| EP0251621 - Fountain solutions and printing processes utilising them [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 16.02.1996 Database last updated on 30.03.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 16.02.1996 | Patent maintained (B2 publication) | published on 03.04.1996 [1996/14] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 200 Park Avenue New York New York / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1988/01] | For all designated states SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 200 Park Avenue New York New York / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Bassemir, Robert 139-17 87th Road Jamaica, N.Y. / US | 02 /
Krishnan, Ramasamy 18 Old Road Sewaren, N.J. / US | 03 /
Lowell, Arthur 11 Chandler Road Edison, N.J. / US | [1988/01] | Representative(s) | Lawrence, Peter Robin Broughton, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1988/08] | Lawrence, Peter Robin Broughton, et al GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB | ||
| Former [1988/04] | Jones, Helen Marjorie Meredith Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB | ||
| Former [1988/01] | Lawrence, Peter Robin Broughton GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB | Application number, filing date | 87305517.2 | 22.06.1987 | [1988/01] | Priority number, date | US19860881123 | 02.07.1986 Original published format: US 881123 | [1988/01] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0251621 | Date: | 07.01.1988 | Language: | EN | [1988/01] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0251621 | Date: | 09.03.1988 | Language: | EN | [1988/10] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0251621 | Date: | 19.02.1992 | Language: | EN | [1992/08] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0251621 | Date: | 03.04.1996 | Language: | EN | [1996/14] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 20.01.1988 | Classification | IPC: | B41N3/08 | [1988/01] | CPC: |
B41N3/08 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1988/01] | Title | German: | Feuchtwasser und Anwendung bei Druckverfahren | [1988/01] | English: | Fountain solutions and printing processes utilising them | [1988/01] | French: | Solution de mouillage et procédé d'impression l'utilisant | [1988/01] | Examination procedure | 11.08.1988 | Examination requested [1988/40] | 01.03.1990 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 06.09.1990 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 09.04.1991 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 16.08.1991 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 08.11.1991 | Fee for grant paid | 08.11.1991 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Werk Kalle-Albert Zentrale Patentabteilung KA D-65174 Wiesbaden / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [1993/02] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE HOECHST Aktiengesellschaft Werk Kalle-Albert Zentrale Patentabteilung KA D-65174 Wiesbaden / DE | 23.12.1992 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 28.06.1993 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 15.04.1994 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02) | 06.06.1994 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 16.03.1995 | Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02) | 22.05.1995 | Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor | 03.07.1995 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 13.07.1995 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 02.11.1995 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 18.01.1996 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 29.03.1989 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 27.03.1990 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 23.04.1991 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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