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EP0966352 - COMPOSITE SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING POLYAMIDE FILM AND FABRIC [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.07.2003
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 08.10.2008  [2008/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Former [1999/52]For all designated states
E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Company, Inc.
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / THURGOOD, Christopher, Paul
1073 Redwood Crescent
Kingston, Ontario K7P 1Z1 / CA
02 / MOLLISON, Alistair, Norman
1413 Holly Court
Oakville, Ontario L6H 3J4 / CA
03 / WHITFIELD, Geoffrey, St. Quentin
212 Albert Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3V3 / CA
[2000/25]
Former [1999/52]01 / THURGOOD, Christopher, Paul
1074 Pembridge Crescent
Kingston, Ontario K7P 1P3 / CA
02 / MOLLISON, Alistair, Norman
1413 Holly Court
Oakville, Ontario L6H 3J4 / CA
03 / WHITFIELD, Geoffrey, St. Quentin
212 Albert Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3V3 / CA
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Carpmaels & Ransford
One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2003/17]Carpmaels & Ransford
43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [1999/52]Jones, Alan John, et al
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London, WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date98910547.313.03.1998
[1999/52]
WO1998CA00236
Priority number, dateUS19970040712P14.03.1997         Original published format: US 40712 P
US1998003892312.03.1998         Original published format: US 38923
[1999/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9841398
Date:24.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0966352
Date:29.12.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0966352
Date:28.08.2002
Language:EN
[2002/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.09.1998
ClassificationIPC:B32B27/12, B32B27/34, B60R21/16
[1999/52]
CPC:
B32B27/12 (EP,KR,US); B32B27/34 (EP,US); B32B5/02 (US);
B32B5/022 (US); B32B5/024 (US); B32B5/026 (US);
B60R21/235 (EP); B32B2262/0261 (US); B32B2262/0276 (US);
B32B2437/00 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1999/52]
TitleGerman:VERBUNDSCHICHTMATERIAL AUS EINEM POLYAMIDFILM UND EINEM GEWEBE[1999/52]
English:COMPOSITE SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING POLYAMIDE FILM AND FABRIC[1999/52]
French:MATERIAU COMPOSITE EN FEUILLE, COMPRENANT UNE PELLICULE POLYAMIDE ET UNE TOILE[1999/52]
Entry into regional phase13.09.1999National basic fee paid 
13.09.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
13.09.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.09.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.09.1999Examination requested  [1999/52]
01.06.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.12.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2002Fee for grant paid
15.05.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.05.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/34]
Request for further processing for:15.05.2002Request for further processing filed
15.05.2002Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
13.06.2002Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
16.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XA]JPH073109  ;
 [X]US4954393  (JONES MARK A [GB]) [X] 1,4 * claims 1,3,6 *;
 [X]DE2642883  (ELTEKA KUNSTSTOFF) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]JPH05213136  ;
 [A]GB1342667  (ICHIKAWA WOOLEN TEXTILE) [A] 1,9,15,18,19,21,23,25 * page 2, line 39 - line 87; example 2 *;
 [A]JPH06227347  ;
 [A]EP0489320  (BASF AG [DE]) [A] 1,9,15,18,19,21,23,25 * claim - *;
 [A]US5091478  (SALTMAN ROBERT P [US]) [A] 23 * claims 1,2 *;
 [A]WO9515992  (DU PONT CANADA [CA], et al) [A] 5,21,25 * claim - *
 [XA]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 95, no. 11, Database accession no. 95-078159, XP002070048 & JPH073109 A 00000000 (MITSUBISHI KASEI CORP) [X] 1 * abstract * [A] 9,21,23,25
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 93, no. 38, Database accession no. 93-299407, XP002070049 & JPH05213136 A 00000000 (TORAY IND INC) [A] 1,9,15,18,19,21,23,25 * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 94, no. 37, Database accession no. 94-299500, XP002070050 & JPH06227347 A 00000000 (KURARAY CO LTD) [A] 1,9,15,18,19,21,23,25 * abstract *
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