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EP3959189 - METHOD OF DEPOLYMERISING PHENOLIC POLYMERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.03.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  31.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  11.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.07.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Stellenbosch University
Admin B, Victoria Street
Stellenbosch
Western Cape Province 7600 / ZA
[2022/09]
Inventor(s)01 / SIBANDA, Ndumiso
Admin B, Victoria Street
7600 Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province / ZA
02 / PASCH, Harold
Admin B, Victoria Street
7600 Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province / ZA
03 / PFUKWA, Helen
Admin B, Victoria Street
7600 Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province / ZA
 [2022/09]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2022/09]
Application number, filing date20722670.523.04.2020
[2022/09]
WO2020IB53859
Priority number, dateZA2019000260225.04.2019         Original published format: ZA 201902602
[2022/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020217209
Date:29.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3959189
Date:02.03.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:C07C27/00, C07C45/59, C07C47/58, C07C47/575, C07C47/565, C07D307/50, C07C37/54, C07C39/08, C07C41/01, C07C43/23, C07G1/00, C08L97/00, C08J11/16, C08J11/28
[2022/09]
CPC:
C07C27/00 (EP); C07C45/673 (US); C07C37/54 (EP);
C07C41/01 (EP); C07C45/59 (EP); C07G1/00 (EP);
C08J11/28 (EP); C08L97/005 (EP); C08J2397/00 (EP);
Y02W30/62 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
C07C37/54, C07C39/08 (EP);
C07C41/01, C07C43/23 (EP);
C07C45/59, C07C47/565 (EP);
C07C45/59, C07C47/575 (EP);
C07C45/59, C07C47/58 (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 [2022/09]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR DEPOLYMERISATION VON PHENOLISCHEN POLYMEREN[2022/09]
English:METHOD OF DEPOLYMERISING PHENOLIC POLYMERS[2022/09]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉPOLYMÉRISATION DE POLYMÈRES PHÉNOLIQUES[2022/09]
Entry into regional phase24.11.2021National basic fee paid 
24.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
24.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/09]
24.11.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
17.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
26.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[IA]US2015041083  (YOSHIKAWA HAYATO [JP], et al) [I] 1,2,4-15 * paragraphs [0076] , [0077] , [0089] , [0090] * * example - * * paragraph [0149] * * paragraph [0111] * [A] 3;
 [AD]  - ZHUOHUA SUN ET AL, "Bright Side of Lignin Depolymerization: Toward New Platform Chemicals", CHEMICAL REVIEWS, US, (20180116), vol. 118, no. 2, doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00588, ISSN 0009-2665, pages 614 - 678, XP055709777 [AD] 3 * Chapter 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00588
 [A]  - LI HONG-LIANG ET AL, "Catalytic [alpha]-hydroxylation of ketones under CuBr2or HBr/DMSO sys", TETRAHEDRON, (20150402), vol. 71, no. 21, doi:10.1016/J.TET.2015.03.116, ISSN 0040-4020, pages 3247 - 3252, XP029220137 [A] 3 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.03.116
by applicant   - ChemSusChem., (20100000), vol. 3, pages 719 - 23
    - Chemical Reviews, (20180000), vol. 118, pages 614 - 78
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