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EP1944284 - Crystallisation method for creating bisphenol A [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 13.10.2017 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	13.10.2017	New entry: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked
	13.10.2017	Revocation of patent	published on 15.11.2017 [2017/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Covestro Deutschland AG Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60 51373 Leverkusen / DE
	[2015/44]
Former [2008/29]	For all designated states Bayer MaterialScience AG 51368 Leverkusen / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Münnich, Christian, Dr. Albrecht-Haushofer-Strasse 6 51377 Leverkusen / DE
	02 / Blaschke, Ulrich, Dr. Lützowstrasse 8 47829 Krefeld / DE
	03 / Eek, Rob, Dr. Queensroad Central 99 Hong Kong / CN
	04 / Prein, Michael, Dr. Heinrich-Klausmann-Strasse 1 47809 Krefeld / DE
	05 / Audenaert, Raymond, Dr. Polderstraat 24 9220 Hamme / BE
	06 / Tytgat, Gert Hoogstraat 182 2570 Duffel / BE
	[2008/29]
Representative(s)	dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2013/42]	von Kreisler Selting Werner Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
Former [N/P]	BIP Patents c/o Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH Creative Campus Monheim Alfred-Nobel-Straße 10 DE-40789 Monheim / DE
Former [2013/01]	BIP Patents Creative Campus Monheim Alfred-Nobel-Straße 10 40789 Monheim / DE
Former [2012/36]	Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH Creative Campus Monheim Alfred-Nobel-Straße 10 40789 Monheim / DE
Application number, filing date	08000201.7	08.01.2008
	[2008/29]
Priority number, date	DE20071001427	09.01.2007 Original published format: DE102007001427
	[2008/29]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1944284
	Date:	16.07.2008
	Language:	DE
	[2008/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1944284
	Date:	29.06.2011
	Language:	DE
	[2011/26]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	31.03.2008
Classification	IPC:	C07C37/20, C07C37/84	[2008/29]
	CPC:	C07C37/20 (EP,KR,US); C07C39/16 (KR); C07C37/84 (EP,US)
	C-Set:	C07C37/20, C07C39/16 (US,EP); C07C37/84, C07C39/16 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2008/29]
Title	German:	Kristallisationsverfahren zur Herstellung von Bisphenol A	[2008/29]
	English:	Crystallisation method for creating bisphenol A	[2008/29]
	French:	Procédé de cristallisation destiné à la fabrication de bisphénol A	[2008/29]
Examination procedure	16.01.2009	Examination requested [2009/10]
	24.03.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	01.10.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.01.2011	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.05.2011	Fee for grant paid
	09.05.2011	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 24.03.2009
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2012 19.04.2012 ADMISSIBLE SABIC Global Technologies B.V. Plasticslaan 1 4612 PX Bergen op Zoom / NL Opponent's representative Modiano, Micaela Nadia, et al, et al Modiano Josif Pisanty & Staub Ltd Thierschstrasse 11 80538 München / DE
		[2017/42]
	Former [2014/37]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2012 19.04.2012 ADMISSIBLE SABIC Global Technologies B.V. Plasticslaan 1 4612 PX Bergen op Zoom / NL Opponent's representative Modiano, Micaela Nadia, et al, et al Modiano Josif Pisanty & Staub Thierschstrasse 11 80538 München / DE
	Former [2013/43]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2012 19.04.2012 ADMISSIBLE SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V. Plasticslaan 1 4612PX Bergen op Zoom / NL Opponent's representative Modiano, Micaela Nadia, et al, et al Modiano Josif Pisanty & Staub Thierschstrasse 11 80538 München / DE
	Former [2013/39]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2012 19.04.2012 ADMISSIBLE SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V. Plasticslaan 1 4612PX Bergen op Zoom / NL Opponent's representative Terpsma, Jelle Philip, et al, et al Sabic Inovative Plastics B.V. Plasticslaan 1 NL-4612 PX Bergen op Zoom / NL
	Former [2012/19]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2012 SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V. Plasticslaan 1 4612PX Bergen op Zoom / NL Opponent's representative Grever, Frederik SABIC Innovative Plastics B.V. Plasticslaan 1 4612 PX Bergen op Zoom / NL
	deleted	Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
	10.05.2012	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	09.11.2012	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	15.10.2013	Date of oral proceedings
	21.11.2013	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	21.11.2013	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	20.07.2017	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2017/46]
	27.09.2017	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	17.01.2013	Appeal received No. T0115/14
