCRITURE ASSOCIÉS[2020/32]
Entry into regional phase28.04.2020National basic fee paid 
28.04.2020Search fee paid 
28.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
28.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/32]
06.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
28.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0980900  (MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO [JP]) [X] 1-15 * example - *;
 [X]EP0987304  (MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO [JP]) [X] 1-15 * example - *;
 [X]WO0071629  (BINNEY & SMITH INC [US]) [X] 1-15 * example - *;
 [X]US2006069183  (KURIHARA NORIMASA [JP], et al) [X] 1-15 * example - *;
 [E]WO2018200665  (SUN CHEMICAL CORP [US]) [E] 1-15 * example - *;
 [E]EP3536754  (PENTEL KK [JP]) [E] 1-15* example - *
International search[XY]US2005107492  (SUKHNA CHHMAN [US]) [X] 1-4, 13, 11-21, 22/(1-4, 7 -8, 11-21), 23, 24/(1-4, 7- 8, 11-21, 23), and 25/(24/(14, 7-3, 11, 21, 23)) * ; Abstract, para[0026], para[0021], para[0031], para[0025], para[0028], para[0047], para[0048], para[0063], para[0020], para[0014], para[0003] * [Y] 5-6, 9-10, 22/(5-6, 9-10), 24/(5-6,9-10), 25/(24/(5- 6, 9-10));
 [Y]US2006051504  (CRAIG DANIEL H [US], et al) [Y] 5-6, 9, 22(5-6, 9), 24/(5- 6, 9), 25/(24/5-6, 9)) * ; Abstract, para[0056] *;
 [YA]US9109126  (ZHU JIANDONG [US]) [Y] 10, 22/10, 24/10, 25/(24/10) * ; col 4 In 6-10, col 8 In 15-17 * [A] 9;
 [A]US7655082  (ZHU JIANDONG [US]) [A] 15-16 * ; col 11 In 35-44 *;
 [A]US5288316  (AUSLANDER JUDITH D [US], et al) [A] 20 * ; col 2 In 64-66, examples II, III, V, VI *;
 [A]US2009023850  (YANG YONG [US], et al) [A] 6 * ; para[0038] *
 [A]  - "Joncryl 74", BASF The Chemical Company, (20070101), page 1, XP055593298 [A] 8
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