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EP2089209 - INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.07.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.03.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip23.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 25.08.2021  [2021/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fina Technology, Inc.
P.O. Box 674412
Houston, TX 77267-4412 / US
[2009/34]
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Frank
1622 Diamond Brook Drive
Houston, TX 77062 / US
 [2009/34]
Representative(s)Raboin, Jean-Christophe, et al
Total Research & Technology Feluy
Zone Industrielle C
7181 Seneffe / BE
[2019/34]
Former [2009/34]Leyder, Francis
Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy Zone Industrielle C
7181 Seneffe (Feluy) / BE
Application number, filing date07865241.905.12.2007
[2009/34]
WO2007US86505
Priority number, dateUS2006063393205.12.2006         Original published format: US 633932
[2009/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008070720
Date:12.06.2008
Language:EN
[2008/24]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2089209
Date:19.08.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.06.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2089209
Date:21.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.08.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.08.2014
ClassificationIPC:B29C45/72, B29C45/73, C08K5/00, C08K5/12, C08K5/521, C08L23/16, // B23K23/00
[2014/40]
CPC:
B29C45/0001 (EP,US); B29C45/72 (KR); B29C45/00 (KR);
B29C48/832 (EP,US); C08K5/098 (EP,US); C08K5/527 (EP,US);
B29K2023/12 (EP,US); C08K5/0083 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08K5/098, C08L23/142 (EP,US);
C08K5/527, C08L23/142 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2009/34]B29C45/72, B29C45/73
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 [2019/34]
Former [2009/34]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SPRITZGIESSVERFAHREN[2009/34]
English:INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS[2009/34]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE MOULAGE PAR INJECTION[2009/34]
Entry into regional phase04.06.2009National basic fee paid 
04.06.2009Search fee paid 
04.06.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
04.06.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.06.2009Examination requested  [2009/34]
16.03.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.12.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.05.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.09.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.09.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.10.2018
04.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.10.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
03.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.07.2019Fee for grant paid
12.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.07.2019Receipt 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  14.08.2015
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
26.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
13.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
12.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.12.2007
CY21.08.2019
CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
MT21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
LU05.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
CH31.12.2019
LI31.12.2019
[2021/34]
Former [2021/32]HU05.12.2007
CY21.08.2019
CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
LU05.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
CH31.12.2019
LI31.12.2019
Former [2021/26]CY21.08.2019
CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
LU05.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
CH31.12.2019
LI31.12.2019
Former [2020/52]CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
LU05.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
CH31.12.2019
LI31.12.2019
Former [2020/46]CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
LU05.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/39]CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/37]CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/36]CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/25]CZ21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
SK21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
PT23.12.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
PT23.12.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
PL21.08.2019
RO21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/22]DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/17]ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
TR21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/12]ES21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
GR22.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/10]FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
SE21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/09]FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
NL21.08.2019
Former [2020/08]LT21.08.2019
Documents cited:Search[A]US2005161866  (BATLAW RAJNISH [US], et al) [A] 1,8* paragraphs [0012] , [0015] , [0041] , [0045] , [0046] *;
 [A]US2006079613  (HANSSEN ROB [BE]) [A] 1,8 * paragraphs [0008] - [0010] - [0 27] - [0028] - [0 57] - [0063] * * figures 3,4 *;
 [X]WO2006065799  (FINA TECHNOLOGY [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0048] , [0 54] - [0057] * * claims 1,6,7 *;
 [A]US2006173132  (MEHTA ASPY K [US], et al) [A] 1,8 * paragraphs [0057] , [0063] , [0066] , [0101] , [0120] *;
 [XPL]US2006279026  (THIERRY-MIEG JEROME [US], et al) [XP] 1-15 * paragraph [0015]; claims 1,5,6 * * sentence 9, paragraph 33 * * claims 1,3,4,7,8,12 * [L] 1-15;
 [XPL]WO2007024721  (FINA TECHNOLOGY [US], et al) [XP] 1-4,6-9,12-15 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0021] * [L] 1-4,6-9,12-15
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by applicantUS6262199
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