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EP0808336 - AMORPHOUS COPOLYMERS OF TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE AND HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.05.2003
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.05.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.07.2003  [2003/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/30]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Former [1997/48]For all designated states
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MORGAN, Richard, Alan
4708 7th Avenue
Vienna, WV 26105-3014 / US
[1997/48]
Representative(s)Matthews, Derek Peter, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/04]Matthews, Derek Peter, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Former [1997/48]Freiherr von Wittgenstein, Arved, Dr., et al
Patentanwälte Abitz & Partner Postfach 86 01 09
81628 München / DE
Application number, filing date96905357.805.02.1996
[1997/48]
WO1996US01483
Priority number, dateUS1995038404206.02.1995         Original published format: US 384042
US1996059456731.01.1996         Original published format: US 594567
[1997/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9624625
Date:15.08.1996
Language:EN
[1996/37]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0808336
Date:26.11.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.08.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0808336
Date:24.07.2002
Language:EN
[2002/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.10.1996
ClassificationIPC:C08F214/26
[1997/48]
CPC:
C08F6/22 (EP); C08F214/26 (EP); C09D127/18 (EP)
C-Set:
C08F6/22, C08L27/18 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1997/48]
TitleGerman:AMORPHE TETRAFLUORETHYLEN-HEXAFLUOROPROPYLEN COPOLYMERE[1997/48]
English:AMORPHOUS COPOLYMERS OF TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE AND HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE[1997/48]
French:COPOLYMERES AMORPHES DE TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE ET D'HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE[1997/48]
Entry into regional phase11.08.1997National basic fee paid 
11.08.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
11.08.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.08.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
11.08.1997Examination requested  [1997/48]
22.10.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.05.2000Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
07.08.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.11.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
04.02.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.04.2002Fee for grant paid
23.04.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP00202843.9  / EP1050546
Opposition(s)25.04.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/29]
Request for further processing for:07.08.2000Request for further processing filed
07.08.2000Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
23.08.2000Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
24.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
15.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
13.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL24.07.2002
[2003/09]
Cited inInternational search[X]US4948852  (A. MOORE) [X] 1,2,4,11,12,17-22 * example 1; claim 1 *;
 [A]EP0073087  (E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS) [A] 1,2,5,11,12,17-22 * claims 1,13 *;
 [DX]WO9405712  (E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS) [DX] 1 * the whole document *;
 [AD]US3062793  (H. ELEUTERIO) [AD] 1-12;
 [A]US3132124  (M. COUTURE ET AL.) [A] 1;
 [A]  - G. MOGGI ET AL., "Copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene with chlorotrifluoroethene and with bromotrifluoroethene", JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE: POLYM. PHYS. ED., (1985), vol. 23, pages 1099 - 1108, XP002000781 [A] 1 * page 1104, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1985.180230602
Examination   - ASTM D 2116-91a
    - Encyclopedia of polymer Science and Technology, 1970, pages 654 to 670
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