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EP About this file: EP0992485

EP0992485 - Chiral compounds [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.2004
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.06.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 28.07.2004  [2004/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Merck Patent GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/15]For all designated states
MERCK PATENT GmbH
Frankfurter Strasse 250
64293 Darmstadt / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Farrand, Louis, Dr.
73, Woodhouse Road
Davyhulme, Manchester M41 7NT / GB
[2000/15]
Application number, filing date99118675.022.09.1999
[2000/15]
Priority number, dateEP1998011864602.10.1998         Original published format: EP 98118646
[2000/26]
Former [2000/15]DE198191864602.10.1998
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0992485
Date:12.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0992485
Date:30.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:C07C69/734, C09K19/58, C07D317/32, // C07M7:00
[2000/15]
CPC:
C09K19/588 (EP); C07C69/734 (EP); C07D317/32 (EP);
C09K19/586 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2000/52]
Former [2000/15]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Chirale Verbindungen[2000/15]
English:Chiral compounds[2000/15]
French:Composés chiraux[2000/15]
Examination procedure23.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/47]
13.10.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
25.01.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CY, DK, ES, FI, FR, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
25.01.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) CH
20.06.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.10.2001Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
06.12.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.04.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.11.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.05.2003Fee for grant paid
07.05.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
22.11.2000AT   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000BE   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000CH   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000CY   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000DK   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000ES   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000FI   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000FR   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000GR   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000IE   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000IT   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000LU   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000MC   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000NL   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000PT   M01   Not yet paid
22.11.2000SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipDE31.10.2003
[2004/31]
Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0351746  (HOECHST AG) [Y] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [DA]EP0441213  (F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG) [DA] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - DUBAL H R ET AL, "THREE CLASSES OF NEW CHIRAL DOPANTS: SYNTHESIS AND PHYSICAL QUALIFICATION AS DOPANTS FOR PRACTICAL FLC-MIXTURES", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS,JP,PUBLICATION OFFICE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS. TOKYO, vol. 27, no. 12, PART 02, ISSN 0021-4922, page L2241-2244, XP000080785 [Y] 1-11 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.27.L2241
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