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EP0750936 - Permselective membranes and methods for their production [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  09.08.2019
Database last updated on 23.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.08.2019Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 11.09.2019  [2019/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
2-1, Nihonbashi Muromachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8666 / JP
[2019/37]
Former [2002/35]For all designated states
TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
2-1, Nihonbashi Muromachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8666 / JP
Former [1997/01]For all designated states
TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
2-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kozawa, Hidetoshi, @Cosmos Higashiyama 605
Tokiwa-cho 465
Shibutani-agaru, Higashiohji
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, 605 / JP
02 / Itagaki, Ichiro
Hatori 3-1-8 S604, Fujisawa-shi
Kanagawa-ken 251 / JP
03 / Nishikawa, Kenji
Wakabadai 6-44
Otsu-shi
Shiga-ken, 520 / JP
04 / Tanaka, Kazumi
Wakabadai 5-53
Otsu-shi
Shiga-ken, 520 / JP
 [2019/37]
Former [1997/01]01 / Kozawa, Hidetoshi, Cosmos Higashiyama 605
Tokiwa-cho 465, Shibutani-agaru, Higashiohji
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, 605 / JP
02 / Itagaki, Ichiro
Hatori 3-1-8 S604, Fujisawa-shi
Kanagawa-ken 251 / JP
03 / Nishikawa, Kenji
Wakabadai 6-44, Otsu-shi
Shiga-ken, 520 / JP
04 / Tanaka, Kazumi
Wakabadai 5-53, Otsu-shi
Shiga-ken, 520 / JP
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/37]Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Former [2007/27]Webster, Jeremy Mark, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway London
WC2B 6HP / GB
Former [1997/01]Coleiro, Raymond, et al
MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date96304795.628.06.1996
[1997/01]
Priority number, dateJP1995016646130.06.1995         Original published format: JP 16646195
[1997/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0750936
Date:02.01.1997
Language:EN
[1997/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0750936
Date:28.08.2002
Language:EN
[2002/35]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0750936
Date:11.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.10.1996
ClassificationIPC:B01D67/00, B01D71/68, B01D69/08, A61M1/16
[1997/01]
CPC:
B01D71/68 (EP,KR); A61M1/16 (KR); B01D67/00111 (EP,KR,US);
B01D69/08 (KR); B01D71/441 (KR); B01D2323/12 (EP,KR);
B01D2323/219 (KR); B01D2325/20 (KR); B01D2325/34 (EP,KR,US);
B01D2325/36 (EP,KR); B01D2325/38 (EP,KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2019/37]
Former [2002/19]DE,  ES,  FR,  GB,  IT 
Former [1997/01]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Permselektive Membranen und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung[1997/01]
English:Permselective membranes and methods for their production[1997/01]
French:Membranes permsélectives et leurs procédés de fabrication[1997/01]
Examination procedure23.05.1997Examination requested  [1997/30]
04.08.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.02.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.04.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.08.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.01.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.04.2002Fee for grant paid
15.04.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  27.05.2003  07.07.2003  ADMISSIBLE
Fresenius Medical Care AG
Frankfurter Strasse 6-8
66606 St. Wendel / DE
Opponent's representative
Ricker, Mathias
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Zweibrückenstraße 5-7
80331 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2011/50]
Opponent(s)01  27.05.2003  07.07.2003  ADMISSIBLE
Fresenius Medical Care AG
Frankfurter Strasse 6-8
66606 St. Wendel / DE
Opponent's representative
Ricker, Mathias
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7
80331 München / DE
Former [2003/30]
Opponent(s)01  27.05.2003   
Fresenius Medical Care AG
Frankfurter Strasse 6-8
66606 St. Wendel / DE
Opponent's representative
Luderschmidt, Wolfgang, Dr. Dipl.-Chem.
Luderschmidt, Schüler & Partner GbR, Postfach 3929
65029 Wiesbaden / DE
10.07.2003Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
14.01.2004Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
27.01.2005Date of oral proceedings
21.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
21.02.2005Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
02.03.2005Reply to a communication from the opposition division
08.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M10)
18.01.2012Reply to a communication from the opposition division
08.05.2013Date of oral proceedings
09.09.2013Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
09.09.2013Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
13.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
03.10.2018Reply to a communication from the opposition division
08.01.2019Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
18.01.2019Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
10.05.2019Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
02.08.2019Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition12.11.2013Appeal received No.  T2348/13
20.01.2014Statement of grounds filed
18.11.2016Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
07.07.2005Appeal received No.  T0867/05
12.10.2005Statement of grounds filed
15.10.2009Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
27.07.2005Appeal received No.  T0867/05
10.10.2005Statement of grounds filed
15.10.2009Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
15.10.2009Date of oral proceedings
30.10.2009Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
18.11.2016Date of oral proceedings
30.11.2016Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
22.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
23.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
22.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB27.06.2016
ES29.06.2016
[2016/50]
Former [2016/34]GB27.06.2016
Documents cited:Search[Y]JPH04338224  ;
 [A]JPH06296686  ;
 [A]JPH04338224  ;
 [A]EP0082433  (HOECHST AG [DE]);
 [Y]EP0168783  (FRESENIUS AG [DE]);
 [D]JPH0218695  (NOHMI BOSAI LTD);
 [A]EP0509663  (TORAY INDUSTRIES [JP]);
 [A]EP0550798  (KAWASUMI LAB INC [JP], et al);
OppositionJPS6397205
 WO9218224
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