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EP About this file: EP3187254

EP3187254 - POLYMERIC EMULSIFIER AND LUBRICITY ADDITIVES FOR AQUEOUS METAL REMOVAL, FORMING, ROLLING OR OTHER APPLICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.07.2021
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.06.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Italmatch SC, LLC
7201 W. 65th St.
Bedford Park IL 60638 / US
[2020/27]
Former [2017/27]For all designated states
Afton Chemical Corporation
500 Spring Street
Richmond, VA 23219 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ROSS, Matthew Paul
2 Barn Grove
Audenshaw
Manchester, M34 5GA / GB
02 / WILLIAMS, Carl
12 Sophia Way
Bradwell
Newcastle under Lyme Staffordshire / GB
03 / ANDERSON, Steven
5513 Mossy Oak Road
Moseley, Virginia 23120 / US
 [2018/27]
Former [2017/27]01 / ROSS, Mattew Paul
2 Barn Grove
Audenshaw
Manchester, M34 5GA / GB
02 / WILLIAMS, Carl
12 Sophia Way
Bradwell
Newcastle under Lyme Staffordshire / GB
03 / ANDERSON, Steven
5 The Coach House
Lawton Hall Drive
Church Lawton Chesire, ST7 3BG / GB
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[2020/36]
Former [2017/27]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date15203160.530.12.2015
[2017/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3187254
Date:05.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3187254
Date:02.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:B01F17/44, C10M145/18, C10M173/00, // C10N30/06, C10N30/18, C10N40/20
[2017/27]
CPC:
C10M173/00 (EP,US); C09K23/00 (EP); C09K23/34 (EP,US);
C10M145/22 (EP); C10M2201/062 (EP); C10M2201/087 (EP);
C10M2203/1065 (EP); C10M2207/18 (EP); C10M2209/102 (EP);
C10M2215/042 (EP); C10N2020/04 (EP); C10N2020/075 (EP);
C10N2030/18 (EP); C10N2030/24 (EP); C10N2030/52 (EP);
C10N2040/20 (EP); C10N2040/22 (EP); C10N2040/24 (EP);
C10N2040/244 (EP); C10N2050/01 (EP); C10N2050/011 (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 [2018/08]
Former [2017/27]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:POLYMERISCHER EMULGATOR UND SCHMIERADDITIVE ZUM ENTFERNEN, FORMEN, WALZEN VON WÄSSRIGEM METALL ODER ANDERE ANWENDUNGEN[2020/13]
English:POLYMERIC EMULSIFIER AND LUBRICITY ADDITIVES FOR AQUEOUS METAL REMOVAL, FORMING, ROLLING OR OTHER APPLICATIONS[2017/27]
French:ÉMULSIFIANT POLYMÈRE ET ADDITIFS À POUVOIR LUBRIFIANT DANS L'ÉLIMINATION DE MÉTAUX EN SOLUTION AQUEUSE, FORMATION, LAMINAGE OU AUTRES APPLICATIONS[2017/27]
Former [2017/27]POLYMERISCHER EMULGATOR UND SCHMIER ADDITIVE ZUM ENTFERNEN, FORMEN, WALZEN VON WÄSSRIGEM METALL ODER ANDERE ANWENDUNGEN
Examination procedure30.12.2015Examination requested  [2017/27]
30.12.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.03.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
31.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.07.2020Fee for grant paid
21.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.12.2015
AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MK02.09.2020
MT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IE30.12.2020
LU30.12.2020
BE31.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
[2022/34]
Former [2022/32]HU30.12.2015
AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MK02.09.2020
MT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IE30.12.2020
LU30.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2022/27]HU30.12.2015
AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
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FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
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PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IE30.12.2020
LU30.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/52]AL02.09.2020
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CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
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FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IE30.12.2020
LU30.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/46]AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IE30.12.2020
LU30.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/40]AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
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MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
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SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
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CZ02.09.2020
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LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
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SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]AL02.09.2020
AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
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LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
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SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
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AT02.09.2020
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LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
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SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
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AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/24]AT02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/23]CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
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HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/10]FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/09]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
Former [2021/07]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
NO02.12.2020
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 [X]EP0004426  (ICI LTD [GB]) [X] 1,3,4,7,8,10,12,15 * example -; claim - *;
 [X]EP0657522  (LUBRIZOL CORP [US]) [X] 1,3,4,7-10,15 * page 2, line 1 - line 6 * * page 2, line 48 - page 3, line 4 * * page 10, line 45 - page 11, line 57; examples 1, A; claim - *;
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