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EP About this file: EP2953999

EP2953999 - RIGID POLYSTYRENE FOAMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.10.2021
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip15.10.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.11.2021  [2021/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Frohs, Wilhelm
Gartenstraße 6
86695 Allmannshofen / DE
[2020/08]
Former [2015/51]For all designated states
SGL Carbon SE
Söhnleinstrasse 8
65201 Wiesbaden / DE
Inventor(s)01 / FROHS Wilhelm
Gartenstraße 6
86695 Allmannshofen 6 / DE
02 / HANDL Werner
Fussstr. 3a
90518 Altdorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/51]01 / FROHS, Wilhelm
Gartenstrasse 6
86695 Allmannshofen / DE
02 / HANDL, Werner
Fussstr. 3a
90518 Altdorf / DE
Representative(s)Botzenhardt, Sandra
SGL Carbon SE
Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 18
86405 Meitingen / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date14702860.905.02.2014
[2015/51]
WO2014EP52274
Priority number, dateDE20131020184405.02.2013         Original published format: DE102013201844
[2015/51]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014122190
Date:14.08.2014
Language:DE
[2014/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2953999
Date:16.12.2015
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.08.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.08.2014
ClassificationIPC:C08J9/00, C08L25/06, C08K3/04, C08J9/14, C08J9/16, C08J9/232
[2015/51]
CPC:
C08J9/0019 (EP,US); C08J9/0038 (EP,US); C08J9/0066 (EP,US);
C08J9/0095 (EP,US); C08J9/141 (EP,US); C08J9/16 (EP,US);
C08J9/20 (EP,US); C08J9/232 (EP,US); C08K3/04 (EP,US);
C08K5/0066 (EP,US); C08K5/02 (EP,US); C08K5/49 (EP,US);
C08J2201/03 (EP,US); C08J2201/034 (EP,US); C08J2203/14 (EP,US);
C08J2205/052 (EP,US); C08J2205/10 (EP,US); C08J2325/06 (EP,US);
C08K2201/003 (EP,US); C08K2201/016 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08K3/04, C08L25/06 (EP,US);
C08K5/0066, C08L25/06 (US,EP);
C08K5/02, C08L25/06 (US,EP);
C08K5/49, C08L25/06 (US,EP)
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 [2015/51]
TitleGerman:POLYSTYROLHARTSCHAUMSTOFFE[2015/51]
English:RIGID POLYSTYRENE FOAMS[2015/51]
French:MOUSSES DE POLYSTYRÈNE[2015/51]
Entry into regional phase07.09.2015National basic fee paid 
07.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
07.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.09.2015Examination requested  [2015/51]
24.03.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.08.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2016Observations by third parties
01.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.01.2017Observations by third parties
31.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2018Observations by third parties
23.03.2018Date of oral proceedings
17.04.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/46]
17.04.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
11.10.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/46]
Appeal following examination27.06.2018Appeal received No.  T2237/18
27.08.2018Statement of grounds filed
07.09.2021Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
01.10.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
07.09.2021Date of oral proceedings
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  12.08.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
02.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
01.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[XI]WO2009135695  (POLIMERI EUROPA SPA [IT], et al) [X] 1,2,14,15 * page 1, line 10 - line 20 * * page 4, line 2 - page 7, line 16 * * page 9, line 11 - page 11, line 17 *[I] 3;
 [XD]WO2010031537  (H C CARBON GMBH [DE], et al) [XD] 1-15 * page 3, line 23 - page 6, line 18 * * example - *
by applicantEP0620246
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 DE202010013850U
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otherWO2010031537
 DE202010013850U
 WO9745477
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 PL384435
 PL212329B
 PL407902
 WO2016113338
 WO2016113332
 WO2016113328
 WO2016113321
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 EP3087125
 EP3087126
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/a707845e
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