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EP About this file: EP2694176

EP2694176 - METHOD FOR PROCESSING WASTEWATER AND EXHAUST GAS CONDENSATES FROM THE POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL ACETATE AND ETHYLENE IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.05.2016
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 21.11.2018  [2018/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Wacker Chemie AG
Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
81737 München / DE
[2014/07]
Inventor(s)01 / GUENALTAY, Mehmet
Heckenweg 12
84547 Emmerting / DE
02 / WEITZEL, Hans-Peter
Sonnenstraße 8
84571 Reischach / DE
03 / ECKL, Bernhard
Gaußstraße 7
84489 Burghausen / DE
 [2014/07]
Representative(s)Schuderer, Michael, et al
Wacker Chemie AG
Zentralbereich Patente, Marken und Lizenzen
Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
81737 München / DE
[2015/30]
Former [2014/07]Schuderer, Michael, et al
Wacker Chemie AG Zentralbereich Patente, Marken und Lizenzen Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
81737 München / DE
Application number, filing date12724344.231.05.2012
WO2012EP60288
Priority number, dateDE2011107701006.06.2011         Original published format: DE102011077010
[2014/07]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012168138
Date:13.12.2012
Language:DE
[2012/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2694176
Date:12.02.2014
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2694176
Date:22.07.2015
Language:DE
[2015/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.12.2012
ClassificationIPC:C02F1/20, C02F1/00, C08J11/02, C02F103/38, B01D3/00, C02F1/04, C08F6/00
[2015/11]
CPC:
C02F1/20 (EP,US); B01D3/00 (EP,US); C02F1/00 (US);
C02F1/04 (EP,US); C08F6/003 (EP,US); C08F6/006 (EP,US);
C08J11/02 (US); C02F2103/38 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08F6/003, C08L23/0853 (EP,US);
C08F6/006, C08L23/0853 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2014/07]B01D3/00, C08F6/00, C02F1/04
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR AUFBEREITUNG VON ABWÄSSERN UND ABGASKONDENSATEN AUS DER POLYMERISATION VON VINYLACETAT UND ETHYLEN IN WÄSSRIGEM MEDIUM[2014/07]
English:METHOD FOR PROCESSING WASTEWATER AND EXHAUST GAS CONDENSATES FROM THE POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL ACETATE AND ETHYLENE IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM[2014/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DES EAUX USÉES ET DES CONDENSATS DE GAZ D'ÉCHAPPEMENT ISSUS DE LA POLYMÉRISATION DE L'ACÉTATE DE VINYLE ET DE L'ÉTHYLÈNE EN MILIEU AQUEUX[2014/07]
Entry into regional phase07.11.2013National basic fee paid 
07.11.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
07.11.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.2013Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
07.11.2013Examination requested  [2014/07]
06.03.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.02.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2015Fee for grant paid
05.06.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.06.2015Receipt 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  20.02.2015
Opposition(s)25.04.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
21.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU31.05.2012
AL22.07.2015
BG22.07.2015
CY22.07.2015
CZ22.07.2015
DK22.07.2015
EE22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
MC22.07.2015
MK22.07.2015
MT22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RO22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
SI22.07.2015
SK22.07.2015
SM22.07.2015
TR22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
[2018/47]
Former [2018/38]HU31.05.2012
BG22.07.2015
CY22.07.2015
CZ22.07.2015
DK22.07.2015
EE22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
MC22.07.2015
MK22.07.2015
MT22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RO22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
SI22.07.2015
SK22.07.2015
SM22.07.2015
TR22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2018/31]HU31.05.2012
CY22.07.2015
CZ22.07.2015
DK22.07.2015
EE22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
MC22.07.2015
MK22.07.2015
MT22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RO22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
SI22.07.2015
SK22.07.2015
SM22.07.2015
TR22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2018/29]HU31.05.2012
CY22.07.2015
CZ22.07.2015
DK22.07.2015
EE22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
MC22.07.2015
MK22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RO22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
SI22.07.2015
SK22.07.2015
SM22.07.2015
TR22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2018/28]HU31.05.2012
CY22.07.2015
CZ22.07.2015
DK22.07.2015
EE22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
MC22.07.2015
MK22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RO22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
SI22.07.2015
SK22.07.2015
SM22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2016/36]CZ22.07.2015
DK22.07.2015
EE22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RO22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
SI22.07.2015
SK22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2016/23]CZ22.07.2015
DK22.07.2015
EE22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RO22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
SK22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2016/22]CZ22.07.2015
DK22.07.2015
EE22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2016/21]DK22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
IT22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2016/20]DK22.07.2015
ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2016/10]ES22.07.2015
FI22.07.2015
HR22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
PL22.07.2015
RS22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
IS22.11.2015
PT23.11.2015
Former [2016/09]FI22.07.2015
LT22.07.2015
LV22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
GR23.10.2015
Former [2016/08]LT22.07.2015
NO22.10.2015
Former [2016/07]LT22.07.2015
Cited inInternational search[Y]DE102005061576  (WACKER CHEMIE AG [DE]) [Y] 1-10 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0016] * * figures 1-2; claims 1-12 *;
 [Y]US5208367  (OU JOHN D [US]) [Y] 1-10 * column 6, line 59 - column 7, line 61 * * figure 3 *;
 [A]US3359187  (VEAZEY THOMAS M, et al) [A] 1-10 * figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [A]DE4425918  (WACKER CHEMIE GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US3509115  (FRENCH RICHARD J) [A] 1 * figure 1; claims 1-9 *
by applicantDE4425918
 WO2007074075
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