EP0970990 - Colored polyester thermoplastic materials comprised of poly(oxyalkylenated) compounds as colorants and specific surfactants as diluents [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.02.2005 Database last updated on 20.12.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 04.02.2005 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 23.03.2005 [2005/12] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Milliken & Company 920 Milliken Road Spartanburg, SC 29304 / US | [2000/02] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Zhao, Xiaodong Edward 211 Windswept Court Moore, SC 29369 / US | 02 /
Danielson, Todd David 129 Riveredge Drive Moore, SC 29369 / US | 03 /
Stephenson, Eugene Kyle 311 Golden Carriage Run Spartanburg, SC 29316 / US | 04 /
Irwin, Elizabeth M. 217 Pineville Road Spartanburg, SC 29307 / US | [2000/02] | Representative(s) | Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2001/47] | HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE | ||
Former [2000/02] | Behrens, Dieter, Dr.-Ing., et al Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 99113148.3 | 07.07.1999 | [2000/02] | Priority number, date | US19980111218 | 07.07.1998 Original published format: US 111218 | [2000/02] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0970990 | Date: | 12.01.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/02] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0970990 | Date: | 31.03.2004 | Language: | EN | [2004/14] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 03.11.1999 | Classification | IPC: | C08K5/06, C08K5/103, C09B69/00, C08J3/22, C08L67/00 | [2000/02] | CPC: |
C08L67/02 (EP,US);
Y10S525/935 (EP,US)
| C-Set: |
C08L67/02, C08L71/00 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | BE, DE, ES, FR, GB [2000/39] |
Former [2000/02] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Gefärbte thermoplastische Polyestermaterialien, enthaltend Polyoxyalkylenverbindungen als Farbstoffe und spezielle oberflächenaktive Substanzen als Verdünner | [2000/02] | English: | Colored polyester thermoplastic materials comprised of poly(oxyalkylenated) compounds as colorants and specific surfactants as diluents | [2000/02] | French: | Matériaux de polyester colorés consistant des composés polyoxyalkyléniques comme colorants ainsi que des agents surfactifs spéciaux comme diluants | [2000/02] | Examination procedure | 20.03.2000 | Examination requested [2000/20] | 04.03.2003 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 02.04.2003 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 17.10.2003 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 29.01.2004 | Fee for grant paid | 29.01.2004 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 04.01.2005 | No opposition filed within time limit [2005/12] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 22.06.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 26.06.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 04.07.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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Former [2005/01] | BE | 31.03.2004 | Documents cited: | Search | [AD]US4284729 (CROSS JOHN P, et al) [AD] 1,5 * column 3, line 33 - line 53; example IX *; | [AD]EP0215322 (MILLIKEN RES CORP [US]) [AD] 1,5 * page 2, column 2, line 14 - line 30; examples 10,20; claims 1,4 *; | [A]EP0455370 (METACOL LIMITED [GB]) [A] 1,5 * page 2, line 1 - line 42 * * page 4, line 26 - line 27 ** claims 1,2,8,15 *; | [A]US5766268 (BRUHNKE JOHN D [US]) [A] 1,5 * column 6, line 15 - line 19; claims 1,3,8-10 * |