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Publication No. EP950042

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App No. EP97951774

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Filed by ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

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Filed on 1997-12-17

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Issued/Published on 2003-07-09

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP950042 A1

Application No. EP97951774 Filed: 1997-12-17

Grant Date 2003-07-09 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 2 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

C07C4/04, C07C4/02, C10G35/02, C10G35/14, C10G9/32, C10G51/02

Priority Claims

US 19960768343 Date: 1996-12-17

Designated Contracting States (7 EPC States)

BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

Parties & Representation

Applicants

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

1545 Route 22 East P.O. Box 900, Annandale, NJ 08801-0900

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY

P.O.Box 390, 180 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932-0390

Inventors (4)

SERRAND, Willibald

Birkenweg 14, D-85114 Buxheim

JACOBSON, Mitchell

454-49 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052

PARRISH, Michael, R.

Apartment 1,103 Mills Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

HAMMOND, David, G.

18 Surrey Lane, Madison, NJ 07940

Representatives / Agents

Dew, Melvyn John, et al

ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc., IP Law Europe

Somers, Harold Arnold, et al

ESSO Engineering (Europe) Ltd., Patents & Licences, Mailpoint 70, Esso House, Ermyn Way, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8XE

Meyer-Dulheuer, Karl-Hermann

Dr. Meyer- Dulheuer & Partners LLP, Franklinstrasse 61-63

Meyer-Dulheuer, Karl-Hermann, Dr.

Patentanwalt, Metzlerstrasse 27, 60594 Frankfurt am Main

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 1999-07-05

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2001-11-06

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP950042 under EPC Article 99.

2 ACTIVE OPPONENTS

Opponent Company

mg technologies ag

Bockenheimer Landstrasse 73-77, DE

Representative

Meyer-Dulheuer, Karl-Hermann

Filing Date

2004-02-13

Opposition in Progress

Opponent Company

mg technologies ag

Bockenheimer Landstrasse 73-77, DE

Representative

Meyer-Dulheuer, Karl-Hermann, Dr.

Filing Date

2004-02-13

Opposition in Progress

Official File Inspection EPC Art. 128 Public Dossier

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

The full inspection file for Application EP97951774 contains 148 total documents, including all notices of opposition, proprietor counter-statements, examination communications, third-party observations, and procedural forms. Below are all major recorded procedural filings and publication specifications.

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Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (7 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (4)

Representatives / Agents

Key Procedural Dates

Patent Oppositions

mg technologies ag

mg technologies ag

Legal Status & Event History

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Worldwide Patent Family

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications

European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)

Official European Patent Register Full Dossier

European Patent Application with Search Report (A1)

Revocation of patent

New entry: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked

New entry: Decision (+date) in appeal procedure

New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings

Revocation of the patent

Oral proceedings

Change - applicant

Change: Date of oral proceedings

Deletion: Date of oral proceedings

Deletion: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings

New entry: Date of oral proceedings

New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal

Change: Appeal number

New entry: Date of receipt of notice of appeal

Rejection of opposition

New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings

New entry: Despatch of communication that opposition is rejected

Oral proceedings

New entry: Date of oral proceedings

New entry: Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition

New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit

Opposition filed

Change - English title

Unpublished change to opponent data

(Expected) grant

Communication of intention to grant a patent

Intention to grant the patent

Communication of intention to grant

Communication of intention to grant a patent

Renewal fee

Renewal fee payment

Communication of intention to grant

Announcement of grant (old EPC before 1 July 2002)

Communication of intention to grant

Examination report or reply

Renewal fee

Renewal fee payment

Communication from the examining division

First examination report

Examination report or reply

Surcharge for renewal fee

Renewal fee

Renewal fee payment

Additional fee for renewal fee

Surcharge for renewal fee

Change - representative

Change - applicant

Application deemed to be withdrawn

Application deemed to be withdrawn

Application deemed to be withdrawn

Supplementary search report

Renewal fee

Renewal fee payment

Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin

Request for examination filed

PCT data prior to European publication

PCT data prior to European publication

PCT data prior to European publication