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EP About this file: EP1989244

EP1989244 - PROCESS FOR MAKING POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PBT) FROM POLYTHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE(PET) [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.03.2021
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.12.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip02.06.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 05.07.2023  [2023/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
Plasticslaan 1
4612 PX Bergen op Zoom / NL
[2020/19]
Former [2016/04]For all designated states
SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
Plasticslaan 1
4612 PX Bergen op Zoom / NL
Former [2008/46]For all designated states
Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
Plasticslaan 1
4612 PX Bergen op Zoom / NL
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
General Electric Company
One River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / AGARWAL, Parminder
604 Crestmont Drive
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
02 / COHOON, Kristen
3465 Manhattan Boulevard
Evansville, IN 47711 / US
03 / DHAWAN, Sandeep
5812 Woodbridge Trail
Newburgh, IN 47630 / US
04 / GALLUCCI, Robert, Russell
1109 Tanglewood Drive
Mount Vermon, IN 47620 / US
05 / KANNAN, Ganesh
5722 Calle Las Colinas
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
06 / MILLER, Kenneth, Frederick
2 Old Orchard Road
Posey, IN 47620 / US
07 / RAMARAJU, Deepak
Number 133, 3rd Main, 2nd Stage
Gruhalakshmi Colony, Kamalangar
Bangalore, Kamataka 560 079 / IN
08 / RAVI, Gomatam, Raghavan
0-61, Diamond District
Airport Road
Bangalore, Karnataka 560 008 / IN
09 / SHAH, Dhaval
318 Charity Circle
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
 [2020/19]
Former [2009/19]01 / AGARWAL, Parminder
604 Crestmont Drive
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
02 / COHOON, Kristen
3465 Manhattan Boulevard
Evansville, IN 47711 / US
03 / DHAWAN, Sandeep
5812 Woodbridge Trail
Newburgh, IN 47630 / US
04 / GALLUCCI, Robert, Russell
1109 Tanglewood Drive
Mount Vermon, IN 47620 / US
05 / KANNAN, Ganesh
5722 Calle Las Colinas
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
06 / MILLER, Kenneth, Frederick
2 Old Orchard Road
Posey, IN 47620 / US
07 / RAMARAJU, Deepak
Number 133, 3rd Main, 2nd Stage Gruhalakshmi Colony, Kamalangar
Bangalore, Kamataka 560 079 / IN
08 / RAVI, Gomatam, Raghavan
0-61, Diamond District Airport Road
Bangalore, Karnataka 560 008 / IN
09 / SHAH, Dhaval
318 Charity Circle
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
Former [2009/02]01 / AGARWAL, Parminder
604 Crestmont Drive
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
02 / COHOON, Kristen
3465 Manhattan Boulevard
Evansville, IN 47711 / US
03 / DHAWAN, Sandeep, Kumar
1407 Greenmont Hills Drive
Vienna, WV 26105 / US
04 / GALLUCCI, Robert, Russell
1109 Tanglewood Drive
Mount Vermon, IN 47620 / US
05 / KANNAN, Ganesh
5722 Calle Las Colinas
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
06 / MILLER, Kenneth, Frederick
2 Old Orchard Road
Posey, IN 47620 / US
07 / RAMARAJU, Deepak
Number 133, 3rd Main, 2nd Stage Gruhalakshmi Colony, Kamalangar
Bangalore, Kamataka 560 079 / IN
08 / RAVI, Gomatam, Raghavan
0-61, Diamond District Airport Road
Bangalore, Karnataka 560 008 / IN
09 / SHAH, Dhaval
318 Charity Circle
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
Former [2008/46]01 / AGARWAL, Parminder
604 Crestmont Drive
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
02 / COHOON, Kristen
3465 Manhattan Boulevard
Evansville, IN 47711 / US
03 / DHAWAN, Sandeep, Kumar
1407 Greenmont Hills Drive
Vienna, WV 26105 / US
04 / GALLUCCI, Robert, Russell
1109 Tanglewood Drive
Mount Vermon, IN 47620 / US
05 / KANNAN, Ganesh
5722 Calle Las Colinas
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
06 / MILLER, Kenneth, Frederick
2 Old Orchard Road
Posey, IN 47620 / US
07 / RAMARAJU, Deepak
Number 133, 3rd Main, 2nd Stage Gruhalakshmi Colony, Kamalangar
Bangalore, Kamataka 560 079 / IN
08 / RAVI, Gomatam, Raghavan
0-61, Diamond District Airport Road
Bangalore, Karnataka 560 008 / IN
09 / SHAH, Dhaval
641 Sleepy Falls
Evansville, IN 47712 / US
Representative(s)Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB (Muc)
Bavariaring 11
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/19]Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Bavariaring 11
80336 München / DE
Former [2012/12]Müller Schupfner & Partner
Bavariaring 11
80336 München / DE
Former [2008/46]Bauer, Clemens, et al
Müller Schupfner & Partner Patentanwälte Bavariaring 11
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date07751468.526.02.2007
[2008/46]
WO2007US04709
Priority number, dateUS20060777901P01.03.2006         Original published format: US 777901 P
US20060820467P26.07.2006         Original published format: US 820467 P
US2007062667424.01.2007         Original published format: US 626674
[2008/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007106316
