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EP1037705 - CRYSTAL-CONTAINING MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.05.2003
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 08.10.2008  [2008/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
De Beers Industrial Diamonds (Proprietary) Limited
Seo Building, Corner Crownwood & Booysens Reserve Roads, Theta
2001 Johannesburg / ZA
[N/P]
Former [2002/12]For all designated states
DE BEERS INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
Seo Building, Corner Crownwood & Booysens Reserve Roads, Theta
2001 Johannesburg / ZA
Former [2000/39]For all designated states
DE BEERS INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND DIVISION (PTY) LIMITED
Debid House, Corner Amethyst Street and Crownwood Road, Theta
Johannesburg 2001, Transvaal / ZA
Inventor(s)01 / DAVIES, Geoffrey, John
36 Boundary Road
Linden Extension Randburg 2194 / ZA
02 / CHAPMAN, Raymond, Albert
183 Columbine Avenue
Mondeor Johannesburg 2091 / ZA
03 / STEWART, Aulette
22 Nicolyn Avenue
Ruiterhof Randburg 2194 / ZA
04 / HEDGES, Lesley, Kay
4 Oriole Mews Delphinium Street
Brackenhurst 1448 / ZA
05 / ADIA, Moosa, Mahomed
8 Nagel Street
Lakefield Benoni 1501 / ZA
[2000/39]
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 [2000/39]Jones, Alan John, et al
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London, WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date98959034.410.12.1998
[2000/39]
WO1998GB03696
Priority number, dateZA1997001115011.12.1997         Original published format: ZA 9711150
[2000/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9929412
Date:17.06.1999
Language:EN
[1999/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1037705
Date:27.09.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.06.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1037705
Date:10.07.2002
Language:EN
[2002/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:B01J3/06
[2000/39]
CPC:
B01J3/062 (EP,US); B01J8/06 (KR); B01J2203/062 (EP,US);
B01J2203/0655 (EP,US); B01J2203/0685 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [2000/39]
TitleGerman:KRISTALL-ENTHALTENDES MATERIAL[2000/39]
English:CRYSTAL-CONTAINING MATERIAL[2000/39]
French:MATIERE CONTENANT DES CRISTAUX[2000/39]
Entry into regional phase07.07.2000National basic fee paid 
07.07.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
07.07.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.06.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
07.07.2000Examination requested  [2000/39]
31.10.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.06.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
18.06.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.01.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.04.2002Fee for grant paid
16.04.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.04.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/27]
Request for further processing for:18.06.2001Request for further processing filed
05.06.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
25.06.2001Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.07.2002
BE10.07.2002
NL10.07.2002
SE10.10.2002
GB10.12.2002
[2004/22]
Former [2003/48]AT10.07.2002
BE10.07.2002
NL10.07.2002
SE10.10.2002
Former [2003/31]AT10.07.2002
NL10.07.2002
SE10.10.2002
Former [2003/09]NL10.07.2002
SE10.10.2002
Former [2003/03]SE10.10.2002
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0079117  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]) [A] 1-16 * abstract * * page 4, line 12 - line 25 * * page 4, line 37 - page 5, line 2 * * claim - *;
 [A]US4551316  (IIZUKA EIICHI [JP]) [A] 1-16,4,5,7-9 * column A * * column 2, line 49 - line 54 * * column 4, line 23 - line 48 * * column 11, line 24 - line 38 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US5151107  (CHO HYUN S [US], et al) [A] 1-16 * figures 1-3; claims 23-43 * * column A *;
 [A]  - HONGCHANG YU ET AL., "Sintering of Ultrafine Diamond Particles Under High Temperature and High Pressure", DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, LAUSANNE CH, (19940201), vol. 3, no. 3, pages 222 - 226, XP000483447 [A] 1-16 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0925-9635(94)90083-3
 [A]  - SHI MING HONG ET AL., "Diamond Formation from a System of SiC and a Metal", DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS., AMSTERDAM NL, (1993), vol. 2, pages 508 - 511, XP000361192 [A] 1-16 * abstract * * page 508, column R, paragraph 2 * * page 510, column R, paragraph 2 * * figure 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0925-9635(93)90110-N
 [A]  - JAE-KAP LEE ET AL., "Effect of the Buoyancy Force on Diamond Formation During Synthesis Under a High Pressure", DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, AMSTERDAM NL, (19930331), vol. 2, pages 496 - 499, XP000361191 [A] 1-16 * page 497, column L, paragraph 2 - paragraph 4 * * figures 3,4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0925-9635(93)90107-D
 [A]  - A.V. ANDREYEV & H. KANDA, "Diamond Formation and Wettability in a Mg-Cu-C System Under High Pressure and High Temperature", DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, AMSTERDAM NL, (199701), vol. 6, no. 1, pages 28 - 32, XP004061142 [A] 1-16 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0925-9635(96)00576-6
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