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EP1028136 - A method of forming poly-(3-substituted) thiophenes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition procedure closed Status updated on 11.01.2008 Database last updated on 06.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.08.2009	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, LU	published on 09.09.2009 [2009/37]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 / US
	[2006/21]
Former [2000/33]	For all designated states CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / McCullough, Richard D. 315 Cornwall Drive Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238 / US
	02 / Loewe, Robert S. 1025 Glendale Chase Court Morrisvile, NC 27560 / US
	[2000/35]
Former [2000/33]	01 / McCullough, Richard D. 315 Cornwall Drive Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238 / US
	02 / Loewe, Robert S. 375 South Pacific Avenue, Apartment B Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224 / US
Representative(s)	Barton, Matthew Thomas, et al Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/44]	Barton, Matthew Thomas, et al Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
Former [2007/33]	Barton, Matthew Thomas, et al Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
Former [2007/22]	Barton, Matthew Thomas, et al Forrester Ketley & Co 105 Piccadilly 6th Floor London W1J 7NJ / GB
Former [2004/34]	Parry, Simon James, et al Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
Former [2000/33]	Frankland, Nigel Howard, et al FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date	00102714.3	09.02.2000
	[2000/33]
Priority number, date	US19990247420	10.02.1999 Original published format: US 247420
	[2000/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1028136
	Date:	16.08.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/33]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1028136
	Date:	31.10.2001
	[2001/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1028136
	Date:	24.05.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/21]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.09.2001
Classification	IPC:	C08G61/12, H01B1/12	[2001/44]
	CPC:	C08G61/126 (EP,US); C09B69/109 (EP,US); H10K85/113 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/33]	C08G61/12
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/33]
Title	German:	Ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Poly(3-substituierten)thiophenen	[2000/33]
	English:	A method of forming poly-(3-substituted) thiophenes	[2000/33]
	French:	Un procédé de préparation des poly(thiophènes 3-substitués)	[2000/33]
Examination procedure	22.03.2002	Examination requested [2002/23]
	01.07.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.11.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.03.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.07.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.08.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.09.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.11.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.03.2006	Fee for grant paid
	21.03.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 21.02.2007 11.04.2007 WITHDRAWN Bayer Technology Services GmbH Patents & Licensing 51368 Leverkusen / DE
		[2007/20]
	Former [2007/13]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.02.2007 WITHDRAWN Bayer Technology Services GmbH Patents & Licensing 51368 Leverkusen / DE
	30.03.2007	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	03.08.2007	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	18.09.2007	Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
	28.09.2007	Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2008/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.02.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	24.05.2006
	BE	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	CY	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	GR	25.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
	PT	24.10.2006
	IE	09.02.2007
	LU	09.02.2007
	MC	28.02.2007
	[2009/37]
Former [2008/19]	AT	24.05.2006
	BE	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	GR	25.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
	PT	24.10.2006
	IE	09.02.2007
	MC	28.02.2007
Former [2008/10]	AT	24.05.2006
	BE	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
	PT	24.10.2006
	IE	09.02.2007
	MC	28.02.2007
Former [2008/04]	AT	24.05.2006
	BE	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
	PT	24.10.2006
	MC	28.02.2007
Former [2007/48]	AT	24.05.2006
	BE	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	IT	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
	PT	24.10.2006
	MC	28.02.2007
Former [2007/35]	AT	24.05.2006
	BE	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	IT	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
	PT	24.10.2006
Former [2007/13]	AT	24.05.2006
	BE	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
	PT	24.10.2006
Former [2007/12]	AT	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
	PT	24.10.2006
Former [2007/08]	AT	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	DK	24.08.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
Former [2007/03]	AT	24.05.2006
	CH	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	LI	24.05.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
Former [2006/52]	AT	24.05.2006
	FI	24.05.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
Former [2006/51]	FI	24.05.2006
	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
Former [2006/50]	SE	24.08.2006
	ES	04.09.2006
Former [2006/48]	SE	24.08.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0375005 (SOLVAY [BE]) [X] 9* claim - *;
		[X] - LOEWE R S ET AL, "A SIMPLE METHOD TO PREPARE HEAD-TO-TAIL COUPLED REGIOREGULAR POLY(3-ALKYLTHIOPHENES) USING GRIGNARD METATHESIS", ADVANCED MATERIALS, VCH VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT, WEINHEIM, DE, (19990211), vol. 11, no. 3, ISSN 0935-9648, pages 250 - 253, XP000803285 [X] 1-9 * page 252 * DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(199903)11:3<250::AID-ADMA250>3.0.CO;2-J
		[DX] - MCCULLOUGH R D, "THE CHEMISTRY OF CONDUCTING POLYTHIOPHENES", ADVANCED MATERIALS, VCH VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT, WEINHEIM, DE, (19980122), vol. 10, no. 2, ISSN 0935-9648, pages 93 - 116, XP000727852 [DX] 1-9 * page 98, column 2 - page 100 * DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(199801)10:2<93::AID-ADMA93>3.0.CO;2-F

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