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EP0938538 - METHOD FOR CUTTING OR ABRASIVE WORKING OF METAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/35]	COMPOSITION FOR CUTTING OR ABRASIVE WORKING OF METAL
	[2003/27]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.12.2004 Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	06.11.2009	Change - representative	published on 09.12.2009 [2009/50]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1999/35]	For all designated states MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MILBRATH, Dean, S. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	02 / GRENFELL, Mark, W. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	03 / KRUEGER, Daniel, D. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	04 / FLYNN, Richard, M. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	05 / BEHR, Frederick, E. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	[1999/35]
Representative(s)	Voortmans, Gilbert J.L. 3M Belgium B.V.B.A./S.P.R.L. Hermeslaan 7 1831 Diegem / BE
	[N/P]
Former [2009/50]	Voortmans, Gilbert J.L. 3M Europe S.A./N.V. OIPC Hermeslaan 7 1831 Diegem / BE
Former [1999/35]	Voortmans, Gilbert J.L. 3M Europe S.A., Hermeslaan 7 1831 Diegem / BE
Application number, filing date	97938184.5	12.08.1997
	[1999/35]
	WO1997US13979
Priority number, date	US19960715207	17.09.1996 Original published format: US 715207
	[1999/35]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9812287
	Date:	26.03.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/12]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0938538
	Date:	01.09.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.03.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/35]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0938538
	Date:	18.02.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/08]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	26.03.1998
Classification	IPC:	C10M105/54, // C10N40/22	[1999/35]
	CPC:	C10M169/041 (EP,US); C10M105/54 (EP,KR,US); C10M127/02 (EP,US); C10M127/04 (EP,US); C10M129/70 (EP,US); C10M129/76 (EP,US); (+) C10M131/04 (EP,US); C10M131/10 (EP,US); C10M133/06 (EP,US); C10M133/10 (EP,US); C10M133/44 (EP,US); C10M133/50 (EP,US); C10M135/24 (EP,US); C10M135/26 (EP,US); C10M137/02 (EP,US); C10M137/04 (EP,US); C10M145/28 (EP,US); C10M145/38 (EP,US); C10M147/02 (EP,US); C10M147/04 (EP,US); C10M169/04 (EP,US); C10M2203/02 (EP,US); C10M2203/022 (EP,US); C10M2203/024 (EP,US); C10M2203/04 (EP,US); C10M2203/06 (EP,US); C10M2207/021 (EP,US); C10M2207/281 (EP,US); C10M2207/282 (EP,US); C10M2207/283 (EP,US); C10M2207/284 (EP,US); C10M2207/286 (EP,US); C10M2207/287 (EP,US); C10M2207/288 (EP,US); C10M2207/289 (EP,US); C10M2209/103 (EP,US); C10M2209/104 (EP,US); C10M2209/109 (EP,US); C10M2211/022 (EP,US); C10M2211/0406 (EP,US); C10M2211/042 (EP,US); C10M2211/0425 (EP,US); C10M2211/0445 (EP,US); C10M2211/06 (EP,US); C10M2213/00 (EP,US); C10M2213/02 (EP,US); C10M2213/04 (EP,US); C10M2213/06 (EP,US); C10M2213/062 (EP,US); C10M2215/04 (EP,US); C10M2215/044 (EP,US); C10M2215/22 (EP,US); C10M2215/221 (EP,US); C10M2215/223 (EP,US); C10M2215/225 (EP,US); C10M2215/226 (EP,US); C10M2215/26 (EP,US); C10M2215/30 (EP,US); C10M2219/084 (EP,US); C10M2219/085 (EP,US); C10M2223/02 (EP,US); C10M2223/04 (EP,US); C10M2223/041 (EP,US); C10M2223/042 (EP,US); C10M2223/049 (EP,US); C10M2223/10 (EP,US); C10N2040/22 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL [1999/35]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUM SCHNEIDEN ODER ZUR SCHLEIFBEARBEITUNG VON METALL	[2003/27]
	English:	METHOD FOR CUTTING OR ABRASIVE WORKING OF METAL	[2003/27]
	French:	METHODE DE DECOUPAGE OU A L'USINAGE PAR ABRASION DE METAUX	[2003/27]
	Former [1999/35]	ZUSAMMENSETZUNG ZUM SCHNEIDEN ODER ZUR SCHLEIFBEARBEITUNG VON METALL
	Former [1999/35]	COMPOSITION FOR CUTTING OR ABRASIVE WORKING OF METAL
	Former [1999/35]	COMPOSITION SERVANT AU DECOUPAGE OU A L'USINAGE PAR ABRASION DE METAUX
Entry into regional phase	12.02.1999	National basic fee paid
	12.02.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.02.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.04.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	12.02.1999	Examination requested [1999/35]
	25.01.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.07.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.08.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.11.2003	Fee for grant paid
	21.11.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	19.11.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/06]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.07.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	12.08.2004
	BE	31.08.2004
	CH	31.08.2004
	LI	31.08.2004
	[2005/51]
Former [2005/46]	GB	12.08.2004
	CH	31.08.2004
	LI	31.08.2004
Former [2005/25]	CH	31.08.2004
	LI	31.08.2004
Cited in	International search	[XDA]WO9622356 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [XD] 1,3,4,6,8 * page 33, line 10 - page 39, line 10; examples 1-38; claims 2-10 * * page 41, lines 1-21; tables 1,2 * [A] 2;
		[XA]US5547593 (SANECHIKA KENICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,4,6,8 * column 46, line 66 - column 50, line 47; examples 1-20,37-42 * * examples 74-78,82 * [A] 2;
		[X]WO9324586 (DU PONT [US]) [X] 1,3,4,8 * page 3, line 25 - page 7, line 21 * * page 95, lines 25-29 *;
		[XD]US5476974 (MOORE GEORGE G I [US], et al) [XD] 1,3 * column 14, lines 37-45; table A *;
		[XD]EP0565118 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [XD] 1,3,4,6,8 * examples 8-22,25,26; claim 12 *
	Examination	WO9735673

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