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EP About this file: EP0963832

EP0963832 - SOFT TRANSPARENT POLYETHYLENE RESIN SHEET [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/50]SOFT TRANSPARENT POLYETHYLENE RESIN SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
[2001/47]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.08.2003
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.12.2003Lapse 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, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0014 / JP
[1999/50]
Inventor(s)01 / FUJII, Atsushi
841-3, Kou, Shirahama-cho
Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken 672-8021 / JP
02 / YUKUMOTO, Tohru
841-3, Kou, Shirahama-cho
Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken 672-8021 / JP
03 / FUJIWARA, Kenichi
841-3, Kou, Shirahama-cho
Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken 672-8021 / JP
04 / NAGAO, Tomohiro
841-3, Kou, Shirahama-cho
Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken 672-8021 / JP
[1999/50]
Representative(s)Hucker, Charlotte Jane
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London
EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/50]Hucker, Charlotte Jane
Gill Jennings & Every Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date98905691.626.02.1998
[1999/50]
WO1998JP00818
Priority number, dateJP1997004586828.02.1997         Original published format: JP 4586897
[1999/50]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9838022
Date:03.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0963832
Date:15.12.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0963832
Date:25.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.09.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.11.1999
ClassificationIPC:B29C47/88, C08J5/18
[1999/50]
CPC:
C08J5/18 (EP,US); B29C48/08 (EP,US); B29C48/9145 (EP,US);
B29C48/914 (EP,US); B29C48/919 (EP,US); C08J2323/08 (EP,US);
Y10T428/24355 (EP,US); Y10T428/26 (EP,US); Y10T428/268 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31855 (EP,US); Y10T428/31931 (EP,US); Y10T428/31935 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31938 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1999/50]
TitleGerman:WEICHE DURCHSICHTIGE POLYÄTHYLENFOLIE[2001/47]
English:SOFT TRANSPARENT POLYETHYLENE RESIN SHEET[2001/47]
French:FEUILLE DE RESINE POLYETHYLENE SOUPLE[2001/47]
Former [1999/50]WEICHER DURCHSICHTIGES POLYÄTHYLENBLATT UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG
Former [1999/50]SOFT TRANSPARENT POLYETHYLENE RESIN SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
Former [1999/50]FEUILLE DE RESINE POLYETHYLENE SOUPLE ET TRANSPARENTE ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION
Entry into regional phase13.09.1999Translation filed 
10.09.1999National basic fee paid 
10.09.1999Search fee paid 
10.09.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
10.09.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.04.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
13.09.1999Examination requested  [1999/50]
20.02.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.08.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
25.09.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.12.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
19.04.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.06.2002Fee for grant paid
20.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.06.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/38]
Request for further processing for:25.09.2001Request for further processing filed
25.09.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
08.10.2001Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT25.09.2002
BE25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
ES28.03.2003
[2004/04]
Former [2003/48]AT25.09.2002
BE25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
Former [2003/39]AT25.09.2002
CH25.09.2002
LI25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
Former [2003/31]AT25.09.2002
NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
Former [2003/30]NL25.09.2002
SE25.12.2002
Former [2003/14]SE25.12.2002
Documents cited:Search[X]JPH08156073  ;
 [X]JPH07186244  ;
 [X]JPH06170919  ;
 [A]JPH04353527  ;
 [X]GB1417970  (LAMBERG IND RES ASS) [X] 5,6,13,14 * page 4, line 23 - line 60; figures 3-6 *;
 [A]EP0165075  (EXXON RESEARCH ENGINEERING CO [US]) [A] 1 * page 8, line 25 - line 31 *;
 [A]US4954391  (KOTANI TERUMITSU [JP], et al) [A] 1 * table 1 *;
 [A]EP0614748  (IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO [JP]) [A] 1,5* page 7, line 46 - line 47 *;
 [X]EP0687545  (IPEC CO LTD [JP]) [X] 5,6,8-10 * column 4, line 1 - line 4; figure 1; claims 1,6,8 *;
 [A]EP0716911  (TAISEI KAKO CO [JP]) [A] 8 * page 7, line 10 - line 18 * * page 4, line 23 - line 30; figures 1-2B *;
 [PX]EP0803340  (IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO [JP]) [PX] 5-7,9-11 * figures 1-5; claims 1-15 *;
 [E]EP0838321  (IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO [JP]) [E] 1,5-14 * claims 1,6,31,32 *;
 [E]DE19730893  (RASSELSTEIN HOESCH GMBH [DE]) [E] 5 * figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19961031), vol. 1996, no. 10, & JP08156073 A 19960618 (PLACO CO LTD) [X] 5 * abstract *
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 95, no. 38, Database accession no. 1995-288997, XP002040636 & JPH07186244 A 19950725 (IPEC KK) [X] 5 * abstract *
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 94, no. 29, Database accession no. 1994-238143, XP002040629 & JPH06170919 A 19940621 (IPEC KK) [X] 5 * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 93, no. 03, Database accession no. 1993-024301, XP002122665 & JPH04353527 A 19921208 (TORAY IND INC) [A] 1 * abstract *
International search[A]JPS6241457B  ;
 [A]JPS6360726  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD);
 [A]JPH03277528  (CHISSO CORP);
 [A]JPH0655613  (IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO);
 [A]JPH07258348  (IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO)
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