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EP0925334 - AQUEOUS ELECTROPHORETIC ENAMELS, THEIR USE IN PROCESSES FOR COATING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES, AND THE USE OF SILVER IONS AND/OR ELEMENTAL SILVER IN AQUEOUS ELECTROPHORETIC ENAMELS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 14.12.2007 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	27.06.2008	Change - applicant	published on 30.07.2008 [2008/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BASF Coatings AG Glasuritstrasse 1 48165 Münster / DE
	[2008/31]
Former [1999/26]	For all designated states BASF Coatings Aktiengesellschaft Glasuritstrasse 1 48165 Münster / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / BREMSER, Wolfgang Am Brook 10 D-48165 Münster / DE
	02 / ZDAHL, Norbert Merschstrasse 35 D-59387 Ascheberg / DE
	03 / STRAUSS, Udo Wüllnerstrasse 16 D-48149 Münster / DE
	04 / JOUCK, Walter Brandhoveweg 134 D-48167 Münster / DE
	05 / ARLT, Klaus Merschwiese 41 D-48308 Senden / DE
	06 / STREITBERGER, Hans-Joachim Linckenstrasse 21 D-48165 Münster / DE
	07 / GILBERT, John, A. 32855 Bellvine Trail Beverly Hills, MI 48025 / US
	[1999/26]
Representative(s)	Leifert, Elmar Leifert & Steffan Patentanwälte Postfach 10 40 09 40031 Düsseldorf / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2007/39]	Leifert, Elmar Leifert & Steffan Burgplatz 21-22 40213 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2006/33]	(deleted)
Former [1999/26]	Fitzner, Uwe, Dr., et al Dres. Fitzner & Münch Rechts- und Patentanwälte Lintorfer Strasse 10 40878 Ratingen / DE
Application number, filing date	97940125.4	25.08.1997
	[1999/26]
	WO1997EP04624
Priority number, date	DE19961037559	14.09.1996 Original published format: DE 19637559
	[1999/26]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9811169
	Date:	19.03.1998
	Language:	DE
	[1998/11]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0925334
	Date:	30.06.1999
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.03.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/26]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0925334
	Date:	31.10.2001
	Language:	DE
	[2001/44]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	19.03.1998
Classification	IPC:	C09D5/44	[1999/26]
	CPC:	A01N59/16 (EP); C09D5/44 (KR); C09D5/448 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, DE, FR, GB, NL, SE [1999/26]
Title	German:	WÄSSRIGE ELEKTROTAUCHLACKE, IHRE VERWENDUNG IN VERFAHREN ZUR BESCHICHTUNG ELEKTRISCH LEITFÄHIGER SUBSTRATE SOWIE DIE VERWENDUNG VON SILBERIONEN UND/ODER VON ELEMENTAREM SILBER IN WÄSSRIGEN ELEKTROTAUCHLACKEN	[1999/26]
	English:	AQUEOUS ELECTROPHORETIC ENAMELS, THEIR USE IN PROCESSES FOR COATING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES, AND THE USE OF SILVER IONS AND/OR ELEMENTAL SILVER IN AQUEOUS ELECTROPHORETIC ENAMELS	[1999/26]
	French:	PRODUIT AQUEUX DE TREMPAGE ELECTROPHORETIQUE, SON UTILISATION DANS DES PROCEDES DE REVETEMENT DE SUBSTRATS ELECTROCONDUCTEURS ET UTILISATION D'IONS ARGENT ET/OU D'ARGENT ELEMENTAIRE DANS DES PRODUITS AQUEUX DE TREMPAGE ELECTROPHORETIQUE	[1999/26]
Entry into regional phase	14.01.1999	National basic fee paid
	14.01.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.01.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	20.03.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	14.01.1999	Examination requested [1999/26]
	24.02.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.07.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.07.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	11.08.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.01.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	13.03.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.05.2001	Fee for grant paid
	22.05.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 15.03.2002 ADMISSIBLE E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1007 Market Street Wilmington DE 19898 / US Opponent's representative Abitz, Walter, et al, et al Patentanwälte Abitz & Partner Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2002/20]
	Opponent(s)	01 15.03.2002 ADMISSIBLE E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company 1007 Market Street Wilmington, Del. 19898 / US Opponent's representative Abitz, Walter, Dr.-Ing., et al, et al Patentanwälte Abitz & Partner Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München / DE
	06.09.2002	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	04.12.2002	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	16.12.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	29.12.2003	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	29.12.2003	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	31.07.2007	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2008/03]
	31.07.2007	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	27.02.2004	Appeal received No. T0301/04
	29.04.2004	Statement of grounds filed
	31.07.2007	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	31.07.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	07.08.2007	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.08.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	31.10.2001
	NL	31.10.2001
	SE	31.01.2002
	AT	25.08.2002
	BE	31.08.2002
	[2004/03]
Former [2003/51]	GB	31.10.2001
	NL	31.10.2001
	SE	31.01.2002
	BE	31.08.2002
Former [2003/09]	GB	31.10.2001
	NL	31.10.2001
	SE	31.01.2002
Former [2003/01]	GB	31.10.2001
	SE	31.01.2002
Former [2002/27]	SE	31.01.2002
Cited in	International search	[A] JPH08120496
		[A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 096, no. 009 30 September 1996 (1996-09-30) [A] 9,10 * abstract *

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