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EP0748360 - ORGANOSILICON TREATMENT OF TiO2 PIGMENT BEARING A COATING WITH FLUORIDE IONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  21.10.2000
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.07.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES
published on 08.09.2004  [2004/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/51]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / TOOLEY, Patricia, Ann
330 Park Lane
Wilmington, DE 19804-2354 / US
02 / NEIDENZU, Philipp, Martin
502 Ashe Avenue
New Johnsonville, TN 37134-9616 / US
03 / REID, Austin, Henry, Jr.
952 Dogwood Drive
New Johnsonville, TN 37134-9621 / US
[1996/51]
Representative(s)Woodcraft, David Charles
Brookes Batchellor 102-108 Clerkenwell Road
London EC1M 5SA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/51]Woodcraft, David Charles
BROOKES & MARTIN High Holborn House 52/54 High Holborn
London, WC1V 6SE / GB
Application number, filing date95912762.228.02.1995
[1996/51]
WO1995US02812
Priority number, dateUS1994020305928.02.1994         Original published format: US 203059
US1995039270823.02.1995         Original published format: US 392708
[1996/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9523193
Date:31.08.1995
Language:EN
[1995/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0748360
Date:18.12.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.08.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0748360
Date:08.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.08.1995
ClassificationIPC:C09C1/36, C08K9/06, C08L23/06, C08L27/06
[1996/51]
CPC:
C09D5/035 (EP,US); C08K9/06 (EP,US); C09C1/3692 (EP,US);
C09C3/12 (EP,US); C01P2004/84 (EP,US); C01P2006/60 (EP,US);
C01P2006/80 (EP,US); Y10T428/2991 (EP,US); Y10T428/2993 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2995 (EP,US); Y10T428/2998 (EP,US); Y10T428/31663 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31938 (EP,US); Y10T428/8305 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08K9/06, C08L23/02 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [1996/51]
TitleGerman:ORGANOSILIZIUMBEHANDLUNG VON TITANDIOXIDPIGMENT DESSEN BESCHICHTUNG FLUORIDIONEN ENTHÄLT[1996/51]
English:ORGANOSILICON TREATMENT OF TiO2 PIGMENT BEARING A COATING WITH FLUORIDE IONS[1996/51]
French:TRAITEMENT A L'ORGANOSILICONE DU PIGMENT TiO2 REVETU DE IONS DE FLUORURE[1996/51]
Entry into regional phase01.08.1996National basic fee paid 
01.08.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
01.08.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.08.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
01.08.1996Examination requested  [1996/51]
31.01.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
04.04.1997Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.06.1997Fee for grant paid
06.06.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  07.07.1998    ADMISSIBLE
KRONOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Postfach 10 07 20
D-51307 Leverkusen / DE
 [1998/36]
27.08.1998Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
10.03.1999Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
03.05.2000Date of oral proceedings
12.07.2000Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
12.07.2000Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
22.07.2000Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2000/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES01.03.2000
SE01.03.2000
[2004/37]
Former [2001/27]SE01.03.2000
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0029137  (BAYER AG [DE]) [A] 1 * claims 6,7 *;
 [A]EP0044515  (KEMIRA OY [FI]) [A] 1,3* page 4, paragraph 3 - page 5, paragraph 2; claims 1-4 *;
 [DA]US4460655  (JACOBSON HOWARD W [US]) [DA] 1,2,8 * the whole document *
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