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EP0982320 - LIGHT-ABSORBING POLYMERS AND APPLICATION THEREOF TO ANTIREFLECTION FILM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.06.2007
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.11.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 31.12.2008  [2009/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AZ Electronic Materials USA Corp.
70 Meister Avenue
Somerville, NJ 08876 / US
[2005/06]
Former [2000/09]For all designated states
Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
Citco Building, Wickhams Cay, P.O. Box 662
Road Town, Tortola / VG
Inventor(s)01 / KANG, Wen-Bing
Clariant (Japan) K.K., 3810, Chihama
Daitocho, Ogasa-gun, Sizuoka 437-1496 / JP
02 / NISHIWAKI, Yoshinori
Clariant (Japan) K.K., 3810, Chihama
Daitocho, Ogasa-gun, Sizuoka 437-1496 / JP
03 / KIMURA, Ken
Clariant (Japan) K.K., 3810, Chihama
Daitocho, Ogasa-gun, Sizuoka 437-1496 / JP
04 / MATSUO, Shoko
Clariant (Japan) K.K., 3810, Chihama
Daitocho, Ogasa-gun, Sizuoka 437-1496 / JP
05 / Tanaka, Hatsuyuki
Clariant (Japan) K.K., 3810, Chihama
Daitocho, Ogasa-gun, Sizuoka 437-1496 / JP
[2000/09]
Representative(s)Isenbruck, Günter, et al
Patentanwälte
Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler PartG mbB
Eastsite One
Seckenheimer Landstrasse 4
68163 Mannheim / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]Isenbruck, Günter, et al
Isenbruck, Bösl, Hörschler, Wichmann, Huhn Patentanwälte Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 12
68165 Mannheim / DE
Former [2005/06]Isenbruck, Günter, et al
Isenbruck, Bösl, Hörschler, Wichmann, Huhn, Patentanwälte Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 12
68165 Mannheim / DE
Former [2000/09]Hütter, Klaus, Dr., et al
Clariant GmbH Patente, Marken, Lizenzen Am Unisys-Park 1
65843 Sulzbach / DE
Application number, filing date99907928.815.03.1999
[2000/09]
WO1999JP01244
Priority number, dateJP1998006662617.03.1998         Original published format: JP 6662698
[2000/09]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9947571
Date:23.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0982320
Date:01.03.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.09.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0982320
Date:09.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.09.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.10.2004
ClassificationIPC:C08F8/14, C08F220/20, C08F220/54, C09D5/00, G03F7/11
[2000/09]
CPC:
G03F7/091 (EP,US); C08F8/14 (EP,KR,US); C08F8/30 (EP,US);
C09D5/32 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C08F8/14, C08F220/00 (EP,US);
C08F8/30, C08F220/00 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/09]
TitleGerman:LICHTABSORBIERENDE POLYMERE UND DEREN ANWENDUNG IN ANTIREFLEKTIONSFILMEN[2000/09]
English:LIGHT-ABSORBING POLYMERS AND APPLICATION THEREOF TO ANTIREFLECTION FILM[2000/09]
French:POLYMERES ABSORBANT LA LUMIERE ET LEUR APPLICATION A UN FILM ANTIREFLET[2000/09]
Entry into regional phase17.11.1999Translation filed 
17.12.1999National basic fee paid 
17.12.1999Search fee paid 
17.12.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
23.03.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/20]
10.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2006Fee for grant paid
30.03.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.05.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
02.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
04.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR09.08.2006
IT09.08.2006
[2009/01]
Former [2008/17]IT09.08.2006
Documents cited:Search[Y]US3597468  (KALOPISSIS GREGORIE, et al) [Y] 1-8 * the whole document *;
 [DY]EP0583205  (IBM [US]) [DY] 1-8 * page 4, line 45 - page 5, line 35; claims 1-23 *;
 [PY]EP0861855  (CLARIANT INT LTD [CH]) [PY] 1-8 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR2156309  (BASF AG) [A] 1 * page 3, line 18 - page 5, line 35; claims 1-9 *;
 [A]US5654376  (KNORS CHRISTOPHER JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1 * claims 1-12 *
International search[XP]JPH10199789  (SONY CORP);
 [A]JPH0675378  (IBM);
 [A]JPH07268036  (SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO);
 [A]JPH07316268  (WAKO PURE CHEM IND LTD, et al)
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