| EP0873978 - Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) stabilized acrylic polymer modified hydraulic cement systems [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 08.06.2012 Database last updated on 11.04.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 08.06.2012 | Patent maintained (B2 publication) | published on 11.07.2012 [2012/28] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Wacker Chemie AG Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 81737 München / DE | [2010/14] |
| Former [2005/24] | For all designated states Wacker Polymer Systems GmbH & Co. KG Johannes-Hess-Strasse 24 84489 Burghausen / DE | ||
| Former [1998/44] | For all designated states AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 7201 Hamilton Boulevard Allentown, PA 18195-1501 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Hornaman, E. Chris 2225 Riverbend Road Allentown, PA 18103 / US | 02 /
Hable, Christopher Thomas 7975 Cross Creek Circle Breinigsville, PA 18031 / US | 03 /
Bright, Randall Paul 1100 Pat Court Allentown, PA 18103 / US | 04 /
Bott, Richard Henry 1610 Cherry Lane Macungie, PA 18062 / US | [1998/44] | Representative(s) | Schuderer, Michael Wacker Chemie AG Zentralbereich Patente, Marken und Lizenzen Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 81737 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2012/28] | Schuderer, Michael Wacker Chemie AG Zentralbereich Patente, Marken und Lizenzen Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 81737 München / DE | ||
| Former [2005/33] | Schuderer, Michael, Dr. Wacker-Chemie GmbH Zentralabteilung Patente Marken und Lizenzen Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 81737 München / DE | ||
| Former [2005/30] | (deleted) | ||
| Former [1998/44] | Kador & Partner Corneliusstrasse 15 80469 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 98106978.4 | 16.04.1998 | [1998/44] | Priority number, date | US19970840965 | 21.04.1997 Original published format: US 840965 | [1998/44] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0873978 | Date: | 28.10.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/44] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0873978 | Date: | 03.07.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/27] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0873978 | Date: | 11.07.2012 | Language: | EN | [2012/28] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.07.1998 | Classification | IPC: | C04B28/02, C04B24/26, C08F20/12 | [1998/44] | CPC: |
C04B24/2641 (EP,US);
C08F2/30 (EP,US);
C08F20/12 (EP,US);
C04B2103/0057 (EP,US)
| C-Set: |
C04B24/2641, C04B24/2623 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [1999/27] |
| Former [1998/44] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Mit durch Polyvinylalkohol stabilisierte Acrylpolymere modifizierte hydraulische Zementsysteme | [1998/44] | English: | Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) stabilized acrylic polymer modified hydraulic cement systems | [1998/44] | French: | Systèmes de ciment hydraulique modifiés par un polymère acrylique stabilisé par de l'alcool polyvinylique | [1998/44] | Examination procedure | 23.12.1998 | Examination requested [1999/09] | 29.04.1999 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 21.09.1999 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | 21.01.2000 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 24.07.2000 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 27.02.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 07.06.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 12.07.2001 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 15.11.2001 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 05.02.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 05.02.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
27.03.2003
ADMISSIBLE Celanese Emulsions GmbH Frankfurterstr. 111 61476 Kronberg / DE Opponent's representative Ackermann, Joachim Patentanwaltskanzlei Dr. Ackermann Postfach 11 13 26 60048 Frankfurt am Main / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2003/21] | |||
| Opponent(s) | 01
27.03.2003
ADMISSIBLE Celanese Emulsions GmbH Frankfurterstr. 111 61476 Kronberg / DE Opponent's representative Ackermann, Joachim, Dr. Postfach 11 13 26 60048 Frankfurt am Main / DE | 08.05.2003 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 15.09.2003 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 29.09.2003 | Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M06) | 08.04.2004 | Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor | 22.02.2005 | Date of oral proceedings | 29.03.2005 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 12.01.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04) | 10.03.2010 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 29.03.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02) | 28.07.2010 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 07.08.2010 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 26.03.2012 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 23.05.2012 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Appeal following opposition | 11.05.2005 | Appeal received No. T0593/05 | 04.06.2005 | Statement of grounds filed | 15.05.2007 | Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form | 15.05.2007 | Date of oral proceedings | 24.05.2007 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 07.04.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 09.04.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 08.04.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 27.05.1999 | AT   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | BE   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | CH   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | CY   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | DK   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | ES   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | FI   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | GR   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | IE   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | LU   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | MC   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | NL   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | PT   M01   Not yet paid | 27.05.1999 | SE   M01   Not yet paid |
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