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EP2277935 - POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CYCLOBUTANEDIOL HAVING A CERTAIN COMBINATION OF INHERENT VISCOSITY AND MODERATE GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2011/04]Polyester compositions containing cyclobutanediol having a certain combination of inherent viscosity and moderate glass transition temperature and articles made therefrom
[2015/11]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.05.2016
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eastman Chemical Company
100 North Eastman Road
Kingsport, TN 37660 / US
[2011/04]
Inventor(s)01 / Crawford, Emmett Dudley
3818 Woodleaf Lane
Kingsport Tennessee 37663 / US
02 / Pecorini, Thomas Joseph
208 Remington Court
Kingsport Tennessee 37663 / US
03 / McWilliams, Douglas Stephens
300 Charlie Avenue
Piney Flats, Tennessee 37686 / US
04 / Porter, David Scott
365 Glasgow Lane
Blountville Tennessee 37617 / US
05 / Connell, Gary Wayne
212 Gilda Avenue
Church Hill Tennessee 37642 / US
 [2015/29]
Former [2011/10]01 / Crawford, Emmett Dudley
3818 Woodleaf Lane
Kingsport Tennessee 37663 / US
02 / Pecoroni, Thomas Joseph
208 Remington Court
Kingsport Tennessee 37663 / US
03 / McWilliams, Douglas Stephens
300 Charlie Avenue
Piney Flats, Tennessee 37686 / US
04 / Porter, David Scott
365 Glasgow Lane
Blountville Tennessee 37617 / US
05 / Connell, Gary Wayne
212 Gilda Avenue
Church Hill Tennessee 37642 / US
Former [2011/04]01 / Crawford, Emmett Dudley
3818 Woodleaf Lane
Kingsport Tennessee 37663 / US
02 / Pecoroni, Thomas Joseph
208 Remington Court
Kingsport Tennessee 37663 / US
03 / McWilliams, Douglas Stephens
291 Grandview Court
Kingsport Tennesse 37664 / US
04 / Porter, David Scott
365 Glasgow Lane
Blountville Tennessee 37617 / US
05 / Connell, Gary Wayne
212 Gilda Avenue
Church Hill Tennessee 37642 / US
Representative(s)Ricker, Mathias
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Zweibrückenstraße 5-7
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/29]Ricker, Mathias
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7
80331 München / DE
Former [2011/04]Ricker, Mathias
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Foerstl Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date10014298.330.03.2006
[2011/04]
Priority number, dateUS20050691567P17.06.2005         Original published format: US 691567 P
US20050731389P28.10.2005         Original published format: US 731389 P
US20050731454P28.10.2005         Original published format: US 731454 P
US20050738869P22.11.2005         Original published format: US 738869 P
US20050739058P22.11.2005         Original published format: US 739058 P
US20050750547P15.12.2005         Original published format: US 750547 P
US20050750682P15.12.2005         Original published format: US 750682 P
US20050750692P15.12.2005         Original published format: US 750692 P
US20050750693P15.12.2005         Original published format: US 750693 P
[2011/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2277935
Date:26.01.2011
Language:EN
[2011/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2277935
Date:30.05.2012
Language:EN
[2012/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2277935
Date:15.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2012
ClassificationIPC:C08G63/199, C08L67/02, C08J5/18
[2011/04]
CPC:
A01G9/1438 (EP,US); C08J5/18 (EP,KR,US); A47F5/00 (EP,US);
B01D61/30 (EP,US); B32B17/10018 (EP,US); B32B27/36 (EP,US);
B65D1/0207 (EP,US); B65D23/10 (EP,US); B65D25/00 (EP,US);
B65D43/00 (EP,US); C08G63/183 (KR,US); C08G63/199 (EP,US);
C08J7/0427 (US); C08J7/123 (EP,US); C08K3/32 (EP,US);
C08K5/521 (EP,US); C08L67/02 (EP,US); C08L67/03 (KR);
C08L69/00 (EP,US); C09D167/02 (US); E01F8/0005 (EP,US);
E04D13/03 (EP,US); G02B1/04 (KR); G02B1/14 (EP,US);
G02F1/133606 (EP,US); A61M1/16 (EP,US); B29C49/00 (EP,US);
B29C49/0005 (EP,US); B29K2067/00 (EP,US); B29L2031/7542 (EP,US);
C08J2367/00 (EP,US); C08J2367/02 (EP,US); C08J2483/00 (EP,US);
C08K2201/014 (EP,US); C08L101/00 (EP,US); G02B1/10 (EP,US);
G02B5/3083 (EP,US); Y02A40/25 (EP,US); Y10T428/1352 (EP,US);
Y10T428/139 (EP,US); Y10T428/1397 (EP,US); Y10T428/161 (EP,US);
Y10T428/162 (EP,US); Y10T428/24107 (EP,US); Y10T428/24479 (EP,US);
Y10T428/24942 (EP,US); Y10T428/31504 (EP,US); Y10T428/31507 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31663 (EP,US); Y10T428/31786 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08K3/32, C08L67/00 (US,EP);
C08K5/521, C08L67/02 (EP,US);
C08L67/02, C08L2666/02 (EP,US);
C08L67/02, C08L2666/18 (US,EP);
C08L69/00, C08L2666/18 (US,EP)
(-)
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 [2015/29]
Former [2011/04]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 
TitleGerman:POLYESTERZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN, DIE CYCLOBUTANDIOL ENTHALTEN UND DIE EINE GEWISSE KOMBINATION VON VISKOSITÄT UND MÄSSIGER GLASSÜBERGANGSTEMPERATUR HABEN, UND daraus hergestellte ARTIKEL[2015/08]
English:POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CYCLOBUTANEDIOL HAVING A CERTAIN COMBINATION OF INHERENT VISCOSITY AND MODERATE GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM[2015/11]
French:COMPOSITIONS DE POLYESTER CONTENANT DU CYCLOBUTANEDIOL QUI PRÉSENTENT UNE CERTAINE COMBINAISON DE VISCOSITÉ ET DE TEMPÉRATURE DE TRANSITION VITREUSE MODÉRÉE ET ARTICLES FABRIQUÉS À PARTIR DE CELLES-CI[2015/11]
Former [2011/04]POLYESTERZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN, DIE CYCLOBUTANDIOL ENTHALTEN UND DIE EINE GEWISSE KOMBINATION VON VISKOSITÄT UND MÄSSIGER GLASSÜBERGANGSTEMPERATUR HABEN, UND daraus hergestellte ARTIKEL
