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EP0880553 - INCREASING THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF POLYCONDENSATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.05.2001
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.05.2001No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.06.2001 [2001/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc.
Klybeckstrasse 141
4057 Basel / CH
[1998/49]
Inventor(s)01 / PFAENDNER, Rudolf
Sackgasse 3
D-64668 Rimbach / DE
02 / HOFFMANN, Kurt
Hans-Willmann-Strasse 1a
D-67157 Wachenheim / DE
03 / HERBST, Heinz
Kreuzberger Strasse 16
64646 Heppenheim / DE
[1998/49]
Application number, filing date97904376.704.02.1997
[1998/49]
WO1997EP00492
Priority number, dateCH1996000039315.02.1996         Original published format: CH 39396
[1998/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9730105
Date:21.08.1997
Language:EN
[1997/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0880553
Date:02.12.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.08.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0880553
Date:12.07.2000
Language:EN
[2000/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.08.1997
ClassificationIPC:C08G69/48, C08G73/06, C08G63/91, C08G64/42, C08G85/00, C08G59/40, C08L63/00, C08G59/42
[1998/49]
CPC:
C08L63/00 (EP,US); C08G59/4014 (EP,US); C08G59/4276 (EP,US);
C08G63/916 (EP,US); C08G64/42 (EP,US); C08G69/48 (EP,US);
C08G73/0655 (EP,US); C08G85/00 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C08L63/00, C08L2666/14 (US,EP);
C08L63/00, C08L2666/18 (US,EP);
C08L63/00, C08L77/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1998/49]
TitleGerman:VERGRÖSSERUNG DES MOLEKULARGEWICHTS VON POLYKONDENSATEN[2000/28]
English:INCREASING THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF POLYCONDENSATES[1998/49]
French:AUGMENTATION DU POIDS MOLECULAIRE DE POLYCONDENSATS[1998/49]
Former [1998/49]VERGRÖSSEREUNG DES MOLEKULARGEWICHTS VON POLYCONDENSATEN
Entry into regional phase14.07.1998National basic fee paid 
14.07.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
14.07.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.08.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.07.1998Examination requested  [1998/49]
15.12.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.05.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.10.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
21.01.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.03.2000Fee for grant paid
20.03.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.04.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
24.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0386358  (SOMAR CORP [JP]);
 [A]US5403896  (KHANNA YASH P [US], et al);
 [A]WO9535343  (CIBA GEIGY AG [CH], et al);
 [A]WO9324566  (ALLIED SIGNAL INC [US]);
 [A]JPS646019  ;
 [DA]EP0604367  (CIBA GEIGY AG [CH]);
 [A]EP0628588  (CIBA GEIGY AG [CH]);
 [PAD]US5496920  (PFAENDNER RUDOLF [DE], et al)
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 89, no. 07, Database accession no. 89-050153, XP002034690 & JPS646019 A 19890110 (TORAY IND INC) [A] * abstract *
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