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EP0668298 - MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1995/34]	MALEIC COPOLYMER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF
	[1998/20]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 16.07.2004 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	13.11.2009	Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representative	published on 16.12.2009 [2009/51]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1-1, Koraibashi 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 541 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1995/34]	For all designated states NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1-1, Koraibashi, 4-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 541 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / YAMAGUCHI, Shigeru 2-1111-306, Shiromidai Himeji-shi, Hyogo 670 / JP
	02 / TSUBOI, Keishi 11-26, Midorigaoka Ookubo-cho, Akashi-shi, Hyogo 674 / JP
	03 / IRIE, Yoshio 3253-3, Fumatsu-cho Himeji-shi, Hyogo 679-21 / JP
	[1995/34]
Representative(s)	Ouzman, Beverley Nicola Claire Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2009/48]	Ouzman, Beverley Nicola Claire Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [1995/34]	Ouzman, Beverley Nicola Claire Murgitroyd and Company, 373 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8QA / GB
Application number, filing date	94921115.5	18.07.1994
	[1995/34]
	WO1994JP01180
Priority number, date	JP19930178946	20.07.1993 Original published format: JP 17894693
	JP19940049375	18.03.1994 Original published format: JP 4937594
	JP19940121578	02.06.1994 Original published format: JP 12157894
	[1995/34]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9503342
	Date:	02.02.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0668298
	Date:	23.08.1995
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.02.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1995/34]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0668298
	Date:	31.03.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/13]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	02.02.1995
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.10.1995
Classification	IPC:	C08F22/06, C11D3/37, D06L1/00, D06M15/263, C08F222/02	[1995/50]
	CPC:	C11D17/041 (EP,US); C02F1/56 (EP,US); C08F222/02 (EP,US); C09D17/004 (EP,US); C11D17/065 (EP,US); C11D3/3757 (EP,US); (+) D06L1/12 (EP,US); D06L4/12 (EP,US); D06M15/263 (EP,US); D06P1/5257 (EP,US); Y10S516/06 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1995/34]	C08F22/06, C11D3/37, D06L1/00, D06M15/263
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, NL [1995/34]
Title	German:	MALEINSÄURECOPOLYMER, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG UND DESSEN ANWENDUNG	[1998/20]
	English:	MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF	[1998/20]
	French:	COPOLYMERE D'ACIDE MALEIQUE, SON PROCEDE D'OBTENTION ET SON UTILISATION	[1998/20]
	Former [1995/34]	MALEINCOPOLYMER, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG UND DESSEN ANWENDUNG
	Former [1995/34]	MALEIC COPOLYMER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF
	Former [1995/34]	COPOLYMERE MALEIQUE, SON PROCEDE D'OBTENTION ET SON UTILISATION
Entry into regional phase	14.03.1995	Translation filed
	09.03.1995	National basic fee paid
	09.03.1995	Search fee paid
	09.03.1995	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.07.1995	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.07.1995	Examination requested [1995/37]
	11.12.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.04.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.04.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.10.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.11.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.03.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.05.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	28.07.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	01.10.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.01.1999	Fee for grant paid
	11.01.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP98113054.5 / EP0874008
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.1999 28.12.1999 ADMISSIBLE Rohm and Haas(UK) Ltd. European Patent Department, City Point One Ropemaker Street London, EC2Y 9HS / GB Opponent's representative Buckley, Guy Julian, et al, et al Patent Outsourcing Limited 1 King Street Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1DZ / GB
		02 23.12.1999 11.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative O'Connell, Maura, et al, et al FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 / IE
		03 24.12.1999 12.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE BASF Aktiengesellschaft -Patentabteilung - C6- Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38 D-67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/51]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.1999 28.12.1999 ADMISSIBLE Rohm and Haas(UK) Ltd. European Patent Department, City Point One Ropemaker Street London, EC2Y 9HS / GB Opponent's representative Buckley, Guy Julian, et al, et al Patent Outsourcing Limited 1 King Street Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1DZ / GB
		02 23.12.1999 11.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative O'Connell, Maura, et al, et al F. R. Kelly & Co., 27 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 / IE
		03 24.12.1999 12.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen -Patentabteilung - C6- Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38 D-67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
	Former [2004/26]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.1999 28.12.1999 ADMISSIBLE Rohm and Haas(UK) Ltd. European Patent Department, City Point One Ropemaker Street London, EC2Y 9HS / GB Opponent's representative Buckley, Guy Julian, et al, et al ROHM AND HAAS (UK) LTD. European Patent Department 28th Floor, City Point One Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9HS / GB
		02 23.12.1999 11.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative O'Connell, Maura, et al, et al F. R. Kelly & Co., 27 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 / IE
		03 24.12.1999 12.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen -Patentabteilung - C6- Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38 D-67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
	Former [2003/09]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.1999 28.12.1999 ADMISSIBLE ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 100 Independence Mall West PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106-2399 / US Opponent's representative Buckley, Guy Julian, et al, et al ROHM AND HAAS (UK) LTD. European Operations Patent Department Lennig House 2 Mason's Avenue Croydon CR9 3NB / GB
		02 23.12.1999 11.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative O'Connell, Maura, et al, et al F. R. Kelly & Co., 27 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 / IE
		03 24.12.1999 12.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen -Patentabteilung - C6- Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38 D-67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
	Former [2000/07]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.1999 28.12.1999 ADMISSIBLE ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 100 Independence Mall West PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106-2399 / US Opponent's representative Buckley, Guy Julian, et al, et al ROHM AND HAAS (UK) LTD. European Operations Patent Department Lennig House 2 Mason's Avenue Croydon CR9 3NB / GB
		02 23.12.1999 11.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative Peet, Jillian Wendy, et al, et al Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Limited, Whitley Road, Longbenton Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9TS / GB
		03 24.12.1999 12.01.2000 ADMISSIBLE BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen -Patentabteilung - C6- Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38 D-67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
	Former [2000/06]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.1999 28.12.1999 ADMISSIBLE ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 100 Independence Mall West PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106-2399 / US Opponent's representative Buckley, Guy Julian, et al, et al ROHM AND HAAS (UK) LTD. European Operations Patent Department Lennig House 2 Mason's Avenue Croydon CR9 3NB / GB
	15.02.2000	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	15.08.2000	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	28.09.2000	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
	06.04.2001	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	16.04.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	26.04.2002	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	26.04.2002	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	27.05.2004	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2004/36]
Appeal following opposition	25.06.2002	Appeal received No. T0658/02
	22.08.2002	Statement of grounds filed
	01.07.2003	Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [2003/27]
	30.10.2003	Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2003/44]
	27.05.2004	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	27.05.2004	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.07.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.05.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	NL	31.03.1999
	[1999/36]
Documents cited:	Search	[ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
	International search	[X]JPH03124711 (NIPPON CATALYTIC CHEM IND);
		[X]JPS59213714 (KAO CORP);
		[X]JPH02120399 (NAT STARCH CHEM CORP);
		[X]JPH051121 (TOSOH CORP)

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