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EP3577162 - POLYMERIC MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 27.10.2023 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.06.2023
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 08.11.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 11.08.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	19.07.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): EE	published on 21.08.2024 [2024/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 2100 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	[2023/48]
Former [2019/50]	For all designated states Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MCENEANY, Ryan J. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	02 / GALABURA, Yuriy 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	03 / CARRILLO OJEDA, Antonio J. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	04 / SCHOLL, Neil T. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	05 / TOPOLKARAEV, Vasily A. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	06 / HALL, David W. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	07 / KEMPPINEN, Juha P. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	08 / LORTSCHER, Peter S. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	09 / ESLINGER, Lori A. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	10 / THOMPSON, Brent M. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	11 / WIDEMAN, Gregory J. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	[2023/27]
Former [2019/50]	01 / MCENEANY, Ryan, J. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	02 / GALABURA, Yuriy 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	03 / CARRILLO OJEDA, Antonio J. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	04 / SCHOLL, Neil, T. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	05 / TOPOLKARAEV, Vasily, A. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	06 / HALL, David W. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	07 / KEMPPINEN, Juha P. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	08 / LORTSCHER, Peter, S. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	09 / ESLINGER, Lori A. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	10 / THOMPSON, Brent M. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	11 / WIDEMAN, Gregory, J. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
Representative(s)	Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[2019/50]
Application number, filing date	18747775.7	19.01.2018
	[2019/50]
	WO2018US14404
Priority number, date	US201762452585P	31.01.2017 Original published format: US 201762452585 P
	US201762464582P	28.02.2017 Original published format: US 201762464582 P
	[2019/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018144242
	Date:	09.08.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3577162
	Date:	11.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3577162
	Date:	29.11.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	09.08.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.11.2020
Classification	IPC:	C08J9/00, C08L83/04, C08L67/02, C08L23/06, C08L23/12, D01F8/16, D04H3/005, D04H1/00, A61F13/51, C08L67/00, D01D5/247, D01F1/08, D01F1/10, D01F6/62, D01F6/92, D01F8/06, D01F8/14, D04H1/42	[2020/50]
	CPC:	A61F13/51 (EP); C08J9/0061 (KR,US); A61F13/531 (US); A61L15/225 (US); A61L15/425 (US); B82Y30/00 (RU); (+) C08J9/00 (RU); C08L23/06 (KR,RU); C08L23/12 (EP,KR,RU); C08L67/00 (EP); C08L67/02 (EP,KR,RU,US); C08L83/04 (EP,KR,RU); D01D5/247 (EP,US); D01F1/08 (EP); D01F1/10 (EP,US); D01F6/62 (EP,US); D01F6/92 (EP,US); D01F8/06 (EP,US); D01F8/14 (EP,US); D01F8/16 (KR,RU,US); D04H1/00 (KR,RU); D04H1/42 (EP); D04H3/005 (EP,KR,RU); A61F2013/51026 (EP); A61F2013/530233 (US); C08J2367/02 (US); C08J2423/06 (US); C08J2483/04 (US); D10B2509/026 (US) (-)
	C-Set:	C08L23/12, C08L83/04 (EP); C08L67/02, C08L83/04 (EP)
	Former IPC [2019/50]	C08J9/00, C08L83/04, C08L67/02, C08L23/06, C08L23/12, D01F8/16, D04H3/005, D04H1/00
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/50]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	POLYMERMATERIAL	[2019/50]
	English:	POLYMERIC MATERIAL	[2019/50]
	French:	MATÉRIAU POLYMÈRE	[2019/50]
Entry into regional phase	16.08.2019	National basic fee paid
	16.08.2019	Search fee paid
	16.08.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.08.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.08.2019	Examination requested [2019/50]
	03.06.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.06.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.10.2023	Fee for grant paid
	18.10.2023	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	18.10.2023	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.01.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.01.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.01.2022	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.01.2023	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	DK	29.11.2023
	EE	29.11.2023
	ES	29.11.2023
	HR	29.11.2023
	LT	29.11.2023
	LV	29.11.2023
	NL	29.11.2023
	PL	29.11.2023
	RS	29.11.2023
	SE	29.11.2023
	SM	29.11.2023
	BG	29.02.2024
	NO	29.02.2024
	GR	01.03.2024
	IS	29.03.2024
	[2024/34]
Former [2024/33]	DK	29.11.2023
	ES	29.11.2023
	HR	29.11.2023
	LT	29.11.2023
	LV	29.11.2023
	NL	29.11.2023
	PL	29.11.2023
	RS	29.11.2023
	SE	29.11.2023
	SM	29.11.2023
	BG	29.02.2024
	NO	29.02.2024
	GR	01.03.2024
	IS	29.03.2024
Former [2024/26]	ES	29.11.2023
	HR	29.11.2023
	LT	29.11.2023
	LV	29.11.2023
	NL	29.11.2023
	PL	29.11.2023
	RS	29.11.2023
	SE	29.11.2023
	BG	29.02.2024
	NO	29.02.2024
	GR	01.03.2024
	IS	29.03.2024
Former [2024/25]	ES	29.11.2023
	HR	29.11.2023
	LT	29.11.2023
	PL	29.11.2023
	RS	29.11.2023
	SE	29.11.2023
	BG	29.02.2024
	NO	29.02.2024
	GR	01.03.2024
	IS	29.03.2024
Former [2024/24]	ES	29.11.2023
	HR	29.11.2023
	LT	29.11.2023
	RS	29.11.2023
	SE	29.11.2023
	BG	29.02.2024
	NO	29.02.2024
	GR	01.03.2024
	IS	29.03.2024
Former [2024/21]	LT	29.11.2023
	BG	29.02.2024
	GR	01.03.2024
	IS	29.03.2024
Former [2024/20]	GR	01.03.2024
	IS	29.03.2024
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP1550746 (TORAY INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1-15* claims 1-47 *;
		[X]US2015025197 (GAROIS NICOLAS [FR], et al) [X] 1-4,8 * claim 1 *;
		[XA]WO2016085711 (KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US]) [X] 1,2,6-14 * figure 1; claims 1-33 * * page 1, lines 3-17 * * page 1, lines 19-29 * * page 6, line 14 - page 7, line 26 * [A] 3-5,15
	International search	[Y]US4640962 (OSTROZYNSKI ROBERT L [US], et al) [Y] 1-27 * See columns 2, 3. *;
		[A]US6433243 (WOLTMAN GARRY ROLAND [US], et al) [A] 1-27* See the whole document. *;
		[A]WO2007141745 (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US], et al) [A] 1-27 * See the whole document. *;
		[Y]WO2008021673 (GEN ELECTRIC [US], et al) [Y] 1-20, 24-26 * See abstract and claims 1, 10, 11 *;
		[Y]US2016101208 (TOPOLKARAEV VASILY A [US], et al) [Y] 1-27 * See paragraphs [0002], [0021], [0022], [0025], [0030], [0032], [0048], [0054], [0055], [0074], [0082], [0083], [0093], [0103]; and claims 43, 47, 49 , 54, 56, 62, 70. *;
		[Y]US2016108564 (TOPOLKARAEV VASILY A [US], et al) [Y] 1-27 * See paragraphs [0018], [0032], [0078], [0099], [0100]; and claims 38, 44-46, 53. *
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