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EP2969957 - RUTILE TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND ORDERED ACICULAR AGGREGATES OF SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.12.2017
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.12.2016
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cristal Inorganic Chemicals Switzerland Ltd.
Lindenstrasse 14
6340 Baar / CH
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / FU, Guoyi
10201 Camelford Court
Ellicott City, MD 21042 / US
02 / WATSON, Mark, B.
4416 Westbrook Lane
Kensington, MD 20895 / US
 [2016/03]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2016/03]
Application number, filing date14755122.014.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014IB01173
Priority number, dateUS20131384166615.03.2013         Original published format: US201313841666
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014140910
Date:18.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/38]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2969957
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2969957
Date:25.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.01.2015
ClassificationIPC:C01G23/047, C01G23/053
[2016/03]
CPC:
C01G23/047 (EP,US); C01G23/053 (EP,US); C01G23/0536 (EP,US);
C01P2002/72 (EP,US); C01P2004/03 (EP,US); C01P2004/10 (EP,US);
C01P2004/45 (EP,US); C01P2006/12 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2016/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:RUTIL-TITANDIOXID-NANOPARTIKEL UND GEORDNETE NADELFÖRMIGE AGGREGATE DARAUS[2016/03]
English:RUTILE TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND ORDERED ACICULAR AGGREGATES OF SAME[2016/03]
French:NANOPARTICULES DE DIOXYDE DE TITANE RUTILES ET AGRÉGATS ORDONNÉS ACICULAIRES ASSOCIÉS[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase28.09.2015National basic fee paid 
28.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
28.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
23.11.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.08.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.12.2016Fee for grant paid
09.12.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.12.2016Receipt 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  08.08.2016
Opposition(s)26.10.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2018/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.03.2014
AL25.01.2017
AT25.01.2017
CY25.01.2017
DK25.01.2017
EE25.01.2017
HR25.01.2017
LT25.01.2017
LV25.01.2017
MC25.01.2017
MK25.01.2017
NL25.01.2017
PL25.01.2017
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SI25.01.2017
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TR25.01.2017
IE14.03.2017
LU14.03.2017
MT14.03.2017
BE31.03.2017
BG25.04.2017
NO25.04.2017
GR26.04.2017
IS25.05.2017
PT25.05.2017
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP1785398  (MITSUI CHEMICALS INC [JP]);
by applicantUS2012132515
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