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EP2066737 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.10.2013 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.10.2013	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 20.11.2013 [2013/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. 1-1, Koraibashi 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0043 / JP
	[2009/24]
Inventor(s)	01 / SAKAMOTO, Shigeru 391-10, Shimoyobe Yobe-ku Himeji-shi Hyogo 671-1261 / JP
	02 / IRIE, Yoshio 3253-3, Funatsucho Himeji-shi Hyogo 679-2101 / JP
	03 / IKEUCHI, Hiroyuki 14-12, Kitahirano-minamino-cho Himeji-shi Hyogo 670-0887 / JP
	04 / NAGASAWA, Makoto D-107, Nisshokuhamadaryo 931-11, Hamada Aboshi-ku Himeji-shi Hyogo 671-1242 / JP
	05 / ISHIZAKI, Kunihiko A4-202, 3-5, Fujishirodai, Suita-shi Osaka 565-0873 / JP
	06 / MACHIDA, Sayaka Taunhausuikegami 6-2 10-19, Ikegami 4-chome Nishi-ku Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-2111 / JP
	[2012/50]
Former [2009/24]	01 / SAKAMOTO, Shigeru 391-10, Shimoyobe Yobe-ku Himeji-shi Hyogo 671-1261 / JP
	02 / IRIE, Yoshio 3253-3, Funatsucho Himeji-shi Hyogo 679-2101 / JP
	03 / IKEUCHI, Hiroyuki 14-12, Kitahirano-minamino-cho Himeji-shi Hyogo 670-0887 / JP
	04 / NAGASAWA, Makoto D-107, Nisshokuhamadaryo 931-11, Hamada Aboshi-ku Himeji-shi Hyogo 671-1242 / JP
	05 / ISHIZAKI, Kunihiko A4-202, 3-5, Fujishirodai, Suita-shi Osaka 565-0873 / JP
	06 / MACHIDA, Sayaka Taunhausuikegami 6-2 10-19, Ikegami 4-chome Nishi-ku Kobe-shi Hyogo 651-2111 / JP
Representative(s)	Mai Besier European Trademark Attorneys Patentanwälte Kreuzberger Ring 18a 65205 Wiesbaden / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/07]	Mai, Dörr, Besier Patentanwälte Steuerberater/Wirtschaftsprüfer John-F.-Kennedy-Straße 4 65189 Wiesbaden / DE
Former [2009/24]	Luderschmidt, Schüler & Partner Patentanwälte John-F.-Kennedy-Strasse 4 65189 Wiesbaden / DE
Application number, filing date	07829254.7	28.09.2007
	[2009/24]
	WO2007JP69516
Priority number, date	JP20060267567	29.09.2006 Original published format: JP 2006267567
	[2009/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2008038840
	Date:	03.04.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/14]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2066737
	Date:	10.06.2009
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.04.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2009/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2066737
	Date:	12.12.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	03.04.2008
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.09.2010
Classification	IPC:	C08J3/12, A61L15/60, B29B17/00, C08J11/06	[2010/39]
	CPC:	C08J3/12 (EP,US); B29B17/00 (EP,US); B29B7/422 (EP); B29B7/428 (EP); B29B7/60 (US); B29B9/06 (EP,US); (+) B29B9/12 (EP,US); C08J2300/14 (EP,US); Y02W30/62 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2009/24]	C08J3/12
Designated contracting states	BE, DE [2011/01]
Former [2009/24]	AT, 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
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG WASSERABSORBIERENDER HARZTEILCHEN	[2009/24]
	English:	METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLE	[2009/24]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ SERVANT À PRODUIRE DES PARTICULES DE RÉSINE ABSORBANT L'EAU	[2009/24]
Entry into regional phase	04.10.2008	National basic fee paid
	04.10.2008	Search fee paid
	04.10.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.10.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	03.09.2008	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	04.10.2008	Examination requested [2009/24]
	08.06.2009	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	23.02.2011	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.04.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.07.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.05.2012	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.08.2012	Fee for grant paid
	29.08.2012	Fee for publishing/printing paid
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 05.04.2011
Opposition(s)	13.09.2013	No opposition filed within time limit [2013/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.09.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.09.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.09.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.09.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	US4950692 [ ] (LEWIS WILLIAM H [US], et al);
		[XI]EP0417761 (DOW CHEMICAL CO [US]) [X] 1,4,7,8,10,12 * figure 1; claims 1-7 * [I] 2,3,5,6,9,11,13;
		JPH03152104 [ ] (DOW CHEMICAL CO);
		US5064582 [ ] (SUTTON TOD A [US], et al);
		[XI]EP0455846 (NALCO CHEMICAL CO [US]) [X] 1,4,7,8,10-12 * page 2, line 1 - line 6; examples 1-3; claims 11,12 * * page 3, line 26 - line 52 * * page 4, line 38 - line 51 * [I] 2,3,5,6,9,13;
		JPH0441532 [ ] (NALCO CHEMICAL CO);
		[XI]JP2000007790 (NIPPON CATALYTIC CHEM IND) [X] 1,2,8,10-12 * paragraphs [0023] , [0031] , [0033] , [0051] * * paragraph [0068] - paragraph [0090] * [I] 3-7,9,13;
		[X]EP1690887 (NIPPON CATALYTIC CHEM IND [JP]) [X] 1-13* paragraph [0084] - paragraph [0086]; claims 1-6 *
	International search	[X]JPH03152104 (DOW CHEMICAL CO);
		[X]JPH0441532 (NALCO CHEMICAL CO);
		[A]JPH04227934 (HOECHST CELANESE CORP);
		[A]JPH0543610 (NIPPON CATALYTIC CHEM IND);
		[X]JP2000007790 (NIPPON CATALYTIC CHEM IND);
		[A]JP2003079829 (AIWA RAITO KK);
		[A]JP2004067878 (TOAGOSEI CO LTD)

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