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EP1087838 - ALKYLIDENE COMPLEXES OF RUTHENIUM WITH N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS AND THEIR USE AS CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN METATHESIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/14]	ALKYLIDENE COMPLEXES OF RUTHENIUM WITH N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS AND THEIR USE AS HIGHLY ACTIVE, SELECTIVE CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN METATHESIS
	[2004/41]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 14.09.2012 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	02.11.2012	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 05.12.2012 [2012/49]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Evonik Degussa GmbH Rellinghauser Straße 1-11 45128 Essen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/32]	For all designated states Evonik Degussa GmbH Rellinghauser Strasse 1-11 45128 Essen / DE
Former [2007/45]	For all designated states Evonik Degussa GmbH Bennigsenplatz 1 40474 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2007/18]	For all designated states Degussa GmbH Bennigsenplatz 1 40474 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2002/22]	For all designated states Degussa AG 40474 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2001/14]	For all designated states Aventis Research & Technologies GmbH & Co. KG 65926 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / HERRMANN, Wolfgang, Anton Gartenstrasse 69c D-85354 Freising / DE
	02 / SCHATTENMANN, Wolfgang Havelstrasse 15 D-81677 München / DE
	03 / WESKAMP, Thomas Ungererstrasse 108 D-80805 München / DE
	[2001/14]
Representative(s)	polypatent An den Gärten 7 51491 Overath / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/02]	Polypatent An den Gärten 7 51491 Overath / DE
Former [2010/01]	Polypatent Postfach 40 02 43 51410 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
Former [2009/19]	Polypatent Postfach 11 07 51482 Overath / DE
Former [2002/22]	(deleted)
Former [2001/15]	Ackermann, Joachim, Dr. Postfach 11 13 26 60048 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Application number, filing date	99910357.5	18.03.1999
	[2001/14]
	WO1999EP01785
Priority number, date	DE19981015275	06.04.1998 Original published format: DE 19815275
	[2001/14]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9951344
	Date:	14.10.1999
	Language:	DE
	[1999/41]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1087838
	Date:	04.04.2001
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.10.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/14]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1087838
	Date:	25.05.2005
	Language:	DE
	[2005/21]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.10.1999
Classification	IPC:	B01J31/22, B01J31/18, C07F15/00, C08G61/08	[2001/14]
	CPC:	C07F15/0046 (EP,US); B01J31/2265 (EP,US); B01J31/2273 (EP,US); B01J31/2404 (EP,US); B01J31/26 (EP,US); C07C2/32 (EP,US); (+) C07C6/04 (EP,US); C07C67/313 (EP,US); C07C67/475 (EP,US); C08G61/08 (EP,US); B01J2231/14 (EP,US); B01J2231/54 (EP,US); B01J2231/543 (EP,US); B01J2531/0263 (EP,US); B01J2531/821 (EP,US); B01J31/18 (EP,US); B01J31/2208 (EP,US); C07C2531/22 (EP,US); C07C2531/24 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	C07C6/04, C07C11/02 (US,EP); C07C6/04, C07C13/20 (US,EP); C07C67/313, C07C69/593 (US,EP); C07C67/475, C07C69/593 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, FR, GB, LI, NL [2001/14]
Title	German:	ALKYLIDENKOMPLEXE DES RUTHENIUMS MIT N-HETEROZYKLISCHEN CARBENLIGANDEN; VERWENDUNG ALS KATALYSATOREN FÜR DIE OLEFIN-METATHESE	[2004/41]
	English:	ALKYLIDENE COMPLEXES OF RUTHENIUM WITH N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS AND THEIR USE AS CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN METATHESIS	[2004/41]
	French:	COMPLEXES ALKYLIDENE DE RUTHENIUM AVEC DES LIGANDS A BASE DE CARBENE N-HETEROCYCLIQUE, LEUR UTILISATION COMME CATALYSEUR DE METATHESE DES OLEFINES	[2004/41]
	Former [2001/14]	ALKYLIDENKOMPLEXE DES RUTHENIUMS MIT N-HETEROZYKLISCHEN CARBENLIGANDEN; VERWENDUNG ALS HOCHAKTIVE, SELEKTIVE KATALYSATOREN FÜR DIE OLEFIN-METATHESE
	Former [2001/14]	ALKYLIDENE COMPLEXES OF RUTHENIUM WITH N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS AND THEIR USE AS HIGHLY ACTIVE, SELECTIVE CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN METATHESIS
	Former [2001/14]	COMPLEXES ALKYLIDENE DE RUTHENIUM AVEC DES LIGANDS DE CARBENE N-HETEROCYCLIQUES, UTILISATION DESDITS COMPLEXES COMME CATALYSEURS SELECTIFS HAUTEMENT ACTIFS POUR LA METATHESE D'OLEFINE
Entry into regional phase	06.11.2000	National basic fee paid
	06.11.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.11.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	22.10.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	06.11.2000	Examination requested [2001/14]
	06.11.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.03.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.03.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.09.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.01.2005	Fee for grant paid
	20.01.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 27.02.2006 21.04.2006 ADMISSIBLE Materia, Inc. 60 North San Gabriel Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91107 / US Opponent's representative Jacobi, Markus Alexander Patentanwälte Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler PartG mbB Eastsite One Seckenheimer Landstrasse 4 68163 Mannheim / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/36]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.02.2006 21.04.2006 ADMISSIBLE Materia, Inc. 60 North San Gabriel Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91107 / US Opponent's representative Jacobi, Markus Alexander Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler Wichmann Huhn Patentanwälte Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 12 68165 Mannheim / DE
	Former [2007/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.02.2006 21.04.2006 ADMISSIBLE Materia, Inc. 60 North San Gabriel Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91107 / US Opponent's representative Jacobi, Markus Alexander ISENBRUCK BÖSL HÖRSCHLER WICHMANN HUHN Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 12 68165 Mannheim / DE
	Former [2006/16]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.02.2006 Materia, Inc. 60 North San Gabriel Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91107 / US Opponent's representative Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
	25.04.2006	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	26.07.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	09.09.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	13.10.2008	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	26.11.2008	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	02.02.2012	Legal effect of revocation of patent [ N /P ]
	02.02.2012	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2012/42]
	02.02.2012	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	28.01.2009	Appeal received No. T0226/09
	01.04.2009	Statement of grounds filed
	02.02.2012	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	26.01.2009	Appeal received No. T0226/09
	30.03.2009	Statement of grounds filed
	02.02.2012	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	02.02.2012	Date of oral proceedings
	07.02.2012	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	08.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	25.05.2005
	LI	25.05.2005
	[2012/49]
Cited in	International search	[A] WO9706185 (CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN et al.) [A]
		[A] EP0721953 (HOECHST AG et al.) [A]
		[PX] T. WESKAMP ET AL.: "A Novel Class of Ruthenium Catalysts for Olefin metathesis", ANGEW. CHEM. INT. ED., vol. 37, no. 18, 1998, pages 2490 - 2493, XP002103755 [PX] 1-14 * figure 2 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19981002)37:18<2490::AID-ANIE2490>3.3.CO;2-O

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