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EP About this file: EP1671938

EP1671938 - Process for preparing purified terephthalic acid [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.10.2007
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.12.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 14.01.2009  [2009/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
P.O. Box 5101
Riyadh 11422 / SA
[2006/25]
Inventor(s)01 / Hashmi, Syed Mohammed Azhar
P.O. Box 42503
11551 Riyadh / SA
02 / Al-Luhaidan, Sulaiman
P.O. Box 42503
11551 Riyadh / SA
 [2006/25]
Representative(s)Krijgsman, Willem
SABIC Europe
Corporate Patent Group
P.O. Box 3008
6160 GA Geleen / NL
[N/P]
Former [2006/25]Krijgsman, Willem
SABIC Europe Patent Department P.O.Box 3008
6160 GA Geleen / NL
Application number, filing date04029615.415.12.2004
[2006/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1671938
Date:21.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1671938
Date:13.12.2006
Language:EN
[2006/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:C07C51/487, C07C63/26, C07C51/43
[2006/25]
CPC:
C07C51/43 (EP,KR,US); C07C51/47 (EP,US); C07C51/487 (EP,US);
C07C63/26 (KR)
C-Set:
C07C51/43, C07C63/26 (EP,US);
C07C51/47, C07C63/26 (US,EP);
C07C51/487, C07C63/26 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/25]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung gereinigter Terephtalsäure[2006/25]
English:Process for preparing purified terephthalic acid[2006/25]
French:Procédé pour la préparation de l'acide terephtalique purifié[2006/25]
Examination procedure27.07.2005Examination requested  [2006/25]
10.04.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.07.2006Fee for grant paid
20.07.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.09.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/47]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CY13.12.2006
CZ13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
EE13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
RO13.12.2006
SI13.12.2006
SK13.12.2006
TR13.12.2006
IE15.12.2006
LU15.12.2006
MC31.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
GR14.03.2007
IS13.04.2007
PT14.05.2007
HU14.06.2007
[2009/03]
Former [2008/37]AT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CZ13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
EE13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
RO13.12.2006
SI13.12.2006
SK13.12.2006
TR13.12.2006
IE15.12.2006
LU15.12.2006
MC31.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
GR14.03.2007
IS13.04.2007
PT14.05.2007
HU14.06.2007
Former [2008/32]AT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CZ13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
EE13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
RO13.12.2006
SI13.12.2006
SK13.12.2006
IE15.12.2006
MC31.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
GR14.03.2007
IS13.04.2007
PT14.05.2007
HU14.06.2007
Former [2008/28]AT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CZ13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
EE13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
RO13.12.2006
SI13.12.2006
SK13.12.2006
IE15.12.2006
MC31.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
GR14.03.2007
IS13.04.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2008/22]AT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CZ13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
RO13.12.2006
SI13.12.2006
SK13.12.2006
IE15.12.2006
MC31.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
GR14.03.2007
IS13.04.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/49]AT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CZ13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
RO13.12.2006
SI13.12.2006
SK13.12.2006
IE15.12.2006
MC31.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
IS13.04.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/47]AT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CZ13.12.2006
DK13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
RO13.12.2006
SI13.12.2006
SK13.12.2006
MC31.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
IS13.04.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/43]AT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
CZ13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
RO13.12.2006
MC31.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
IS13.04.2007
PT14.05.2007
Former [2007/30]AT13.12.2006
CH13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
Former [2007/27]AT13.12.2006
FI13.12.2006
LT13.12.2006
PL13.12.2006
BG13.03.2007
SE13.03.2007
Documents cited:Search[A]US5840965  (TURNER JOHN ARTHUR [GB], et al) [A] 1-18 * column 8, line 41 - line 67; claims 1-21 *;
 [A]US2002193630  (LIN ROBERT [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * claims 1-8 *;
 [A]EP1338318  (MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL CO [JP], et al) [A] 1-18* claims 1-6 *
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