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EP About this file: EP0810239

EP0810239 - Polymeric surface coatings [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.07.2001
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip29.10.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 15.12.2004  [2004/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BIOCOMPATIBLES LIMITED
Chapman House Farnham Business Park Weydon Lane Farnham
Surrey GU9 8QL / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/49]For all designated states
BIOCOMPATIBLES LIMITED
Frensham House Farnham Business Park Weydon Lane
Farnham, Surrey GU9 8QL / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Bowers, Roderick W.J.
Biocompatibles Inc, 1215 Boissevain Avenue
Norfolk, Virginia 23507 / US
02 / Jones, Stephen Alister, Biocompatibles Limited
Frensham House, Farnham Business Park
Weydon Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8QL / GB
03 / Stratford, Peter William, Biocompatibles Limited
Frensham House, Farnham Business Park
Weydon Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8QL / GB
[1997/49]
Representative(s)Jones, Helen M.M.
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/49]Jones, Helen Marjorie Meredith
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date97109890.006.07.1992
[1997/49]
Priority number, dateGB1991001461905.07.1991         Original published format: GB 9114619
GB1992000897024.04.1992         Original published format: GB 9208970
[1997/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0810239
Date:03.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0810239
Date:01.04.1998
[1998/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0810239
Date:20.09.2000
Language:EN
[2000/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.1998
ClassificationIPC:C08F246/00, C08F220/22, C09D157/00, C08F230/02
[1997/49]
CPC:
C08F246/00 (EP); C07F9/091 (EP); C07F9/65742 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   SE [1997/49]
TitleGerman:Polymere Oberflächenbeschichtungszusammensetzungen[1997/49]
English:Polymeric surface coatings[1997/49]
French:Revêtements polymères de surfaces[1997/49]
Examination procedure03.07.1997Examination requested  [1997/49]
04.05.1998Request for accelerated examination filed
15.01.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.1999Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
27.04.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
14.01.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
24.02.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.05.2000Fee for grant paid
08.05.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP92914110.9  / EP0593561
Opposition(s)21.06.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
03.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
03.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
03.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
08.07.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
13.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 08
12.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR22.12.2000
[2004/51]
Documents cited:Search[A]US3671502  (SAMOUR CARLOS M, et al);
 [A]DE2640967  (NIPPON PAINT CO LTD);
 [A]EP0293963  (DOW CHEMICAL CO [US])
ExaminationEP0593561
 EP0818479
 EP0861858
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