blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

Italy joins the Federated Register

Click here for more information on the Federated Register.

2025-06-12

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register User Manual
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2679722

EP2679722 - FIRE-RETARDANT, FIRE-RETARDANT BANDED CIGARETTE PAPER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  24.06.2022
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.08.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.03.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Revocation of patentpublished on 27.07.2022  [2022/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mudanjiang Hengfeng Paper Co., Ltd
No.11 Hengfeng Road
Yangming District
Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang 157013 / CN
[2014/01]
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Qicheng
No.11 Hengfeng Road
Yangming District
Mudanjiang Heilongjiang 157013 / CN
02 / LI, Jinsong
No.11 Hengfeng Road
Yangming District
Mudanjiang Heilongjiang 157013 / CN
03 / CHEN, Yuxiang
No.11 Hengfeng Road
Yangming District
Mudanjiang Heilongjiang 157013 / CN
04 / ZHAO, Maochen
No.11 Hengfeng Road
Yangming District
Mudanjiang Heilongjiang 157013 / CN
 [2014/01]
Representative(s)Dunlop, Hugh Christopher, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/36]Dunlop, Hugh Christopher, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Former [2014/01]Dunlop, Hugh Christopher, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date12749689.120.04.2012
[2017/36]
WO2012CN74419
Priority number, dateCN20111039366202.12.2011         Original published format: CN201110393662
[2014/01]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012113357
Date:30.08.2012
Language:ZH
[2012/35]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2679722
Date:01.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2679722
Date:06.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN13.12.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.05.2015
ClassificationIPC:D21H27/22, D21H27/00, D21H19/38
[2015/24]
CPC:
A24D1/025 (EP); D21H27/22 (KR); D21H19/385 (EP);
D21H19/44 (KR); D21H27/00 (EP); D21H5/0002 (KR)
Former IPC [2014/01]D21H27/22
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 [2014/01]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:FEUERFESTES MATERIAL, FEUERFESTES GEBÄNDERTES ZIGARETTENPAPIER UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2014/01]
English:FIRE-RETARDANT, FIRE-RETARDANT BANDED CIGARETTE PAPER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME[2014/01]
French:AGENT IGNIFUGE, PAPIER À CIGARETTES À BANDE IGNIFUGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DU PAPIER À CIGARETTES[2014/01]
Entry into regional phase17.09.2013Translation filed 
17.09.2013National basic fee paid 
17.09.2013Search fee paid 
17.09.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
17.09.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.04.2013Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: CN
17.09.2013Examination requested  [2014/01]
03.12.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.04.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.07.2017Fee for grant paid
25.07.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.07.2017Receipt 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  05.04.2016
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  01.06.2018  06.06.2018  ADMISSIBLE
Miquel y Costas & Miquel, S.A.
Tuset, 10. Planta 7
08006 Barcelona / ES
Opponent's representative
Ungria López, Javier
Avda. Ramón y Cajal, 78
28043 Madrid / ES
 02  06.06.2018    ADMISSIBLE
Julius Glatz GmbH
Staatsstrasse 37-41
67468 Neidenfels / DE
Opponent's representative
Schön, Christoph
Dr. Schön, Neymeyr & Partner mbB
Bavariaring 26
80336 München / DE
 [2018/28]
18.06.2018Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.10.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
14.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M01)
11.09.2019Reply to a communication from the opposition division
17.09.2019Date of oral proceedings
05.11.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
05.11.2019Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
07.06.2022Legal effect of revocation of patent [2022/30]
Appeal following opposition14.01.2020Appeal received No.  T0130/20
13.03.2020Statement of grounds filed
07.06.2022Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
10.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
11.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
25.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU20.04.2012
AL06.09.2017
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
MK06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE20.04.2018
LU20.04.2018
MT20.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
[2020/34]
Former [2020/31]HU20.04.2012
AT06.09.2017
CY06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
MK06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE20.04.2018
LU20.04.2018
MT20.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
Former [2020/28]HU20.04.2012
AT06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE20.04.2018
LU20.04.2018
MT20.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
Former [2020/08]AT06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE20.04.2018
LU20.04.2018
MT20.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
Former [2019/19]AT06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
IE20.04.2018
LU20.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
Former [2019/12]AT06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
LU20.04.2018
BE30.04.2018
Former [2019/08]AT06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
LU20.04.2018
Former [2018/52]AT06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
MC06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
Former [2018/39]AT06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SI06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
Former [2018/35]AT06.09.2017
DK06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
Former [2018/24]AT06.09.2017
EE06.09.2017
FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
SK06.09.2017
SM06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
IS06.01.2018
Former [2018/15]FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
LV06.09.2017
NL06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
Former [2018/11]FI06.09.2017
HR06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
RS06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
Former [2018/09]FI06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
SE06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
Former [2018/08]FI06.09.2017
LT06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
Former [2018/07]LT06.09.2017
NO06.12.2017
Documents cited:Search[XYI] US2004020502  (TOSAS FUENTES AGUSTIN et al.) * , , *
 [XYI] WO2008146159  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD et al.) * , *
 [XYI] CA2765295  (DELFORTGROUP AG et al.)
 [XYI] WO2009006570  (SCHWEITZER MAUDUIT INT INC et al.) * (veröffentlicht als WO 2009/139228 am 19.11.2009), *
International search[X] CN1795770  (CHANGSHA CIGARETTE FACTORY et al.) [X]
 [X] CN102094364  (YUNNAN TOBACCO SCI RES INST et al.) [X]
OppositionWO2012113357
 CN102493285
 EP2278069
 US2004020502
 US5598868
 US3911932
 US6725867
 US2004099279
 EP1417899
 US2007246055
 US4129134
 WO2009006570
 WO0237991
 CN101275377
 US2552314
 CN101269827
 CN102050472
 WO2012113357
   BEYER ET AL: "Lehrbuch der organischen Chemie, 19. auflage", 1981, pages: 122, XP055495889
   HOLLEMAN-WIBERG: "Lehrbuch der Anorganischen Chemie", 1985, pages: 908 - 909, XP055495893
   FELBE ET AL.: "Rmpp Chemie Lexikon", 1995, pages: 2594, XP055495897
   "Magnesium Hydroxide", 19TH JECFA, PUBLISHED IN NMRS 55B, 1976, XP055495899
   HANDBOOK OF WATER-SOLUBLE GUMS AND RESINS, 1980, pages 8-7
   NIIR BOARD, GUMS, ADHESIVES & SEALANTS TECHNOLOGY, 2010, Delhi, India, pages 548
   PANDA, H., THE COMPLETE BOOK ON GUMS AND STABILIZERS FOR FOOD INDUSTRY, 2010, Delhi, India, pages 73
   HANDBOOK OF WATER-SOLUBLE GUMS AND RESINS, 1980, pages 3 - 11
   "Methocel Cellulose Ethers - Technical Handbook", DOW, article ANONYMOUS: "Methocel Cellulose Ethers - Technical Handbook", pages: 13, XP055496896
   HERCULES: "Aqualon Sodium carboxymethylcellulose Physical and Chemical Properties", HERCULES, 1999, pages 1 - 28, XP055496985
   HANDBOOK OF WATER-SOLUBLE GUMS AND RESINS, 1980, pages 2 - 20
   MCHUGH: "Production and Utilization of Products from Commercial Seaweeds", FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 288, 1987, pages 1 - 50, XP055497035
   "FMC Biopolymer", BROCHURE ON ALGINATES, 2001, pages 1 - 20, XP055497043
   HANDBOOK OF WATER-SOLUBLE GUMS AND RESINS, 1980, pages 22 - 51
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.