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EP1330421 - FIBER CEMENT COMPOSITE MATERIALS USING CELLULOSE FIBERS LOADED WITH INORGANIC AND/OR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.09.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.10.2017  [2017/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
James Hardie Technology Limited
Clarendon House, 2 Church Street
Hamilton, HM 11 / BM
[2010/30]
Former [2005/39]For all designated states
James Hardie International Finance B.V.
Atrium Building 8th Floor Strawinskylaan 3077
1077 ZX Amsterdam / NL
Former [2005/37]For all designated states
James Hardie International Finance B.V.
Atrium Building 8th Floor Strawinskylaan 3007
1077 ZX Amsterdam / NL
Former [2005/28]For all designated states
James Hardie International Finance B.V.
Unit 04-07, Atrium Building, Strawinskylaan 3077
1077 ZX Amsterdam / NL
Former [2003/31]For all designated states
James Hardie Research Pty Limited
Level 1, Research & Product, Development Building, 10 Colquhoun Street
Rosehill, NSW 2142 / AU
Inventor(s)01 / MERKLEY, Donald, J.
5054 Klusman Avenue
Alta Loma, CA 91737 / US
02 / LUO, Caidian
10180 Northridge Drive
Alta Loma, CA 91737 / US
 [2003/31]
Representative(s)Lenney, James Patrick, et al
James Hardie Technology Limited Europa House, 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre Harcourt Street
Dublin 2 / IE
[2011/12]
Former [2009/41]Schupfner, Georg, et al
Müller Schupfner & Partner Patentanwälte Parkstrasse 1
21244 Buchholz / DE
Former [2003/31]Mallalieu, Catherine Louise, et al
D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date01975765.721.09.2001
[2003/31]
WO2001US42243
Priority number, dateUS20000237850P04.10.2000         Original published format: US 237850 P
[2003/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0228796
Date:11.04.2002
Language:EN
[2002/15]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1330421
Date:30.07.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.04.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.07.2002
ClassificationIPC:C04B28/02
[2003/31]
CPC:
C04B20/0056 (EP,US); C04B16/02 (KR); C04B18/24 (EP,US);
C04B20/1051 (EP,US); C04B20/107 (EP,US); C04B28/02 (EP,US);
D21H21/16 (EP,US); C04B2103/65 (EP,US); C04B2111/12 (EP,US);
C04B2111/27 (EP,US); D21H17/13 (EP,US); D21H17/59 (EP,US);
Y02W30/91 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C04B18/24, C04B20/0056, C04B20/02 (US,EP);
C04B18/24, C04B20/0056, C04B20/10 (EP,US);
C04B18/24, C04B20/02, C04B20/023, C04B20/026, C04B20/1055 (EP,US);
C04B18/24, C04B20/1018 (US,EP);
C04B18/24, C04B20/107 (US,EP);
C04B20/0056, C04B18/24, C04B20/1055 (EP,US);
C04B28/02, C04B14/062, C04B20/002, C04B20/0048, C04B40/02, C04B40/024 (EP,US);
C04B28/02, C04B14/06, C04B18/24, C04B18/24, C04B40/02, C04B40/024 (US,EP);
C04B28/02, C04B14/06, C04B20/0052, C04B40/02, C04B40/024 (US,EP);
C04B28/02, C04B18/24, C04B18/24, C04B20/0048, C04B40/0064, C04B40/024 (EP,US)
(-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/31]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:FASERZEMENT VERBUNDMATERIAL MIT ANORGANISCHEN UND/ODER ORGANISCHEN STOFFEN BELADENEN ZELLULOSEFASERN[2003/31]
English:FIBER CEMENT COMPOSITE MATERIALS USING CELLULOSE FIBERS LOADED WITH INORGANIC AND/OR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES[2003/31]
French:MAT RIAUX COMPOSITES AU FIBROCIMENT UTILISANT DES FIBRES DE CELLULOSE CHARG ES DE SUBSTANCES INORGANIQUES ET/OU ORGANIQUES[2003/31]
Entry into regional phase02.05.2003National basic fee paid 
02.05.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
02.05.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.04.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.05.2003Examination requested  [2003/31]
11.07.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.04.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.06.2010Observations by third parties
08.10.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.10.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.04.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.05.2017
09.05.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
18.05.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/40]
28.05.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/40]
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  09.10.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
14.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
29.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 11
12.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 12
12.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 13
12.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 14
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 15
13.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 16
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Cited inInternational search[AP]JP2001240458  ;
 [A]GB1003850  (SIMONE GARNIER) [A] 1,3,6,45 * page 3, line 25 - line 39 *;
 [XA]DE3601736  (FULGURIT BAUSTOFFE GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,6,7,45,68 * the whole document * [A] 18;
 [DA]US5223090  (KLUNGNESS JOHN H [US], et al) [DA] 1,3,4,8,10 * claim - *;
 [AD]US6030447  (NAJI BASIL TAHA [AU], et al) [AD] 1,14,16-21,23,24,26,27,32,34,45,51,53,54,58,59,68* claim - *;
 [AP]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2002, no. 12, Database accession no. 2002-085436, XP002197953 & JP2001240458 A 20010904 (KAMISHIMA KAGAKU KOGYO KK) [AP] 1,3,5 * abstract *
ExaminationUS4486234
 EP0331666
    - "Wood fibre-reinforced cement composites", JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, (1980), vol. 15, pages 1962 - 1970
otherUS4486234
 EP0331666
    - M.D. CAMPBELL AND R.S.P. COUTTS, "Wood fibre-reinforced cement composites", JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, (1980), vol. 15, pages 1962 - 1970, XP003026690
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