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EP About this file: EP1887075

EP1887075 - VISCOSITY CONTROL AGENT FOR LUBRICANT FOR POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND LUBRICANT COMPOSITION FOR POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.07.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU		published on 27.07.2022  [2022/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-7117 / JP
For all designated states
The Lubrizol Corporation (an Ohio corporation)
29400 Lakeland Boulevard Wickliffe
Ohio 44092-2298 / US
[2008/07]
Inventor(s)01 / KANESHIGE, Ryousuke
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., 3, Chigusakaigan, Ichi
hara-shi, Chiba, 2990108 / JP
02 / MATSUDA, Akihiro
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., 580-32, Nagaura, Sodeg
aura-shi, Chiba, 2990265 / JP
03 / IKEDA, Satoshi
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., 3, Chigusakaigan, Ichi
hara-shi, Chiba, 2990108 / JP
04 / OKADA, Keiji
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., 580-32, Nagaura, Sodeg
aura-shi, Chiba, 2990265 / JP
05 / KAWASAKI, Masaaki
c/o MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., 3, Chigusakaigan, Ichi
hara-shi, Chiba, 2990108 / JP
 [2008/07]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2019/38]
Former [2012/24]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Arabellastraße 4
81925 München / DE
Former [2008/07]Wiedemann, Peter
Hoffmann - Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date06729963.624.03.2006
[2008/07]
WO2006JP306015
Priority number, dateJP2005008900425.03.2005         Original published format: JP 2005089004
[2008/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006101206
Date:28.09.2006
Language:JA
[2006/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1887075
Date:13.02.2008
Language:EN
[2008/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1887075
Date:18.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.09.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.01.2012
ClassificationIPC:C10M143/00, C10M169/04, C10M101/02, C10M145/14, C10N20/00, C10N20/02, C10N20/04, C10N30/02, C10N30/06, C10N30/08, C10N40/04, C10N40/08
[2008/07]
CPC:
C10M169/041 (EP,US); C10M107/02 (EP,US); C10M143/00 (EP,US);
C10M2203/1006 (EP,US); C10M2205/02 (EP,US); C10M2205/022 (EP,US);
C10M2205/024 (EP,US); C10M2209/084 (EP,US); C10N2020/01 (EP,US);
C10N2020/017 (EP,US); C10N2020/02 (EP,US); C10N2020/04 (EP,US);
C10N2030/02 (EP,US); C10N2030/68 (EP,US); C10N2040/04 (EP,US);
C10N2040/042 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C10M2203/1006, C10N2020/02 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/38]
Former [2008/07]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VISKOSITÄTSREGLER FÜR SCHMIERMITTEL FÜR KRAFTÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM UND SCHMIERMITTELZUSAMMENSETZUNG FÜR KRAFTÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM[2008/07]
English:VISCOSITY CONTROL AGENT FOR LUBRICANT FOR POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND LUBRICANT COMPOSITION FOR POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM[2008/07]
French:AGENT DE CONTROLE DE LA VISCOSITE D UN LUBRIFIANT POUR SYSTEME DE TRANSFERT D ENERGIE ET COMPOSITION LUBRIFIANTE POUR SYSTEME DE TRANSFERT D ENERGIE[2008/07]
Entry into regional phase18.10.2007Translation filed 
18.10.2007National basic fee paid 
18.10.2007Search fee paid 
18.10.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
18.10.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.10.2007Examination requested  [2008/07]
17.08.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.08.2019Fee for grant paid
02.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.08.2019Receipt 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  07.02.2017
Opposition(s)19.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
16.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
15.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
20.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
18.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
23.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
14.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
13.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
21.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
15.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.03.2006
AT18.09.2019
CY18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
TR18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
IE24.03.2020
LU24.03.2020
BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
[2022/27]
Former [2022/26]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
TR18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
IE24.03.2020
LU24.03.2020
BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
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DK18.09.2019
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NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
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SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
Former [2021/08]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
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LV18.09.2019
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PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
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SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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LU24.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
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CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
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FI18.09.2019
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PL18.09.2019
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BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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DK18.09.2019
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PT20.01.2020
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PL18.09.2019
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PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
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BG18.12.2019
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PT20.01.2020
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LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
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BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0718325  (MITSUI PETROCHEMICAL IND [JP]) [A] 1-6* page 5, line 45 - page 8, line 34; example -; claims 3,4 *;
 [XY]WO0210276  (LUBRIZOL CORP [US], et al) [X] 1 * page 1, line 28 - page 4, line 25; page 5, lines 1-8; page 8, line 12 - page 9, line 25; page 19, lines 17-24;.;; claims 1,4,6,7, 16,19-21; tables 3,6 * [Y] 1-6;
 [Y]EP1262498  (MITSUI CHEMICALS INC [JP]) [Y] 1-6 * paragraphs [0001] , [0008] , [0009] - [0036] - [0092] , [0093]; example -; claim - *
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