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EP About this file: EP1080120

EP1080120 - GAS PHASE POLYMERISATION PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.11.2005
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip04.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 06.08.2008  [2008/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BP Chemicals Limited
Britannic House, 1 Finsbury Circus
London EC2M 7BA / GB
For:FR 
BP CHEMICALS S.N.C.
Tour Neptune la Défense 1, 20, Place de Seine
92400 Courbevoie / FR
[N/P]
Former [2001/10]For all designated states
BP Chemicals Limited
Britannic House, 1 Finsbury Circus
London EC2M 7BA / GB
For:FR 
BP CHEMICALS S.N.C.
Tour Neptune la Défense 1, 20, Place de Seine
92400 Courbevoie / FR
Inventor(s)01 / LALANNE-MAGNE, Claudine
32 bis, boulevard Pablo Neruda
F-13920 Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts / FR
02 / SHIN, Myung-Je
33, avenue des Esperelles
F-13500 Martigues / FR
03 / HERZOG, Marc
24, avenue des Belges
F-13960 Sausset-les-Pins / FR
04 / LEANEY, Patrick
4 Lotissement La Grappe
Avenue Beau Soleil F-13320 Bouc-Bel-Air / FR
05 / ISNARD, Jean-Pierre
90, avenue Fleming
F-13500 Martigues / FR
 [2001/10]
Representative(s)Preece, Michael
BP International Limited Patents and Agreements Division Sunbury Research Centre Chertsey Road Sunbury-on-Thames Middlesex
TW16 7LN / GB
[2008/32]
Former [2001/10]Preece, Michael
BP International Limited Group Patents & Agreements, Chertsey Road
Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7LN / GB
Application number, filing date99922347.218.05.1999
[2001/10]
WO1999GB01575
Priority number, dateEP1998043001219.05.1998         Original published format: EP 98430012
[2001/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9960036
Date:25.11.1999
Language:EN
[1999/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1080120
Date:07.03.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.11.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1080120
Date:19.01.2005
Language:EN
[2005/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.11.1999
ClassificationIPC:C08F10/00, C08F2/40, B01J8/24
[2001/10]
CPC:
B01J8/1872 (EP,US); C08F10/00 (EP,US); B01J2219/00247 (EP,US);
Y10S526/901 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C08F10/00, C08F2/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/10]
TitleGerman:POLYMERISATIONSVERFAHREN IN DER GASPHASE[2001/10]
English:GAS PHASE POLYMERISATION PROCESS[2001/10]
French:PROCEDE DE POLYMERISATION EN PHASE GAZEUSE[2001/10]
Entry into regional phase09.11.2000National basic fee paid 
09.11.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
09.11.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.11.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/10]
27.08.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.06.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.07.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.11.2004Fee for grant paid
16.11.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.10.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
17.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
16.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XA]EP0359444  (BP CHEM INT LTD [GB]) [X] 1,4-6,8,10,12 * column 1, line 27 - column 2, line 24 * * column 5, line 34 - line 45 * * column 8, line 15 - line 18 * * example 1 * * claims 1,3,4,6,8 * * column 4, line 36 - line 43 * [A] 2,3,7;
 [XA]EP0366823  (UNION CARBIDE CORP [US]) [X] 1,4-6,8-10,12 * page 7, line 56 - line 57 * * page 9, line 34 - line 51; figure 1 * * examples 3,4 * * claims 1,2,4,5,9 * [A] 2,3;
 [XA]US5688865  (ALI AHMED H [US], et al) [X] 1,4-6,10,12 * column 6, line 43 - column 7, line 45; figure 1 * * example 1 * * claims 1,7 * [A] 2,3;
 [XA]WO9812231  (MOBIL OIL CORP [US]) [X] 1,4-6,8-10,12 * page 1, line 10 - line 27 * * page 2, line 12 - line 19 * * page 5, line 1 - line 10 * * figure 1; example 1 * * claims 1,2,9 * [A] 2,3;
 [XA]WO9820045  (UNION CARBIDE CHEM PLASTIC [US]) [X] 1,4,11-13 * page 2, line 28 - page 3, line 3 * * page 4, line 23 - page 5, line 6 * * example 1 * * page 24, line 1 - line 10 * [A] 2,3;
 [XA]EP0811638  (UNION CARBIDE CHEM PLASTIC [US]) [X] 1,9,11-13 * page 2, line 5 - line 14 * * page 3, line 5 - line 9 * * examples 1,2,6,7; table 1 * * page 8, line 43 - line 48 * [A] 2,3;
 [PXA]WO9830599  (EASTMAN CHEM CO [US]) [PX] 1,4,5,8,10,12 * example 1 * * page 13, line 4 - line 17 * * claims 1,2,4-7,9,11-14 * [A] 2,3,7
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