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EP0842208 - 2,7-ARYL-9-SUBSTITUTED FLUORENES AND 9-SUBSTITUTED FLUORENE OLIGOMERS AND POLYMERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 17.07.2009 Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.07.2009	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 19.08.2009 [2009/34]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited 27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo / JP
	[2006/33]
Former [1998/21]	For all designated states THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 2030 Dow Center Midland, Michigan 48674 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / WOO, Edmund, P. 300 Mayfield Lane Midland, MI 48640 / US
	02 / INBASEKARAN, Michael 2614 Walden Woods Court Midland, MI 48640 / US
	03 / SHIANG, William, R. 4408 Francis Shores Sanford, MI 48657 / US
	04 / ROOF, Gordon, R. 1903 Eastlawn Drive B-8 Midland, MI 48642 / US
	[1998/21]
Representative(s)	Burford, Anthony Frederick, et al Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/21]	Burford, Anthony Frederick, et al W.H. Beck, Greener & Co. 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Application number, filing date	96928015.5	26.07.1996
	[1998/21]
	WO1996US12290
Priority number, date	US19950508942	28.07.1995 Original published format: US 508942
	US19950508943	28.07.1995 Original published format: US 508943
	[1998/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9705184
	Date:	13.02.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/08]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0842208
	Date:	20.05.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.02.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0842208
	Date:	17.05.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/20]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0842208
	Date:	19.08.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/34]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	13.02.1997
Classification	IPC:	C08G61/10, C07C25/00, C09K11/06	[1998/21]
	CPC:	C07C17/2637 (EP,US); H10K85/151 (EP,US); C07C17/266 (EP,US); C07C211/48 (EP,US); C07C25/22 (EP,US); C07C25/24 (EP,US); (+) C08G61/00 (EP,US); C08G61/02 (EP,US); C08G61/10 (EP,US); C09B69/105 (EP,US); C09B69/109 (EP,US); C09K11/06 (EP,US); H10K85/113 (EP,US); H10K85/115 (EP,US); H10K85/615 (EP,US); C07C2602/44 (EP,US); C07C2603/18 (EP,US); C09K2211/1408 (EP,US); C09K2211/1416 (EP,US); H10K2102/103 (EP,US); H10K30/00 (US); H10K50/11 (EP,US); H10K85/1135 (EP,US); H10K85/114 (EP,US); H10K85/146 (EP,US); H10K85/324 (EP,US); H10K85/631 (EP,US); H10K85/649 (EP,US); H10K85/6565 (EP,US); Y10S428/917 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	C07C17/2637, C07C25/24 (EP,US); C07C17/266, C07C25/22 (US,EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FI, FR, GB, NL, SE [1998/21]
Title	German:	2,7-ARYL-9-SUBSTITUIERTE FLUORENE UND 9-SUBSTITUIERTE FLUORENOLIGOMERE UND POLYMERE	[1998/21]
	English:	2,7-ARYL-9-SUBSTITUTED FLUORENES AND 9-SUBSTITUTED FLUORENE OLIGOMERS AND POLYMERS	[1998/21]
	French:	FLUORENES A SUBSTITUTION 2,7-ARYLE EN POSITION 9, OLIGOMERES ET POLYMERES DE FLUORENES SUBSTITUES EN POSITION 9	[1998/21]
Entry into regional phase	07.01.1998	National basic fee paid
	07.01.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.01.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.01.1997	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	07.01.1998	Examination requested [1998/21]
	29.05.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	10.03.1999	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	07.05.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.06.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	13.10.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	28.10.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.02.2000	Fee for grant paid
	04.02.2000	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2001 26.02.2001 ADMISSIBLE Merck KGaA Frankfurter Strasse 250 64293 Darmstadt / DE Opponent's representative Horstmann, Stefan, et al, et al Merk KGaA Patent Chemicals, Gebäude F 128 Postfach Darmstadt 64271 / DE
		02 19.02.2001 03.01.2002 WITHDRAWN CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Greenwich House, Madingley Rise Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE CB3 OHJ / GB Opponent's representative Slingsby, Philip Roy Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London, WC1N 2BF / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2007/23]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2001 26.02.2001 ADMISSIBLE Merck KGaA Frankfurter Strasse 250 64293 Darmstadt / DE Opponent's representative Horstmann, Stefan, et al, et al Merk KGaA Patent Chemicals, Gebäude F 128 Postfach Darmstadt 64271 / DE
