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EP0873242 - PROCESS FOR PREPARING A LAMINATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.12.2002 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	21.03.2003	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GR	published on 07.05.2003 [2003/19]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 2030 Dow Center Midland, Michigan 48674 / US
	[1998/44]
Inventor(s)	01 / MCLENNAGHAN, Allan, W. Vechtstraat 15 NL-4536 GN Terneuzen / NL
	02 / VAN DE CALSEIJDE, Lodewijk, B., M. D.S. Raamshof 55 NL-4542 AZ Hoek / NL
	03 / BATISTINI, Antonio c/o M Rinderer, Dow Europe S.A., PO Box CH-8810 Horgen / CH
	[1999/10]
Former [1998/44]	01 / MCLENNAGHAN, Allan, W. Vechtstraat 15 NL-4536 GN Terneuzen / NL
	02 / VAN DE CALSEIJDE, Lodewijk, B., M. D.S. Raamshof 55 NL-4542 AZ Hoek / NL
	03 / BATISTINI, Antonio Schuergistrasse 67 CH-8051 Zuerich / CH
Representative(s)	Raynor, John, et al Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/44]	Raynor, John, et al W.H. Beck, Greener & Co 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Application number, filing date	96944886.9	18.12.1996
	[1998/44]
	WO1996US20269
Priority number, date	US19950576716	21.12.1995 Original published format: US 576716
	[1998/44]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9722471
	Date:	26.06.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/27]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0873242
	Date:	28.10.1998
	Language:	EN
	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.
	[1998/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0873242
	Date:	20.02.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/08]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	26.06.1997
Classification	IPC:	B32B7/12, B29C45/14, C09J151/06	[1998/44]
	CPC:	B29C45/14311 (EP); B32B7/12 (EP,KR,US); B32B27/08 (US); B29C45/14 (KR); B32B25/08 (US); B32B27/12 (US); (+) B32B27/32 (US); B32B37/0038 (EP); B32B9/02 (US); B32B9/045 (US); C09J151/06 (EP); B29K2715/006 (EP); B32B2323/04 (US); B32B2323/10 (US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, PT, SE [1998/44]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES LAMINATES	[1998/44]
	English:	PROCESS FOR PREPARING A LAMINATE	[1998/44]
	French:	PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN LAMINE	[1998/44]
Entry into regional phase	21.07.1998	National basic fee paid
	21.07.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.07.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.07.1997	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	21.07.1998	Examination requested [1998/44]
	18.05.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	14.08.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.10.2001	Fee for grant paid
	09.10.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	21.11.2002	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.08.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.09.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.09.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.02.2002
	BE	20.02.2002
	CH	20.02.2002
	FI	20.02.2002
	GR	20.02.2002
	LI	20.02.2002
	PT	20.05.2002
	SE	20.05.2002
	[2003/19]
Former [2003/09]	AT	20.02.2002
	BE	20.02.2002
	CH	20.02.2002
	FI	20.02.2002
	LI	20.02.2002
	PT	20.05.2002
	SE	20.05.2002
Former [2003/06]	BE	20.02.2002
	CH	20.02.2002
	FI	20.02.2002
	LI	20.02.2002
	PT	20.05.2002
	SE	20.05.2002
Former [2003/01]	CH	20.02.2002
	FI	20.02.2002
	LI	20.02.2002
	SE	20.05.2002
Former [2002/49]	FI	20.02.2002
	SE	20.05.2002
Former [2002/37]	SE	20.05.2002

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