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EP0741639 - AMORPHOUS POLYMERIC SHEET HAVING ORIENTED MULTILAYER INTERFERENCE THIN FLAKES THEREIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1996/46]POLYMERIC SHEET HAVING ORIENTED MULTILAYER INTERFERENCE THIN FLAKES THEREIN
[2005/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.08.2006
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.03.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU
published on 18.04.2007  [2007/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JDS Uniphase Corporation
1768 Automation Parkway
San Jose, CA 95131 / US
[2005/41]
Former [1996/46]For all designated states
FLEX PRODUCTS, INC.
2793 Northpoint Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95407-7350 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PHILLIPS, Roger, W.
466 Jacqueline Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95404 / US
02 / COOMBS, Paul, G.
275 Jacqueline Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95404 / US
03 / HIGGINS, Patrick, K.
9971 Troon Court
Windsor, CA 95492 / US
04 / MARKANTES, Charles, T.
155 Stony Point Road 21
Santa Rosa, CA 95401 / US
[1996/46]
Representative(s)Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/46]Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date95908680.224.01.1995
[1996/46]
WO1995US01014
Priority number, dateUS1994019199204.02.1994         Original published format: US 191992
[1996/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9521057
Date:10.08.1995
Language:EN
[1995/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0741639
Date:13.11.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.08.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0741639
Date:12.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US10.08.1995
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.1997
ClassificationIPC:B32B5/16, B32B15/04, B32B7/00, B32B33/00, B29C47/00, B42D15/00, B44F1/14, B29C55/12, B32B27/20
[2005/17]
CPC:
B32B27/08 (EP,US); B29C41/24 (EP,US); B29C48/08 (EP,US);
B29C48/18 (EP,US); B29C48/19 (EP,US); B29C55/12 (EP,US);
B29C70/62 (EP,US); B29D7/01 (EP,US); B32B37/153 (US);
B41M3/14 (EP,US); B42D25/355 (EP,US); B29K2105/0032 (EP,US);
B29K2105/18 (EP,US); B29K2995/002 (EP,US); B29K2995/003 (EP,US);
B29K2995/0053 (EP,US); B32B2307/518 (US); Y10S428/916 (EP,US);
Y10T428/24124 (EP,US); Y10T428/256 (EP,US); Y10T428/257 (EP,US);
Y10T428/258 (EP,US); Y10T428/259 (EP,US); Y10T428/2991 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2993 (EP,US); Y10T428/31507 (EP,US); Y10T428/31786 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31797 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/16]B32B5/16, B32B15/04, B32B7/00, B32B33/00, B29C47/00, B42D15/00, B44F1/14, B29C55/12
Former IPC [1996/46]B32B5/16, B32B15/04, B32B7/00, B32B33/00, B29C47/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1996/46]
TitleGerman:AMORPHE KUNSTSTOFFSCHICHT ENTHALTEND ORIENTIERTE, MEHRSCHICHTIGE SCHUPPENFÖRMIGE INTERFERENZPIGMENTE[2005/18]
English:AMORPHOUS POLYMERIC SHEET HAVING ORIENTED MULTILAYER INTERFERENCE THIN FLAKES THEREIN[2005/18]
French:FEUILLE DE MATIERE POLYMERE AMORPHE COMPRENANT DES PARTICULES MINCES D'INTERFERENC MULTICOUCHE.[2005/18]
Former [1996/46]KUNSTSTOFFSCHICHT ENTHALTEND ORIENTIERTE, MEHRSCHICHTIGE SCHUPPENFÖRMIGE INTERFERENZPIGMENTE
Former [1996/46]POLYMERIC SHEET HAVING ORIENTED MULTILAYER INTERFERENCE THIN FLAKES THEREIN
Former [1996/46]FEUILLE DE MATIERE POLYMERE COMPRENANT DES PARTICULES MINCES D'INTERFERENCE MULTICOUCHE
Entry into regional phase29.07.1996National basic fee paid 
29.07.1996Search fee paid 
29.07.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
29.07.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.08.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
29.07.1996Examination requested  [1996/46]
16.08.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.02.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.12.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2005Date of oral proceedings
17.03.2005Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
18.03.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.07.2005Fee for grant paid
13.07.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.07.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.12.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
22.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
05.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
05.01.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
04.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
21.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
20.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 09
06.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 10
17.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 11
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.200410   M06   Fee paid on   06.07.2004
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE12.10.2005
GR12.01.2006
IE24.01.2006
LU31.01.2006
MC31.01.2006
PT13.03.2006
[2007/16]
Former [2007/01]BE12.10.2005
GR12.01.2006
IE24.01.2006
MC31.01.2006
PT13.03.2006
Former [2006/49]BE12.10.2005
GR12.01.2006
DE13.01.2006
IE24.01.2006
MC31.01.2006
PT13.03.2006
Former [2006/44]BE12.10.2005
GR12.01.2006
DE13.01.2006
MC31.01.2006
PT13.03.2006
Former [2006/38]BE12.10.2005
GR12.01.2006
DE13.01.2006
PT13.03.2006
Former [2006/36]BE12.10.2005
DE13.01.2006
PT13.03.2006
Former [2006/25]PT13.03.2006
Documents cited:Search[Y]US4725466  (CRASS GUENTHER [DE], et al) [Y] 1-34* column W *
International search[Y]US5135812  (PHILLIPS ROGER W [US], et al)
Examination   - Ullmanns Encyklopädie der Technischen Chemie, 4th. ed, WEINHEIM (DE), VERLAG CHEMIE, (1979), vol. 18, page 631
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