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EP0948552 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WATER INSOLUBLE, AQUEOUS ALKALI SOLUBLE NOVOLAK RESIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/41]ISOLATION OF NOVOLAK RESIN WITHOUT HIGH TEMPERATURE DISTILLATION AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION THEREFROM
[2000/17]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.02.2002
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.02.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.04.2002  [2002/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
Citco Building, Wickhams Cay
Road Town, Tortola / VG
[2000/05]
Former [1999/41]For all designated states
CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Rothausstrasse 61
4132 Muttenz / CH
Inventor(s)01 / RAHMAN, M., Dalil
62 Concord Ridge Road
Flemington, NJ 08822 / US
02 / AUBIN, Daniel, P.
202 Congdon Road
Voluntown, CT 06384 / US
[1999/41]
Representative(s)Hütter, Klaus, et al
Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
Patent Management
Industriepark Höchst, G 860
65926 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/41]Hütter, Klaus, Dr., et al
Clariant GmbH Patente, Marken, Lizenzen Am Unisys-Park 1
65843 Sulzbach / DE
Application number, filing date97954406.116.12.1997
[1999/41]
WO1997EP07053
Priority number, dateUS1996076854218.12.1996         Original published format: US 768542
[1999/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9827128
Date:25.06.1998
Language:EN
[1998/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0948552
Date:13.10.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.06.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0948552
Date:11.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.06.1998
ClassificationIPC:C08G8/08, G03F7/023
[1999/41]
CPC:
C08G8/08 (EP,KR); G03F7/023 (KR); G03F7/0236 (EP)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1999/41]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON WASSERUNLÖSLICHEN, IN WÄSSRIGEM ALKALI LÖSLICHEN NOVOLACK-HARZEN[2000/17]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WATER INSOLUBLE, AQUEOUS ALKALI SOLUBLE NOVOLAK RESIN[2000/17]
French:METHODE POUR LA PRODUCTION DE RESINE DE NOVOLAQUE INSOLUBLE DANS L'EAU ET RESOLUBLE DANS UNE SOLUTION AQUEUSE DE MATERIAUX ALKALINS[2000/17]
Former [1999/41]ISOLIERUNG VON NOVOLAKHARZEN OHNE DESTILLATION BEI HOHENTEMPERATUREN UND PHOTOLACKZUSAMMESETZUNGEN
Former [1999/41]ISOLATION OF NOVOLAK RESIN WITHOUT HIGH TEMPERATURE DISTILLATION AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION THEREFROM
Former [1999/41]ISOLATION DE NOVOLAQUE SANS DISTILLATION A HAUTE TEMPERATURE ET COMPOSITION PHOTORESIST OBTENUE
Entry into regional phase19.07.1999National basic fee paid 
19.07.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
19.07.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.07.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.07.1999Examination requested  [1999/41]
04.11.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.08.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
13.10.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.01.2001Fee for grant paid
23.01.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.01.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
08.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]EP0271199  (SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO [JP]) [X] 1-12 * page 4, line 10 - page 11, line 5 *;
 [PX]WO9711101  (HOECHST CELANESE CORP [US]) [PX] 1 * page 3, line 5 - page 10, line 25; example 1 *;
 [AD]WO9621211  (HOECHST CELANESE CORP [US]) [AD] 1 * the whole document *
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