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EP1115691 - PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF CARBONATE ESTERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  19.11.2010
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.11.2010Opposition rejectedpublished on 22.12.2010  [2010/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/29]For all designated states
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / OYEVAAR, Martin, Herke
Valckeslotlaan 149
NL-4461 SC Goes / NL
02 / TO, Bill, Wia, Shing
146 Shady Hollow Drive
Scarborough, Ontario / CA
03 / DOHERTY, Michael, Francis
83 Chestnut Hill Road
Montague, MA 01351 / US
04 / MALONE, Michael, Francis
6 Kamins Circle
Amherst, MA 01002-2916 / US
 [2001/29]
Representative(s)Grever, Frederik, et al
SABIC Innovative Plastics B.V.
Postbus 117
4600 AC Bergen op Zoom / NL
[N/P]
Former [2008/22]Grever, Frederik, et al
c/o SABIC Innovative Plastics B.V. P.O. Box 117
4600 AC Bergen op Zoom / NL
Former [2005/14]Grever, Frederik, et al
General Electric Plastics B.V. P.O. Box 117
4600 AC Bergen op Zoom / NL
Former [2001/29]Szary, Anne Catherine, Dr., et al
GE London Patent Operation, Essex House, 12-13 Essex Street
London WC2R 3AA / GB
Application number, filing date99930446.221.06.1999
[2001/29]
WO1999US13882
Priority number, dateUS1998016066125.09.1998         Original published format: US 160661
[2001/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0018720
Date:06.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1115691
Date:18.07.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.04.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1115691
Date:07.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.04.2000
ClassificationIPC:C07C68/06, C07C69/96
[2001/29]
CPC:
C07C68/06 (EP,KR,US); Y02P20/10 (EP,US); Y02P20/582 (EP,US)
C-Set:
C07C68/06, C07C69/96 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2001/29]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM KONTINUIERLICHEN HERSTELLEN VON CARBONATESTERN[2001/29]
English:PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF CARBONATE ESTERS[2001/29]
French:PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION CONTINUE D'ESTERS DE CARBONATE[2001/29]
Entry into regional phase25.04.2001National basic fee paid 
25.04.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
25.04.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.03.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.04.2001Examination requested  [2001/29]
27.09.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.01.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.02.2004Fee for grant paid
03.02.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  05.01.2005    ADMISSIBLE
Bayer MaterialScience AG
Patents and Licensing
51368 Leverkusen / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2005/09]
Opponent(s)01  05.01.2005    ADMISSIBLE
Bayer MaterialScience AG
Patents and Licensing
D-51368 Leverkusen / DE
15.02.2005Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
12.08.2005Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
06.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
30.05.2007Reply to a communication from the opposition division
11.05.2009Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.06.2009
11.05.2009Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
04.06.2009Date of oral proceedings
09.08.2010Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
19.08.2010Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2010/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
01.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
30.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR07.04.2004
IT07.04.2004
GB07.07.2004
ES18.07.2004
NL01.01.2010
[2010/44]
Former [2008/18]FR07.04.2004
IT07.04.2004
GB07.07.2004
ES18.07.2004
Former [2006/14]FR07.04.2004
GB07.07.2004
ES18.07.2004
Former [2005/46]GB07.07.2004
ES18.07.2004
FR11.03.2005
Former [2005/02]ES18.07.2004
Cited inInternational search[X]JPH07304713  ;
 [X]JPH07330687
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960329), vol. 199, no. 603, & JP07304713 A 19951121 (NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO LTD) [X] 1,5 * abstract *
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 96, no. 08, Database accession no. 1996-074822, XP002118470 & JPH07330687 A 19961219 (IDEMITSU PETROCHEM CO) [X] 1-8 * abstract *
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