		02 19.02.2001 03.01.2002 WITHDRAWN CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Greenwich House, Madingley Rise Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE CB3 OHJ / GB Opponent's representative Slingsby, Philip Roy Page White & Farrer 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
	Former [2006/37]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2001 26.02.2001 ADMISSIBLE Merck OLED Materials GmbH Industriepark Höchst F 821 65926 Frankfurt / DE Opponent's representative Horstmann, Stefan, et al, et al Merck Patent GmbH Patents Chemicals Frankfurter Str. 250 64293 Darmstadt / DE
		02 19.02.2001 03.01.2002 WITHDRAWN CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Greenwich House, Madingley Rise Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE CB3 OHJ / GB Opponent's representative Slingsby, Philip Roy Page White & Farrer 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
	Former [2004/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2001 26.02.2001 ADMISSIBLE Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH Patent- und Lizenzabteilung z.Hd. Herrn Dr. Klaus Dörr Indutriepark Höchst, K 801 65926 Frankfurt / DE Opponent's representative Dörr, Klaus, et al, et al Luderschmidt, Schüler & Patner Patentanwälte Industriepark Höchst, Gebäude F 801 65926 Frankfurt am Main / DE
		02 19.02.2001 03.01.2002 WITHDRAWN CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Greenwich House, Madingley Rise Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE CB3 OHJ / GB Opponent's representative Slingsby, Philip Roy Page White & Farrer 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
	Former [2002/21]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2001 26.02.2001 ADMISSIBLE Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH Patent- und Lizenzabteilung z.Hd. Herrn Dr. Klaus Dörr Indutriepark Höchst, K 801 65926 Frankfurt / DE
		02 19.02.2001 03.01.2002 WITHDRAWN CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Greenwich House, Madingley Rise Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE CB3 OHJ / GB Opponent's representative Slingsby, Philip Roy Page White & Farrer 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
	Former [2001/16]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2001 26.02.2001 ADMISSIBLE Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH Patent- und Lizenzabteilung z.Hd. Herrn Dr. Klaus Dörr Indutriepark Höchst, K 801 65926 Frankfurt / DE
		02 19.02.2001 01.03.2001 ADMISSIBLE CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Greenwich House, Madingley Rise Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE CB3 OHJ / GB Opponent's representative Slingsby, Philip Roy Page White & Farrer 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
	Former [2001/15]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.02.2001 26.02.2001 ADMISSIBLE Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH Patent- und Lizenzabteilung z.Hd. Herrn Dr. Klaus Dörr Indutriepark Höchst, K 801 65926 Frankfurt / DE
	29.03.2001	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	03.12.2001	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	18.12.2001	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M07)
	23.08.2002	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	20.11.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	18.12.2003	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	21.06.2007	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	13.05.2008	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	16.05.2008	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	22.12.2008	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	28.04.2009	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	13.07.2009	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	27.02.2004	Appeal received No. T0315/04
	28.04.2004	Statement of grounds filed
	21.06.2007	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	21.06.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	29.06.2007	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:	07.05.1999	Request for further processing filed
	06.05.1999	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	21.05.1999	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.01.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited in	International search	[A]EP0085185 (UNION CARBIDE CORP [US]);
		[A]EP0348717 (BAYER AG [DE]);
		[X]FR2702870 (THOMSON CSF [FR]) [X] 1 * page 4, line 30 - line 31; figure 2; claims 1,7 *
	by applicant	US3641115
		US4478270
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