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EP1148115 - VISCOSITY MODIFIER FOR LUBRICATING OIL AND LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.05.2006 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 30.04.2008 [2008/18]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. 5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-Chome Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
	For all designated states The Lubrizol Corporation 29400 Lakeland Boulevard Wickliffe, Ohio 44092 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2004/49]	For all designated states MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. 5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-Chome Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
	For all designated states The Lubrizol Corporation 29400 Lakeland Boulevard Wickliffe, Ohio 44092 / US
Former [2001/43]	For all designated states Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6070 / JP
	For all designated states The Lubrizol Corporation 29400 Lakeland Boulevard Wickliffe, Ohio 44092 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / OKADA, Keiji Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. 1-2, Waki 6-chome Waki-cho Kuga-gun Yamaguchi 740-0061 / JP
	02 / KANESHIGE, Ryousuke Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. 3, Chigusa-Kaigan Ichihara-shi Chiba 299-0108 / JP
	[2001/43]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/43]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	99959693.5	08.12.1999
	[2001/43]
	WO1999JP06868
Priority number, date	JP19980350279	09.12.1998 Original published format: JP 35027998
	JP19980350280	09.12.1998 Original published format: JP 35028098
	[2001/43]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0034420
	Date:	15.06.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/24]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1148115
	Date:	24.10.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.06.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1148115
	Date:	29.06.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	15.06.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.04.2002
Classification	IPC:	C10M143/04, C10M157/00, C10M171/00, C08F210/16, // (C10M143/04, 143:02),(C10M157/00, 143:04, 143:02, 145:14),(C10N40/04, 30:02)	[2002/22]
	CPC:	C10M177/00 (EP,US); C10M119/02 (KR); C10M143/02 (EP,US); C10M143/04 (EP,US); C10M157/00 (EP,US); C10M171/00 (EP,US); (+) C10M2205/00 (EP,US); C10M2205/022 (EP,US); C10M2205/024 (EP,US); C10N2020/01 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2001/43]	C10M143/04
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2005/25]
Former [2001/43]	BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE
Title	German:	VIKOSITÄTSVERÄNDERER FÜR SCHMIERÖLE UND SCHMIERÖLZUSAMMENSETZUNG	[2001/43]
	English:	VISCOSITY MODIFIER FOR LUBRICATING OIL AND LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION	[2001/43]
	French:	MODIFICATEUR DE VISCOSITE POUR HUILE LUBRIFIANTE ET COMPOSITION D'HUILE LUBRIFIANTE	[2001/43]
Entry into regional phase	09.07.2001	Translation filed
	09.07.2001	National basic fee paid
	09.07.2001	Search fee paid
	09.07.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.07.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.06.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	09.07.2001	Examination requested [2001/43]
	31.07.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.01.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.10.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.02.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	03.06.2004	Fee for grant paid
	03.06.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	30.03.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	29.06.2005
	BE	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	PT	29.11.2005
	CY	08.12.2005
	IE	08.12.2005
	LU	31.12.2005
	MC	31.12.2005
	[2008/18]
Former [2007/23]	AT	29.06.2005
	BE	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	CY	08.12.2005
	IE	08.12.2005
	LU	31.12.2005
	MC	31.12.2005
Former [2006/49]	AT	29.06.2005
	BE	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	IE	08.12.2005
	MC	31.12.2005
Former [2006/40]	AT	29.06.2005
	BE	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	MC	31.12.2005
Former [2006/26]	AT	29.06.2005
	BE	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
Former [2006/14]	AT	29.06.2005
	BE	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
Former [2006/13]	AT	29.06.2005
	BE	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
Former [2005/52]	FI	29.06.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
Former [2005/50]	SE	29.09.2005
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4146492 (CUSANO CARMEN M, et al) [A] 1-9* column W *;
		[XY]EP0299608 (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [X] 1,4,7 * page 13, line 25 - line 51; example - * * page 19, line 41 - line 47 * * page 20, line 22 - page 21, line 18 * [Y] 8;
		[XY]EP0385729 (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [X] 1,4,7 * page 3, line 35 - page 4, line 29 * * page 13, line 47 - page 14, line 15 * * examples A,15-18; claim 1 * [Y] 8;
		[X]US4959436 (COZEWITH CHARLES [US], et al) [X] 1,4 * column 20, line 29 - column 22, line 28; example - *;
		[X]EP0422859 (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [X] 1,4,7 * page 6, line 54 - page 12, line 55; example - *;
		[X]US5094766 (KAPUSCINSKI MARIA M [US], et al) [X] 1,4 * column 4, line 65 - column 6, line 9 *;
		[A]US5218071 (TSUTSUI TOSHIYUKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-9 * column 5, line 35 - column 9, line 3 * * column 20, line 58 - column 21, line 15; example - *;
		[XY]EP0638611 (TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,4,5 * example II * [Y] 8
	International search	[A]EP0129414 ;
		[A]EP0200351 ;
		[A]EP0638611 (TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORP [US])

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