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EP0830416 - PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CROSSLINKED PARTICLES OF WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS, THE PARTICLES OBTAINED AND THEIR USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/13]PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS OF PARTICLES OF WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS AND THE PARTICLES OBTAINED
[2004/45]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.07.2006
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.07.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.08.2006  [2006/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
C.R. BARD, INC.
730 Central Avenue Murray Hill
New Jersey 07974 / US
For all designated states
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
526 Brodhead Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/35]For all designated states
C.R. BARD, INC.
730 Central Avenue Murray Hill
New Jersey 07974 / US
For all designated states
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
526 Brodhead Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015 / US
Former [1998/13]For all designated states
C.R. BARD, INC.
730 Central Avenue
Murray Hill New Jersey 07974 / US
For all designated states
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
526 Brodhead Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VANDERHOFF, John, W.
345 Ninth Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18018 / US
02 / LU, Cheng, Xun
25 West Fourth Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015 / US
03 / LEE, Clarence, C.
1141 Kelvington Way
Lilburn, GA 30247 / US
04 / TSAI, Chi-Chun
1298 Millvale Court
Lawrenceville, GA 30244 / US
[1998/13]
Representative(s)Hansen, Bernd
Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/13]Hansen, Bernd, Dr. Dipl.-Chem.
Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date96922457.506.06.1996
[1998/13]
WO1996US10249
Priority number, dateUS1995046667606.06.1995         Original published format: US 466676
[1998/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9639464
Date:12.12.1996
Language:EN
[1996/54]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0830416
Date:25.03.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.12.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0830416
Date:31.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:C08J3/26, A61L31/00, A61L27/00
[1998/13]
CPC:
C08J3/26 (EP); C08J3/05 (EP); C08J3/16 (EP);
C08J2300/14 (EP)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1998/13]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON VERNETZTEN WASSERLÖSLICHEN POLYMERPARTIKEL, DIE PARTIKEL UND IHRE VERWENDUNG[2004/45]
English:PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CROSSLINKED PARTICLES OF WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS, THE PARTICLES OBTAINED AND THEIR USE[2004/45]
French:PROCEDE DE PREPARATION DE PARTICULES RETICULEES DE POLYMERES HYDROSOLUBLES, LES PARTICULES OBTENUES ET LEUR UTILISATION[2004/45]
Former [1998/13]VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON WÄSSRIGEN DISPERSIONEN VON WASSERLÖSLICHEN POLYMERPARTIKEL UND DIE PARTIKEL
Former [1998/13]PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS OF PARTICLES OF WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS AND THE PARTICLES OBTAINED
Former [1998/13]PROCEDE DE PREPARATION DE DISPERSIONS AQUEUSES DE PARTICULES DE POLYMERES HYDROSOLUBLES ET PARTICULES AINSI OBTENUES
Entry into regional phase03.12.1997National basic fee paid 
03.12.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
03.12.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.01.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
03.12.1997Examination requested  [1998/13]
14.10.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.04.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.09.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.03.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.01.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.12.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.03.2005Fee for grant paid
02.03.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP05018853.1  / EP1607429
Opposition(s)01.06.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/32]
Request for further processing for:03.12.2001Request for further processing filed
03.12.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
06.02.2002Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
14.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
13.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
13.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
12.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
12.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
14.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 09
14.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4124705  (U.S.E.ROTHMAN ET AL.) [X] 1,2,6-9,11-22,26 * claims 2,9,10,17,24,25 * * column 5, lines 18-36 * * column 8, lines 3-14 * * column 8, lines 31-52 * * column 9, lines 25-62 * * examples 1,2,9 *;
 [X]WO9101721  (E. VANZO) [X] 1,2,6-9,11-15 * claims 1-3 * * page 2, lines 27-31; figures 1-7 * * examples 1,5 *;
 [X]EP0256293  (MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED) [X] 1-3,6-13 * claims 1-4,6-9 * * page 2, lines 11-33 * * page 4, lines 9-17 * * examples 1-5 *;
 [X]EP0555980  (NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC) [X] 11,12,14,15 * claims 4-8 * * figure 1; example 1 *;
 [A]JPH02142701  ;
 [A]GB2151244  (BIOMATRIX INC.) [A] 11,13-15 * claim 1 * * example 10 *;
 [A]EP0507604  (ETHICON INC.) [A] 11-20 * claims 11-13 *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 90, no. 28, Database accession no. 90-213152, XP002017566 & JPH02142701 A 19900531 (NORINSHO ET AL) [A] 11,14,15,17,18 * abstract *
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