Former [2011/04]Polyester compositions containing cyclobutanediol having a certain combination of inherent viscosity and moderate glass transition temperature and articles made therefrom
Former [2011/04]Compositions de polyester contenant du cyclobutanediol qui présentent une certaine combinaison de viscosité et de température de transition vitreuse modérée et articles fabriqués à partir de celles-ci
Examination procedure02.11.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.11.2012Examination requested  [2012/51]
17.01.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.04.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.09.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.02.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.06.2015Fee for grant paid
02.06.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.06.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06749019.3  / EP1891137
Divisional application(s)EP15002089.9  / EP2954910
EP17163415.7  / EP3246055
EP20163621.4  / EP3686233
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20060749019) is  04.11.2008
Opposition(s)18.04.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
04.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
09.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
08.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
07.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
08.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
10.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
06.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.03.2006
AT15.07.2015
BE15.07.2015
BG15.07.2015
CY15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
IT15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
LV15.07.2015
MC15.07.2015
NL15.07.2015
PL15.07.2015
RO15.07.2015
SE15.07.2015
SI15.07.2015
SK15.07.2015
TR15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
IE30.03.2016
LU30.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/33]HU30.03.2006
AT15.07.2015
BE15.07.2015
CY15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
IT15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
LV15.07.2015
MC15.07.2015
NL15.07.2015
PL15.07.2015
RO15.07.2015
SE15.07.2015
SI15.07.2015
SK15.07.2015
TR15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
IE30.03.2016
LU30.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2018/28]HU30.03.2006
AT15.07.2015
BE15.07.2015
CY15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
IT15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
LV15.07.2015
MC15.07.2015
NL15.07.2015
PL15.07.2015
RO15.07.2015
SE15.07.2015
SI15.07.2015
SK15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
IE30.03.2016
LU30.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2017/40]AT15.07.2015
BE15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
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LV15.07.2015
MC15.07.2015
NL15.07.2015
PL15.07.2015
RO15.07.2015
SE15.07.2015
SI15.07.2015
SK15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
IE30.03.2016
LU30.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2017/07]AT15.07.2015
BE15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
IT15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
LV15.07.2015
MC15.07.2015
PL15.07.2015
RO15.07.2015
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SI15.07.2015
SK15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
IE30.03.2016
LU30.03.2016
CH31.03.2016
LI31.03.2016
Former [2017/03]AT15.07.2015
BE15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
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FI15.07.2015
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MC15.07.2015
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SK15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
LU30.03.2016
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CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
IT15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
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MC15.07.2015
PL15.07.2015
RO15.07.2015
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SI15.07.2015
SK15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
LU30.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/47]AT15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
IT15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
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RO15.07.2015
SE15.07.2015
SI15.07.2015
SK15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
LU30.03.2016
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/36]AT15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
IT15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
LV15.07.2015
PL15.07.2015
RO15.07.2015
SE15.07.2015
SI15.07.2015
SK15.07.2015
GR16.10.2015
IS15.11.2015
PT16.11.2015
BE31.03.2016
Former [2016/23]AT15.07.2015
CZ15.07.2015
DK15.07.2015
EE15.07.2015
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FI15.07.2015
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RO15.07.2015
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Former [2016/22]AT15.07.2015
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FI15.07.2015
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IS15.11.2015
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DK15.07.2015
ES15.07.2015
FI15.07.2015
IT15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
LV15.07.2015
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GR16.10.2015
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PT16.11.2015
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FI15.07.2015
LT15.07.2015
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GR16.10.2015
Former [2016/07]LT15.07.2015
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