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EP1082375 - IMPROVED CONVERSION OF CONTAMINATED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE TO DECONTAMINATED POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.04.2005 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	21.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 23.04.2008 [2008/17]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Petrecycle Pty Ltd Level 2, 90 William Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 / AU
	[2003/22]
Former [2001/11]	For all designated states Swig Pty. Ltd. C/o Greenberg & Co., 1250 Malvern Road Malvern, Victoria 3144 / AU
Inventor(s)	01 / WEST, Simon, Michael 3 Verdon Street Williamstown, VIC 3016 / AU
	[2001/11]
Representative(s)	Guerre, Dominique, et al Cabinet Germain et Maureau 12 Rue Boileau B.P. 6153 69466 Lyon Cedex 06 / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2001/11]	Guerre, Dominique, et al Cabinet Germain et Maureau, 12, rue Boileau, BP 6153 69466 Lyon Cedex 06 / FR
Application number, filing date	99911523.1	25.03.1999
	[2001/11]
	WO1999AU00208
Priority number, date	AU1998PP02614	27.03.1998 Original published format: AU PP261498
	[2001/11]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9950332
	Date:	07.10.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/40]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1082375
	Date:	14.03.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.10.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/11]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1082375
	Date:	02.06.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/23]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	07.10.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.03.2001
Classification	IPC:	C08G63/183, C08G63/78, // C08L67/02	[2001/18]
	CPC:	C08G63/916 (EP,US); C08G63/183 (EP,US); C08G63/78 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2001/11]	C08G63/183, C08G63/78
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/11]
Extension states	AL	12.09.2000
	LT	12.09.2000
	LV	12.09.2000
	MK	12.09.2000
	RO	12.09.2000
	SI	12.09.2000
Title	German:	VERBESSERTE UMSETZUNG VON VERUNREINIGTEM POLYETHYLENTEREPHTHALAT IN UNVERUNREINIGTEM POLYETHYLENTEREPHTHALAT	[2001/11]
	English:	IMPROVED CONVERSION OF CONTAMINATED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE TO DECONTAMINATED POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE	[2001/11]
	French:	CONVERSION AMELIOREE DE POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTALATE CONTAMINE EN POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTALATE DECONTAMINE	[2001/11]
Entry into regional phase	12.09.2000	National basic fee paid
	12.09.2000	Search fee paid
	12.09.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.09.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.10.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
	12.09.2000	Examination requested [2001/11]
	25.03.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.10.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.11.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.02.2004	Fee for grant paid
	02.02.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	03.03.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/21]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	02.06.2004
	BE	02.06.2004
	CH	02.06.2004
	FI	02.06.2004
	LI	02.06.2004
	DK	02.09.2004
	GR	02.09.2004
	SE	02.09.2004
	PT	02.11.2004
	[2008/17]
Former [2005/22]	AT	02.06.2004
	BE	02.06.2004
	CH	02.06.2004
	FI	02.06.2004
	LI	02.06.2004
	DK	02.09.2004
	GR	02.09.2004
	SE	02.09.2004
Former [2005/14]	AT	02.06.2004
	BE	02.06.2004
	CH	02.06.2004
	FI	02.06.2004
	LI	02.06.2004
	GR	02.09.2004
	SE	02.09.2004
Former [2005/11]	AT	02.06.2004
	CH	02.06.2004
	FI	02.06.2004
	LI	02.06.2004
	GR	02.09.2004
	SE	02.09.2004
Former [2005/06]	CH	02.06.2004
	FI	02.06.2004
	LI	02.06.2004
	GR	02.09.2004
	SE	02.09.2004
Former [2005/02]	CH	02.06.2004
	FI	02.06.2004
	LI	02.06.2004
	SE	02.09.2004
Former [2004/52]	CH	02.06.2004
	LI	02.06.2004
	SE	02.09.2004
Former [2004/51]	CH	02.06.2004
	LI	02.06.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[A]FR1081681 (PERFOGIT) [A] 1 * claim 1 *;
		[A]US4166896 (WARNER KENNETH N JR [US]) [A] 1 * claim 1 *;
		[DA]WO9323465 (PETWEST PTY LTD [AU], et al) [DA] 1 * claim 1 *;
		[A]US5635584 (EKART MICHAEL P [US], et al) [A] 1 * claim 1 *;
		[PX]WO9920684 (EASTMAN CHEM CO [US]) [PX] 1 * claims 1,7,10,11,15,17,18 *;
		[E]WO9954380 (HAVEL CHEMIE AG [DE], et al) [E] 1* claims 1,3,10,15 *
	International search	[A]US3859257 (SCHADE GERHART, et al);
		[A]US4656241 (IIDA HIROSHI [JP], et al);
		[A]US5266601 (KYBER MANFRED [DE], et al);
		[A]US5451611 (CHILUKURI VER A [IN], et al)

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