Date:20.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1989244
Date:12.11.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.09.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1989244
Date:06.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.09.2007
ClassificationIPC:C08G63/78, C08J11/04, C08J11/10
[2008/46]
CPC:
C08J11/24 (EP,US); C08G63/78 (EP,US); C08G63/181 (EP,US);
C08J2367/02 (EP,US); Y02W30/62 (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 [2020/19]
Former [2008/46]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON POLYBUTYLEN-TEREPHTHALAT AUS POLYETHYLEN-TEREPHTHALAT[2019/52]
English:PROCESS FOR MAKING POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PBT) FROM POLYTHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE(PET)[2008/46]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE POLYTÉRÉPHTALATE DE BUTYLÈNE (PBT) À PARTIR DE POLYTÉRÉPHTALATE D'ÉTHYLÈNE (PET)[2008/46]
Former [2008/46]VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON POLYBUTYLENTEREPHTHALAT (PBT) AUS POLYETHYLENTEREPHTHALAT (PET)
Entry into regional phase01.09.2008National basic fee paid 
01.09.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
01.09.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.09.2008Examination requested  [2008/46]
16.10.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.03.2020Fee for grant paid
31.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.03.2020Receipt 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  01.02.2016
Opposition(s)09.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
16.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
12.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
12.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
11.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
10.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
10.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
14.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
13.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 13
13.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.02.2007
AT06.05.2020
CY06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SI06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
[2023/27]
Former [2023/24]AT06.05.2020
CY06.05.2020
CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SI06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
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CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
IT06.05.2020
LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
MC06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
PL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
SE06.05.2020
SI06.05.2020
SK06.05.2020
BG06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
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DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
ES06.05.2020
FI06.05.2020
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LV06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
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PT07.09.2020
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EE06.05.2020
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BG06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
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PT07.09.2020
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CZ06.05.2020
DK06.05.2020
EE06.05.2020
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FI06.05.2020
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NL06.05.2020
RO06.05.2020
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PT07.09.2020
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FI06.05.2020
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LV06.05.2020
NL06.05.2020
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LT06.05.2020
LV06.05.2020
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BG06.08.2020
GR07.08.2020
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LT06.05.2020
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IS06.09.2020
PT07.09.2020
Former [2020/47]LT06.05.2020
IS06.09.2020
Former [2020/46]IS06.09.2020
Cited inInternational search[DXY]JP2005089572  ;
 [DY]US5451611  (CHILUKURI VER A [IN], et al) [DY] 1-41 * claim 1 * * examples 1-10,12,13 * * column 3, paragraphs 5,7 * * column 4, paragraph 1 *;
 [Y]US5266601  (KYBER MANFRED [DE], et al) [Y] 1-41 * claim 1 * * column 2, paragraph 4 * * columns 5,6; tables 1,2 *;
 [X]EP0683201  (POLYPLASTICS CO [JP]) [X] 35,37-39,41 * page 3, lines 18,19; examples 9,comp.ex.6; table 4 *;
 [X]KR20010083551  (SAEHAN IND INC [KR]) [X] 35,37-41 * abstract *;
 [Y]WO9950332  (SWIG PTY LTD [AU], et al) [Y] 1-41 * claim 1 * * page 4, paragraphs 2,3 *
 [DXY]  - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 07, no. 04, Database accession no. 2005-309564, XP002442772 & JP2005089572 A 20050407 ((ISIS-N) KK IS) [DXY] 1-41 * column A *
ExaminationEP1979404
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