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EP0876531 - RECYCLABLE FLOOR COVERING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.08.2002 Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	04.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states WPT Witex Polymertechnologie GmbH Charles-Lindbergh-Ring 1 32756 Detmold / DE
	[2001/35]
Former [1998/46]	For all designated states Witex AG Nord-West-Ring 21 32832 Augustdorf / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / RICHTER, Dieter Gördeler Strasse 18a D-33649 Bielefeld / DE
	[1998/46]
Representative(s)	Meinke, Dabringhaus und Partner GbR Postfach 10 46 45 44046 Dortmund / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1998/46]	Patentanwälte Meinke, Dabringhaus und Partner Westenhellweg 67 44137 Dortmund / DE
Application number, filing date	96934549.5	05.10.1996
	[1998/46]
	WO1996EP04335
Priority number, date	DE1995146881	15.12.1995 Original published format: DE 19546881
	[1998/46]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9722748
	Date:	26.06.1997
	Language:	DE
	[1997/27]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0876531
	Date:	11.11.1998
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.06.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/46]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0876531
	Date:	04.10.2001
	Language:	DE
	[2001/40]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	26.06.1997
Classification	IPC:	D06N3/14, C08G18/48, C08G18/40	[1998/46]
	CPC:	D06N3/14 (EP); C08G18/4018 (EP); C08G18/4812 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1998/46]
Title	German:	RECYCLINGFÄHIGER BODENBELAG	[1998/46]
	English:	RECYCLABLE FLOOR COVERING	[1998/46]
	French:	REVETEMENT DE SOL RECYCLABLE	[1998/46]
Entry into regional phase	02.05.1998	National basic fee paid
	02.05.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.05.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.06.1997	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	02.05.1998	Examination requested [1998/46]
	23.12.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.06.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.03.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.06.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.02.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	07.03.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.06.2001	Fee for grant paid
	01.06.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	05.07.2002	No opposition filed within time limit [2002/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	17.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	IE	04.10.2001
	IT	04.10.2001
	NL	04.10.2001
	LU	05.10.2001
	MC	05.10.2001
	DK	04.01.2002
	PT	04.01.2002
	SE	04.01.2002
	GR	05.01.2002
	ES	30.04.2002
	[2008/06]
Former [2005/01]	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	IE	04.10.2001
	NL	04.10.2001
	LU	05.10.2001
	MC	05.10.2001
	DK	04.01.2002
	PT	04.01.2002
	SE	04.01.2002
	GR	05.01.2002
	ES	30.04.2002
Former [2004/39]	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	IE	04.10.2001
	NL	04.10.2001
	LU	05.10.2001
	MC	05.10.2001
	DK	04.01.2002
	PT	04.01.2002
	SE	04.01.2002
	ES	30.04.2002
Former [2004/04]	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	IE	04.10.2001
	NL	04.10.2001
	MC	05.10.2001
	DK	04.01.2002
	PT	04.01.2002
	SE	04.01.2002
	ES	30.04.2002
Former [2003/46]	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	IE	04.10.2001
	NL	04.10.2001
	MC	05.10.2001
	DK	04.01.2002
	PT	04.01.2002
	SE	04.01.2002
Former [2003/09]	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	IE	04.10.2001
	NL	04.10.2001
	MC	05.10.2001
	PT	04.01.2002
	SE	04.01.2002
Former [2002/48]	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	IE	04.10.2001
	MC	05.10.2001
	PT	04.01.2002
	SE	04.01.2002
Former [2002/43]	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	MC	05.10.2001
	SE	04.01.2002
Former [2002/37]	FI	04.10.2001
	GB	04.10.2001
	SE	04.01.2002
Former [2002/33]	FI	04.10.2001
	SE	04.01.2002
Former [2002/27]	SE	04.01.2002
Cited in	International search	[A]US3499783 (NELSON FLOYD M, et al) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
		[A]GB1272069 (ICI LTD [GB]) [A] 1-12 * page 2, line 37 - line 86; example 1; claim 1 * * page 3, line 57 - line 94 *;
		[A]DE2446214 (ELASTOGRAN GMBH) [A] 1-12 * page 2, paragraph L - page 3, paragraph 1; example 4; claim 1 * * page 4, line 13 - paragraph 3 *;
		[A]DE3623789 (PELZER HELMUT [DE]) [A] 1-12* claims 1,3 *
	Examination	WO9514564

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