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EP0399841
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| EP0399841 - Microsphere-based retroreflective articles with enhanced retroreflective brightness [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.11.1996 Database last updated on 10.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 23.07.2004 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES | published on 08.09.2004 [2004/37] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1990/48] | For all designated states MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Kuney, Clark G., Jr., c/o Minnesota Mining and Manufac. Comp., 2501 Hudson Road, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55144-3427 / US | [1990/48] | Representative(s) | Baillie, Iain Cameron, et al Ladas & Parry, Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [1990/48] | Baillie, Iain Cameron, et al c/o Ladas & Parry Altheimer Eck 2 D-80331 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 90305729.7 | 25.05.1990 | [1990/48] | Priority number, date | US19890358442 | 26.05.1989 Original published format: US 358442 | [1990/48] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0399841 | Date: | 28.11.1990 | Language: | EN | [1990/48] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0399841 | Date: | 11.09.1991 | Language: | EN | [1991/37] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0399841 | Date: | 17.01.1996 | Language: | EN | [1996/03] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 24.07.1991 | Classification | IPC: | G02B5/128 | [1990/48] | CPC: |
G02B5/136 (EP,KR,US);
G02B5/128 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1990/48] | Title | German: | Retroreflektive Vorrichtungen auf Mikrokugel-Basis mit erhöhter retroreflektiver Helligkeit | [1990/48] | English: | Microsphere-based retroreflective articles with enhanced retroreflective brightness | [1990/48] | French: | Articles rétroréfléchissants constitués de micro-sphères avec brillance rétroréfléchie renforcée | [1990/48] | Examination procedure | 02.01.1991 | Examination requested [1991/10] | 23.09.1993 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 24.01.1994 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 09.02.1995 | Date of oral proceedings | 08.03.1995 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 08.03.1995 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 17.07.1995 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 17.10.1995 | Fee for grant paid | 17.10.1995 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 18.10.1996 | No opposition filed within time limit [1997/02] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 22.04.1992 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 17.04.1993 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 18.04.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 26.04.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | SE | 26.05.1996 | ES | 27.05.1996 | CH | 31.05.1996 | LI | 31.05.1996 | [2004/37] |
| Former [1998/04] | SE | 26.05.1996 | |
| CH | 31.05.1996 | ||
| LI | 31.05.1996 | ||
| Former [1997/17] | SE | 26.05.1996 | Documents cited: | Search | [AD]US2326634 (GEBHARD MELVIN L, et al); | [XD]US3946130 (TUNG CHI FANG, et al) |