	19.03.2014	Statement of grounds filed
	20.07.2017	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	20.07.2017	Date of oral proceedings
	28.07.2017	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	01.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	08.01.2008
	CY	29.06.2011
	CZ	29.06.2011
	DK	29.06.2011
	EE	29.06.2011
	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	IE	29.06.2011
	IT	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	LV	29.06.2011
	MT	29.06.2011
	PL	29.06.2011
	RO	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	SI	29.06.2011
	SK	29.06.2011
	TR	29.06.2011
	BG	29.09.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
	IS	29.10.2011
	PT	31.10.2011
	GB	08.01.2012
	LU	08.01.2012
	BE	31.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	FR	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
	AT	08.01.2013
	[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]	CY	29.06.2011
	CZ	29.06.2011
	DK	29.06.2011
	EE	29.06.2011
	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	IE	29.06.2011
	IT	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	LV	29.06.2011
	MT	29.06.2011
	PL	29.06.2011
	RO	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	SI	29.06.2011
	SK	29.06.2011
	TR	29.06.2011
	BG	29.09.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
	IS	29.10.2011
	PT	31.10.2011
	GB	08.01.2012
	LU	08.01.2012
	BE	31.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	FR	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
	AT	08.01.2013
Former [2014/24]	CY	29.06.2011
	CZ	29.06.2011
	DK	29.06.2011
	EE	29.06.2011
	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	IE	29.06.2011
	IT	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	LV	29.06.2011
	MT	29.06.2011
	PL	29.06.2011
	RO	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	SI	29.06.2011
	SK	29.06.2011
	TR	29.06.2011
	BG	29.09.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
	IS	29.10.2011
	PT	31.10.2011
	GB	08.01.2012
	BE	31.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	FR	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
	AT	08.01.2013
Former [2014/21]	CY	29.06.2011
	CZ	29.06.2011
	DK	29.06.2011
	EE	29.06.2011
	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	IE	29.06.2011
	IT	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	LV	29.06.2011
	MT	29.06.2011
	PL	29.06.2011
	RO	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	SI	29.06.2011
	SK	29.06.2011
	TR	29.06.2011
	BG	29.09.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
	IS	29.10.2011
	PT	31.10.2011
	GB	08.01.2012
	BE	31.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	FR	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2013/35]	CY	29.06.2011
	CZ	29.06.2011
	DK	29.06.2011
	EE	29.06.2011
	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	IE	29.06.2011
	IT	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	LV	29.06.2011
	MT	29.06.2011
	PL	29.06.2011
	RO	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	SI	29.06.2011
	SK	29.06.2011
	BG	29.09.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
	IS	29.10.2011
	PT	31.10.2011
	GB	08.01.2012
	BE	31.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	FR	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2013/29]	CY	29.06.2011
	CZ	29.06.2011
	DK	29.06.2011
	EE	29.06.2011
	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	IE	29.06.2011
	IT	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	LV	29.06.2011
	PL	29.06.2011
	RO	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	SI	29.06.2011
	SK	29.06.2011
	BG	29.09.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
	IS	29.10.2011
	PT	31.10.2011
	GB	08.01.2012
	BE	31.01.2012
	CH	31.01.2012
	FR	31.01.2012
	LI	31.01.2012
	MC	31.01.2012
Former [2012/12]	CY	29.06.2011
	CZ	29.06.2011
	EE	29.06.2011
	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	IE	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	LV	29.06.2011
	PL	29.06.2011
	RO	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	SI	29.06.2011
	SK	29.06.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
	IS	29.10.2011
	PT	31.10.2011
Former [2011/50]	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	LV	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	SI	29.06.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
Former [2011/49]	FI	29.06.2011
	HR	29.06.2011
	LT	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
	GR	30.09.2011
Former [2011/48]	LT	29.06.2011
	SE	29.06.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
Former [2011/47]	LT	29.06.2011
	NO	29.09.2011
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0671377 (BAYER AG [DE]) [X] 1-5 * examples 1-4 ** claims 1-5 *;
		[X]EP1728777 (BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG [DE]) [X] 1-5 * example 2 * * claims 1,10 * * paragraphs [0034] - [0036] *
	by applicant	US4391997
		US4400555
		US4590303
		EP0210366
		EP1268379
		EP1607380

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