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EP0797622 - HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITH IMPROVED TEAR RESISTANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.01.2000 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	04.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. P.O. Box 2149 Baytown, TX 77522-2149 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1997/40]	For all designated states EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 5200 Bayway Drive Baytown, TX 77520-2149 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BEST, Steven, Arthur 15702 Hillside Falls Houston, TX 77052 / US
	02 / DANILUK, Thomas, Samyon 923 Chinquapin Place Houston, TX, 77094 / US
	[1999/01]
Former [1997/40]	01 / BEST, Steven, Arthur 16802 Doverwood Way Houston, TX 77058 / US
	02 / DANILUK, Thomas, Samyon 24651 Nodding Flower Court Barrington, IL 60010 / US
Representative(s)	Dew, Melvyn John, et al ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. IP Law Europe Hermeslaan 2 1831 Machelen / BE
	[N/P]
Former [1997/43]	Dew, Melvyn John, et al Exxon Chemical Europe Inc. P.O.Box 105 1830 Machelen / BE
Former [1997/40]	Bawden, Peter Charles, et al Exxon Chemical Ltd P O Box 1 Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 6BB / GB
Application number, filing date	95943038.0	12.12.1995
	[1997/40]
	WO1995US15960
Priority number, date	US19940354393	12.12.1994 Original published format: US 354393
	[1997/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9618678
	Date:	20.06.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/28]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0797622
	Date:	01.10.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.06.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0797622
	Date:	10.03.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	20.06.1996
Classification	IPC:	C08L23/06	[1997/40]
	CPC:	C08J5/18 (EP,US); C08L23/06 (EP,US); C08J2323/04 (EP,US); C08L23/0815 (EP,US); C08L2314/02 (EP,US); C08L2314/06 (EP,US); (+) Y10T428/1397 (EP,US); Y10T428/24992 (EP,US); Y10T428/31938 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	C08L23/06, C08L2666/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1997/40]
Title	German:	HOCHDICHTES POLYETHYLEN MIT HOHEM MOLEKULARGEWICHT, MIT VERBESSERTER REISSFESTIGKEIT	[1997/40]
	English:	HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITH IMPROVED TEAR RESISTANCE	[1997/40]
	French:	POLYETHYLENE DE POIDS MOLECULAIRE ET DE DENSITE ELEVES POSSEDANT UNE RESISTANCE AMELIOREE A LA DECHIRURE	[1997/40]
Entry into regional phase	01.07.1997	National basic fee paid
	01.07.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.06.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.06.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	12.06.1997	Examination requested [1997/40]
	15.01.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	15.05.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	04.08.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.10.1998	Fee for grant paid
	21.10.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	11.12.1999	No opposition filed within time limit [2000/09]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.09.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.11.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	10.03.1999
	CH	10.03.1999
	ES	10.03.1999
	GR	10.03.1999
	IT	10.03.1999
	LI	10.03.1999
	SE	10.03.1999
	DK	10.06.1999
	PT	11.06.1999
	[2008/06]
Former [2003/46]	AT	10.03.1999
	CH	10.03.1999
	ES	10.03.1999
	GR	10.03.1999
	LI	10.03.1999
	SE	10.03.1999
	DK	10.06.1999
	PT	11.06.1999
Former [2002/26]	AT	10.03.1999
	CH	10.03.1999
	ES	10.03.1999
	GR	10.03.1999
	LI	10.03.1999
	SE	10.03.1999
	PT	11.06.1999
Former [2002/23]	AT	10.03.1999
	CH	10.03.1999
	GR	10.03.1999
	LI	10.03.1999
	SE	10.03.1999
	PT	11.06.1999
Former [2001/23]	AT	10.03.1999
	CH	10.03.1999
	GR	10.03.1999
	LI	10.03.1999
	PT	11.06.1999
Former [2000/52]	AT	10.03.1999
	CH	10.03.1999
	LI	10.03.1999
	PT	11.06.1999
Former [2000/50]	AT	10.03.1999
	PT	11.06.1999
	CH	15.06.1999
	LI	15.06.1999
Former [2000/23]	AT	10.03.1999
	PT	11.06.1999
Former [2000/21]	AT	10.03.1999
Cited in	International search	[A]US4770912 (FURRER WILLIAM W [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * see claims; figure1 *;
		[A]EP0339990 (SHELL OIL CO [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * see claims *;
		[X]WO9119763 (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [X] 4,5,7 * see claims; page 9, table II; page 14, table V, blend B-3 and B-4 *;
		[X]US5153039 (PORTER JAY P [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,5,7 * see claims; columns 3 and 4, examples 1 to 3 *;
		[A]EP0517222 (HOECHST AG [DE]) [A] 1-8* see claims *

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