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EP2001589 - TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS AND FORMATION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.04.2017
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.04.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 31.05.2017  [2017/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
P.O. Box 674412 Houston
Texas 77267-4412 / US
[2008/51]
Inventor(s)01 / TIAN, Jun
3711 Monarch Grove LN
Katy, TX 77494 / US
02 / GAUTHIER, William
Acacialaan 8b
B-1560 Hoeilaart / BE
03 / THORMAN, Joseph
1641 Tuam St.
Houston, TX 77004 / US
04 / HENRY, Shady
2009 Harbour Cove Drive
Seabrook, TX 77586 / US
 [2013/03]
Former [2012/47]01 / TIAN, Jun
6157 Darlington Court
League City, TX 77573 / US
02 / GAUTHIER, William
Acacialaan 8b
B-1560 Hoeilaart / BE
03 / THORMAN, Joseph
1641 Tuam St.
Houston, TX 77004 / US
04 / HENRY, Shady
2009 Harbour Cove Drive
Seabrook, TX 77586 / US
Former [2009/51]01 / TIAN, Jun
3331 Luella Boulevard, Apt. No. 3306
LaPorte, TX 77571 / US
02 / GAUTHIER, William
Acacialaan 8b
B-1560 Hoeilaart / BE
03 / THORMAN, Joseph
1641 Tuam St.
Houston, TX 77004 / US
04 / HENRY, Shady
2009 Harbour Cove Drive
Seabrook, TX 77586 / US
Former [2009/50]01 / TIAN, Jun
3331 Luella Boulevard, Apt. No. 3306
LaPorte, TX 77571 / US
02 / GAUTHIER, William
Acacialaan 8b
B-1560 Hoeilaart / BE
03 / THORMAN, Joseph
1641 Tuam St.
Houston, TX77004 / US
04 / HENRY, Shady
2009 Harbour Cove Drive
Seabrook, TX 77586 / US
Former [2008/51]01 / TIAN, Jun
3331 Luella Boulevard, Apt. No. 3306
LaPorte, TX 77571 / US
02 / GAUTHIER, William
Acacialaan 8b
B-1560 Hoeilaart / BE
03 / THORMAN, Joseph
601 Enterprise Avenue
League City, TX 77573 / US
04 / HENRY, Shady
2009 Harbour Cove Drive
Seabrook, TX 77586 / US
Representative(s)Raboin, Jean-Christophe, et al
Total Research & Technology Feluy
Zone Industrielle C
7181 Seneffe / BE
[N/P]
Former [2008/51]Leyder, Francis
Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy Zone Industrielle C
7181 Seneffe (Feluy) / BE
Application number, filing date07754384.129.03.2007
[2008/51]
WO2007US07858
Priority number, dateUS20060788909P04.04.2006         Original published format: US 788909 P
US2006049235125.07.2006         Original published format: US 492351
[2008/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007127013
Date:08.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/45]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2001589
Date:17.12.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US27.12.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.05.2013
ClassificationIPC:B01J21/00, C08F4/659
[2013/22]
CPC:
C08F10/00 (EP,US); B01J37/04 (KR); B01J21/08 (KR);
B01J31/14 (KR); C08F110/06 (EP,US); C08F4/65927 (EP,US);
Y10S526/943 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08F10/00, C08F4/65912 (EP,US);
C08F10/00, C08F4/65916 (US,EP);
C08F110/06, C08F2500/18, C08F2500/03 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2008/51]B01J21/00
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/51]
TitleGerman:ÜBERGANGSMETALLLKATALYSATOREN UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2008/51]
English:TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS AND FORMATION THEREOF[2008/51]
French:CATALYSEURS À BASE DE MÉTAUX DE TRANSITION ET LEUR FABRICATION[2008/51]
Entry into regional phase10.10.2008National basic fee paid 
10.10.2008Search fee paid 
10.10.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
10.10.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.10.2008Examination requested  [2008/51]
09.10.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.12.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.03.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.03.2016Date of oral proceedings
15.03.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.03.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/22]
24.03.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/22]
Appeal following examination18.04.2016Appeal received No.  T1517/16
24.06.2016Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
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  04.12.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
27.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2001023231  (SACCHETTI MARIO [IT], et al) [X] 1-15 * example 10 *;
 [XP]WO2006060544  (NOVOLEN TECH HOLDINGS CV [NL], et al) [XP] 1-5,8-15 * Comparative example 88 *;
 [A]EP1312624  (ATOFINA RES SA [BE]) [A] 1 * paragraph [0037]; example 1 *
International search[X]US2005233892  (TIAN JUN [US], et al)
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