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EP1654304 - PROCESS FOR PROCESSING EXPANDABLE POLYMER PARTICLES AND FOAM ARTICLE THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  19.07.2013
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2013Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 21.08.2013  [2013/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
Avenue de la Gare 12
1700 Fribourg / CH
[2006/19]
Inventor(s)01 / BERGHMANS, Michel, Florentine, Jozef
207 Rocky Ridge Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T3G 4M1 / CA
02 / BLEIJENBERG, Karel, Cornelis
201 Adams Pointe Boulevard, Suite 1
Mars, PA 16046 / US
03 / TEUBERT, Joachim
Waldshuter Strasse 15
78176 Blumberg / DE
04 / METSAARS, Alphonsus, Catharina, Gerardus
De Vucht 38
NL-5121 Zm Rijen / NL
 [2006/19]
Representative(s)Smith, Julian Philip Howard, et al
Mathisen & Macara LLP
Charta House
30-38 Church Street
Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex TW18 4EP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/35]Smith, Julian Philip Howard, et al
Compass Patents LLP 120 Bridge Road Chertsey
Surrey KT16 8LA / GB
Former [2011/34]Smith, Matthew, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane
GB-London EC2V 8AS / GB
Former [2006/19]Watson, Robert James, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date04780581.710.08.2004
[2006/19]
WO2004US25772
Priority number, dateUS20030495458P15.08.2003         Original published format: US 495458 P
[2006/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005019310
Date:03.03.2005
Language:EN
[2005/09]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1654304
Date:10.05.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.03.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US01.02.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.11.2011
ClassificationIPC:C08J9/18, C08J9/22, C08J9/228, C08J9/232, B29C44/34, B29C44/44
[2011/48]
CPC:
C08J9/228 (EP,US); C08J9/232 (EP,KR,US); B29C44/3453 (EP,KR,US);
B29C44/3461 (EP,KR,US); B29C44/445 (EP,KR,US); C08J9/122 (KR);
C08J9/22 (EP,US); B29C44/3426 (EP); C08J2325/06 (KR) (-)
Former IPC [2007/12]C08J9/18
Former IPC [2006/19]C08J3/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/19]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON EXPANDIERBAREN POLYMERTEILCHEN UND SCHAUMSTOFFKÖRPER DARAUS[2006/19]
English:PROCESS FOR PROCESSING EXPANDABLE POLYMER PARTICLES AND FOAM ARTICLE THEREOF[2006/19]
French:PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE PARTICULES POLYMERES EXPANSIBLES ET ARTICLE EN MOUSSE OBTENU[2006/19]
Entry into regional phase22.12.2005National basic fee paid 
22.12.2005Search fee paid 
22.12.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
22.12.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.02.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
22.12.2005Examination requested  [2006/19]
10.10.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2013Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2013/34]
02.04.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2013/34]
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  10.10.2012
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
12.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
17.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
25.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
27.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]US3963816  (SMITH STUART B) [X] 1-24 * column 3, lines 51-59; figure . * * column 4, line 49 - column 6, line 63 *;
 [X]US6506807  (YANAGIHARA YUTAKA [JP], et al) [X] 1,19-24 * column 8, lines 10-29 ** column 10, line 56 - column 12, line 7 *
International search[A]GB1289024  ;
 [X]US5271866  (UCHIDA SHUNJI [JP], et al);
 [X]WO0015702  (NOVA CHEM INT SA [CH], et al)
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