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EP0528930 - USE OF SUBSTITUTED PHENOLS TO IMPROVE THE LIGHT FASTNESS OF MAGENTA IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1993/09]PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL COMPRISING A MAGENTA DYE IMAGE FORMING COUPLER COMBINATION
[1996/40]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  22.09.2000
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2008Change - representativepublished on 23.07.2008  [2008/30]
Applicant(s)For:GB 
KODAK LIMITED
Headstone Drive Harrow
Middlesex HA1 4TY / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/19]For:GB 
KODAK LIMITED
Headstone Drive
Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4TY / GB
Former [1993/09]For:GB 
KODAK LIMITED
Headstone Drive
Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4TY / GB
For:AT  BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FR  GR  IT  LI  LU  NL  SE 
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
343 State Street
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 / US
Inventor(s)01 / STANLEY, Paul, Louis 69 Archery Close
Wealdstone
Middx. HA3 7RX / GB
02 / WATTS, Christina, Mary 18 Hutton Gardens
Harrow Weald
Middx. HA3 6RA / GB
[1993/09]
Representative(s)Haile, Helen Cynthia, et al
Kodak Limited
Patent Department (W160-G)
Headstone Drive
Harrow, Middlesex
HA1 4TY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]Haile, Helen Cynthia, et al
Kodak Limited Patent Department (W160-G) Headstone Drive Harrow Middlesex
HA1 4TY / GB
Former [1993/09]Haile, Helen Cynthia, et al
Kodak Limited Patent Department Headstone Drive
Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4TY / GB
Application number, filing date91909605.711.05.1991
[1993/09]
WO1991EP00897
Priority number, dateGB1990001096616.05.1990         Original published format: GB 9010966
[1993/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9118323
Date:28.11.1991
Language:EN
[1991/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0528930
Date:03.03.1993
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.11.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1993/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0528930
Date:02.10.1996
Language:EN
[1996/40]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0528930
Date:08.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.11.1991
ClassificationIPC:G03C7/30, G03C7/384, G03C7/392, G03C7/388
[1993/09]
CPC:
G03C7/3012 (EP,US); G03C7/384 (EP,US); G03C7/3885 (EP,US);
G03C7/39216 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesGB [1996/18]
Former [1993/09]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IT,  LI,  LU,  NL,  SE 
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG SUBSTITUIERTER PHENOLE ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER LICHTECHTHEIT VON MAGENTAFARBSTOFFBILDERN[1996/40]
English:USE OF SUBSTITUTED PHENOLS TO IMPROVE THE LIGHT FASTNESS OF MAGENTA IMAGES[1996/40]
French:UTILISATION DE PHENOLS SUBSTITUES POUR UNE STABILITE ACCRUE D'IMAGES A COLORANT MAGENTA ENVERS LA LUMIERE[1996/40]
Former [1993/09]PHOTOGRAPHISCHES MATERIAL DAS EINE ZUSAMMENSETZUNG MIT EINEM MAGENTAFARBSTOFFBILDENDEN KUPPLER ENTHÄLT
Former [1993/09]PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL COMPRISING A MAGENTA DYE IMAGE FORMING COUPLER COMBINATION
Former [1993/09]MATIERE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE COMPRENANT UNE COMBINAISON D'ACCOUPLEMENT DE FORMATION D'IMAGE A COLORANT MAGENTA
Entry into regional phase13.11.1992National basic fee paid 
13.11.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
13.11.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.11.1991Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
13.11.1992Examination requested  [1993/09]
12.05.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.11.1993Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.03.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.09.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.10.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.05.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.11.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.03.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.1996Fee for grant paid
05.06.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  02.05.1997    ADMISSIBLE
Agfa-Gevaert AG
-Patentabteilung- Postfach
D-51368 Leverkusen / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1997/26]
Opponent(s)01  02.05.1997    ADMISSIBLE
Agfa-Gevaert AG
-Patentabteilung- Postfach
D-51368 Leverkusen / DE
07.08.1997Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
11.02.1998Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.02.1998Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
11.03.1998Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
07.04.1998Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
07.07.1998Reply to a communication from the opposition division
08.03.1999Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
13.07.1999Reply to a communication from the opposition division
29.10.1999Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
24.02.2000Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
05.03.2000Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
09.06.2000Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
28.08.2000Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.04.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
24.04.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
06.05.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]GB2039068  (KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND);
 [X]EP0176845  (AGFA GEVAERT AG [DE]);
 [X]EP0257451  (AGFA GEVAERT AG [DE]);
 [X]EP0320776  (AGFA GEVAERT AG [DE]);
 [A]EP0348135  (EASTMAN KODAK CO [US], et al)
OppositionJPH0242437
 US4994359
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