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EP0796716 - A method for manufacturing thermo-plastic sheets bearing embossed patterns thereon and an apparatus therefor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.12.2002 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.12.2003	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES	published on 21.01.2004 [2004/04]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 6-1, Yokoami 1-chome, Sumida-ku Tokyo 130-0015 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2002/05]	For all designated states IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 6-1, Yokoami 1-chome, Sumida-ku Tokyo 130-0015 / JP
Former [2001/20]	For all designated states IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO. Ltd. 6-1, Yokoami 1-chome, Sumida-ku Tokyo 130-0015 / JP
Former [1997/39]	For all designated states IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 6-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 108 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Fujii, Atsushi Idemitsu Pet. Co., Ltd, 841-3 Kou, Shirahama-cho Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	02 / Funaki, Akira Idemitsu Pet. Co., Ltd, 841-3 Kou, Shirahama-cho Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	03 / Moriwaki, Ryuji Idemitsu Pet. Co., Ltd, 841-3 Kou, Shirahama-cho Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
	[1997/39]
Representative(s)	Rackham, Stephen Neil Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2000/12]	Rackham, Stephen Neil GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [1997/39]	Jackson, Peter Arthur GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date	97301418.6	04.03.1997
	[1997/39]
Priority number, date	JP19960048746	06.03.1996 Original published format: JP 4874696
	[1997/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0796716
	Date:	24.09.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0796716
	Date:	30.01.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/05]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.07.1997
Classification	IPC:	B29C59/04	[1997/39]
	CPC:	B29C43/222 (EP,US); B29C59/046 (EP,KR,US); B29C59/002 (KR); B29C59/022 (KR); B29C2043/486 (EP,US); B29K2995/003 (EP,KR,US); (+) B29L2011/0016 (EP,US); B29L2011/0091 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1997/39]
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Herstellung thermoplastischer Folie mit geprägtem Muster und Vorrichtung dafür	[1997/39]
	English:	A method for manufacturing thermo-plastic sheets bearing embossed patterns thereon and an apparatus therefor	[1997/39]
	French:	Procédé pour la fabrication de feuilles thermoplastiques pourvues de motifs gauffrés et dispositif associé	[2000/44]
	Former [1997/39]	Procédé pour la fabrication de feuilles thermoplastiques pourvues de motifs gauffrés et appareil pour sa fabrication
Examination procedure	06.03.1998	Examination requested [1998/19]
	18.12.1998	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	02.08.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.02.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.01.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	09.05.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	19.07.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.10.2001	Fee for grant paid
	02.10.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	31.10.2002	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/04]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.03.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	30.01.2002
	BE	30.01.2002
	CH	30.01.2002
	LI	30.01.2002
	NL	30.01.2002
	SE	30.04.2002
	ES	30.07.2002
	[2004/04]
Former [2003/09]	AT	30.01.2002
	BE	30.01.2002
	CH	30.01.2002
	LI	30.01.2002
	NL	30.01.2002
	SE	30.04.2002
Former [2003/06]	BE	30.01.2002
	CH	30.01.2002
	LI	30.01.2002
	NL	30.01.2002
	SE	30.04.2002
Former [2003/01]	CH	30.01.2002
	LI	30.01.2002
	SE	30.04.2002
Former [2002/37]	SE	30.04.2002
Documents cited:	Search	[X]DE1504920 (HEINRICH FRIEDRICH SCHROEDER F) [X] 5 * the whole document *;
		[YA]EP0008382 (HOECHST AG [DE]) [Y] 1-4,6-8 * the whole document * [A] 5;
		[DA]US4244683 (ROWLAND WILLIAM P) [DA] 5-8* the whole document *;
		[DA]US4332847 (ROWLAND WILLIAM P) [DA] 1-4 * the whole document *;
		[XY]DE3319279 (MASCH UND WERKZEUGBAU MICHAEL [DE]) [X] 5 * page 6, paragraph 2; figure -; claim - * [Y] 1-4,6-8;
		[DA]EP0171975 (AMERACE CORP [US]) [DA] 1-8 * the whole document *;
		[YA]EP0496260 (IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO [JP]) [Y] 1-4 * page 5, line 10 - page 6, line 14; figure -; claim - * [A] 5;
		[A]EP0614748 (IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO [JP]) [A] 1-5 * the whole document *

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