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EP About this file: EP1539489

EP1539489 - HIGH CLARITY, HIGH STIFFNESS FILMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.04.2015
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.08.2016  [2016/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dow Global Technologies LLC
2040 Dow Center
Midland, MI 48674 / US
[2011/16]
Former [2005/30]For all designated states
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Washington Street, 1790 Building
Midland, Michigan 48674 / US
Former [2005/24]For all designated states
Dow Global Technologies, Inc.
Washington Street, 1790 Building
Midland, Michigan 48674 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SAAVEDRA, Jose, V.
308 Camellia Street
Lake Jackson, TX 77566 / US
02 / PATEL, Rajen
114 Scarlet Oak Street
Lake Jackson, TX 77566 / US
03 / RATTA, Varun
11508 Bay Ledge Drive
Pearland, TX 77584 / US
 [2006/19]
Former [2005/24]01 / SAAVEDRA, Jose, V.
308 Camellia Street
Lake Jackson, TX 77566 / US
02 / PATEL, Rajen
114 Scarlet Oak Street
Lake Jackson, TX 77566 / US
03 / RATTA, Varun
3040, FM 518, Apt. 1553
Pearland, TX 77584 / US
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/02]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2005/24]Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd, et al
Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date03749043.014.08.2003
[2005/24]
WO2003US25395
Priority number, dateUS20020411092P16.09.2002         Original published format: US 411092 P
[2005/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004024433
Date:25.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/13]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1539489
Date:15.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.03.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1539489
Date:04.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:B32B27/08, B32B7/02
[2005/24]
CPC:
B32B27/32 (EP,US); B32B27/08 (EP,KR,US); B29C48/10 (EP,US);
B29C48/18 (EP,US); B29K2009/06 (EP,US); B29K2023/0625 (EP,US);
B29K2023/0633 (EP,US); B29K2023/065 (EP,US); B29K2023/083 (EP,US);
B29K2023/12 (EP,US); B29K2025/00 (EP,US); B29K2105/256 (EP,US);
B29L2009/00 (EP,US); Y10S428/91 (EP,US); Y10T428/31909 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31913 (EP,US); Y10T428/31917 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/24]
TitleGerman:HOCHTRANSPARENTE FILME MIT HOHER FESTIGKEIT[2005/24]
English:HIGH CLARITY, HIGH STIFFNESS FILMS[2005/24]
French:FILMS A TRANSPARENCE ELEVEE ET A RIGIDITE ELEVEE[2005/24]
Entry into regional phase15.03.2005National basic fee paid 
15.03.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
15.03.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.03.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
15.03.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.03.2005Examination requested  [2005/24]
26.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
01.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.02.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.07.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.01.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.04.2014Fee for grant paid
22.04.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.04.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  26.02.2007
Opposition(s)05.03.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
12.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
17.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
11.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
10.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
19.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.08.2003
AT04.06.2014
BE04.06.2014
BG04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
DK04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SI04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
TR04.06.2014
IE14.08.2014
LU14.08.2014
CH31.08.2014
LI31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
[2016/33]
Former [2016/32]HU14.08.2003
AT04.06.2014
BE04.06.2014
BG04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
DK04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SI04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
IE14.08.2014
LU14.08.2014
CH31.08.2014
LI31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
Former [2016/25]AT04.06.2014
BE04.06.2014
BG04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
DK04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SI04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
IE14.08.2014
LU14.08.2014
CH31.08.2014
LI31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
Former [2015/37]AT04.06.2014
BE04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
DK04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SI04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
IE14.08.2014
LU14.08.2014
CH31.08.2014
LI31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
Former [2015/36]AT04.06.2014
BE04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
DK04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SI04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
LU14.08.2014
CH31.08.2014
LI31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
Former [2015/30]AT04.06.2014
BE04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
DK04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
LU14.08.2014
CH31.08.2014
LI31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
Former [2015/22]AT04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
DK04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
LU14.08.2014
BE31.08.2014
CH31.08.2014
LI31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
Former [2015/20]AT04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
LU14.08.2014
BE31.08.2014
CH31.08.2014
LI31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
Former [2015/19]AT04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
LU14.08.2014
BE31.08.2014
GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
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CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
MC04.06.2014
NL04.06.2014
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GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
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CZ04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
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NL04.06.2014
RO04.06.2014
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PT06.10.2014
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CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
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RO04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
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GR05.09.2014
PT06.10.2014
Former [2015/10]AT04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
CZ04.06.2014
EE04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
SK04.06.2014
GR05.09.2014
Former [2014/51]AT04.06.2014
CY04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
SE04.06.2014
GR05.09.2014
Former [2014/50]CY04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
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Former [2014/49]CY04.06.2014
FI04.06.2014
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Cited inInternational search[X]JP2001001468  ;
 [A]CA972511  ;
 [X]EP0333508  (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [X] 1-48 * claims 1-5,10 * * page 3, line 5 - line 15 * * page 3, line 46 - page 4, line 3 * * examples 1,2; table 2 *;
 [X]EP0388177  (GRACE W R & CO [US]) [X] 1-48 * claims 1,4,5,8,9 * * page 2, column 1, line 1 - line 5 * * page 5, column 7, line 43 - column 8, line 54 * * page 6, column 9, line 2 - line 8 * * example 1 *;
 [X]WO9852749  (DOW CHEMICAL CO [US], et al) [X] 1-48 * claims 1,5,8,9,14 * * page 4, line 17 - page 5, line 16 * * examples 1,2; tables 1,2 *;
 [DX]US6187397  (GRANGETTE MICHEL [FR]) [DX] 1-48 * claim 1 * * column 1, line 51 - column 2, line 27 * * example 1 * * column 3, line 16 - line 26 *;
 [X]WO0110643  (SEALED AIR CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-48 * claims 1,5,6,8,12-14 * * page 7, line 29 - page 9, line 15 * * tables 2-5 * * page 19, line 6 - line 19 * * page 21, line 12 - line 33 *;
 [X]US2001046606  (TAU LI-MIN [US], et al) [X] 1-48 * claims 1,18-21 * * page 1, paragraph 9 - paragraph 11 * * page 2, paragraph 18 * * page 2, paragraph 24 - paragraph 25 * * page 6, paragraph 53 * * page 6, paragraph 61 - page 7, paragraph 68 * * page 8, paragraph 72 - paragraph 77 * * examples A,B,C; tables 1-3 *;
 [X]US2002127421  (FUKADA MASANORI [JP], et al) [X] 1-48 * claims 1,3,4 * * page 1, paragraph 5 * * page 1, paragraph 16 - paragraph 17 * * page 2, paragraph 28 - paragraph 33 * * page 3, paragraph 38 - paragraph 42 * * page 4, paragraph 66 - paragraph 71 * * examples 1,2; tables 1,2 *;
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2001, no. 18, Database accession no. 2001-173317, XP002264871 & JP2001001468 A 20010109 (ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KK) [X] 1-48 * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1975, no. 35, Database accession no. 1975-57249W, XP002264872 & CA972511 A 19750812 (LECO INDS LTD) [A] 1-48 * abstract *
by applicantUS6187397
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