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EP1726051 - ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING ORGANIC POLYMER/NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  02.03.2018
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip02.03.2018Revocation of patentpublished on 04.04.2018  [2018/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Chestnut Run Plaza
974 Center Road
P.O. Box 2915
Wilmington, DE 19805 / US
[2016/02]
Former [2010/50]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Former [2006/48]For all designated states
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HSU, Che-Hsiung
4803 Mermaid Boulevard
Wilmington, DE 19808 / US
 [2006/48]
Representative(s)Towler, Philip Dean, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/46]Hoffmann, Benjamin, et al
Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2008/33]Towler, Philip Dean, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2008/30]Towler, Philip Dean, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2006/48]Thomson, James B.
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date05725616.616.03.2005
[2006/48]
WO2005US08561
Priority number, dateUS2004080450319.03.2004         Original published format: US 804503
[2006/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005093872
Date:06.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1726051
Date:29.11.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.10.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1726051
Date:15.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:H01L51/30
[2006/48]
CPC:
B82Y10/00 (EP,US); B82Y20/00 (EP,US); B82Y30/00 (EP,KR,US);
C08K3/01 (EP,US); H01B1/12 (EP,US); H01B1/122 (EP,US);
H01B1/127 (EP,US); H01B1/128 (EP,US); H01G11/48 (EP,US);
H01G11/56 (EP,US); H10K71/60 (EP,US); H10K85/111 (EP,US);
H10K85/1135 (EP,US); C08K2201/011 (EP,US); H01G9/04 (EP,US);
H10K10/464 (EP,US); H10K2102/331 (EP,US); H10K50/17 (EP,KR,US);
H10K85/221 (EP,US); H10K85/615 (EP,US); Y02E10/549 (EP,US);
Y02E60/13 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/26]
Former [2006/48]AT,  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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTRISCH LEITENDE ORGANISCHE POLYMER-/ NANOPARTIKELZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERWENDUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2006/48]
English:ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING ORGANIC POLYMER/NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF[2006/48]
French:COMPOSITES POLYMERES/NANOPARTICULES ORGANIQUES ELECTROCONDUCTEURS ET PROCEDES D'UTILISATION ASSOCIES[2006/48]
Entry into regional phase25.08.2006National basic fee paid 
25.08.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
25.08.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.08.2006Examination requested  [2006/48]
12.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.12.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.01.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
20.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2010Date of oral proceedings
23.06.2010Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
02.07.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.10.2010Fee for grant paid
28.10.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP10005557.3  / EP2216838
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  15.09.2011  17.10.2011  ADMISSIBLE
Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeusstr. 12-14
63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Altmann Stößel Dick Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Immermannstrasse 40
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2017/32]
Opponent(s)01  15.09.2011  17.10.2011  ADMISSIBLE
Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeusstr. 12-14
63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Herzog, Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Immermannstrasse 40
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2015/37]
Opponent(s)01  15.09.2011  17.10.2011  ADMISSIBLE
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeusstrasse 12-14
63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Herzog, Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Immermannstrasse 40
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2015/24]
Opponent(s)01  15.09.2011  17.10.2011  ADMISSIBLE
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeusstrasse 12-14
63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Herzog, Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Isartorplatz 1
80331 München / DE
Former [2011/43]
Opponent(s)01  15.09.2011   
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Heraeusstrasse 12-14
63450 Hanau / DE
Opponent's representative
Herzog, Martin
Herzog Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte Immermannstrasse 40
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
21.10.2011Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
31.05.2012Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
14.06.2012Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
06.11.2013Date of oral proceedings
06.01.2014Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
06.01.2014Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
28.11.2017Legal effect of revocation of patent [2018/14]
Appeal following opposition11.02.2014Appeal received No.  T0330/14
02.05.2014Statement of grounds filed
28.11.2017Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
28.11.2017Date of oral proceedings
04.12.2017Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
20.03.2009Request for further processing filed
07.12.2007Request for further processing filed
07.12.2007Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
17.12.2007Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[Y]FR2632979  (COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE [FR], et al);
 [XY]EP0962943  (NISSAN CHEMICAL IND LTD [JP]);
 [DA]US6150426  (CURTIN DENNIS EDWARD [US], et al);
 [XY]US6358437  (JONAS FRIEDRICH [DE], et al);
 [A]US2002098377  (CAO YONG [US], et al);
 [XY]EP1231251  (AGFA GEVAERT [BE]);
 [LPX]WO2004029176  (DU PONT [US]);
 [LPX]US2004124504  (HSU CHE-HSIUNG [US]);
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