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EP0345151 - Method for production of hollow fiber membrane [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 18.08.2000 Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha No. 44-1, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1989/49]	For all designated states TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA No. 44-1, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Sasaki, Masatomi c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2656-1, Ohbuchi Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
	02 / Kashiwagi, Nobuyoshi c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2656-1, Ohbuchi Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
	03 / Sakakibara, Hiroki c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2656-1, Ohbuchi Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
	04 / Saruhashi, Makoto c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2656-1, Ohbuchi Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
	[1993/35]
Former [1989/49]	01 / Sasaki, Masatomi c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2656-1, Ohbuchi Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
	02 / Kashiwagi, Nobuyooshi c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2656-1, Ohbuchi Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
	03 / Sakakibara, Hiroki c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2656-1, Ohbuchi Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
	04 / Saruhashi, Makoto c/o TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2656-1, Ohbuchi Fuji-shi Shizuoka-ken / JP
Representative(s)	Gillard, Marie-Louise, et al Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
	[N/P]
Former [1989/49]	Gillard, Marie-Louise, et al Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université F-75340 Paris Cédex 07 / FR
Application number, filing date	89401480.2	30.05.1989
	[1989/49]
Priority number, date	JP19880130401	30.05.1988 Original published format: JP 13040188
	JP19890122838	18.05.1989 Original published format: JP 12283889
	[1989/49]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0345151
	Date:	06.12.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/49]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0345151
	Date:	04.04.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/14]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0345151
	Date:	01.09.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/35]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0345151
	Date:	04.10.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/40]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.02.1990
Classification	IPC:	B01D69/08, B01D69/00, D01D5/24	[1993/35]
	CPC:	D01D5/24 (EP,KR,US); B01D69/08 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1989/49]	B01D13/00, D01D5/24
Designated contracting states	BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [1989/49]
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Hohlfasermembran	[1989/49]
	English:	Method for production of hollow fiber membrane	[1989/49]
	French:	Procédé de fabrication d'une membrane sous forme de fibre creuse	[1989/49]
Examination procedure	02.06.1989	Examination requested [1989/49]
	05.03.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.09.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.11.1992	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	04.03.1993	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.06.1993	Fee for grant paid
	14.06.1993	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 01.06.1994 25.07.1994 ADMISSIBLE Baxter Healthcare Corporation 1620 Waukegan Road, MPR-A2S McGaw Park Illinois 60085-6730 / US Opponent's representative Manitz, Gerhart Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR Postfach 31 02 20 80102 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2000/04]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.06.1994 25.07.1994 ADMISSIBLE BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 1620 Waukegan Road, MPR-A2S McGaw Park Illinois 60085-6730 / US Opponent's representative Manitz, Gerhart, Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Manitz, Finsterwald & Rotermund Patentanwälte Postfach 22 16 11 D-80506 München / DE
	Former [1994/31]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.06.1994 25.07.1994 ADMISSIBLE BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 1620 Waukegan Road, MPR-A2S McGaw Park Illinois 60085-6730 / US Opponent's representative Manitz, Gerhart, Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Manitz, Finsterwald & Rotermund Patentanwälte Postfach 22 16 11 D-80506 München / DE
	Former [1994/30]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.06.1994 25.07.1994 ADMISSIBLE BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 1620 Waukegan Road, MPR-A2S McGaw Park Illinois 60085-6730 / US Opponent's representative Manitz, Gerhart, Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Manitz, Finsterwald & Rotermund Patentanwälte Postfach 22 16 11 D-80506 München / DE
		02 01.06.1994 ADMISSIBLE BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 1620 Waukegan Road, MPR-A2S McGaw Park Illinois 60085-6730 / US Opponent's representative Manitz, Gerhart, Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Manitz, Finsterwald & Rotermund Patentanwälte Postfach 22 16 11 D-80506 München / DE
	28.07.1994	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	01.02.1995	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	02.06.1995	Date of oral proceedings
	19.06.1995	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	19.06.1995	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	07.06.1999	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	05.08.1999	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	24.08.1999	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	26.10.1999	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	18.01.2000	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	28.01.2000	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	05.05.2000	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	31.07.2000	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	25.08.1995	Appeal received No. T0726/95
	27.10.1995	Statement of grounds filed
	17.02.1999	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	17.02.1999	Date of oral proceedings
	24.02.1999	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.05.1991	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.05.1992	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.05.1993	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4329383 (JOH YASUSHI);
		[A]FR2566003 (INST NAT RECH CHIMIQUE [FR]);
		[A]FR2396104 (NIPPON ZEON CO [JP]);
		[A]FR2337212 (NIPPON ZEON CO [JP])
	Examination	US4329383
	Opposition	WO8806476
		EP0155534
		EP0172437
		- Römpps Chemie-Lexikon, 8th edition. 1979, Vol 1,A-Cl. p. 628, "Celluloseether"

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