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EP0938283 - DENTAL COMPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.11.2003
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.11.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.01.2004  [2004/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DENTSPLY International Inc.
570 West College Avenue P.O. Box 872
York, PA 17405-0872 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/35]For all designated states
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
570 West College Avenue, P.O. Box 872
York, PA 17405-0872 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LU, Kewang
696 Independence Boulevard
Dover, DE 19901 / US
02 / HAMMESFAHR, Paul, D.
605 Quail Run
Wyoming, DE 19934 / US
[1999/35]
Representative(s)Hartz, Nikolai, et al
Wächtershäuser & Hartz
Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Weinstrasse 8
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/35]Hartz, Nikolai F., Dr., et al
Wächtershäuser & Hartz, Patentanwälte, Tal 29
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date97912821.221.10.1997
[1999/35]
WO1997US18966
Priority number, dateUS1996074201901.11.1996         Original published format: US 742019
[1999/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9819650
Date:14.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0938283
Date:01.09.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0938283
Date:15.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.05.1998
ClassificationIPC:A61K6/083
[1999/35]
CPC:
A61K6/20 (EP,US); A61K6/889 (EP,US); A61K6/30 (EP,US)
C-Set:
A61K6/20, C08L33/00 (US,EP);
A61K6/30, C08L33/00 (US,EP);
A61K6/889, C08L33/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI [1999/35]
TitleGerman:ZAHNÄRZTLICHE ZUSAMMENSETZUNG, SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN[1999/35]
English:DENTAL COMPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD[1999/35]
French:FORMULE ET PROCEDE POUR COMPOSITION DENTAIRE[1999/35]
Entry into regional phase31.05.1999National basic fee paid 
31.05.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
31.05.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.04.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
31.05.1999Examination requested  [1999/35]
14.12.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.06.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
05.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2002Date of oral proceedings
29.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.07.2002Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
07.11.2002Fee for grant paid
07.11.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.10.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
19.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
18.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
23.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP0325266  (ESPE STIFTUNG [DE]) [Y] 10,11,33,34 * page 3, line 15 - line 21 *;
 [XY]US5154762  (MITRA SUMITA B [US], et al) [X] 1-6,9 * column 2, line 5 - line 52 * * column 3, line 14 - column 4, line 16 * * column 4, line 54 - column 6, line 12 * [Y] 7,8,10,11,22-32,35,42-50;
 [A]US5204383  (MANABE ATSUFUMI [US], et al) [A] 1* column 7, line 65 - column 8, line 41 *;
 [Y]EP0554890  (DENTSPLY INT INC [US]) [Y] 7,8,43,44 * page 4, line 54 - page 5, line 32 *;
 [YD]US5338773  (LU KEWANG [US], et al) [YD] 22-35,42,44-50 * column 7, line 47 - column 8, line 31 * * column 11, line 33 - column 13, line 13 * * examples 7-9; table 2 *;
 [XPY]WO9729732  (DENTSPLY INT INC [US]) [XP] 1-6,9 * examples 1-11,32-39; table - * [Y] 7,8,10,11,22-35,42-50
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