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EP0782492 - COMPOSITE ABRASIVE PRODUCTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 18.09.2009 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.09.2009	Revocation of patent	published on 21.10.2009 [2009/43]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states NORTON COMPANY 1 New Bond Street, Box No. 15138 Worcester Massachusetts 01615-0138 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1997/28]	For all designated states NORTON COMPANY 1 New Bond Street, Box No. 15138 Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0138 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / KARDYS, Gary, J. 3 Alpine Court Wynantskill, NY 12198 / US
	02 / KELLY, Robert, G. 7 Wren Lane Latham, NY 12110 / US
	[1997/28]
Representative(s)	Leidescher, Thomas Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/30]	Leidescher, Thomas Zimmermann & Partner Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
Former [2007/31]	Leidescher, Thomas Zimmermann & Partner, Postfach 33 09 20 80069 München / DE
Former [1997/28]	Richebourg, Michel François Cabinet Michel Richebourg, "Le Clos du Golf", 69, rue Saint-Simon 42000 Saint Etienne / FR
Application number, filing date	95925566.2	07.07.1995
	[1997/28]
	WO1995US08556
Priority number, date	US19940310172	21.09.1994 Original published format: US 310172
	[1997/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9609140
	Date:	28.03.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/14]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0782492
	Date:	09.07.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.03.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/28]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0782492
	Date:	22.09.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/38]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	28.03.1996
Classification	IPC:	B24D3/28, B24D5/08, B24D13/14	[1997/28]
	CPC:	B24D3/002 (EP,US); B24D3/28 (EP,KR,US); B24D5/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, DE, FR, GB, SE [1997/28]
Title	German:	VERBUNDSCHLEIFKÖRPER	[1997/28]
	English:	COMPOSITE ABRASIVE PRODUCTS	[1997/28]
	French:	PRODUITS ABRASIFS COMPOSITES	[1997/28]
Entry into regional phase	21.04.1997	National basic fee paid
	21.04.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.04.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	05.12.1995	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	21.04.1997	Examination requested [1997/28]
	14.11.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.03.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.10.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	29.01.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.05.1999	Fee for grant paid
	10.05.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 21.06.2000 03.07.2000 ADMISSIBLE 3M Innovative Properties Company 3M Center 2501 Hudson Road St. Paul MN 55144-1000 / US Opponent's representative Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.06.2000 03.07.2000 ADMISSIBLE 3M Innovative Properties Company 3M Center 2501 Hudson Road St. Paul MN 55144-1000 / US Opponent's representative Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
	Former [2008/31]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.06.2000 03.07.2000 ADMISSIBLE 3M Innovative Properties Company 3M Center 2501 Hudson Road St. Paul MN 55144-1000 / US Opponent's representative Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
	Former [2000/34]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.06.2000 03.07.2000 ADMISSIBLE 3M Innovative Properties Company Office of Intellectual Property Counsel P.O. Box 33 427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55 133-3427 / US Opponent's representative VOSSIUS & PARTNER Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
	deleted	Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
	27.07.2000	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	20.01.2001	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	08.10.2001	Date of oral proceedings
	19.10.2001	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	29.06.2004	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M11)
	28.05.2005	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	12.12.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	29.12.2006	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	29.12.2006	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	10.07.2009	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2009/43]
	10.07.2009	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	05.03.2007	Appeal received No. T0398/07
	08.05.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	10.07.2009	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	03.12.2001	Appeal received No. T1252/01
	07.02.2002	Statement of grounds filed
	17.07.2003	Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M06) [2003/29]
	27.01.2004	Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2004/05]
	05.05.2004	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	10.07.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	13.08.2009	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
	05.05.2004	Date of oral proceedings
	14.05.2004	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.06.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	07.07.2006
	[2007/29]
Cited in	International search	[A]JPS6352971 ;
		[A]JPH0343156 ;
		[A]JPH01115576 ;
		[X]EP0318168 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [X] 1,2 * abstract * * page 4, line 34 - page 5, line 30 * * example 4; claims 1,2,9 *;
		[PX]WO9501241 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [PX] 1,2,5,8 * page 14, line 30 - page 15, line 10 * * page 19, line 3 - line 4 * * page 26, line 33 - page 27, line 36 * * page 29, line 18 - line 28 * * page 35, line 30 - line 32 * * claims 3,7,18 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880727), vol. 12, no. 269, Database accession no. (M - 723), & JP63052971 A 19880307 (DAITOO K.K.) [A] 1,5,7 * abstract *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 91, no. 14, Database accession no. 91-098582 C14!, & JPH0343156 A 19910225 (TOKYO DIAMOND KOGU) [A] 1,7,8 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890727), vol. 13, no. 335, Database accession no. (M - 856), & JP01115576 A 19890508 (SANKYO RIKAGAKU K.K.) [A] 1,7 * abstract *

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