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EP1154061 - SUPER WATER-ABSORBENT COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.09.2013 Database last updated on 01.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.07.2015	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 19.08.2015 [2015/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states DSG International Limited Craigmuir Chambers P.O. Box 71 Road Town, Tortola / VG
	[2008/48]
Former [2008/40]	For all designated states Japan Absorbent Technology Institute 3FTakizawa Building, 26-5, Nihonbasi-Hamacho 2-chome Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0007 / JP
	For all designated states DSG International Limited Craignuir Chambers P.O. Box 71 Road Town Tortola / VG
Former [2001/46]	For all designated states Japan Absorbent Technology Institute 3FTakizawa Building, 26-5, Nihonbasi-Hamacho 2-chome Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0007 / JP
	For all designated states MITSUBISHI CORPORATION 6-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / SUZUKI, Migaku A-301, Arusu-Kamakura 19-2, Ueki Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa 247-0073 / JP
	02 / MORI, Shingo 18-12, Minamiyukigaya 4-chome Ota-ku Tokyo 145-0066 / JP
	[2012/44]
Former [2001/46]	01 / SUZUKI, Migaku A-301, Arusu-Kamakura, 19-2, Ueki Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa 247-0073 / JP
	02 / MORI, Shingo 18-12, Minamiyukigaya 4-chome, Ota-ku Tokyo 145-0066 / JP
Representative(s)	Gervasi, Gemma, et al Notarbartolo & Gervasi S.p.A. Viale Achille Papa, 30 20149 Milano / IT
	[N/P]
Former [2012/44]	Gervasi, Gemma, et al Notarbartolo & Gervasi S.p.A. Corso di Porta Vittoria 9 20122 Milano / IT
Former [2009/40]	Gervasi, Gemma, et al Notarbartolo & Gervasi S.p.A. Corso di Porta Vittoria 9 20122 Milano / IT
Former [2008/48]	Gervasi, Gemma, et al Notarbartolo & Gervasi S.p.A. Corso di Porta Vittoria, 9 20122 Milano / IT
Former [2001/46]	Gervasi, Gemma, Dr. Notarbartolo & Gervasi S.p.A., Corso di Porta Vittoria, 9 20122 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date	99931448.7	19.07.1999
	[2001/46]
	WO1999JP03875
Priority number, date	JP19980205280	21.07.1998 Original published format: JP 20528098
	[2001/46]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0005444
	Date:	03.02.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/05]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1154061
	Date:	14.11.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.02.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/46]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1154061
	Date:	31.10.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/44]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	03.02.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.02.2005
Classification	IPC:	D04H1/40, D04H1/64, D04H1/42, D04H13/00, D04H3/12	[2005/12]
	CPC:	D21H21/22 (EP,US); D04H1/645 (KR); A61F13/15642 (EP,US); D04H1/407 (KR); D04H1/4374 (EP,US); D04H1/492 (KR); (+) D04H1/541 (EP,US); D04H1/559 (EP,US); D04H1/732 (EP,KR,US); D21H13/14 (EP,US); D21H13/24 (EP,US); Y10T442/2484 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2001/46]	D04H1/40
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/46]
Title	German:	SUPERABSORBIERENDES HYDROPHILES VERBUNDMATERIAL SOWIE DESSEN HERSTELLUNG	[2001/46]
	English:	SUPER WATER-ABSORBENT COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF	[2001/46]
	French:	COMPOSITE SUPER HYDROPHILE ET SON PROCEDE DE PREPARATION	[2001/46]
Entry into regional phase	19.02.2001	Translation filed
	19.02.2001	National basic fee paid
	19.02.2001	Search fee paid
	19.02.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.02.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.07.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	19.02.2001	Examination requested [2001/46]
	26.08.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.02.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.05.2012	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.09.2012	Fee for grant paid
	17.09.2012	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 26.08.2008
Opposition(s)	01.08.2013	No opposition filed within time limit [2013/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	29.06.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
	09.07.2007	Renewal fee patent year 09
	18.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 11
	21.06.2010	Renewal fee patent year 12
	03.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 13
	26.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	31.10.2012
	CY	31.10.2012
	DK	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
	MC	31.10.2012
	GR	01.02.2013
	PT	28.02.2013
	IE	19.07.2013
	LU	19.07.2013
	CH	31.07.2013
	LI	31.07.2013
	[2015/34]
Former [2014/33]	AT	31.10.2012
	CY	31.10.2012
	DK	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
	MC	31.10.2012
	GR	01.02.2013
	PT	28.02.2013
	IE	19.07.2013
	CH	31.07.2013
	LI	31.07.2013
Former [2014/20]	AT	31.10.2012
	CY	31.10.2012
	DK	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
	MC	31.10.2012
	GR	01.02.2013
	PT	28.02.2013
	CH	31.07.2013
	LI	31.07.2013
Former [2014/14]	AT	31.10.2012
	CY	31.10.2012
	DK	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
	MC	31.10.2012
	GR	01.02.2013
	PT	28.02.2013
Former [2013/34]	AT	31.10.2012
	CY	31.10.2012
	DK	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
	GR	01.02.2013
	PT	28.02.2013
Former [2013/31]	AT	31.10.2012
	CY	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
	GR	01.02.2013
	PT	28.02.2013
Former [2013/28]	CY	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
	GR	01.02.2013
	PT	28.02.2013
Former [2013/24]	CY	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
	GR	01.02.2013
Former [2013/23]	CY	31.10.2012
	FI	31.10.2012
Former [2013/22]	FI	31.10.2012
Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPH07268752 ;
		[A]US4655757 (MCFARLAND TIMOTHY M [US], et al) [A] 1-30 * column 3, lines 28-53 * * column 7, line 58 - column 8, line 65 *;
		[A]EP0676496 (BASF AG [DE]) [A] 1-30 * page 2, lines 1-53; example 1 *;
		[A]EP0783877 (KAO CORP [JP]) [A] 1-30 * page 4, lines 11-24 * * page 6, line 18 - page 8, line 3; example 1 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960229), vol. 1996, no. 02, & JP07268752 A 19951017 (HABITSUKUSU KK) [A] 1-30 * abstract *
	International search	[Y]JPH07268752 (HABITSUKUSU KK);
		[Y]JPH07279054 (ASAHI CHEMICAL IND);
		[Y]JPH0841764 (BASF AG)

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