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EP1278786 - COPOLYMERS FOR PHOTORESISTS AND PROCESSES THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.11.2006
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.11.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.12.2006  [2006/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [2006/01]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street Wilmington
Delaware 19898 / US
Former [2003/05]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WHELAND, Robert, Clayton
510 Twaddell Mill Road
Wilmington, DE 19807 / US
02 / FRENCH, Roger, Harquail
1516 Athens Road
Wilmington, DE 19803 / US
03 / SCHADT, Frank, Leonard III
2407 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19806 / US
04 / ZUMSTEG, Frederick, C., Jr.
2715 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19810 / US
 [2003/05]
Representative(s)Towler, Philip Dean
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/05]Towler, Philip Dean
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date01935081.804.05.2001
[2003/05]
WO2001US14532
Priority number, dateUS20000202143P05.05.2000         Original published format: US 202143 P
[2003/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0185811
Date:15.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/46]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1278786
Date:29.01.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.11.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1278786
Date:04.01.2006
Language:EN
[2006/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.06.2002
ClassificationIPC:C08F214/18, C09D127/12, G03F7/039, H01L21/00, C08F220/10, C09D7/00
[2003/05]
CPC:
C08F214/186 (EP,US); G03F7/0046 (EP,US); G03F7/0048 (EP,US);
G03F7/0382 (EP,US); G03F7/0392 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2004/20]
Former [2003/05]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:COPOLYMERE FÜR PHOTORESISTZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG[2003/05]
English:COPOLYMERS FOR PHOTORESISTS AND PROCESSES THEREFOR[2003/05]
French:COPOLYMERES POUR PHOTORESINES ET PROCEDES AFFERENTS[2003/05]
Entry into regional phase14.10.2002National basic fee paid 
14.10.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
14.10.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.10.2002Examination requested  [2003/05]
03.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.10.2005Fee for grant paid
21.10.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.10.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
13.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
12.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2409274  (HANFORD WILLIAM E, et al) [A] 24* example IV *;
 [X]EP0150725  (DAIKIN IND LTD [JP]) [X] 1,4-10 * page 3, line 5 - page 4, line 20; example - *;
 [X]US5880234  (MAEDA KAZUHIKO [JP], et al) [X] 1,4-6,9 * example -; table 1 *;
 [A]WO0025178  (DU PONT [US], et al) [A] 1-23 * page 9, line 30 - page 10, line 11; example -; claim - * * page 21, line 20 - page 28, line 11 *
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