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EP0215565 - Dispersing agents [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 18.12.1998 Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	23.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 26.12.2007 [2007/52]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Limited P.O. Box 38, Low Moor Bradford West Yorkshire BD12 0JZ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1987/13]	For all designated states ALLIED COLLOIDS LIMITED P.O. Box 38, Low Moor Bradford, West Yorkshire BD12 0JZ / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Hawe, Malcolm 3 Broombank Birkby Huddersfield West Yorkshire / GB
	02 / Farrar, David 13 Greenfield Lane Idle Bradford West Yorkshire / GB
	[1987/13]
Representative(s)	Lawrence, Peter Robin Broughton, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1987/13]	Lawrence, Peter Robin Broughton, et al GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date	86306078.6	06.08.1986
	[1987/13]
Priority number, date	GB19850020218	12.08.1985 Original published format: GB 8520218
	GB19860003650	14.02.1986 Original published format: GB 8603650
	[1987/13]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0215565
	Date:	25.03.1987
	Language:	EN
	[1987/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0215565
	Date:	24.07.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/30]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.01.1987
Classification	IPC:	C08F246/00, C08F220/28, C08F216/14	[1987/13]
	CPC:	C08J3/03 (EP,US); C08F2/32 (EP,US); C08F246/00 (EP,US); C08J3/09 (EP,US); C09K8/24 (EP,US); C08J2300/10 (EP,US); (+) C08J2300/14 (EP,US); Y10S516/01 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [1987/13]
Title	German:	Dispergiermittel	[1987/13]
	English:	Dispersing agents	[1987/13]
	French:	Agents dispersants	[1987/13]
Examination procedure	02.07.1987	Examination requested [1987/36]
	14.11.1988	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
	23.06.1989	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.11.1989	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.03.1990	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.09.1990	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	24.01.1991	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.04.1991	Fee for grant paid
	10.04.1991	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 09.04.1992 13.05.1992 ADMISSIBLE Röhm GmbH Kirschenallee 64293 Darmstadt / DE
		02 24.04.1992 13.05.1992 ADMISSIBLE S.N.F. S.A. 41, Rue Jean-Huss F-42000 Saint-Etienne / FR Opponent's representative Maiwald, Walter, et al, et al Maiwald GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1994/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.04.1992 13.05.1992 ADMISSIBLE Röhm GmbH Kirschenallee D-64293 Darmstadt / DE
		02 24.04.1992 13.05.1992 ADMISSIBLE SNF 41, Rue Jean-Huss F-42028 Saint-Etienne Cedex 1 / FR Opponent's representative Maiwald, Walter, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al, et al Maiwald & Partner, Poccistrasse 11 D-80336 München / DE
	Former [1992/25]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.04.1992 Röhm GmbH Kirschenallee D-64293 Darmstadt / DE
		02 24.04.1992 SNF 41, Rue Jean-Huss F-42028 Saint-Etienne Cedex 1 / FR Opponent's representative Strasse, Vonnemann & Partner, et al, et al Balanstrasse 55 D-81541 München / DE
	Former [1992/23]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.04.1992 ADMISSIBLE Röhm GmbH Kirschenallee D-64293 Darmstadt / DE
	01.06.1992	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	04.12.1992	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	26.01.1994	Date of oral proceedings
	11.02.1994	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	11.02.1994	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	19.04.1994	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	04.05.1994	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.12.1997	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	04.09.1998	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	14.09.1998	Legal effect of revocation of patent [1999/05]
Appeal following opposition	06.05.1994	Appeal received No. T0398/94
	01.09.1994	Statement of grounds filed
	24.10.1997	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.08.1988	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.08.1989	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.08.1990	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	24.07.1991
	NL	24.07.1991
	SE	24.07.1991
	GB	06.08.1997
	BE	31.08.1997
	FR	30.04.1998
	DE	01.05.1998
	[1999/42]
Former [1998/52]	NL	24.07.1991
	SE	24.07.1991
	GB	06.08.1997
	BE	31.08.1997
	FR	30.04.1998
	DE	01.05.1998
Former [1998/46]	NL	24.07.1991
	SE	24.07.1991
	GB	06.08.1997
	BE	31.08.1997
	DE	01.05.1998
Former [1998/41]	NL	24.07.1991
	SE	24.07.1991
	GB	06.08.1997
	DE	01.05.1998
Former [1998/30]	NL	24.07.1991
	SE	24.07.1991
	GB	06.08.1997
Former [1992/10]	NL	24.07.1991
	SE	24.07.1991
Former [1992/09]	NL	24.07.1991
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4384096 (SONNABEND LAWRENCE F);
		[X]EP0003235 (BASF AG [DE])
	Examination	JP58074552
		EP0147745
		EP0048094
		GB1273552
		- Chemical Abstracts, vol. 18, no. 99:145063b & JP-A-58074552, & JP58074552 A 00000000

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